Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-30
Standing of American League Clubs.
Standing of National League Clubs.

Yesterdays game between the Washing
tons and Athletics was broken up by the
heavy rain storm, which struck the park
just as the visitors had taken their fourth
turn at the bat, and drove everybody to
cover At that time the Athletics had
scored four runs to the Senator'S one, and
many of the spectators welcomed the down
pour, as it prevented a defeat for the pres
ent. Monday and Tuesday the Athletics
played with overcast skies, and the sun
broke forth at noon it expected that at
least one game would be pulled off with
clear weather. The storm began gathering
at 3 o'clock. but hung in the west until
after o clock, when it came down on the
park with a whirl and a rush.
The game started in much the same way
as Tuesdays the visitors being retired in
the first inning in quick order, and Cough
lin, for the Senator's opened with a drive
toward third that too swift for Lave
Cross to handle. Cassidy then hit liner
into left that looked to be very SAFE but
Hartsel came tearing in and captured the
ball about an inch from the ground. Cough
lin had started with the hit and he was
easily doubled at second by "Topsys"
throw to Monte Cross. In the second the
Athletics again went out in quick order,
but the Senators scored their one run
Moran hit toward short and Monte Cross
made a tumble of the roller. Powers then
had passed ball. Moran going to second
Orth struck out and Mccormick died at
ed with line single into left and Moran
scored. Stahl stole second, but died there
as Clarke struck out
In the third. the Athletics got busy with
thelr bats and hung up three runs NJ
cross was passed to first and went to Sec
ond as Powers was put out at first by Nc
Cormlcks good stop and throw to StahL
Henley then hit toward right. Stahl gather
ed in the ball, but Townsend forgot to
cover first and he was safe Hartsel fol-
lowed with a beautiful drive over Cassidy's
fead for three bases, NJ. Cross and Henley
scoring. Bruce hit toward right and died
ar hrst on McCormick's throw, Hartsel
rushing home.
The Senators went out in order in the
third, and in the fourth turn at the bat
the Athletics scored another run Lave
Cross led off with double into right. but
Seybold famed and Murphy popped up an
easy fly to Townsend. NJ Cross hit safely
INTO left and Lave rushed home Powers
bit long fly into left center which cas-
sidy caught after long run, and then the
storm broke. After waiting the usual
thirty minutes the game was called off by
Umpire DWyer.
a peculiar play happened in the Ath
letlcs last turn at the bat on account of
the nigh wind that preceded the storm
Lave cross was on second and Monte Cross
NIT high fly that started to come down
near third base. Bill Coughlin set himself
lot the catch and then began edging over
toward second, the ball being carried by
NV VIM. " men lUe pan missed the third
Dasemans hands 1t was only yard away
from second and had to go down as a
single. Lave Cross scoring
1t had also started raining about this
tlple and when Powers hit long fly into
lett CENTER Cassidy could hardly be seen
CHASING through the downpour after the
ball After running about a hundred yards.
Cassidy got his hands on the sphere and
held on to it, making splendid catch for
which he was loudly applauded as the
crowd broke for the covered stands
Catcher Bill Clarke made one of the ner-
West catches seen at the local park this
season. in the third inning. Hoffman hit a
high foul that apparently was coming down
on top OF the grand stand. Clarke chased
over to the high partition in front of the
private boxes, leaned over as far as he
could and hung on TO the ball. Work Of
this sort Is what makes a player popular
with the fans"
Although Jacobsen is carded to pitch to-
day in New York, Jack Townsend may go
on the rubber as he had only worked four
innings yesterday Jack was asked why
he didn't cover first on Henley's hit to
sight of the ball and thought it had gone
to the outfield on fly The play certainly
gave the Delaware boy a good showing up
and he admitted that he deserved it.
After the storm broke and the rain was
coming down in torrents, "Rube' Waddell
got hold of an umbrella and escorted all
the Athletics. players from their bench to a
dry place under the grand stand. After
completing his work, Waddell walked across
the field in front of the grand stand and
was loudly applauded for his philanthropic
act
The Athletics left last night on the 10
o'clock train for Boston and the Senators
took the o'clock train this morning for
New York where they play a series of
three games.
Yesterdays postponement may bring a
double header here next Thursday when
the Athletics come here on account of last
Saturdays game transferred to Philadel-
phia.
The Senators will probably strike big
crowd in New York today the Highland
ers have been doing 50 well and the sign
ing of Dougherty has created much talk
that everybody will want to see the team