Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-23
National League Games Today.

Mr.. Thomas Hughes was in fine fettle yes
terday. held the st. Louis Browns down to
four scattered hits. and the Nationals won
out nicely by the score of 3 to /.
The pitching Of Hughes apparently put
| confidence into the local boys. as they gave
him fine fielding support. going through the
eight innings without an error. AS the first
st. Louis batter was going to the plate in
the ninth the storm broke, and after wait
ing the prescribed thirty minutes Umpire
Kelly called the game off on account of wet
grounds.
Sudhon began the twirling for the Browns
but was wild. giving five passes in the four
innings, and was then called to the bench
by Manager McAleer and Morgan substi-
tuted. The Nationals had scored three runs
OF Sudhoff. and it was well they did. for
young Morgan was a puzzle and shut them
out in the last four innings, the entire side
striking out in the eighth after Huelsman
had led or with double to the center field
fence. Hughes had all his old-time speed
his work being especially brilliant in the
sixth inning. when he struck out Koehler
with Brownie on second and third
The fielding features of the afternoon
went to the locals, Cassidy, Mill and Knoll
being the boys to get in the limelight In
the second inning Sudgen drove a slow
bounder toward second, which Cassidy
rushed over for. grasped in his left hand
and nailed the batter at first. This locke
like old-time work and aroused the specta-
tors to the fact that good game would
probably develop. In the sixth Stone shot
a fast roller toward left that Mil gathered
in on the run with one hand and forced out
player at second by quick throw to Null
len. The ball was of the sizzler sort and
struck NH 8 glove with resounding smack
Rockenfeld was the next player up, and he
sent foul fly out to right that came down
noe hn fnItI hrn ",.yJ-
rushed for the ball, and the latter stopped
as the former came tearing down on him.
Mullen also stopped, and Knoll again start
ed for the ball and barely managed to reach
and hold 1t with the tips Of his fingers. The
visitors had little to do in the way Of field
ing. all the chances being easy
Big Frank Huelsman was in his glory
yesterday. He got two bases on balls.
his percentage was just 1000. Hayden's
hitting was not so strong. but proved more
valuable. as his two singles sent a pair Of
runs over the plate.
The first inning was fruit1ess for both
sides and the Nationals were the first to
score in the second. Huelsman got base
| on balls but was forced at second on Null
lens roller to Sudhoff. Mullen then stole
second in bare-faced style, Sudhoff getting
ratified and throwing high to Wallace
Cassidy went out. Wallace to Jones, but
Hayden's single into right sent Mullen
over the plate.
In the fourth the locals hung up two
runs, their last of the game Huelsman
again was the first man up and drove
long fly to deep left for three bases Null
len followed with a liner into center that
went over Koehlers head and he also
reached third, Huelsman of course, scor-
ing. Cassidy hit a fly into short center
which Koehler gathered in and held Mullen
on third. Hayden then whipped his sec
ond single into right and Mullen crossed
the plate. Hughes got a base On balls
but NH struck out and Jones popped to
"a mil
the rubber and the batting efforts of the
Nationals thereafter were nil
The Browns got their solitary tally in
the seventh inning, when Wallace drove a
triple into left and scored while Gleason
was being thrown out at first.
Following is the official score.