Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-31

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go-Rain.
All records were broken yesterday at
American League Park in the way of at
tendance. Not satisfied with hanging up
record figures for the morning game, the
afternoon crowd went beyond all bounds
and was easily the largest crowd that has
ever witnessed base ball game in this city,
the turnstle count being 1850. The big
grand stand was crowded in every part as
were the 30 cent and bleacher seats, and
the crowd that surrounded the Quilted was
from twenty to thirty deep. Everything
passed off without hitch, although at one
time 1t looked though rain would mar
the afternoons sport, and the only draw
back to the days pleasure was the fact
that Boston made clean sweep, capturing
the second contest of the day from the
Nationals by the shut-out score of 2 to o.
The Nationals continued their good field
ing game of the morning. making but one
misplay. and that a hard chance by Cas-
sidy, but their batting was again weak, the
veteran Cyrus Young being a great puzzle
from start to finish. Jack Townsend, who
was on the rubber for the Nationals, also
pitched fine game, his base on balls in
the second proving costly. while Cassidy's
Aioi III liS MIN gave the NlSllOTS lIe
second run.
AS Third Baseman Hill was the star of
the morning game, Cassidy decided to get
in the limelight in the afternoon affair." and
he succeeded to the queens taste having
hVe put outs, five assists and error.
He was all over the in and outfields and
the chances are that he would have gone
to the fence after balls if not called back.
Errors count for nothing with Mr.. Cassidy.
The error charged against Cassidy was on
a high lily hit to left-center about a hun
dred yards from second base. Huelsman,
Jones and Cassidy all started for the ball,
bit no one called and a result the short
stop had the furthest to go and the ball
struck his open hands at bad angle and
he mufed it. Huelsman and Jones We're
both on the spot and could have made an
easy out. but for some reason left the
youngster butt into the error.
One of the finest pitching feats performed
on the local diamond was pulled off by
Townsend in the eighth inning. Young
Parent and Burkett had filed up the bases
with clean single, Selbach having gone out
on fly to Cassidy. Collins came to the
bat and a slaughter looked probable, as
the champions manager is dangerous In a
tight place. The Delaware boy began pre-
pairing the ball for the tantalizing spit de-
livery. and with elaboration sent the ball
whizz!ng over the plate. Collins connected
with just one ball. lire foul into the right
field seats, and then missed two and re-
til ed to the bench amid the applause of the
spectators. Freeman, the next man up,
was easy for Townsend, going out from
Mullen to Stahl. and the inning was over
with three men roosting on the bases, wait
Ing to be brought home.
Mullen and Hill led the Nationals with
| the stick, the former getting three singles
and the latter two. Knoll is credited with
as Collins was about to pick 1t up. The
| other six members of the team had trouble
| touching Mr. Youngs speedy curves al
| though Stahl and Huelsman drove out
liners that would aSGUTpGiV have
! doubles but for the fact that they went
directly at Grimshaw and Ferris and were
| gobbled Up.
First Baseman Grimshaw figured in a
| double play that was very last, as he play
| ed it from a wrong angle. Hill was on first
| and Stahl drove fast one directly at Grim
| shaw. His play was to throw to second
| and get Hill and then depend On retiring
| Stahl the return. Instead he was fast
enough to jump first, retiring Stahl, and
| then by pretty throw to Parent at second
| put out Hill.
| Neither side scored in the first inning,
| but in the second Boston chalked down lis
| first tally. Collins waited patiently and
| was given pass to first by Townsend.
| Freeman was retired a high fly to left
| that Cassidy captured after a lengthy run.
| Grimshaw then hammered out a liner to
center that Jones oyerran and before the
| ball could be recovered by Huelsman, who
| was backing up, Mr.. Collins had crossed
| the plate
| In the fifth inning the Champions made
| their second and last run. Ferris was an
| easy out. Townsend to Stahl, and then
Criger hit the high fly that got away from
Cassidy. Young followed with n slow roller
toward third that Hill gathered up nicely
and threw the big fellow out at first. Cri-
ger going to second on the play. Mr. Sell
bach then walked into line single to left
and Crger rushed home. Parent closed the
inning with a fly to Knoll.
Cipher after cipher went up for the
Nationals in the nine innings and only
twice was a local man pushed forward as
far as second base: