Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-29
Of National League Clubs.

The much-talked of game between the
Washington and Al-Sunday School League
teams was played yesterday afternoon at
American League Park and was a great
success, fully 6.OOO spectators being on
hand to cheer on their favorites. The game
was one-sided. as expected. the Senators
winning by the score of II to o.
The street cars commenced unloading
crowds Of enthusiasts as early as 2:3o ana
from that time until we'll after the game
had started a steady stream OF people
poured through the gates. The crowd hileo
all the stands and the ''25 centers' went
out into right field by the thousands. Ev-
erybody was in the best of good humor and
appeared to enjoy the contest notWithstand-
ing it's onesidedness. 1t was the general
expectation that followers of the Sunday
School League would turn OUT in large
numbers but the officials of the Washing
ton club were surprised over the big at
tendance of the regulars who wanted to
see the amateurs trounced good and hard
These people were the real happy ones
after the contest, as they had been told so
often that the Senators could be beaten
by the Sunday school boys that they half
doubted the prowess of the professionals
Megaphones, bells and horns were much
in evidence, but their only effect was to
u1ScOncert the amateurs duu up lhc
profe ssionals. Pretty girls in summer
gowns were there by the hundreds and
were not a bit backward in applaud1ng at
the slightest opportunity. The members of
the Cleveland club were early arrivals and
occupied boxes and chairs along the left
hand side of the grand stand. Lajoie, Brad
ley and the other Clevelanders lost no
chance to urge on the Sunday school boys
and their roofing" was appreciated.
The Washington players took the game
unusually serious and playtd to win from
start to finish. the result being that the
amateurs were almost swept off their feet.
Manager Donovan had to put Jack Town
send in the box. he needed Jacobsen and
Wolfe for today's double header with
Cleveland, and he was about the worst
selection possible on account of his Wild
ness. OF course, no one expected the boys
to hit Townsend. but he hit the boys, two
of them getting resounding whacks in the
ribs and two got free passes to first. This
exhibition filled up the bases in the third
inning, but a good throw by Clarke to
Coughlin cut off Langley at third and pre-
vented the boys having chance to score
thereafter. Two Texas-League singles were
the best the Sunday school boys could do
in the batting line Beall hitting a high
boulder over Townsend's head that Cassidy
couldn't get to in time to throw the run
ner out. and Wahler hitting toward right
at time when Mccormick had gone over to
cover second and let the territory unpro-
tected. Everything else was attended to
in strictly business style by the Senator's
ana clpntTS went up III regular OTueT lOI
the Sunday school boys.
The team picked from the Sunday School
League comprised about the best individ-
ual players in that organization. but the
game the poys played yesterday was away
beneath their usual work. The fact that
they were playing professionals doubtless
made them overanxious and as result
they could not do themselves justice.
Gates, behind the bat, was the bright par
ticular star of the Sunday school boys. as
he appeared to be the only lad who main
tanned his nerve throughout the game and
caught finely. In throwing to bases he per-
formed unusually brilliantly and turned back
several of the Senators who thought they
could take liberties with his throwing arm.
Hughes, at second was also good,
cepting many chances. but he slipped up
twice opportunities that he would have
gobbled with avidity on the Mt. Pleasant
grounds. AtchinsOn, at short, also did
well. while Beail in left field caught one
fly off the score board that was of the
ringer class.
C. Waller and "Reube" Clarke were on
the rubber for the Sunday school lads, and
both did about well could be expect
ed. In the five innings that Wahler per-
formed he was touched up for twelve hits.
while Clarke was hit safely eleven times
in the three innings that he worked. Both
boys have good curves and should develop
into fine pitchers with more experience
The Senators played perfect ball all the
way. not having a misplay marked against
them and when it came to hitting the ball
everybody but Clarke and Patten worked
their way into the base hit column. Jake
Stahl was easily the leader with the bat.
getting five nice singles while Huelsman
Cassidy and ONeii had three each.
Bill Coughln did the hard hitting for the
team. driving out a triple and a double,
and Barry Mccormick also got a double
Outfelder Huelsman is quite a comedian
and created the only laugh of the game
when he went away back under the trees
in left field to play for Clarke when he
came to the bat in the eighth inning AS
the boys We're having hard time hitting
| the ball out Of the diamond. the percau-
ton appeared somewhat funny Townsend
was afraid short fly might be hit into
left and made the big fellow resume his
regular position.
Following Is the score in detail:
WASHINGTON. ABB r. BIZ 70. A. e.