Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-10
ague Clubs StauC
National League Clubs Standing.

Three doubIe-headers were played in the
American League yesterday. and the Bos-
tons were lucky enough to defeat the Sen
ators twice in the city of culture, the first
game being won by the score Of 8 to 4.
while the second was very close, to 2.
Unbiased reports from boston say that Um-
the defeat of the Senators by giving all the
close decisions to the coming champions,
but this is to be expected. When a tall
end team meets the leaders the arbitrator
generally see nothing but the club to the
fore in the race.
In the first game Case Patten and the
elongated Hughes were hitched up. the lat
ter having considerably the better of the
battle. although neither one had first-class
support. The Bostons got together in the
fifth inning. punching four singles. with a
base on balls and wild throw by Drill,
and when the dust had settled five runs
had been hung on the hooks to dry. This
batting streak was continued in the sixth
and seventh innings. coupled with errors
by Coughlin and Hendricks, the Bostons
scoring enough runs to win easily. McCor-
mick played a beautiful game at second,
while Moran was close on his heels.
George Winter were box artists, and the
Washington twirler had somewhat a shade
the better of it, although he lost the game.
But three hits were made by the Bean
eaters, but they were all punched In the
seventh inning after Lee had become dis
heartened over Umpire Hassetts decisions
and enough runs scored to win the game
Winter had also been going WELL his
fine speed puzZling the Senators so that
not hit had been scored in the first six
innings. After that the Sena tors managed
to pick off four hits, one terrific drive for a
home run by Scranton Biz Coughlin and
another pretty drive by Robinson good for
three bases
An Exciting Inning.
All the excitement of the second game was
punched in the seventh inning. neither side
having scored up to that time. Collins start
ed the trouble with a clean single into left
center Stahl then tried to sacrifice, but in
stead sent little fly to Lee, which was
caught and quickly passed to Clarke in time,
1t was thought, to catch Collins, but Hassett
decided otherwise and the game went on
With this life given him, Collins tried for a
steal of second, and a good throw by Kit
tredge made it again look like an out, but
the umpire again ruled adversely These
two decisions somewhat ratified Lee and as
BUCK Freeman shook his bat threatening
ly he was allowed to walk to first. Parent
hit into an apparent double play, but Free
man was called safe al second on McCor-
mick's assist, although the batter was re-
tired. LaChance also received base on
balls, filling the sacks.
With Ferris at the bat, and while Lee
was winding up to deliver the BAH, Collins
made a daring break for home and thanks
to the favorable decision of the umpire, was
given safety at the plate, although Kit
tredge fell on him with the ball
This latter decision was too much for Lee
and he tossed up an easy one to Ferris
who iambasted it to the fence for three
bases, scoring Freeman and LaChance.
Coughlin got in his homer in the eighth
and Robinson his triple in the ninth. scor-
ing on long fly, but the game effort left
the Senator's just one run to the bad
Both sides telded unusually brilliantly in
the second game, not misplay being made
by any one.
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