The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-08-28
SENATORS PLAY
IN HARD LUCK
Base on Balls Does the
Damage.
CASSIDY DOES MIGHTY DEED
Pulled Down Sizzler Over Second That
Looked Perfectly Safe-Donovan
Also in Evidence.
Cleveland, I; Washington, o.

OF the Senators it may be said that
while they seldom succeed they fail
in many noble attempts. and yesterday
when the final score showed Cleveland
l and Washington was no exception
10 their rule.
Ii was a fine ball game, and the root
ers had no regrets except that Wash
ington did not win Long Tom Hughes
was in the box for the home folk and
did many valoTous deeds. but il was
his temporary lapse in giving Flick a
base on balls in the seventh inning that
turned the tide Of battle toward Cleve-
land. Two passes were given by Hughes
and 1t was the luck of a loser to have
one Of them eventuate into the tally
that showed the Washington outfit still
further into the mire of defeat
The elongated Thomas allowed only
seven hits and only once did two of them
come in the same inning. and that was
not the one in which the Blues scored.
He was safe and sane at all periods
and nothing but baseball luck lost the
game for the Senator's Opposed TO
Hughes was the redoubtable sorrel top.
RED" Donohue who has a weakness
for swatting the ball at unexpected
moments and winning his own games
Humbled Senators.
He with the lurid locks made the Sen
ators look as humble as a Representa-
tive's private secretary. and gave them
only five hits. 1t was his mastery abil- !
ity to make Lefty Herring and divers
other opponents look like Russian fleet /
after g Jap attack that caused them to /
send In the Admiral Alexieff report TO I
the effect that 'OuF brave force fought /
with unparalleled courage. but retired to /,
take up better position for Monday"
Undoubtedly the feature Of the game 1
was the notable performance Of Cassidy |
In stopping Donohue's drive in the sec
ond inning The Cleveland pitcher smote |
one over second with as much enthusi- /
asm as IL he were throwing a brick at a 1
cursed Sassenach in a Fenian riot 1t /
was one Of those sizzlers for which the I
shorrstop and the second baseman make /
matter-of-fact stabs and offer up 4 !
prayer that no unexpected bound will /
cause the sphere to come their way. /
In a moment Of mental abstraction Cas- /
sidy went for the ball with all his might /
and knocked il down. He was the most /
surprised man IN the grounds when he :
did II. and took a short siesta to think !
IL over After pinching himself he be- /
came convinced that he was not asleep /
and sent it TO first The amateur cannon \
bah had Travelled so fast that even after /
Cassidy had consulted his rules and by 4
laws he had time to throw out his fe!- /
low Corkonian by ten feet.
A Mighty Deed.
It was performance to be remem-
bered- Nay III was about as nifty
piece OF Unfolding as has been seen in
these parts this season.
Another incident worthy Of chronic
ling was the throw Of Patsy Donovan
In the eighth inning. Bemis was on sec
ond, when Bay hit a long one 10 the
manager. He folded IL TO his bosom and
Bemis made a hike for third BY all
the presidents IL should have been but
a merry jaunt for the Cleveland catch
er, but, although he sought the base
with all the energy of Jeffries man
trying 10 find Munroe money. ne was
nailed by the length Of a .fisherman's i'm
agination and did not even get a chance
20 slide. With an arm as strong as that
Patsy should move over into New Jer-
sey and become a trust promoter. He
Is wasting his time In baseball.
A peculiar and amusing incident oc-
CURED in the fifth session. Carr hit 70
center for two bases. He hustled down
10 the second. but in passing first his
feet became tangled and ne fell over
the bag without touching it. Recover
Ing himself. Carr FASTENED 10 the next
sack. O'Nem ferried the ball TO CASH
dy. and a great calm settled upon the
Senators. II might have been supposed
that they Were hearing the Presidents
message.
Then came a mighty uproar from the
bleachers. Everybody had seen the
break made by Carr except the young
men who are paid Drincely salaries 10
keep in the game all the time. old boy"
After many seconds Of shrin screaming
from the stands in many dialects. the in
field sat up and took notice. and Cas-
sidy threw to Mccormick. who tagged
Carr. who was blissfuliy ignorant OF his
unwilling crime.
Too Much Lushing.
Lush. in left for Cleveland, took
chances with the cheerful abandon Of
loop-the loop performer He accepted
five. and at least two Of them were
scandalous abuses Of the hospitality
shown him In this town. The same may
be said Of Turner. who made an error
but was as great a nuisance as the
necessity for boiling the water in these
typhoid days
ClevelaJlo' s lonely tally came In the
seventh round. Flick walked StovaH
sacrificed Bradley's out pat Flick on
third, and he ambled home on Cars
RATHER 70 right.
Washington came nearest to scoring