Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-08

With Two Men Out in Ninth In
ming He Makes a Two
Dagger.

The final game OF the series between the
Nationals and Fred Tenny's Boston Ma
tioual League team yesterday afternoon
wound up with a sensational finish the
final score being to 3 in favor Of the local
team Charley Jones was the hero of the
occasion. for. with two men cut in the last
inning ana two bases occupied. he counect-
I'd with one Of PfeGer's curves and drove 1t
10 the center-feld fence
!, was an ideal day for base balI-not
bit OF breeze was stirring and it was just
cool enough for the players to keep in
right temperature. Although the locals did
Hot get many hits all OF those made were
timely. The Bostons rad their hts scat
tered and il only one inning was any dam
age done Smith was sent to the rubber
Tor the Nationals and twirled a fine game.
In the four innings lie performed but two
scratch hits were made off him. and seven
b:,tte-s struck out Mccoy. who relieved
him, also did good work. allowing but three
hits and fam ng two batters. Pfeffer the
man whom Manager Stahl tried to land
but did not. was on the firing line for the
Bean Eaters and pitched a fair game, al
though AT times lie was very wild.
Lave Cross in the Game.
Lave Cross got back into the game and
made his presence felt by getting the first
hit for the Nationals and scoring the first
run of the game. The one error chall1ed up
against him was on Il ground ball. and
lave would not run the chance of fnjuring
his hand again by going for it, Williams
covered the short field In Mis- place. who
is walking around with q sprained ankle.
lIe made one of the so-caIled Joe Cassidy
sensational stops of a ground bail and con-
ncet'd safely i'm the second inning for a
neat single. which scored the second run for
the locals SChalhy, at the keys. one" sack
played a great game. making one of the
most sensational stops and throws To first
seen on these grounds for some time Toe
stanley was sent In to bat for Smith in the
last inning and showed that he has a good
head for Judging balls as lie drew pass
ana scored one of the runs recorded in the
last inning.
Catcher Sent to the Hospital.
For the visitors Jack O'Neil started 10 do
the receiving. but was forced to retire in
the trst inning when foul tip from
HicEmau.s bat split his thumb. FIe went 10
Freedmen's Hospital. where several stitches
We're put In It. The Bostons will be with
ont his services for several weeks Fred
Ieany, at the initial corner. played in his
eid-style form. but could do nothing with
the suck Brain, the youngstcr at second |
ioF-the visitors, played good game. TWO |
long running catches were pulled off by
Bates IN the lett garden. Strobel did lots
toward stirring up the scare of defeat |
Whlch stared the Nationals in the face IN
the ninth inning. He secured three outs
ana pulled off a triple through CHARLEY,
Jones territory In the seyeTth inntroS
it0rs. VI '"e VS.
Boston went first to the ba; and made
q nit but Smith was there with tbe-soods
urh 1t-ffh
assist by himself to Stahl broke the visit
ors start. The locals did nothing In the
optnI5s inning. put on their turn up in the
second connected safely for three drives
which resulted In two runs Lave Cross
"as uIst up and placed good one 10 left |
garden for single. Long" John Ander-
u center field for two bases and Gross
scored y few minutes afterward Ander-
son stole second, making Il fine slide Man
ager Stahl was not equal to The occa ston
as ne was sent down on strikes Williams
came up with his timely line drive 10 CEN
yer held, and Anderson scored. Duff flied
- Strobel and Smith fouled out to Brown
Lead Obtained by Boston.
hit was recorded for the Bean Eaters
In each of the fourth and fifth innings
but no damage resulted. In the fourth.
with two on bases, Smith caused the last
two men TO go out on easy chances Nc
Coy was substituted for Smith at the end
OF the fourth inning, and In the seventh
Inning Boston pulled off two hits, one OF
which was for three sacks and with the
help of errors by Cross and Williams Sc
cured three runs. Strobel picked ont a
good one and drove It to the center field
fence for three sacks. Brown went out.
Schslhy to Stahl Pfeffer hit to Cross who
let the ball get through his legs and Stro-
bel scored. Good singled to left and went
10 second on Tennys fielder's choice. Pfef-
fer. who started home on the hit was run
down between the third sack and home by
Cross. Williams and Duff. Dolan hit TO
Williams, who let the ball get through
him. and Good and Tenny trotted home
Brain flew out to Hickman. This ended
the scoring for the visitors
In their turn the Nationals pulled off an
other hit, but Jones was caught at second
down, which ended the inning
Jones Brings In Two Runs
In the final inning, when the Nationals
pulled out OF the rut Stahl led off. but
went out Brain 70 Teuny; Williams hit
high one to deep center, which Good got
under. Duff went to the bat and was hit
on the hand by a pitched ball. but Umpire
Needham called II foul, and he had TO
wait but a few mlRntes when he picked out
a good one and sent Il TO left for "a single.
Manager Stahl then called Joe Stanley TO
bat for Mccoy. and he. with good judg-
1nsnt, looked four bed ones over and was
passed 10 first With these two on bases
and two men out Charley Jones pulled off