The Washington times., 1905-09-05
TOWNSEND FAILED
TO KEEP THE PACE
Explosion in Eighth In
ming Lost the Game.
WADDELL THE VILLAIN
After Washington Had Chased Coakley.
He Came to Rescue and Made 1t
Two for Athletics.

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 5.-After drop
ing an easy game TO the Athletics in
the morning the Nationals braced up
and the Athletics had TO extend them
selves to land the victory by 5 to 4
score.
But il was such a game as brought
joy to that vast crowd, and when Hart
sci trotted over the plate with the win
ming run the spectators could hardly
control their enthusiasm. Everything
almost from the start went Washing
toms way. The Nationals were hitting
Coakley freely. the Athletics. fielding
was little ragged, and Townsend's de-
livery was a mystery TO the home bats
men after the third inning.
Washington had broken the tie exist
ing after the second inning, and had
added couple more In the eighth, and
hardly one in the throng thought the
locals had a chance to win. but by one
of the prettiest batting rallies ever seen
at Columbia park the Athletics got their
bats going N the last half of the eighth.
and when the. last man was retired
they had accumulated enough runs to
tie the score. to the bowling plaudits
OF the spectators. whose noisy demon
strauon was easily heard for squares.
wadden Did 1t.
Manager Mack, not wishing to take
incI CldhCSS Will SOdhity. Sent hin
to the dressing room and sent Waddell
in to hold the Nationals safe. Anderson
managed TO get a double off Waddell,
but two were out at the time, and he
easily famed Huelsman. Hughes sue
ceeded Townsend, but the necessary
run was easily and quickly made.
In every way the game was worthy
OF the great attendance. Coakley and
Townsend more than once pulled their
teams out of dangerous places by their
clever twirl1ng In only one inning
the first-did the Nationals fail to make
one or more safe hits, but the trouble
was they could only get them together
in a single inning-the seventh-their
runs in the other innings being due to
nispiays or battery errors. For seven
innings Townsend had the Athletics on
his staff but they got the hang OF
the Delawarean's curves in the eighth
and Jumped four. one double.
Outfelded Athletics.
While Washington played a better
fielding game than the Athletics. the Wis
itors did not carry off all the honors,
even though Stahl played a marvellous
game al first and Hin made q sensa-
tional one-handed stop of a wicked
grounder Davis and Lave Cross handled
more than one difficult chance that
brought out applause. and Murphy made
a sensational stop of what looked like
a base hit that saved a heap of trouble.
Good running catches Were also made by
Hartsel and Seybold, while the formers
hitting was an added feature.
Neither team was able TO do anything
in the opener, but both scored in the
second. Huelsman made the circuit for
Washington on his double into the
crowd, Stahfs out and Monte Cross
tumble of Jones grounder, while Sey-
bold got around on a base on balls.
Murphy's sacrifice and Schreck'S Texas
Lacquer to center. There was nothing
further doing until the seventh, when
Washington forged ahead. With one out,
Hills out. and crossed the plate on
Hickman's single.
Chance in Eighth.
The eighth was a large inning for the
Senators, they making two runs on
StahI being hit by pitched ball. Jones
single, Kittredge's hit and steal and
Shreck's muff at the plate OF Davis
throw after the Washington catcher bad
been caught between the bases. In the
last half the Athletics got busy. too,
tying the score. Davis singled and L.
Cross doubled into the right field crowd.
Seybold's out scored Davis, and Murphy
cent /. Cross home with safe one to
right NJ. Cross out and Shrek s
single allowed Murphy to score.
The Athletics won the game in the
ninth on Hartsers single. Hoffman S
The Score.