The Washington times., 1906-09-09
WAKEFIELD'S BAT
SAVES THE DAY
His Home Run and Single
Enable Washington to
Beat Boston 5 to 2.
MILL AGAIN BRIGHT STAR
Backs Up on Bad Throw and Cuts On
Runs-Hughes Supplants
Kitson.

BOSTON. Mass. Sept. s.--The Ma
tiOnals gathered the last game Of the
Boston end OF the series this afternoon
before a splendid crowd by to 2 In a
most interesting and exciting game.
KitsOn undertook 70 pitch for Wash
ingtOn. but Manager StahI made no
mistake 10 take him out after the sec
ond inning, when Boston made three
hits of him. Tom Hughes then went
in, and but one run was scored of him.
and eight went out on strikes. Tom
got into lots OF trouble. but managed
TO get out Of Il all right. Twice in the
game the locals had three on bases.
once with no one out yet scored but
one run. two men being thrown out at
the rubber in the second inning
Mil Backs Up.
NH did some superb fielding. and a
bit Of backing up in the sixth inning
when Re caught Goodwin at the rubber
was worth Journey 70 see. and no one
was more astonished than the BOs-
tonian 10 find the bali at the rubber
ahead Of him. Again NH made stop
I'm the ninth inning of Hayden that
was a wonder.
AItizer made a very fast play Of a
| high bounding ball OF Freeman in the
! eighth inning. with three on bases and
two out that was a saver. f1r two men
were over the rubber and Freeman was
! Just the smallest fraction too late. An
! derson distinguished himself By a per
/ feet throw 10 the rubber that prevent
ed Ferris from scoring on a single in
| the sixth inning.
Cross helped in very fast double
/ play Ralph Glaze. the former Dart
mouth star. pitched for Boston. did
very good work. and was supported in
good style Washington had lots OF
| luck IN its hitting.
Wakefelds Timely Taps.
Wakefield did the best batting for his
side, driving in two others with his homer
in the second and sending IN another
run In the ninth, making four out Of the
i've runs due 10 his hitting "Hobe'
Ferris and Morgan did the star work
for the locals, both making several bril-
liant plays Buster Armbruster did
a good trick behind the bat and his
throwing was gilt-edged- Goodwin and
stahl did the best stick work for the
locals.
The scoring began IN the second IN
ming ard the Nationals gathered three
for q starter. Anderson slipped a beauty
10 left, StahI was hit by a pitched ball,
and Altizer sacrificed. Stanley famed,
but Wakefield cracked the ball 70 cen
ter for the circuit and sent IN three
runs.
Cross Gets Busy.
Boston came hack with one on hits
OF Ferris, Hoy, and Morgan. With men
on third and second, Armbruster drove
! hot one that Cross stopped beautiful
[ Iy and worked via NH for a double
1 play.
After this the Nationals found Il hard
sailing and did not get a man as far as
/ second until the eighth inning. while
I Boston did not have much better luck
untilt the sixth IN the NTH Morgan
( walked but got no further than second
and In the fifth Goodwin singled and
Stahl walked. Ferris hit to Cross. who
threw low and the ball got away from
7 Stahl. Seeing this Goodwin made for
/ the rubber but Nil r-~iyCd up StRhl and
/ threw TO Wakefield got mis- man
/ HOey walked and as--l the bases were
filled with but one man out. GTimshaN v
singled TO left and Stahl scored. but
Ferris was caught at the rubber. TheT
/ Morgan famed, leaving men on sec
I Ond and third.
Ferris Chokes OF Run.
Wakefield ODanad the eighth with Z