Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-03


victory for the Athletics. HIS latest con-
tribution to base ball Literature was enti-
tied Athletics g. Washington l." 1t was
serial affair In nine chapters. including
concluded in our next installment
Waddell broke into the ranks of authors
this week with an article in a magazine
on How Pitch the Jump Ball." The ar
ticie doesn't say so. but "Rube" is be-
lieved 10 have discovered the jump ball
two years ago while jumping between the
Athletics and various New Jersey teams
1t took nine innings, or chapters. yester-
day for Waddel to round out his ninth sue
cessive victory of the season. Owing to the
storm the tale had to be unfolded in two
installments. The first went nearly two
innings Then the rain fell and "Rube''
wrote concluded In our next maybe"
Meanwhile the 4015 spectators got as anx-
ious for the denouement, as "Rube'' would
say. as if they had been reading blood
and-thunder tale which had been sawed Off
with the heroine in peril and the hero had
not yet reported for duty
The storm didn't last long but 1t had a
business-like swish to 1t for several min
utes. Then the sun came out. With the
sun came Groundkeeper Schroeder with
his trousers rolled up in horse show STYLE
corps of assistants and several barrels of
sawdust. While the thunder was rolling In
the distance Schroeder and his corps of
trained sawdust sprinklers rolled the bar
rels around the inteld and spilled the con-
tents on the water-soaked soil. When the
barrels gave out several bags were brought
into play and the right side of the infield
got a top dressing of sawdust.
Then Capt. Lave Cross appointed himself
an inspection committee OF one and he
promptly reported that the grounds were
in playing condition. The second INSTALL
ment of the story was begun and it was
written in such mastery style by Waddell
that the visitors scarcely sent thrill over
the pages.
"Rube" himself introduced some rev fea-
lures. In the second inning, Immediately
after the game was resumed, the great au-
thor hit a long fly to Outfielder Jones.
Waddell was hiking himself around the
loan and was just getting into home run
stride when he saw Jones draw down the
drive. Waddell tried to pull himself 10 too
quickly and slid his whole length on the
muddy soil When he got w there was
enough mud on his clothes to supply a
brick kiln with work for a day, and Capt.
Cross had to take a long rake and give
"Rube' a scrape before he could get down
to literary weight again. Later "Rube"
got another turn al bat and of his
foul tips nearly beheaded his battery mate
Schreck. The latter gave Waddell look
Of panied surprise and walked haughtIy off
the field.
The visitors We're a little troublesome at
times, but the Athletics made good in their
first two turns at bat The home team
touched up both of Washington's twir.ers,
WIN tfdftSeI leddlng IN The good work
with three singles in succession. This was
almost many the whole Washington
team made, for they got only four hits
combined. Waddell gave them little as
sistance in the shape of three passes, none
of which was honored at any of the sta
tons past second Jones worked his way
around 10 third base in the opening inning
on a safe bInt. HIS sacrifice and StahIs
out, but Huelsman left him there.
Hartsel did better in the Athletics half
of this inning. "Topsy' started with
safe drive TO center, took third on a single
by Davis and scored on L. Cross out. In
the second inning Hoffman beat out bunt,
took second on Lords sacrifice and scored
on Schrecks single. The latter made sec
Ond the throw in and got to third on a
wild pitch. when play stopped by the
storm. Twenty minutes later Waddell
sumed and scored Schreck with a long drive
10 Jones. Hartsel followed with single
and Jacobsen then succeeded Wolf. Knight
beat out a grounder to Hill and Davis end
ed the inning with foul to Huesman.
Washington escaped a shut-out in the
sixth inning. Waddell made a wild throw
or Hits bunt and Stahl hit safely. When
Huelsman hunted Waddell fell but while
lying on the ground threw the ball to L.
Cross in time to retire Hill. Mullen's Gou-
BILE scored Stahl. In the final inning l..
Cross and Davis starred in two great plays,
while Cassidy struck out. The score: