Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-28
American League Clubs Standing.
National League Clubs Standing.



CHICAGO, ILL.,. September 2S.-FIghting
gamely. but outlucked all the way. Wash
ington was downed yesterday in the first
game of the final series with the Sox.
Case Patten was. as ever the master of
the South Side team at most stages of the
game. but things refused to break right
for him to win. He delivered goods of
cellent quality, but also delivered two bases
on balls at periods when they counted the
heaviest. To a man up a tree 1t also
looked much though O'Loughlin handed
the tropical end of all close decisions to
the visitors, and the sounds OF war and
wailing were heard from the diamond till the
arbitrator threatened to can the whole
Washington team if they didn't close their
faces.
owen pitched clever game. and the
support given him of the fancy pat
tern. The Sox, cheered on by the news
that Cleveland had slaughtered New York
in the first battle at Lajoieville. could not
be restrained. and We're determined to pull
the game through by hook crook.
large and enthusiastic crowd for Thurs
day came out to cheer them on, and.
great has local partisanship become, even
forgot to cheer for Stahl. AS a rule. tall
Jake is the most popular of all visitors.
He gets the royal hand when he appears
in the field when he bats and whenever
he stops a ball Yesterday it all diff
ferent. Eagerness for the flag had swal-
lowed up all this kindness, and Jake was
like any one else-an enemy to be downed
without delay.
Manager Stahl Jeered.
They guyed him whenever he failed to
hit, and when he argued with the umpire
which was often. they heaped invective
on him and urged that he be removed from
the fray. Judging from the way Stahrs
followers careened around the field the
sod must have been spread with soap be-
fore the game. for the visitors kept tum-
bling down. falling on their faces, and Sit
ting on the green sward whenever a ball
was hit at them. This helped the Sox. the
umpire helped the Sox, luck helped them.
bases balls helped them. and yet they
might have been beaten had long hit
come forward at the proper moment to
turn the tide.
There was nothing doing in the sociology
line till the third inning. Then Hahn drew
four balls. Jones sacrificed and o LOugh-
lin called a balk on Patten. Vitriolic dis
course ensued and was protested for quite
q while. Davis singled and Hahn scored
Two peaceful innings followed. In the
sixth Davis received another of those walk
checks and Robe beat bunt
DOnohue sacrificed. and amid great
thusiasm Dougherty smote nightly, scor-
ing two runs. Sullivan grounded to Stahl,
who started nice throw TO second At
this moment AltiZer sat down very heav-
lily, and the ball tipped him. Dough-
erty going clear third and scoring on
Sullivan's grounder. This proved to be all
for the SoX, Patten holding them In the
seventh and eighth. All this time Wash
iHgtOn was earnestly endeavoring to do
something or somebody. But the innings
went by and the decisions went, too, and
there was nothing on.
Two for Nationals.
At last came the break. Two men had
died in the eighth when Schlaffy singled
queer single. He hit toward first, Owen
and Donohue assembled and Harry sud
denly appeared among them. knocking
owen Nat and beating Donohue to the
bag The BAH got away in the confusion.
Charley Jones then bent his energies to the
task and swatted far out in deep left for
three bases. Great excitement increased
when Altizer smote a surging single and
scored Jones
Hickman led off in the ninth with one
of his patented twO-baggers. Anderson
drove one down to third and Hick in
stead of dancing to distract the infeld,
calmly bulled into his death and was
rounded up without even advancing And
crsOn beyond first. That spoiled 1t all
Stahl lifted to Dougherty. and Warner put
mp what looked like an impossible one, u
real Texas Lacquer. Davis made great
sprint. got under ii as ii dropped and all
was over.
Locals Worked Hard
. The details cannot accurately describe
the amount of excitement and general gin
ger displayed by both clubs all through the
game. Stahl's men played as though the
dearest thing in life would be TO ruin the
locals chances for the flag. and were
sCrapping all the time. O Loughlin had a
supper date and wanted to get through
early. or he would doubtless have chased
three or four of them TO the dog house. BY
simply shutting them up and letting them
stay he saved considerable time and got
home early.
The SoX hunted continually and played
the game ii should be played. They
could see the pennant Tapping closer with
every breeze from Cleveland and they
hated to let Washington delay the glory.
Just the same. if there had been about one
more long swat in the eighth or ninth
they would have been hindered some in
their progression.
Washington plays an exhibition game at
Woodstock today. Score:
Chicago. i II o \ Fl Wash. II II o +
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