Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-15

Hard luck in base ball Is excusable List
lessness and stupidity cannot be overlooked.
Therefore, to excuse the Nationals for the
loss of yesterdays game Is to argue against
the facts. The home team lost by the
score of to 3. 1t should have won. True,
the home tea mhit but five times safely, as
against thirteen bingles for the Sox But
even at that the game was ours by every
right, and but for that fine exhibition of
the tired feeling and stupid base ball the
tally would have been in our column this
morning.
just where to charge the loss of the
game is difficult to figure. One run at
least Kittredge stands sponsor for by a
piece of bad Judgment. With two out and
first and third occupied he threw to Cas-
sidy to head off a steal to second and
upon the return of the ball failed to catch
the steal home on the play. This Is not
good base ball. Such a chance with two
out should not be taken. Kilt did the
same thing the day before with a like re-
suit. No matter how fast the play Is
pulled Off the element of failure is too great.
to warrant the chance when two hands are
out.
Then ''old inability to HIT was there
again. and up to the seventh inning the
best the Nationals could do was to make
two singles. There were several opportuni-
ties when hit meant a run or two, but
the Nationals could not connect.
Sheridan handed the locals some raw de-
cisions. which figured largely in the result
His greatest omission was in the second
inning. when Kittredge hit a beauty to
right field. The ball landed at least a foot
in fair territory. but Sheridan could not
H.
wise good umpiring suffers upon plays of
this Kind Had he run out the hit he
would have seen It, AS 1t was he stood
still. back of the pitchers box. and did
not see the ball hit the ground A sue
eessful umpire needs leg work with his
good eye. Both teams have suffered this
series by Sheridan's laziness
In the famous seventh three singles In
succession over second raised the hopes of
the faithful Only one man scored. how
ever. and the game went glimmering
1t was refreshing to watch the fine team
work OF Chicago. They played in cham
pionship form. although four errors are
charged against them Their base running
and sacrificing was full of heady work. The
Sox stole seven bases and sacrificed half a
dozen times. The Nationals stole one base
and there were no sacrifice hits
Mullen showed considerable Improvement
on first He made one clever stop and
handled everything that came his way. Lit
Tie MI! played well at second, and his offe-
handed catch in the fifth, while covering
first base. retired Callahan. 1t was a pretty
play.
The Nationals got real busy in the first
ana sent Hill across the rubber with the
nrSt run OF the game. Hill landed a single
between first and second, and stole second
after Jones had gone out on his attempted
sacrlhce A wild pitch put Hunter on
third, and when Ducky Holmes muffed An
dersons fly near the foul line in left he
crossed the rubber. Huelsman struck out
after Mullen had skied to Jones.
Chicago opened the second with hit
Davis sending fast one past short.
Donohue sacrificed him to second and Davis
promptly pilfered third Mcfarland waited
for four bad ones and amb!ed to first. He
started to steal second and Kilt whipped
the ball to Cassidy. Davis started for home
on the throw and Tailed on Cassidy's poor
return. Dundon few out.
The Nationals added another in the sec
ond. Nils grounder was handled by Davis
and Donohue. Cassidy hit one to deep short
and Davis threw badly to first putting Cas-
sidy on second. Kittridge hit a beauty to
right just a foot in fair territory that
looked good for two bags at least Cas-
sidy came home on the hit Sheridan called
II foul and Cassidy was sent back to sec
ond. Kilt famed and Wolf hit high fly
which Walsh muffed. Cassidy scored on the
error.
Chicago tied the score in her try at bat
the next inning. After Walsh had been re-
tired on strikes Jones hit to left for base.
Holmes sacrificed him to second. Callahan
walked and Davis laid a nice single over
first. scoring Jones. Anderson caught
Donohue's long fly near the fence and
ended the inning.
The Sox came near tallying again in the
fourth. Mcfarland hit to left for base.
Dundon sacrificed and Tanuehiu bingled to
right Sharp fielding held Mcfarland en-
third Walsh hit to Hill and Mcfarland
was caught between third AMI home. He
ran back and forth. bringing nearly all the
Nationals in the play to catch him. Finally
he was nailed by Anderson. who. coming in
from right, took Hills throw and touched
Mac out.
In the fifth the Chicagos added accther
Holmes made a hit, Callahan sacrificed,
and Davis made his third hit of the game
Donahue few out to center and Holmes
scored Davis stole second and Mcfarland
fouied out to Kttredge.
In the seventh the Chicagos clinched tho
game. Successive hits by Callahan. Davis
and Doaahue put another run to the credit
of the Sox which proved enough.
The Nationals tried hard to make good
the prophecy OF the seventh Mil few out
to center. Cassidy hit over second for q
base. Kitt-edge put one in the same place.
and Wolfe, not to be outdone. did the same
thing. Cassidy scored in the hitting. Hill
forced Wolfe at second on a fast grounder
TO Dundon. Jones made u try to steal sec
ond and Mcfarland threw to Davis. who
whipped the ball back In time 10 catch Kit
at the plate.
Chicago put In another rive. in the ninth.
Davis WAS given a free pass. He had al
ready made four straight singles. He went
TO second on Donahue's sacrifice. and after
Mcfarland had fouled out. scored on Dun
don's Texas Lacquer to center. Tannehill
few o:t to Cassidy.
Although the Nationals started the ninth
with base on balls to Hueisman. they
pulled Up Immediately. MIL hit an easy one