Evening star., 1903-07-09
National League Clubs Standing.


good playing that has been in evidence
ever since Kittredge Joined the team, and
the Detroits won the game by the score Of
7 to ). Patten was the principal trans
gressor, his eight bases on balls being big
factors in the Detroits run making. but
Notwithstanding this handicap the big
southpaw pitched brilliant ball with men
on bases.
Patten claimed that Umpire O'Laughlin
was particularly hard on him, losing
enough strikes to win a couple of ordinary
games but that is a matter of opinion be-
tween the two men. Outside criticism on
balls and strikes is purely guesswork. the
pitcher. umpire and batter being about the
only ones in position to get the exact 10
cation of the ball. Umpire OLoughlin
maintained that he lost only two balls: the
Detroits say his work was correct, while
Patten and his companion Senators declare
that he missed fully a dozen strikes And
there you are.
There was a great deal of kicking at the
umpire by the spectators. but the chances
are that the protests of the local players
were the incentive. On base decisions there
is no question about OLoughlins gooo
work. He has spectacular way VI unl
hiring that invites adverse criticism from
spectators as we'll as players. but ne Will
not stand for back talk, and this Is COM
mendable.
Back Of Patten there were several plays
on account of the teams recent good work
The absence Of timely hitting is what Is los-
ing games now. Yesterday Bill ClarKe was
the hero Of the game as he tore on TOUT
clean singles and fielded almost perfectly
at first 1t looked as though Clarke should
have nailed Lush at the plate In the last
inning after he got Martins 1ast throw
from third but the whfte-haired Tiger IS
very speedy and he rushed horae like an
express train on a level stretch OF track.
On the base lines the Senator's were re-
miss Martin being caught or nIst oy
oufck throw from KitSon and Ryan re-
f,,sing to run on a hit to short. Both OF
these plays made correctly might nave peeh
big factors in the game
Deering Driven to the Bench.
Deering began twirling for Detroit, OUT
after he had been hit quite numerously In
tho erst inning he was retired to the bench
and Kftson substituted The latter was MT
fairly hard. but was effective at critical
times.
Both teams were busy in the opening IN
ming each getting two runs. Barrett open
ed up with roller toward right that Rob-
inson sent to first in time to retire the
speedy runner. Lush was given pass 10
first and he went to second on CraWIofd
single over second. Carr singled into right
and Lush scored. MCGUIRE flied out to Sell
bach and Crawford beat the throw home.
Yeager was the thir6 out.
Then the Senators started little business
II.
going out. Long to Carr. but Selbach's 3
drive was too hot for the German shortstop,
and he reached first in safety Clarke 1ol-
lowed with a drive over third that was also
too swift for Yeager. Ryan hit a liner to
the left field fence that Lush made great
try for and missed. 1t looked like sure
out and prevented the base runners from
taking more than one base. Young Mr
WYATT Lee then stepped to the plate and
hammered out beautiful double into left.
Selbach and Clarke scoring Martin and
Robinson were easy outs.
Patten went we'll for two innings more
and prevented the Tigers from scoring. but
in the fourth they again got busy and hung
up three runs. Four bases on balls In this
inning coupled with Lush's single over sec
'ond. did the trick. double play should
have been pulled of IN this inning. pu.
Robby's throw to first was little wide and
pulled Clarke of the sack. which prevented
the successful completion of the play.
Senators Tie the Score.
No more scoring was done then until tho
seventh. when the Senator'S woke up, scored
three runs and tied the score. to the great
glee of the spectators. Robinson and Kit
tredge. the first two men. were out when
Patten came to the bat. and as Case hits
safely about five times during the season,
the third out was fully expected. But Pat
ten surprised everybody with beautiful
safe drive into center and then rushed home
when Morans long fly to center was lost
IN the Suil- IldOe pOOI VI
the ball and Moran continued on to third.
Selbach worked base on balls and stole
second unmolested. Clarke held a consulta-
ton with Manager LOTUS and then re-
spOnded with beautiful liner over second
that sent Moran and Selbach home. Ryan
hit hot one to Yeager, but the ball was
handled poorly and Clarke was safe at sec
ond. Here Is where Ryan loafed on the hit
and he was thrown out at first.
In the ninth. the Tigers went to the fore
with a rush scored two runs and won the
game. Lush was passed to first on balls.
and went to second on Crawford's safe
bunt. Both runners moved up a base on
Carr's sacrifice. Mcclure hit a hot one to
Martin which the latter nailed. chased Lush
back to third and then threw the batter out
at first Lush started home on the throw
and made it AS Clarke held the ball Yea
ger hit safely to right and Crawford scored.
Smith went out on a roller to Moran.
Score:
Wash gton. X H.O.A.E. Detroit. R.H.OAE
Moran. ss.. 2 o Barrett. cf. o o 2
Seibach. IT, 2 / Lush. H.. 2 2 O O
Clarke, H.. 10 Crawf'd. RI 2 O