Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-09

Browns and Nationals yesterday afternoon
at American League Park was a pitchers
battle between Case Patten and Mr.. Glade,
the honors going to the latter by a shade,
although the final score was to ] in favor
of the locals after a ten-inning struggle
Each side secured seven safe hits, but the
Browns are credited with two extra bases
on two doubles by Stone and Roth. For
eight innings Patten had easily the better
of Glade but three safe hits had been
secured off his speedy drops, but in the
ninth the Browns tore off four safe hits in
rapid succession and tied the score thrill
ing double play by Stahl and Hill prevent
ing at least two more runners scoring
and winning the game.
The Nationals had secured a solitary run
in the fourth inning on an error, and this
tally looked unusually large in the face of
the fine pitching by both twirlers When
the Browns came up for what was expected
to be their last turn a the bat many of the
spectators were edging toward the gates, as
a majority thought the solitary run would
be ample to win the game. Stone started
the trouble by hitting bad bounder toward
right which Hickman captured, but the bat
ter beat his throw by an eyelash. Starr
singled clearly second and Van Zant
hit toward left. the roller being of the sort
that he easily reached first base before Hill
could gather up the ball. Here were the
seemed to be gone glimmering.
Stahls Fine Play.
Wallace then tore off a line drive toward
right that went with lightning speed into
Stahls glove, the latter freezing on to the
ball, and by a quick throw to Hill doubled
up Stone before he could regain third base.
The crowd heaved deep sigh of relief and
everybody expected that Patten would
easily set down the third man. but Koehler
civ, 1aft
were filed. Jones waited patiently, and al
though 1t was thought Umpire Connor
missed third strike he was passed to first,
forcing home Starr and tieing the score.
Howell then shut off further trouble by
striking out. The spectators then settled
back for a prolonged contest, especially as
Huelsman, Stahl and Jones went out In
order in the Nationals turn at the bat.
In the tenth Roth went out to Stahl I'M
assisted, and Patten famed both Glade and
Stone.
Then followed the Nationals last turn at
the bat kittredge popping out to Wallace
and Nil reaching first on being hit by the
pitcher Cassidy followed with a drive to
left that Wallace grabbed and tossed to
Keehler In time to retire NIL Cassidy took
desperate chance. and stole second, beat
ing Roth's throw to Wallace by the small
est of margins Hunter Hill hasn't been
doing much smuggling of late. but he proved
the right man in the right place this time,
for his beautiful single to left drove Cas-
sidy over the plate with the winning run,
and the game was over.
Both Started Well.
Stone started the game most auspiciously
with a double to left. for st. Louis and
although he was sacrificed to third, he died
there while Van Zant popped to Cassidy
and Wallace gave Jones a long fly For
the Nationals Cassidy also started well by
beating roller 10 Wallace and was sacr-
feed to second. but Hickman and Ander-
son failed 10 bring him over the rubber In
the fourth Hickman opened with a fy to
koehler. but Anderson tore off clean sin
gle into left, and Immediately stole second
Hueslman famed. but Koehier made wild
throw of Stahrs grounder, and Anderson
went over the plate.
The seventh inning furnished a round OF
excitement that had everybody on their feet
yelling like mad. Van Zant reached first
on Htcltmans bad throw of his roller to
Stahl. and went to third on Wallace's sin
gle 10 center. koehler then struck out
and he did Wallace started to steal sec
Ond and was turned back by kittredge's
good throw TO Cassidy. Chasing Wallace
back toward first Cassidy threw to Stahl
ana the latter quick as flash threw to
Hill, getting Van Zant between the bases.
The latter was run back and forward and
finally chased back to third. where Wallace
was roostng. the latter being touched out
Jones closed the inning with roller in
front of the plate that Kittredge picked I'D
and threw to Stahl.
The features Of the afternoon, outside of
the trying situations. were beautiful
catch by Howell OF Patterns short fly to
center: Wallace's stop and throw of Kit
tredge's grounder in the seventh and
Stahls deadly catch of Wallaces line drive
in the ninth that undoubtedly saved the
game.
A good-sized crowd witnessed the game.
notwithstanding that II was drizzling the
better part of the afternoon
The official score: