Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-30

as hard to- land the game as they have in
any game this season. Indeed, were 1t not
for remarkable catch of Freeman in the
seventh inning when there were two men
on bases, it is more than likely that tie
Senators would have landed the game,
Townsend was in the box for the Wash
ingtons and put up very fine article OF
ball The Bostons did. not reach first base
in the first four innings. but after that sue
ceeded in getting man on base In every
inning. and all OF their hits were coLjc-
auently made in their last four innings.
Freeman played big part in the scoring,
as he did In the fielding, for he began the
hitting and scoring and sent In the run
that enabled the home team to Leave the
ground victors. He was the only one on
either side who made more than one safe
hit His great catch was made off drive
of McCormick's. and 1t is safe to say that no
one on the field expected he would be able
to get to the ball when it was hit. 1t took
a long run to get the ball and 1t was taken
while running toward the fence. The play
well deserved the applause which 1t re-
ceived
Dineen landed his fifth successive VIC
tory and his ninth in ten games. He did
some excellent work In the b)x. Four
times in the contest the first oae Of the
visitors to bat reached first, and in only
one instance was he able to score, and then
he reached second base on an error. In
the fifth inning, with the bases filled ana
but one hand out. he allowed the Washing
tons but one run, and that was a force on
a base on balls. -i'
Neither side reached first until the third.
when Donovan. the first man to bat, reached
first on ball that bounded Off Di:teen
mitt. Kittredge sacrificed and Townsend
out put Donovan on third, where lie was
left, as Moran was thrown out By Parent.
In the fourth Drill was hit and McCor-
mick singled and Stahl was third out, La
Chance to Dineen.
Scoring began in the fifth, when Kit
tredge singled with one out and Townsend
drove a safe one over Parents head. MO
ran drew a pass, filling the corners, ana 1t
looked ominous. Orth hit high fly to La
Chance. but Drills pass forced Kittredge
to run. Cassidy came to the bat with the
bases still occupied and hit liner to La
Chance. Then Boston reached first for the
first time in the game. Freeman hit to left
and Parent made an infield safe bunt to-
ward third. La Chance sacrificed. Ferris
hit high fly Orth couldn't reach and Free
man scored, and Farrell's clean drive to
left scored Parent. The next two men Went
out leaving the score 2 to 1 in favor or
Boston. :
Washington tied in the sixth. when Col,
Inns fumbled McCormick's sharp drive ana
threw low past La Chance, allowing TWO
bases the run scoring on Stahfs single TO
center. Donovan sacrificed, but k1ttredge
and Townsend were retired handily. Bos-
ton again went ahead, Stahl hitting sa1eiy
to left with one out and scoring on Free
mans double to center, the latter reaching
third on the throw-in. Parent fouled TO
Cassidy; La Chance popped to Townsend
for the second tfme-BoSton ieduihs' o..
The Senators made good effort to re-
duce the Boston advantage in the seventh
Dougherty missed Moran's fly: Ortiz fouied
to La Chance; Drill drew pass; CASSIDY
fouled to Collins. Mccormick met the ball
fairly, and 1t sailed clear beyond FREE
mans head. only to be pulled down after a
long rum l..
In the eighth Washington went out In
order Coughlin- was sent to bat for TOWN
send in the ninth and hit safely. Moran
sacrificed him to second but Ortiz struck
out and Drill was thrown out at first by
Collins. ending the game. Score: