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


Grifith's Highlanders celebrated the
Fourth yesterday by taking two games
from Jake StahTs Nationals
The first clash. which was a notable af-
fair. because five pitchers were used and
Clark Griffith made his first hit of the sea-
son. went to the Highlanders by 8 runs TO
>. The closing tussle went to Grifs men
by runs to ,. after the arrival of the win
Ning runs had been delayed for eight in
angs.
Twenty thousand holiday fans saw the
games, and gave the Highlanders as royal
reception as any ball team could wish for.
Powell. Hogg and Griffith were the slab
men for the New Yorks In the first game.
and Hughes and Patten did the hurting for
the Nationals. Powell was knocked out OF
the box by Stahrs boys in two innings,
Hogg succeeding him in the third. Jones
slapped out a double and went TO third on
Hflfs sacrifice. Knoll gave the ball an
awful whack. 1t hit Hogg's left foot, in
JurinG him so badly that he was compelled
10 retire from the game.
Then Griffith went on the firing line and
for seven innings pitched one of the best
games of his long career. He held the ex-
Senators down to three hits. Stahl scored
IN the third on double steal made with
Mullen. kleinow got the Nationals man.
ager at the plate. but Umpire Connors
wouldn't allow it. After that not one Of
the Nationals got to second and only two
or them TO first on the pitching
1t was an uphill fight for the HiphIanders
from the third inning. With the score ; to
against them. they drove Tom Hughes
our CUT, OF the box in the fifth inning. scoring
Lour runs on Fultz's single. KIeinow' :
iorce. Mullens error. Hughes muff of
Stahlt throw to first. Keeler's force. E,lber-
feias single and Williams double. leaving
me score TO . In the Highlanders' favor.
was one or his left-handed shoots that Grit
smashed to the center field fence for three
bases scoring F'ultz ahead of him
II seldom happens in a ball game tba.
edch size scores run duplicating a com
Plcated play. 1t was done In this game
In me Nationals first. with Jones on third
ana I'm on first. Knoll sent liner to Ell
Derfeld. The kid threw wide to arSt n
doubie up Hill, and Jones scored on the
error In the Highlanders' second with
Chdse on third and Fultz on first Cassidy
EIdoDed hIelnows liner. He tried to catch
scored '-N ~AiaSe
a feature Of the game was Heyden's fine
throwing to bases. Six times he nailed
men like Fultz. Chase ElberfeId and Kiei
now trying to steal
Happy Jack Chesbro was at his best in
the second game holding the Nationals
GOWN 10 TWO hits. both Of which were made
IN the second inning. 1t was in this inning
mat the visitors scored all their runs,
Aaeger muffed Andersons pop fly. and
McGuire's bad throw to first nut Andy
on second. He registered on Stahrs two
Dagger The boy manager scored on Cas-
sidys single to right
Daring base running by Fultz got the
Highlanders their first run. He drew a
base on balls in the second stole second
and third and crossed the plate on Cas-
sldys bad throw of McGuire's drive
The coming of Highlanders' runs was de-
layed until the eighth. Then Keller singled
and went to third on Elberfeld's hit to
right. Keller counted on Williams high
ny TO Jones. The centerfelder's throw to
the plate got away from Kittredge and FL
berfeld took third. He trotted home with
the winning run on Yaegers crack over
second.
Anderson astOnished the fans in the
fourth, The eX-Highlander reached first
on Naeger's second error. took second on
StahIs sacrifice. and then broke a record
by stealing third
The scores: