Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-07
Base Ball Notes.

1t was a hard game to lose and the Ath-
letics won by right.
Five hits. including three doubles, against
three singles says why.
Hughes certainly had the support in the
field but Plank was too much of puzzle
Games like that of yesterday will always
receive the support of the washington
fans" no matter which side wins.
Besides being a great fielder, Joe CASSIDY
is becoming something OF a base runner
He took the limit on Cross bad throw 10
Davis and by a splendid slide to the plate
scored the Nationals only run on Mis-
bluff steal of second.
kittredge had hard time of 1t with foul
tips striking his bare hand. but he was
deadly on the Athletics would-be base
steaers, Hoffman being the only man to
pilfer second and that resulted from wild
pitch throwing Kit off his balance.
Mr. O'Loughln, the arbitra tor had an
other good day, and it was very amusing
to watch him handle the different Athletic
PLAYERS when they objected TO a dec.sloh-
He always agreed with them that ne was
wrong, but in such a sarcastic manner as
to make the DIRECTORS back away
The loss of the game in itself was not SO
bad but the oustng of the Nationals OUT
of first place was a bitter pill. cleveland
gained the leadership and didn't nave 10
work for 1t on account of rain
Hunter Hill continues his fine fielding
game but at the bat he is in bad streak
of hard luck hitting the ball hard, but dl-
getting them safe before long
Manager Garland Stahl went out on
strikes three times yesterday. but. never
theless managed to secure one o. the three
hits. The big fellow is certainly ION his
game" as they say in golf, just at present
What might have been a serious coIllslon
occurred in the eighth inning. POWERS MT
a high fly between home and nrSt ana Stahl
called for II. Powers heard his call ana
proceeded to block him in running down the
line. Kittredge. quick as wink, grasped
the situation and started for the pail the
two coming together with a crash, but Gar
land was the taller and made the put-out.
Neither man was hurt in the mix-up. Plays
of this sort show how earnest everybody Is
to win the games.
Tomorrow's battle between the Nationals
and Athletics should be something of the
peach" order. ''Rube" Waddell will prob
ably be on the rubber for the visitors, while
Case Patten will oppose him. Waddell is a
great pitcher, but he has very little on our
blonde boy.
knights muff of KnoIl's easy fly in the
seventh inning on account of over-conh-
dence may have been a serious mishap but
for the extraordinary pitching of the Get
tysburg lad. Knoll was the first man up.
and was nicely sacrificed to second by Kit
tredge, but Hughes and Jones were unable
Freddie Parent looks about twice a big
as he did last year.
For a team that started out with three
straight defeats the WashingtonS are cut
ing a wide Swath-New York Sun.
The Boston Americans have begun their
climb. They were lucky in catching the
New Workers all out OF shape
Several of the western papers have been
making fun of the Nationals because they
were in first place and predicting an early
drop. If there is any aggregation west of
the AIleghanies that can go to Boston and
Philadelphia and take three games out Of
four from the champions and Athletics we
will tip our hats. There is no pennant bee
buzzing around Washington but the people
here believe they have a splendid team this
year and the western people will think the
same way after they get their peppers" on
the Nationals.
Washington is 1.-The mysterious stranger
in the American League column. The tall
ender of 1904 was second in the race after
Tuesdays games, only few percentage
points behind Chicago. A victory on We'd
nesday for Washington and a defeat for
Chicago will give the Nationals first place.
The base ball public of the west regards the
success of the Nationals as fuke. 1t IS
likely that they have been lucky. but their
victories have been over the strongest teams
of the American League. Washington was
the only weakling In the eastern division Of
the 1904 American League and in form does
season. but fine pitching and true. plucky
playing have put them In second place, ana
they will fight every foot of the way they
are forced down the percentage table. They
have shown the spirit that Americans adj
mire and deserve the success they have
MISUNDERSTANDING News.