The Washington times., 1905-09-06
SAD COMING
FOR OUR BIB. TEAM
Got Flowers and Diamonds.
But No Victory.
TOO MUCH FOR TOM HUGHES
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Couldn't Stand Prosperity of New
Stickpin-Falkenberg Made
Good Impression.
TOO MUCH FOR TOM HUGHES

Although the Nationals outbatted the
Highlanders In yesterdays smuggling
match at the local lot, the visitors
got the long end of the score by 6 TO (.
A base on balls, four errors. and
wad of timely bingles by Clarke Crit
fths band tells the downfall of the
Stahlers- Whether the hoodoo was the
eisht-foot floral horseshoe that was
presented to Leader StahL by W. b
Garrison, and his friends, or whether
1t was the iuer-de-lis diamond stick
pin that was given to Tom hughes Is
not known, but there was some sort Of
con1ure on the Nationals, and the
whole bunch played such poor ball dur
Ing the early innings that the rally to-
ward the close was of no avail, except
to make Happy Jack Chesbro draw
Up the strings and work little harder.
Hughes Faded Away.
When E Lawrence Phillips. the Off
cial announcer, went to Stahl to ask
for the battery there were loud cries
for Tom Hughes. and the born leader
chose him TO serve 'em UP. But IL was
not Toms day. His curves were
Strengthened out by the visitors to such
an extent that when he gave up at the
end of the sixth the Yankees had piled
ND six runs
After Hughes went TO the stable StahI
trotted out big Falkenberg, and gave
Washington fans their first look at
the recruit. from the outlaws. During
ianky curver did well, and not one
of the Gothamftes succeeded in COM
pleting the circuit.
Hahn, the first batter to face Hughes,
was furnished with free transportation.
Willie Keller Immediately sacrificed
him TO second On Elberfeld's out to
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when Hill booted Yeager's bounder
Hahn chased home. 70
In the third the Highlanders assim-
Hated three more TALES. Hahn started
with q double, and Keller crossed
Stahfs bag while Hill and Hughes were
noiding post-mortem over a bunt, in
front OF the plate. E1berfeld smashed
one at Stahl which the leader gathered
in. but in trying to head off Hahn at the
plate threw low; and the ball went to
moved up on the play. and on Yeager's
fly to right Keller counted Williams
single brought Elberfeld in.
In the fifth. with two down, New
York scored its last two runs on a
pass. pair of singles, and a wild throw
into right field.
What Nationals Did.
In the sixth the Nationals got their
first run. = Mrs liner was too fast for
Yeager, and the short utility player
waited home when Smiling Charley
Hickman banged one of Chesbro's spit
ballsae sainst the centerfield fence on a
line With Hickman on third Anderson
famed but Huelsman raped one
through short field which went for a
single. Stahl overran second after his
hit TO Keller, and was out. Jones went
out TO short.
In the seventh Knoll singled. but was
forced by Falkenberg- Cassidy skied TO
Hahn. but Nil smacked a safety to CEN
ter. On Hickman's double TO center
Falkenberg registered Elberfeid ended
the inning by grabbing Anderson's blast
Kittredge went in to bat for FaIken-
berg in the ninth, and got base on
balls Adams ran for the speedless
catcher. On a wild pitch and an out
Waco Vic worked around TO third. Mil
famed. but Hickman poked a triple
into deep LEFT which sent Adams across
the rubber Anderson walked bur
Huelsman skied. and 1t was all over