The Washington times., 1906-07-01
NATIONALS DROPPED THE FINAL GAME OF THE SFRIFS
UNTIMELY ERRORS LOSE
GAME WITH ATHLETICS
Washngton's Three Mispays Prove FataI-Home Run by
ArmbruSter Cruel Bow-Rube WaddeI
Driven From Box in Sixth

The great god Of chance surely con-
spired against our brave boys at Amer
lean League park yesterday afternoon.
when Connie Mack. after being beaten
hands down, up to the first half of the
seventh, took advantage of that rare
judgment which is displayed more
often than the other teams like, sent
IN ArmbTuster TO bat for Seybold, and
that left sticker clouted the ball over
TO the left field fence, scoring Davis
and himself scampering across the
plate. ending the tally counting for
both sides and bringing the final re-
suit to to g.
Costly Misplays.
Besides the luck. which worked hard
ships for the Nationals. there was also
a sprinkllng Of miscues, and although
but three in number, they were worth
PAIR Ct scores 20 the enemy The
Two which AltiEer made, and which
We're both fatal. were made up for in
part at least. by the two goodiy clouts
which that youth obtained and which
oeNe!oped into runs. Lave Cross
should also be mentioned with honor.
safely smashed onto the wouId-be
SlusiVes of one Reuben WaddeII, who
.Dy the way. pitched for the visitors
Now that mention has been made OF
this eccentric parsonage, il can be
stated right here, with truth and i'm
partlaIty, that Tom Hughes. who
up 70 the CnSirIDS, had Ruhe
OeaIen iour ways, not IN the line of
ptchlng, but in offering to the specta-
lots every conceivable form of play OF
which a pitcher is capable fesides
divers passes at critical times he made
q wild heave which afterward was good
loT q run Another time Tom ran to
take up bunt from Lords bat, when.
mad he waited and not been too anxious
ne would not have drawn Stahl OF first
reaching for It.
Hughes record for the little seance
o. lOlr Etr1Ea-OrrfG
wild pitch, one assist, one hit, and one
error.
WaddeH Chased.
Waddell, while wild at times. was er-
fective in tight places. with the excep-
ton Of the fourth. when three of the
home heroes fattened their batting aver
ages with timely smashes. II was two
sessions after this that Mr.. McGIllicuddy
got his thinker going again and decided
that Rube was not hayiDg the enemy
IN INC wholesale manner of old, and sent
In SENDER. The Indian started as though
he intended being easy with the WASH
ingtOnians, but he asserted his worth
as pinch" pitcher for the third time
IN two days by shutting out his op-
This is the way it all happened:
Hughes muf1ed HartseTs grOunder, but
who was doubled, Schlahy to Stahi
Davis drew transportation, and went to
second on a wild pitch, but on Sey-
Dolds foul to Stahl he died there
Washington started things Off at the
crack of the gun The first one that
Ruoe put over met Altizers stick and
didn't stop until that lanky ball artist
had reached third with yards to snare
Next came Jones. who got to first on
balls, and stole second. Schlahy famed
and on Lave Cross fly to Hartsel. AL
tizer galloped home. Anderson flied out
TO M Cross
Visitors Get Busy.
Both sides went out in order in the
next Hickman, in Washington's half,
singled. but was forced by Wakefield.
who was doubled. Murphy to Davis.
The Athletics broke into the column
In the third round, getting two taIIies
on two punk hits. Knight went out to
Altizer. and Waddell walked Hartsel
was considered unsafe, and he, too, re-
ceived a ticket Then came Lord with
hit past Hughes which scored the
Rube and sent Hartsel to third, whence
ne got home moment later on Davis
texas Lacquer over short Seybold then
reached the sack on Andersons error
but was forced by Murphy, who was
doubled TO Stahl.
In Washington's half. Hughes pound-
ed one TO Knight. who barely got II to
first. Then Altizer singled. but was
caught trying TO steal Jones flied out
TO Seybold.
Both Registered in Fourth.
In the fourth both teams got busy and
added two apiece Schreck fled out to
Hickman, who got the ball after a hard
sprint. Then, however. came swats.
There were enough of them 10 drive in
TWO more counters. Monte Cross sent
hot one by Altizer. Knight brought
MIN nome with a pretty single and
after Waddel grounded to Stahl Hart
sci hit the ball on the nose for three
bases lie was left when Lord fouled
10 Wakefield Washington came to life
again in this session. Three successive
safeties. by Schlafly, Cross, and Ander-
son, coupled with a long fly by StahI
were productive of the two for the
home team.
Hughes held Comics men in the fifth.
but Waddel weakened and Hughes
singled. He was forced at second by
Altizer, who later stole second and
came home on Schlahy's hit to center
Schlafty came in with the fifth and last
for Washington on Cross hit TO right
Anderson went out TO short
Neither scored in the next but in
the seventh, with two down. Davis on
second, and two runs needed to win
Connie sent Armbruster in TO bat for
Seybold. ATmbruster landed fairly on
the leather, and when It stopped It was
against the left ield fence. and 6otn
Davis and Armbruster were back on the
bench talking it over with the fellers
That WAS about all. except that the
manager of last years pennant-Getters
decided not to take any chances with
his rural twirier, and instead sent in
Bender who. as usual. was too much of
q puzzle 10 our boys TO make il inter
esting. In the three remaining innings
ne sent the Nationals to the field ~
order.
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