Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-16
SPORTS OF ALL SORTS
Nationals Shut Out Cleve-
lands in Great Game.
HUGHES A PUZZLE
LITTLE MILLS TIMELY DOUBLE
SENT HOME THREE RUNS.
Locals Play in Detroit Today-Cornell
Gets Two Athletic Stars
Belmont Park Races.
American League Clubs Standing.
National League Clubs Standing.
Special DISPATCH to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CLEVELAND. Ohio, May 16.-The kind
of ball playing by which Washington de-
feated Cleveland to 0 yesterday would
easy keep Manager Stahrs ambitious play
ers in the first division all season IL main
tanned until October. Their fielding was
pyrotechnic and their batting, once they
had located Dusty" Rhoades' curves, was
the best that has been seen at Durham
Avenue Park this season. AS the game
swept on toward It's close the determine
tion of the visitors to make 1t a clean shut
out developed some spectacular plays and
reused the nearly 5000 spectators to the
highest pitch of enthusiasm. After the Ma
tionals had scored in the sixth and Rhoades
had gone out on strikes for Cleveland,
Jackson lifted low line fly over Hills
head. Huelsman. who was playing Deep
started pell-mell for the ball, and by a
marvellous plunge through the air managed
to clutch 1t six inches from the ground. 1t
was the prettiest catch Of the year and re-
minded the veterans of Jim McAleers great
work when he was the acknowledged star
outfelder of the country. Huelsman again
stirred up the crowd by splendid catch Of
liner from F'lick's bat in the seventh
Manager Lajoie scratched a SINGLE but
K1ttridge threw him out with room to spare
when he essayed a steal Then Hughes
struck out Bradley. In the eighth Jones
handled Turner's line drive superbly, and
Mill raced into the outfield for Cars teas
Ing fly. Buelow singled. but Rhoades could
only roll little grounder to Stahl. Bay
raped out a pretty single in the ninth
with one out but Flick forced him and the
mighty Larry. when called on for a hit that
would have saved a shut-out, could only
lift an easy fly to Knoll.
The game began in very threatening
"a haa y,frl yaI 70 itch
for the Nationals, but he shook his head
after few minutes of work warming up,
and Long Tom" sauntered out to the CEN
ter of the diamond.
Rhoades had not lost a game this year.
and with him in the box for the Napoleons
Larry felt confident of the result. So far
as the applause and roofing was concerned
blindfolded man might have imagined
the game was being played in Washington
instead of Cleveland. Every fielding play
by one Of Stahps men and every good crack
OF their bats was given prompt recognition.
The Nationals will always have reason to
remember with pleasure their splendid
treatment by the crowds that greeted them
in Cleveland.
The first ball tossed up to Charley Jones
by Rhoades was sent spinning by Turner
for single. Hill hit the ball hard. but it
crashed into Turner's glove and a whirl-
wind double play followed Stahl sent
pretty double to right and tried to score
when Huelsmans fly fell safely in the mid
Ole OF the diamond, out Bradley threw him
out. Then the visitors gave proof that they
were after the game. Jackson shot a sharp
liner to left, Hill cut across the field and by
a great jump nailed the ball. Bay was easy
but Flick hit safely and dashed to third on
Lajoies slashing single. The double steal
was called for. Kittrdge let go to Cassidy,
who, ignoring Larry whipped the ball back
In time to catch the fieet-footed Flick. In
the sixth Jones led off with a drive that
caromed off Bradley's ankle after leaving
Its mark there. Hills sacrifice was gem.
Stahl fouled out. but Huelsman's single to
left sent Jones home with the run that, as
events proved. was enough to win. In the
eighth. however. the Nationals made it
sure. Hughes singled and low throw by
Rhoades saved Jones. Hills bunt was safe
and the bases were full. Stahl forced
Hughes at the plate, but Huelsman was
passed, forcing Jones home. Cassidy's tap
before the plate forced Hill, but Mil rose
to the situation superbly by driving a
double to left center and sending three men
across the plate. The return throw got by
Bradley. allowing Mil to reach third, from
where he scored on KnolPs hit. Kits
fly to Flick ended the run getting but not
the enthusiasm. and Stahrs boys were
cheered uproariously for several minutes
and at the close of the game were accorded
a genuine ovation. The score: