Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-02
National League Clubs Standing.

PHILADELPHIA. May 2.-There Is moth
Ing halfway about anything that the re-
Juvenated Washington team does. When
they are good, Jake Stahrs boys are good
indeed. as Philadeiphians have had a
chance to attest on several occasions this
season, but when they are bad-well they
are the limit. Yesterday was one Of their
bad days, and for period covering two
hours and ten minutes they gave a most
luminous exhibition OF how not to play ball,
during which they rung In all changes pos
sibie in the way OF wild throwing and muir
dng. They rolled up but Eve real errors,
but their errors OF omission, falling to do
the right thing at the right time, and doing
the wrong thing almost all the time. made
the game look farcicaI at times. In the
fifth inning they went to pieces completely.
The Athletics simply played horse with
them, and their efforts became 80 Iudicrous
that even the usually sedate Umpire Sheri-
dan gave expression to several large-sixed
to go into today and play rings around any
team In the league. Such are the vagartes
Of the great national pastime.
Plank a Puzzle.
On the form that Eddie Plank showed,
however, 1t Is doubtful If the Nationals
would have had look-in under any cir
cumstances. He was at his best, holding
the Washingtons. down to five hits in the
Ave innings in which he was in the box.
Seeing that the game was cinched, Manager
Mack sent BARLEY in in the sixth. The
youngster did splendidly, only two hits
poth made in the sixth-being secured of
him. Then. to make things more binding,
the Athletics felded faultlessly, Hughes
pitched the first two innings for the Ma
tionals, during which they touched him up
for seven singles, scoring six runs. He in
turn gave way to Smith who did fairly
well TIL the fifth, when he was bumped for
seven hits. sudhoff went to the rescue in
the sixth, and he put stop to the Ath-
letfcs' batting streak
After two hands had been retired in the
first Charley Hickman got to first on being
hit with pitched ball, went to third on
Lave Cross single and counted on Ander-
sons base hit. Stahl struck out. The
gone, Armbruster, Davis, Seybold and Muir
ply singled in succession. the first two
down, Plank walked, HartseI beat out a
bunt, Brouthers walked and Davis and
Seybold singled, four men crossing the
plate. In the third Murphy singled, went
to second Cross out stole third and
counted on Powers out In the fourth
Brouthers singled, stole second and scored
On NILS wild throw to head of Davis.
Lots of Action.
There was lots of action In the fifth.
Murphy doubled. went to third on Montes
out and scored on Powers single. Mike
stole second, and after Plank had struck
out scored on Hartsers double. Topsy
counted on a double by Brouthers, who
came In on a single by Armbruster. The
latter went to second on the throw In and
scored on Davis double. Seybold was
safe on q tumble by Mill. Murphy doubled
scoring Davis and Seybold. Monte was hit
by pitched ball. Powers hit to Schlafy,
who threw to NH to head off Monte. Mil
OyerSrepped the bag Mummy THINKING
that Monte was out, started to take his
place in the field. and before he could be
wlsed up to the situation he was touched
out Bartley's triple and HartseTs single
Melted the Athletics their last run In the
eighth. The Washingtons made their seq
ond and last run in the fourth on Jones
base on balls and Kittredge's and Smiths
singles. Attendance, 4,404. The score fol-