Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-27
Standing of American League Clubs

Something surprising, startling. marvellous
and mastodonic, as the circus posters would
say. came near happening at Columbia
Park. Philadelphia. Saturday. The Wash
ington Club nearly beat tine Athletics. They
came so near it. too. that there was no
joke about it, although the 6.35i humidity
proof spectators acted IL tnry wanted to
the Senators win.
BY strenuous efforts. however. Macks'
men managed TO pull the game out OF the
senatorial togas and the scare faded away
in the trail of the Thunderstorm which
threatened to break up the contest
Johnny Townsend. the Delaware peach.
had the Athletics guessing IN the early in
nings. bu. the pressure or beating the Tor
mer champions caused John pitching gear
to get out o. order in the seventh inning.
His two bases on balls at that stage acied
as tonic upon the home players. and they
Strengthened out Townsends curves fot ur
we'll timed hits. which se:!t hVe lu4inerS
over the rubber.
The Athletics. though. got scare that
they won't set over In hurry 'Ruoe
Waddell got back TO town In time to tw RI
and his shoots were taken 70 kindly by
the Senator'S They hit SafeF N each or
the first sew IL innings, and IS II was usual
" the first O1,sman up tina landed on the
ball for a single or a douhie taey put to-
esther three runs In the first SIX innings.
and there were appeals from the ble2cher-
ties for Mr.. Mack to shift 'Rube or the
scenery. Waddell, however. had all mis-
cleyerness when men were on the bases ana
il took errors and a mx-up by the Athletics
on peculiar play to let two of the visitors
score.
Waddell Seyhold, NJ. Cross. Moran
Couehlin and Mccormick We'd with eaoh
other in arousing the enthusiasm of the
spectators. In the batting line CASSIDY ana
Bruce distinguished themselves WIFE tAfee
hits each Mack's new Indian made himself
solid with the crowd by banging out Two
singles and a double and stealing a BASE.
besides making a sacrifice. Brnce scpfea
one run himself and drove III three mo. e;
which made his AFTERNOON "o'h Va oeN'N1N
Orth's two-bagger and Ciarke's triple gave
the Senators their first run In the second
inning coughlin opened the tnir 9o Win
sacrifice. Then there came up pecuiiar
play. in which Seybold. I'm trying to biun
Umpire Dwyer for double play. put no
one out Socks baked a second IN try
Ing and lost grand opportunity 10 get
reputation for quick thinking.
Donovan hit a little fly. which Seybold
reached for and caught just as II tonched
the grass. After getting the ball and see see.
ing Coughlin heading for third. Socks
concluded TO make a bluff that he had
caught the ball. Sc Seybold tossed the pail
TO l. Cross. who was oe% VIII ettsr ap pS
touched third. but Umpire Dwyer decioeo
that seybold had made pickup. In the
confusion Coushlin scored and Donovan
reached second. hereafter ocIho
have all such plays written out for him
ahead OF time by Harry Davis.
Hartsel scored the first run for the home
team in the fifth on his single and Bruce
double. "Topseys' great sprint beating
Orths throw to the plate by a foot
Mccormick scored In the sixth. NJ. cross
made a wild throw on his grounder and he
went to third when Hoffman fumbled
Stahl's single. Townsends ny TO norman
scored Mccormick.
Then The Athletics got very busy. NJ. cross
opened the seventh by receiving four Daiis:
Shreck singled and four balls to Waddell
filled the bases. Hartsel flied to Cassidy.
Bruce's single sent in NJ Cross and Shrek,
and the spectators nearly had compton
At when Shrek made mad plunge for the
plate. and tried to make Lave Cross slide
while the center fielder held the ball Hon-
man singled and Waddell not to be out
done by his battery partner. did Fancy
biz of base running. 'Rube' ran so hard
that he had to take three wide circuits after
crossing the plate to prevent the grand
stand from getting in his road. Seybod
sent Bruce home with single. and the
game was safe from the Senator's clutches.
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