The Washington times., 1905-09-14
FAILED TO HIT
ORTH'S CURVES
Smiling Twirler Baffied the
Nationals.
STAHL VICTIM OF A JOKE
Foxy Griffith Fooled Our Leader by
Old Trick at First Base-Keeler
Out of Game.

NEW YORK. Sept. I-Teaming up
in great style for the last four weeks
of the season, the Highlanders yester-
day returned to American League park
and signalized the event by trimming
the Nationals by 6 to l.
Orth put up a high-class brand of
ball, having the enemy in hand at all
times. His support was excellent, which
was more than could be said for Town
sends on the whole. Manager Stahl
himself went to sleep in the eighth,
after dropping a throw, and, with the
ball lying almost at his feet. rubbcred
IN the opposite direction for il while
then Stahl didn't see the globule.
townsend had to squirt over TO first
from the box and sling the ball to
HegaGn to y Williams cot eha1n 1hirs
on the error, and Chase, who hit the
ball. ran to second A moment later
both runners scored on Fultz's safety
Fooled Stahl
It must be said for Stahl, however,
that he wasn't entirely to blame. a
certain foxy gentleman whose name
needn't be mentioned. but whose initials
are c. G.. played practical joke on
him, and many brighter player than
Washington's manager would have
fallen to it.
Stahl dropped the ball CT a throw
lTOU1 1OWlSGnQ. VINO ScOODeQ IfaSS
little one to the box Griff. seeing the
sphere bound back about a yard toward
the slab, pointed with assumed excite
ment to right field and said TO Stahl:
There il is-there, therei' Stahl with
the sun in his eyes didn't see the little
joker straight in front of him Failing
into Grif's trap, he gazed toward the
dexter garden. Griff. meanwhile mo-
toned all hands on the bases to hustle
BY the time Townsend retrieved StahIs
mispiay Yeager was miles under the
r-fvg I-4<
penalized for playing such jokes on un-
suspecting first basemen.
1t was in the second inning that the
game practically was won, for in that
round New York made all the runs
necessary to a victory. Williams made
a good Try for a Texas Lacquer, but
6ueisman thwarted him. Then Chase,
Fultz and Kleinow singled in swift sue
cession, the third hit sending Prince Hal
over the rubber. Orth's grssse- Is>,.a1,.,ii
like an out until Hickman rolled two
errors into one by making tumble and
wide throw. Dave scored on the mis-
play, Jack going to third and Al to sec
ond- Hahn'S bunt stocked the triangle
but Dougherty struck out Pat famed
~ o~lGe Sc WITH the bases filled in the course
Gotham's third count was carded in
the sixth round. Yeager was turned
back at first by Townsend's toss. but
Williams scarified the ball for a brace
or bags and busted home from the mid
way when Chase streaked out a sting
@No oAA6AC- NSlll 10 second the
huri 10 the plate ambition was his
ruin, for when he made dash for third
ne was nailed by Mil OF Heydons
heaye.
Three in Eighth.
The next registry work consisted of
the Hilltoppers' three ,allies in the
eighth 1t was not until the ninth that
the visitors saved themselves from n
snut-out- NILS poplet descended to
Chase. Cassidy crashed for a cushion
and got all the way around from first
on Hickman's two-bagger 10 the left
center fence. Nothing short of marvel
GUS outfielding and brilliant relay work
held Charles hit TO a double. In fact,
Elberfeld got the ball so quickly on
the throw from the garden that he
didn't have TO hurl to the plate All
ne had TO do was TO let Hickman see
the trouble breeder IN his safety clutch.
Then Andersons foul and Huelsman's
line fly retired the side
For the first time this season Willie
keeier was out of the game yesterday
He was hit on the knee with a pitched
bail in the second contest in PhiIadel-
phia on Tuesday. and, while the injury
Is not severe, the knee was painful
enough TO keep him from playing.
The Score.