The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-05-12
NAY, NAY, NO JEST
THEY GOT ANOTHER
Senators Showed Brains and
Beat Browns.
WONDERFUL DEED. BY STAHL
Made Double With Man on Base-Un-
expected Sacrifice Hits.
Everybody Batted.

Nay, nay. sweet sir; It's no idle jest
or vaporing of a -disordered imagination.
Washington really and truly did win a
game from St Louis by to 3, and won
II right handly
The batting lamps OF the Senators
were lit and all the wicAs burning.
They smote the ball hip and thigh, and,
what is most remarkable OF all, hit it at
opportune moments.
This wonderful exhibition of human
intelligence on their part was indeed a
gladstone sight to the fans. who eheered
right Justify at the way the boys in the
togas cast away all precedent dehed
The rules that have guided them through
the season and did the right thing at
the right moment
Stahl, Beware!
Nature has an uuyielding law of COM
Qensation which requires reverse for
a success, and II this law is applied to
the Senators it is awful to contemplate
what may happen TO some Of them.
For instance take StahL lie has been
balancing on the 100 batting mark, oc-
oasionally falling off, in a manner that
would put 10 shame the champion Jap
equilibrists In the circus. One of his
fundamental principles has been TO poke
up pop fly when a hit was needed. or,
If there were a man on third. with one
out, his magnificent determination and
success in making n punky little drive
10 the pitcher have been truly admirable
Yesterday. in the fourth inning, he
rudely shattered all of his rules of con-
duct. wherefore let him beware Nc
Cormick got 10 first on an error and a
sic
saw Stahl step 10 the plate. for with
him came visions of an infieid drive and
d double play. There's where the root
ers made the mistake OF their lives. for
Stahl actually made pretty double 10
left and drove Barry home. The deed
was such a surprise that the fans were
too much startled 10 cheer as they
should.
Patsy Inspired Them.
Surely it must have been the presence
Of Patsy Donovan on the bench tina
Inspired the Senators. for they did
things yesterday they have never done
hefore. In the seventh inning StahI.
evidently acting under orders, sacri-
feed. and in the fourth inning Patte7
also had sense enough to sacrifice, and
the trick helped 10 bring KittredGe
home
Moran made three hits. but the first
TWO we're decidedly scratchy. and it was
doubtful whether he should have had
them. Coughlin also got three safeties
Selbach. the man DWyer was SO anxious
= get rid Of, made two clean hits. one
triple. IN the third inrsng. that scored
tUO runs, and put enough heart in III.
Senators 10 enable them to win.
Fielding Perfect.
The fielding of the Senator'S was let
ter perfect. Cassidys great somer-
sault catch of Burketts long. low
ralzish fly in the second inning was
about as neat n piece of circus fieldins
is man could wish to see. Moran
bacl-hand catch of Sugden's sizzler in
the fourth inning was a WONDERFUL
was II intentional? To a man up
tree it locked like an accident. but
what's the difference so long as it hap
pencd?
Fatten did clever work in The box
and in only one session were tine
BlOwus able TO get two hits He pulled
himself out of several tight holes and
was cool at all times. Drill had bat
ting average of 1000. Out of four tim4s
al the bat he was hit twice, got a bas,
on balls. and made a double, so his rea
aNerage should have been about 800.
The Score.
Herein is set forth how it came L