Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-04
Overwhelmingly Defeat the
Church League Champions.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
LOCAL FANS ANXIOUS TO GET A
LINE ON THE NEW MEN.
For Four Innings the Contest Was
Even, Then the Professionals Let
Themselves Out and Won.

The first appearance of the Nationals on
the home grounds this season attracted
several hundred fans to American Ball
Park, all of whom were anxious to get q
line on the team that is to take Washing
ton out of the last place In the pennant
column during the coming season. The
Nationals showed up well, considering the
earliness of the season and the rawness OF
the air, and some of the new men gave
evidences Of promise.
After the Nationals were warmed up they
had their opponents. the Fourth Presby-
terrain team, champions of the Sunday
School Base Ball League. at their mercy,
but the new Nationals took four innings or
interesting work to get up steam, and in
those four innings the honors of the con-
test were about evenly divided. Beginning
in the fifth inning, with only one score to
their credit, Jake" Stahrs professionals
began to pick out choice samples of "Rube'
Clarke's assortment, and long drives to the
fence, hot hits through the infield and
Texas leaguers' Melted the Nationals six
teen more runs In their remaining four in
ningS, while the Sunday school boys were
happy in getting one tally across the plate.
Cassaday, in the right field accepted his
five chances in a creditable style, making
two long, running catches of hits that
looked safe. Mullen at second was in the
game all the time, and ShaughnesSy and
Huelsman in left field covered that part of
the garden in good style. Several of the
Sunday school lads made plays of a char
acter that aroused enthusiasm in the
bleachers, and McKenny, in right field,
squeezed two long flies after runs of many
yards.
Hughes officiated on the rubber for the
Nationals and for sever innings not mem
Der of the opposing team obtained a safe
one from his delivery. Clarke held the Ma
tionals to three hits for the first four IN
nings but weakened in the fifth. when he
was relieved by Jones, who later gave place
to Waller.
The Nationals hung up one score in the
first inning, when after Jones had gone out,
Warman to King, Hill picked out a safe
one and came home Stahl's three-bag-
ger With Stahl on third Huelsman was
hit in the head with pitched ball, but
neat double on Shaughnessy and Huelsman
prevented Stahl from scoring.
Huelsman's Home Run.
In the fifth Jones and Stahl flew out to
McKenny, Hill getting a hit in between.
Huelsman then saw a large one coming and
slammed it terrifcally, the ball hitting the
ground near the left field fence and bound
ing on over, permitting Huelsman to make
a circuit of the bases. bringing Hill in be
fore him. Rhodes dropped Cassidy's fly
and the latter scored on Mullens double.
A wild throw of Cassady's roller permitted
Mullen to score.
The Nationals hung up two more runs III
the next inning after two men had fallen.
Jones singled and came home on Hills
double Stahl then planted one over sec
ond base and Hill reported to the scorer.
The professionals got busy with Jones
penders in the seventh. Cassidy hit safe
and Mullen sacrificed. Then Cassaday rap
ped out double and Heydon followed with
a three-bagger, scoring Cassidy and Casa
day. Heydon came home on Hughes long
fly 10 Rhodes. Warman dropped Jones pop
up, and Hill negotiated his third hit of the
game the two runners scoring on Stahl's
drive to center. Huelsman then helped
Stahl home with double and Bishop retir-
ed the side by catching Shaughnessys fly.
Four More Runs.
A base on balls, two hits and two errors
on the part Of Atchson Melted the Ma
tionals four more runs in the eighth. when
Waller was serving on the slab, and this
ended the scoring for the professionals.
The Fourth players gave the Nationals
scare in the eighth when Mckenny and
Rhodes each took a hit Hughes tanned
the next two batters. but Bradley dropped
a neat one over Hughes, filling the bases
The supporters of the Fourth team became
vociferous, but the shouts died away when
Stanl squeezed Bishops short fly.
In the ninth the Fourth made it's only
score of the game, and this seemed to COM
nensate the amateurs for the seventeen
runs of their opponents. Atchison singled
and went to third on two outs. Mckinney
then placed a safe one back of first base
and Atchson came home, amid the tumul-
tuous cheers OF the bleachers. The next
batter was stopped at first The score: