The Washington times., 1905-08-05

Now you're the winner. now you're not,
was the order of yesterdays game in
which the National kept the White
Sox' out of first place by winning by 6
TO o
Three times it looked like the men
from the Windy City had the contest,
but each time our brave boys pulled up.
and finally in the second half of the
ninth, after Chicago had tied the score,
the Nationals went III and won cut.
Won in the Ninth.
II was rather an inelorious finish to a
pretty contest but nevertheless it served
its purpose. After the visitors had tied
things up in their half of the final round
the crowd settled down expecting TO see
extra innings. but instead the Nationals
rushed matters by winning at once
With Jones on third. Davis made a wide
throw Of Cassidy's hit to short, and the
ball got away from Isben. which gave
Jones plenty of time TO skip home with
the winning tally.
It ~as this same Jones, the Ma
tionals- center1elder, who was the
bright star of the game. Four times
this young man went to the bat, and
each time he reached first, and finally
scored. Three times he hit safely, and
TIC OA4ACl Tune he was hit on the IOTc-
head by pitched ball. One of Jones
smashes was Il home run inside the
fence, the second, by the way, that he
has made within the local yard this
season.
Jones' Homer.
In the fourth, with two down and two
on the bases, Jones whipped one of
Owens speedy curves on straight
line into left field The ball struck on
the cInders and, taking a short bound,
ducked under the score board. Gala
han did some fast fielding and got the
ball back TO the infield as soon as pos
sihle, but Jones gave an exhibition of
sprinting the like of which has not
been seen here since he got his homer
against center field fence six weeks
ago. AS he turned third George Davis
had the ball in the relay, but Jones was
so far ahead of the throw that he was
not obliged 10 slide. II was a beauu-
Jones went up he ripped off a double,
and in the ninth he started the pro-
.ceedtngs by leading with a single, and
later scored the run that won.
+ There was just enough hitting TO sat
isfy the crowd. Patten on the local
slab, was hit in punches At times he
was IN danger and there were cries from
some 10 take the auburn beauty out,
but Stahi wisely decided TO have him
stick 10 the job. In the seventh Fielder
Jones decided that Owen had had
enough and substituted Walsh. The Ma
uonals' hitting was timely ard alto
gether the team played a good game.
Score Tied.
With one down in the second Sullivan
doubled, went to third on Tennehin's
out and scored when Dundon hit TO left
In the next session Washington evened
matters up. Jones doubled TO left GER
ter and pulled up at the next corner on
kittredge's out. Case Patten IN making
mighty swat at the ball al it about
= two yards 10 the left of TIE IL4t. his.
gave Jones a chance to sprirs ho1-e.
In the fourth with two out, ahI was
passed and then came Charley Jones
with his pretty homer. which put Wash
ington two to the good. In the sixth
Chicago punched five straight singles
which netted three runs. But the Ma
tionais were equal TO the occasion. and
IN the very next inning went ahead
IsbelI 5 error gave Stahl a life, and he
moved along bag when Jones was hit
by plrcheF, Just when no one was ex-
pecting anything Patten poked Il single
over first base. which scored two After
Tannehln had singled in the ninth he
Went TO second on m infield out and
tied the score on single by Mcfarland
WHO had taken WaIsh's place at bat
In the last half of the inning Jones
got his third hit of the day Klttredge
bunted, and Cassidy followed with a sin
gle 10 short. which Davis was lucky In
get Jones started when the ball was