Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-12

Pitt sburg, /. IhlluIelpHib "
Chicago. 2; Brooklyn;
New York, I; St Louis l.
royal battles yesterday afternoon before a
crowd of 5OnO spectators the first game
going to the locals by the score of TO 1
and the second to the visitors by the score
of : to T. The first game was a beautiful
exhibition of brilliant fielding. but the least
said about the second the better.
Pitcher Wolfe began working for the Ma
tionas IN the first game. but after Stone
and Star had been retired he was taken
sick and had to- leave the game Jack
Townsend who slated to work In the
second game. then went into the box ana
pitched one of the best games Of the sea-
SON the Browns being able to bunch hits
in but one inning. when they garnered
their solitary tally. Harry Howell, who
worked for the Browns. held the Nationals
down to six hits but he was wild. the spit
pali resulting in a Wild pitch and two hit
batters. all of which were costly.
Back of the two twirlers the tielderS
worked brilliantly. Huelsman. Hill. Jones
and Cassidy shining brightly for the locals.
while young Starr was the best OF the Wis
itors In the batting line Jack Townsend
easily led his companions. with double
and single. the former driving in two
runs in the first, while Stone was the best
of the Browns.
Pass Up Second Game.
In the second game the contest was a gem
for the first four innings, both Patten and
Sudhoff working like well-oiled clocks In
the fifth the fun started with Wallace's
wild throw to first and in the sixth the To-
Gals went sky high in a balloon, the errors
OF commission and omission being 50 costly
no., tka
plate, just enough. AS it turned out. to WIN
the game. The Nationals had been playing
so well that the stump dumbfounded the
spectators.
Sudhof began twlrling for the Browns,
but Captain Wallace displayed good judg-
ment when he retired him in the sixth and
substituted Buchannon. The locals had To-
Gated Sudhoff for a single and a double az
ter base on balls in that inning. and this
display of batting enough to cause his
retirement. BuchannOn finished the sixth in
ming by allowing another hit and run,
and that was the last until the ninth in
ming. when Hueslman hammered a double
into left after two were out. and was left
second.
lI the first inning of the first game
at the bat. although Wallace made
weird throw of Cassidy's roller to
first. In the second. the Nationals broke
started off with double into left and
Stahl sacrificed him to third. Charley
Jones was hit by the pitcher and immediate
ly Strengthened up and stole second. Hey
den then walked filling the bases Della
ware JACK" Townsend then innocently
ambled to the plate and astonished the
multitude by samming a double into right
neld that brought home Huelsman and
Jones. Heyden could have scored also but
his bad foot held him back and he rested
at third while Cassidy and Hill went out
This was a beautiful start for the locals,
and the spectators yelled Their glee.
Howell Was Wild.
Howell then put on the brakes and the
batters went out in order in the next two
inning. In the fifth Townsend again
bounded into the limelight by leading a
batting rally that resulted in two runs
The Delaware boy was the first man I'D
and he sent clean single into center. Cas-
sldy was called out strikes but Town
send stole second through the grace of a
low throw to Wallace by SugGen Hill
persisted Howell to Jones. and Townsend
raced to third the play. The spit hall
tEen slipped away from Howell getting by
SLgden and rolling to the stand Townsend
scoring. Cheerful Charley" Hickman took
renewed courage al this and swiped a dou-
Die into left, and Anderson sent him home
with a timely single to center That ended
the run getting for the Nationals but one
more single being registered off of Howelrs
delivery, a clean bingle nv ZONES in Tho
sixth
For seven innings Townsend was a great
pI 2zle to the Browns. but four hits being
made one TO an inning. In the eighth he
d' uhteSs took compassion on the visitors
ami eaSed up somewhat the result being
tour hits, but only one run resulted. Sug-
zen singled to center but Howell's best
was Il line fly TO the same field that Char
ley Jones captured in brilliant style Stone
doubled 10 right. the ball going into the
crowd. and Sugden was stopped at third
Starr followed with a fast roller to left
fhai stone ran into and was out Sugl1en
scoring. Van Zant then drove a single into
center but Wallace forced him out at seq
on and the rally was ended
A Brilliant Finish.
The Browns last turn at the bat dave,-
oped a couple of fast plays on the part of
the Nationals, and the spectators cheered
with delight. Koehler opened with single
TO left. Tom Jones then peeled off a line fy
into left. that Huelsman garnered In the
most finished manner. Little Gleason closed
the game by batting into a fast double
Hickman getting his bounder near second
passing il to Cassidy. forcing out Koehler
and then Joe made one of his lightning
throws to Stahl. setting down the batter
The official score of first game:
FIRST GAME