The Washington times., 1906-09-02
OH. WURRA!! WURRA!!
DROP TWO MORE
Nationals Play Hard, But
Fruitlessly, in Both Games
With New York.
HEADW0RK WINS THE FIRST
Changing Runner on Base Line Scores
Necessary Run-Smith
Exploded.

NEW YORK. Sept 1-For the third
consecutive time, in as many days, wash
ington dropped a double header 20 Clark
Grifnths fast travelling Highlanders, at
American League Park this afternoon
before 1900 spectators. Scores: New
York, 5; Washington, 4; New York, o.;
Washington, 3.
Today's contests were both played up
10 the limit In the curtain raiser WASH
ingtOn took a commanding lead from
the start aad was doing about every
Ihing In the batting line 10 ClarksOn
offerings. In the fourth inning, now
ever, the former collegian was replaced
by Hogg. who held the Nationals run
less and kept the few remaining blngies
nicely distributed
Then Smith Blew Up.
smith. while reached for nine hits,
among them a homer by Keller. a triple
by Conr0y. and doubles by Chase and
Elberfeld, kept the Highlanders down
20 one run until the eighth inning, when
they scored a run and followed II up
with three more in the closing chapter.
The victory was due 10 clever general
ship. LapOrte was sent 10 Dat 19I
Pitcher HOgg, and Later on, when only
one run was needed, Thomas was taken
out Of the base line, and norman VINO
Is much faster, was sent 20 run los
him. The move proved a winner as
HOffmans speed brought him home on
a short single TO left.
The clever uphill fight by the High
landers set the crowd In rare good nu-
NOR and the players were anxious for
another fight Orth and Patten Op-
posed each other IN the nnaI game.
Stahl Gets a Hit.
Neither side scored in the opening
inning. In the second, however. after
Cross went out on a bounder TO Orth.
Anderson singled. Hickmans rap TO
Elberfeld forced Anderson. Stahl made
the first hit for his side, a single. Both
runners advanced on wild pitch. Ortiz
followed this up by fumbling ~ AXE
fields grounder. and then threw poorly
10 Chase, allowing Hickman and Stahl
10 score. Patten flied out 70 ElDfrIelQr
CLOSING the inning.
In the NTH and seventh innings Wash
ington got men as Tar as third but they
The visitors last run was made in the
eighth inning on Cross single, Ander-
son long lire drive 10 center Wnlcn
went for two bases, COnroy falling, ana
Stahfs out at first on grounder 10
Neager
Highlanders Take Brace.
The HighIanders took the lead in the
second inning by scoring three runs
Yeager walked and stole second. Dele
hanty drove a single into left and took
plate bv making a fake start for home
MOriarity hit 10 Altizer and was out at
first. Delehanty was caught between
second and third and Leager started Tor
home. AltiZer threw over Wakefield. g
head and both men scored. Thomas hit
10 left for three bases and scored on
Orth's single.
The HighIanders fourth run was made
in the third Elberfeld singled and
reached second on Chase's sacrifice
The kid" then stole third. Yeager
fa.A -trr~ -. hE.-F - g Tea D.
ing home when DelehanJy hunted
toward first and both were safe
Delehanty's triple and MOriarity S
single made the NTH and last run of
the game for the Highlanders Ia the
seventh.
The HighlandeTs TODAY signed Pitcher
Stanley. of the Virginia League d broth
er of Stanley of the Nationals.