Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-25
Yesterdays National League Cameo.
New York. 6; Chicago. 5.
81 Louis II; Philadelphia l.
Pittsburg, q; Boston, D.

Yesterdays National League Cameo.
81 Louis, Ii Philadelphia, L.
Pittsburg, 8; Boston, D.
Harry Howell finally overcame his hoo
doc" yesterday afternoon. pitching the st.
Louis to a victory over the Washingtons
by the score Of . to 3. Handsome Harry
has not won a game in this city for so long
q time that his last victory has escaped
the memory of the staustician bad luck
or what you may call 1t, always bobbing
up when he was twirling his best, and the
locals generally grabbed the game out of
the fire. Yesterday the goddess of good
luck smiled on Harry and frowned at BIZ
Wolfe. as the latter would have won his
game hands down but for bad judgment
and poor fielding
Wolfe was somewhat diffident about GO
ing into the box, as 1t had been given out
that waivers had been asked on his re-
lease by the local club. and the erratio
fan" was ready with a roast as soon as
he went on the firing line. But the clever
fellow twirIed a splendid game. holding
the Browns down TO FIVE hits, and only two
earned runs. The error Of judgment bobbed
up IN the sixth inning when Cross called
to Heydon 10 take a foul fly from Stones
about half dozen yards from third base.
Cross could have gobbled the fly but
thought it was coming down near the home
plate Instead of being out. Stone then
got his base on balls, and finally scored the
Browns second run.
The costly errors belong to Schlahy. a
bad throw to first on a hurry up play and
another to the plate on bluff steal of
second being his slip ups. but this young
ster has been playing so finely for Wash
ington that his first mishaps can easily be
overlooked and charged to the hard luck
column
Bright Spots.
The bright spots in the game were the
sensational catch Of Hickman's IN right
feld after long run, the ball striking his
hands near the ground and the tremendous
home run drive he tore off in the fifth In
ming; the first base play Of Nordyke. and
L fine catch in left field by stone. the
clever left fielder pulling down Anderson's
fly after a backward run and as the bali
was sailing over his head. The catch GER
tainly robbed Andy" of at least a triple.
The Nationals started off so well that It
looked as though Howell was in for his
usual defeat. Jones hit the first ball
pitched for q clean single into left, and
was nicely sacrificed to second by Schlahy.
Cross followed with a timely single into left
and Jones raced home.
Two more runs came Washington's way
in the fifth inning and then the boys
knocked on tallying on the day. the last
four innings yielding but one hit Schlahy
opened with a single to left. but was forced
at second by Cross, HartzeH 10 O'Brien.
Anderson went out at first on a fierce
grounder TO Nordyke that the Pacific coast
boy ala well 10 stop, Cross taking second
Hickman then came to the bat and met
one Of HOwelrs outcurves on the end OF
the stick and away it sailed toward center
field. Hemphin gave chase but without
avail the bail striking the fence on the
fly and shooting off several yards to the
left. Charley coming all the way home
molested. 1t was mighty swat and ap-
parently cinched the game for the Nation
ais.
But the next inning the Browns got busy
after going runless for five turns at the bat,
in which time they had secured but one
lonesome HIT bunt by Stone. Howell
was the first man up and he drove the bali
to left center for three bases. the drive be-
ing a counterpart Of Hickman's. Cross
bad Judgment then turned up and Stone
walked 20 first on balls. Hemphill hit to
Sohlady and the latter made q bad throw
to Stahl Howell scoring and Stone taking
and Stone raced home on the play. Nor
dyke got a base on balls, but OBrien hit
into a double play neatly handled by VIII
Nams, Schlafiy and Stahl.
Nationals Undoing.
Then came the eighth. and with 1t Wash
iugtons undoing Stone got base on
balls and went to third on HemphiIls Sill
sic to right. Hemphin stole second bu,
Wallace popped out to Schlany. Then Mr..
Nordyke bobbed into the lImelight with a
timely single to center amt Stone ana
Hemphin raced home. O'Brien followed
with grounder to left that Williams fun
oled. and In trying to recover It, bumped
into Nordyke and was knocked out for a
couple OF minutes. 1t looked for time
as though Washington would be minus a
shortstop. but Williams nnally came TO
and p,ucl1ily resumed his position Niles
then hit a long fly to Hickman and Nor
dyke reached third on the play O'Brien
started the BLUM steal OF second. and on
the throw-down Nordyke cut loose for
home. Heydon's throw to Schiahy was
beauty. but the latter made bad return
the ball striking the ground about yard
In front of the catcher and then shooting
through his NIT. the runner scoring. Hart
eel closed the inning by going out at first.
Stone worked his third base on balls IA
;he ninth after two were out. but Hemp
hill closed the st. Louis string by popping
TO Schlaiiy
For the Nationals, Wakefield was sent up
TO bat for Wolfe and the youngsters luck
stuck to him. making first on i1artzelrs
tumble, but 1t was energy wasted as Jones
tanned, Schlafiy flied TO Hemphln ana AFTER
Cross had been passed Anderson forced
Wake at third on his drive 20 the Browns
third baseman.
Three straight defeats at the hands OF
the Browns 10 q bitter dose for Wash
Instou to swallow, but there 10 no disput-
ing the fact that the/ visitors have Ger