The Washington times., 1905-08-12
STUPID PLAYING
LOST one GAME
Cassidy and Hickman Al
lowed Browns Even Break.
TOWNSEND WAS THE GOODS
Held Opponents Safe at All Times.
Patten Also Pitched Wen, But
Errors Beat Him

Stupid ball playing on the part of
Hickman and Cassidy in the sixth IN
ming gave st. Louis the second game OF
Yesterdays double-header, and allowed
the visitors to break even in the series.
The first game which was sort of d
pitchers battle between 'Ansom AIRY
Dwell and our Delaware Peach, went
TO the Nationals. to l, 'Ansom AIRY
supporters garnered several more hits
during the game than did our brave
BOYS. but Delaware Jack Kept a steady
hand and it was not until the eighth
that a Brown crossed the plate Wolfe
started IN TO pitch. but after retiring
Stone and Starr on Indeld flies. he COM
planned of q wrenched side and retlred
In favor Of Townsend.
Washington should have won both
games, and probably would have had it
not been that it was ladies' day 1t was
said that the attraction in the grand
stand was the cause OF the braiuless
plays of some of our husky Henrys.
Patteu IN Form
Patten, who opposed SudhoH in the
second game. was outpitched almost
TWO 10 one. but had the guardians Of
the second sack been Onto their jobs It
would be a different story. This game
between the masters OF the spitban be-
gan like dyed-in-the-woo pitchers
battle but nine men facing either
pitcher in the first three innings In the
fourth Vauzant tore OF hit. but died
when Captain Wallace struck ozone IN
this same inning Hunter Hin was pass
ed TO first. but forgot his baseball book
Immediately and was the victim of an
easy double play. Koehler 70 t Jones
on Hickrnan's fiy TO center.
In the fifth the Browns gathered in
two punk hits. which ayailed nothing
Captain StahI, however, Went one bet
ter, an error by wallace. which allow
ed him to perch on second. and a crack
Ing single by c. Jones, netting q run.
This run al the gait the slab artists
were going looked as big as dozen
would in an ordinary game and the 4,Y3l
paid admissions, as well as those who
were tnere gratuitously, were satisfied
that the doom OF the Browns was seal
ed. Then came the sixth with its ec-
rors Of commission and omission, which
proved our boys Gndoing. Wee Willie,
urst up, singled, Stone sacrificed but
both were safe. Starr bunted and beat
II. filling tie bags Nanzant fled 10
Anderson, SudhoH scoring. Wallace
hunted but Hil held the bail, again
loading the bag. KOehler singled, scor-
ing stone ana Starr, Wallace taking
third T Jones got first on his blow 10
Stah1 on the grass. as no one covered the
bag. Wallace came in on this. and on
Gleasou's 5 out Jones counted, bringing
up the total runs TO five Roth was an
easy out 10 c Jones.
Made a Rally.
Washington tried hard 10 duplicate the
doings of the Browns E<ittredge went
out by Wallace TO T. Jones Patten
took first on four wide ones. Cassidy
singled and Hunter Hin scored both
with q corhing double down the left foul
line. At this Juncture Captain Wallace
interfered and Wee Willie was led of
10 the bench, Buchanan taking his
place. Hickman scored Hin with u sin
gle 10 right, but here the run getting
stopped. Anderson going out Starr 70
Jones, and Huelsman striking out leav-
ing Washington ] short 10 square all. -
The seventh and eighth were of the
one-two-three order Tor both sides IN
the last halI Of the ninth after TWO were
down. Hueisnan ripped off an unneces-
sary two-base clOUt TO center Stahl,
however, could not land safely, and
went down, Wallace to Jones, ending the
game.