Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-26
SPORTS.

fielders had an easy time Of 1t on account
| of the great work of Smith and Patten.
| Just how good the catchers were can be
| cleaned from the fact that not a base was
stolen during the afternoon, and the Chi
| cago boys have quite reputation for speed
| on the base lines.
Pitchers Had the Goods.
| But the main credit for the double VIC
| tory belongs to Twirlers Charley Smith and
| Case Patten, the former relieving Tom
Hughes in the second inning Of the first
| game with the score standing to o in favor
| of the White Sox. The big Cleveland lad
not only stopped the batting streak of the
| visitors, but was so great a puzzle that
| they got only four hits in the last seven
| innings and scored but one run. In addi-
| ton to pitching so brilliantly, Smith had
the honor of driving the winning run over
| the rubber in the great rally In the last
| inning.
Case Patten felt the effects Of the cool
| weather and couldn't warm up to his work
| until he got on the bases and had a good
| run, the visitors getting four hits in the
| first two innings. But after that it was
| Fare thee well, Daddy" lonesome
| double by Fielder Jones being the only safe
| hit registered by the White SoX in the final
seven innings. Talk about pitching! Cases
| work simply sizzled with briliancy.
| Frank Smith, the erratic spit ball artist,
was sent to the firing line for the Chicagos
| In the first game and for five innings he
was invincible. But in the sixth the local
boys got to him in great shape, lacing out
| four singles and driving two runs over the
plate. Manager Jones wanted the game so
| badly that he resolved to take no chances
and trotted out the now celebrated Eddie
| Walsh. A groan went up as Walsh walked
| into the box, and for two innings he was
| invincible, but he slipped several spokes in
| the NINTH his delivery being hit to all parts
| of the field.
With one game gone, Manager Jones Sc
lected Roy Patterson to capture the second
battle on account of his previous effective
ness against the Nationals but the blonde
| haired twirler lasted but one inning and
Doc White jumped into the breach to
save the day. AS White walked to the
center of the diamond a group of George
| town students gave him fine greeting with
| their college yells, but notwithstanding this
exhilarating send-off he had to taste the
bitter dregs of defeat.
Hoodoo Didn't Work.
President Johnson of the American
League has the reputation in this city
! of being the Nationals, "hoodoo," as they
generally lose when he visits the park
| but he was in the directors box today and
| sat through the two battles. Hereafter Mr..
Johnson belongs in the mascot class
| The f1rst game opened with whir1 for
| the Chicagos, as they scored two runs in
3
| roller, the first man up, gave Hughes
| bad start, and then Jones laid down neat
| sacrifice. 1sbell soaked a clean single into
center, and Hahn dashed home, the batter
| taking second on Charley Jones throw
| home. Davis followed with q double into
! left and Isbell scooted for the plate
| Hughes then struck out Donohue and
| Dougherty died at first
| This finish of Hughes looked good to Man
| ager Stahl and Tom trotted out for the
| second round. Sullivan was retired by a
brilliant play of Altizer to Stahl, but here
| Tom slipped up and passed both Tannehill
and Smith, weak hitters Hahn followed
| with single into left, and Manager Stahl
decided that it was not Hughes day.
Charley Smith then trotted to the firing
| line. Fielder Jones forced Smith at third
on roller to Cross, and Isbell went out on
little fly to the veteran third baseman
1t was almost continuous procession of
| the Nationals from the bench to the plate
| and back for the first five innings Frank
| Smith having his spit ball working to per-
| lection. In the sixth inning the local boys
| brushed the cobwebs from their eyes and
| two runs
After Mill had died at first on a roller to
| Tannehill Charley Jones laced clean sin
gle into left. Altizer then forced Jones
| out at second on roller to Davis. Cross
| followed with a clean single into left and
| Altizer took third by pretty piece of base
| running. Anderson whipped clean single
| to center and Altizer had an easy time
| scoring. Hickman's best was a clean sim
| gle to right and Cross trotted home. Stahl
| then made an effort to get the ball safe.
| but Davis got him at first on fine throw
| to DOnohue.
| White Sox Get One.
In the seventh the Chicagos scored their
only run off Charley Smith. Tannehill led
off with a single to right and Frank Smith
| got an ugly swipe the wrist from an in
| shoot. Hahn popped to Charley Smith and
| Fielder Jones fouled out to Warner, but
| George Davis spanked line single into
left and Tannehill scored. That was the
visitors dying effort nothing that looked
like run making its appearance in the
| final two innings.
| Mr.. Eddie Walsh, the Adonis of the base
| ball world, relieved Frank Smith in the
| seventh. and for~two innings the locals
| went out in order.
Then came the "frizzled- fra zzled' finish
| that will be talked about for many years
| to come. 1t was the last half of the NINTH
and with the score standing to the cor
| rect dope made the Washingtons a 20 to
| bet on their chances of winning out.
Anderson led off with bad bounder to
| left that jumped Davis hands and struck
1 him in the chest, the hit going as sin
| gle. Hickman, that darling boy, then
| spanked one of Walsh's fast ones on the
| nose and away it sailed into center for two
| bases, Anderson pulling up at third. Man
ager Stahl at this point set every one lOony
by hitting safely over second and Ander-
son rushed home. Wakefield was going up
| to bat for Warner but Manager Stahl had
a lucky ''hunch'' and ordered him back
the ex-Detroiter stepping to the plate and
| winging a line single to right, between
| Donohue and Isbell, Hickman coming home
| with the tying run.
This exhibition of consecutive hitting had
| the spectators up in the air, as two were
| on bases and no one out. Hats went sail
ing into the air. and one of the bicycle po-
| licemen said that while he was coming up
| town he heard the shouting clear down to
street.
Charley Smith, not to be outdone by his
| team mates, then walked to the plate. On
| the second ball pitched he slammed a
| beautiful single into right, and Manager
| Stahl. beaming all over, trotted down the
iline with the run that won the game. Wild
| shrieks and yells followed the hit, and it
was several minutes before the noise quiet
ed down and the individual players were