Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-17

to play a shrewd bit of strategy on the
Nationals this afternoon and 1t might have
gone through had ]. Garland Stahl and MS
bat not accomplished something In the
tenth inning of the second game that not
only busted" the strategy, but drove a
pang or two of pain through the heart of
the New York manager
Most of the Washingtons are free hitters.
They swing on the ball hard and when they
meet il fair they are likely to knock it close
to the fence, If they don't put 1t over.
Griffith reckoned that as his primary
premise and put Orth in to pitch the first
game. Orth much of the time uses lazy
sort of a ball that is likely to fly up in the
air If it is not met fair. The chances, ac-
cording to Grffith's theory, were that the
Washngtons would put it In the air most
of the time and make the game easier for
him to win
Foxy Grifhth's Theory.
Griffith got through with that part of his
plan all well enough and then decided that
he would pitch the second game himself.
as he has the knack of floating the ball in
willingly up to the plate. Most of his sec
ond game went off all right, too In fact
It went off well that the Nationals
could not win in nine innings, but When II
came to the tenth they hnally got
Stahl was the wise chap who took ad-
vantage of it. What he didn't do to the
particular straight ball that Griffith sent
his way isn't worth recording except IN
long primer.
The games collectively, were two of the
best which have been played at American
League Park this year. In measure both
were pitchers battles, but in the first game
the Highlanders had more opportunities to
win. They couldn't lose them all and final
ly triumphed over their adversaries. In
,Ix 1,,tN tntn
the veteran Griffith and added a victory to
his winning side of the base ball ledger
which was one of the most creditable of
the year and one of the best pitched games
which has been seen in New York this
summer.
Tickled the Nationals
1t was that game in particular which
pleased the Nationals nightly, as it gave
them little stronger grip On the $1,000
which they expect to receive if they are
able to stay out of last place. There has
been lot of good-natured banter between
Stahl and the bleachers regarding the
bonus which the Washingtohs said
to have been promised. Stahl has had
lot of hard and nasty throws to handle
since the Washington's have been paying
their farewell to this city, and whenever
the ball has got away from him there has
always been somebody on the right field
seats TO inform him that another oppor-
tunity had gone by to put away them thou
sand plunks." Stahl has taken the chaff in
good part and when he went back to first
this afternoon, after rapping out his ia
nous three-bagger in the second game, he
asked some of them what they, thought
about II. One loud-voiced citizen yelled
back generously. boy, you're entitled to
the money after that rap
Two Husky Hits.
In addition to the long hit which was
made by Stahl and which had almost all
to do with winning the second contest.
there was another rap made during the af
teri con which puts one of the Washington
players in the same rank as Lajoie and
BIadley. This took place in the first game
The Washingtons had been BANKED until
the ninth inning, and it didn't look if
they were going to make much in that
When Huelsman got to the plate. with An
de'son on the bases, he caught one of those
SLOW curves OF Orth's fairly in the face,
lifted the ball so high in the air that it
seemed like speck, and dropped it outside
OF tie grounds back OF left field. Lajoie
has done that twice. Some said that 1t
never would be done, but Lajoie broke the
ice and Cnce "Bill' Bradley, the hungry
looking third baseman of the Cleveland
Clrp did the same thing. Charley Hickman
has been wanting to do it ever since he has
been in New York this time. He did hit
ons long liner that might have gone over
the fence. but unfortunately for him he did
not give 1t the right direction. and instead
o: circling over to left field it went straight
out to center and dropped about fifty feet
behind Fultz with the New York center
helder On the dead run to get the ball at
the time.
HUelsman row has a record of doing
what has not happened but once before
the American League ground this year, and
some small urchin who was on the other
side of the fence has possession of the ball,
and undoubtedly has 1T safely guarded at
home as the one which that big chap in
gray suit Knocked for homer"
Wolfe pitched in no fret
but he was unlucky when there were men
on. bases and could not keep the Highland
ers from scoring, in spite of the fact that
he has been more or less terror to them
ever since he was allowed to go to the
Washington club in trade
Hahn Good Waiter.
Hahn. in the first inning of the first
game. got a base on balls. He Is a patient
youngster and his long suit seems TO be
that of good waiter, as well as a fairly
good batter. Keller didn't help the runner
any, for he flied to Huelsman Elberfeld
cracked "A double just over first base. ana
as Hahn had already stolen second it was
an easy matter for him to score Yeager
flied out but Dougherty hit to Cassidy The
shortstop threw the ball wide to first ana
before Stahl could recover Ii E,lberfed had
crossed the plate. In the fifth inning
keeler raped a slow hit toward first. He
would surely have been out II Hickman
had thrown the ball truly. as the ball cross
ed the line between Keller and Stahl Hfck-
man was in hurry. however, after making
n good stop, and Keller not only got to first
but went to second
Elberfeld sacrificed, putting the runner
on third, and then Yeager hit safely to
right field. and Keller had only to walk
home TO score.
In the eighth with one out Yeager hit TO
center field, his second single of the after
noon. and raced home with ease when
Dougherty lined a three-bagger to center
The ball was felded in very cleveriy by
Jones and Cassidy, and II was only by the
thickness of sheet of tissue paper that
Dougherty landed safely at third.
Chase used the old bunt trick now called
the squeeze play" in New York, and
Dougherty got home with the last run
made by he New Yorks during the game
Up to the ninth inning the Washingtons
had done nothing in the scoring line and
had not been given many good chances.
Their best was in the fifth inning. Then
Stahl began with terrific drive to the
score board in left field, but In trying to
make a three-bagger of il was thrown out
at third base. Only good throw nv Ei-