Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-01

The final stand of the season of the st.
Louis Browns in Washington yesterday
afternoon proved a disastrous affair, the
Nationals capturing both games of the
double header, the first by the score OF
3 to 9. and the second. 10 to o. Darkness
compelled Umpire Mccarthy to suspend
further hostilites after seven innings of
the second game had been played. The first
game was high-class affair on account or
the pitchers working finely and their sup
port being good. but the second was a go
as-you-please affair and the Nationals
scramble to victory In the last half of the
seventh inning was one long to be remem-
bered and talked about.
This exciting finish was undoubtedly the
feature of the afternoons sport. When
the Nationals came to the bat in the last
half of the seventh the score stood 0 to
in favor of the Browns and darkness was
coming on so rapidly that 1t could be seen
that the contest would be called when the
third man went out.
Harry Howell, who was pitching for the
Browns. has always considered Washing
ton his 'hoodoo" town on account of his
many defeats here, but he smiled with
confidence as his team was in the lead by
five runs and victory appeared certain.
Many of the spectators were also of his
way of thinking and were leaving the park
when they were called back with rush
when Jones and Cassidy led off with singles
and Hickman was hit with a pitched ball,
filling UP the three corners, with no one
out. Huelsman then hit long fly into center
that koeher got under but dropped, and
Jones rushed home. Manager Stahl whip
ped a fine single into right and Cassidy and
Hickman came home, making three runs
with no one out.
Spectators Went Crazy.
Little George Mil then worked Howell
for base on balls and again the bases
were filed, the spectators yelling and
cheering like mad. Joe Stanley then came
to the bat. and as he has been clouting
the ball very consistently of late, more
trouble for the Browns was expected, but
Handsome Harry put on steam and
struck him out. Punch" Knoll had made
a double in the second inning and as he
has not been playing regularly of late a
base hit from him was not looked for but
the sturdy little chap soaked an outshoot
right over second for a single and Huels-
man and Stahl crossed the plate and the
score was tied Hats went in the air and
the crowd In the field commenced dancing
with glee. Rothgeb then batted for Falk-
enberg, but the best he could do was a non
fly to Wallace and groan went up as il
made two out.
Charley Jones had already made a single
at the start-off but this record failed to
hinder him, he knocked a clean single
into left and Mil reached home Cassidy
reached first on GleaSon's tumble and the
bases were again filed but Hickman
closed the days fun by striking out and
Umpire Mccarthy did the rest.
Inc heId1ng in both games was very fine
on both sides, many sensational plays be-
Ing pulled off and budding base hits killed
Charley Hickman redeemed himself for his
numerous misplays on Friday by accepting
all of seven chances in the first game six
out of seven in the second and in addition
had double in the first and a pair of two
sackerS in the second Joe Cassidy was
all over the field, accepting seventeen out of
eighteen chances in the two games, and his
one mlsplay was brought about by rushing
into center after a short fly that Jones
could have gobbled up. All of the outfielders
made pretty catches and Stahl took care
of everything that came his way Hey
den and Knoll, behind the bat, also worked
exceptionally fine. In a batting way Cas-
sidy led in the first game with two sin
giles, while Charley Jones was by far the
best in the second tearing off four sim
giles out of five times at the bat
Center Fielder Koehler got three of the
seven hits credited to the Browns in the
first game and Rockenfeld and Tom Jones
did the best hitting in the second, each
getting a double and a single. Wallace.
Gleason and Rockenfeld were the star
fielders.
Big Crowd Present.
With two games for one admission and
a chance to watch the scores from Phila-
delphia a big crowd passed through the
lGIftSIlieSs IlG JV-GeuI Dledcncr seats being
damned, the overflow going into right and
left fields, while the grand stand held
good-sized crowd.
The first game was pitchers battle be-
tween Jack Townsend and Willie" Sud
hon, and the former got the best of the
argument by just one hit and in preventing
the Browns punching more than two bin
giles in an inning. On the other hand, the
Nationals got after Wee Willie" in one
inning and made enough hits and runs to
win the game. Townsend sailed along for
six innings like a past master in the art of
twirling, not a brownleg seeing home and
they got their first tally in the seventh. In
the first three innings neither side scored
n hit or run, but in the fourth the slaugh-
ter developed for Mr.. Sudhon. Jones led
off with a single TO center, but died away
at second as he tried to stretch it into a
double, Koehler to Wallace Cassidy sim
gled and went to second on wild pitch
and then home on Hickmans mighty swat
to the score board in left field. Huelsman
fouled out to Gleason, but Stahl tripled to
the right field fence and Hickman had an
easy amble home. Mil got base on balls,
but Stanley hit sharp single to left, scor-
ing Stahl, and as Stone let the ball go
through his legs Mil also rushed home.
Heyden closed the inning by going out at
first
In the seventh both sides got run.
Frisk was pinked by Townsend, but the
Eext two batters went out on flies. Town
send also hit Gleason, forcing Frtsk to sec
end. and he scored on Koehler's single into
right. For Washington, Nil led off with
single, was forced to second, and scored
on Heyden's single to right.
Browns Get One More.
In the eighth the Browns got their second
and last run. Sudhoff had two strikes when
he struck at a wild pitch and easily made
first as the ball went to the grand stand.
Stone singled to center. sending Sudho1
TO second, and single into left by Frisk
sent him home. The Browns made two
singles in the ninth, but Stone the last
man up, forced Spencer out at second and
the game belonged to the Nationals.
Following is the official score of the first
game:
FIRST GAME.
WASHINGTON ABB r. H. o. A. E.
Jones ff "A