Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-16

Catcher for the Nationals. recently purchased
from Detroit.
of being a first division team in the game
yesterday. Stupid base running and errors
Fat critical points were bobbing up fire.
fquently as to cause comment.
Case Patten was on the rubber for the
Nationals and, although he was hit for ten
safeties. the clever southpaw was unusually
effective with men on the bases. On two
occasions the Browns led OF the inning
with a pair of singles. but Patten then put
on steam and the side was retired without
q run. On two other occasions the Brownies
seemed destined to score. but headiess base
running, backed up with accurate handling
of the ball by the National, helped Patten
over dangerous spots.
Pelty. who was the rubber for the
Browns. allowed but three scattered hits in
the first six innings. but he weakened In
the seventh. allowed three hits. and. with
his own error. two runs resulted. Wallace
had a tumble and O'Brien two miscues. but
the iatter's misplays did no damage.
Locals Fine Fielding.
The local f1elders went through the nine
innings without a slip up. the infield put
ting up a splendid exhibition. In the third
Inning Altizer made the star play Of the
game, running out into short center and
pulling down Niles fly which had all the
marks of going safe. Little George Mil. at
third. with a finger that would keep ninety
nine players out of a hundred out of the
game. worked splendidly and had the sat-
isfaction of tearing off a triple to the CEN
ter field fence and scored shortly after ON
Charley Jones' timely rap into left that
was too deep for Wallace to handle In time.
Schlafiy. at second. also did well. while
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for Manager Stahl.
Niles, at third. had only one chance but
1t was easily the star play for the Browns.
a short roller from Nils bat that was COB
bled on the run and the batter thrown out
at first.
The locals got away well, scoring their
first run in the initial inning. After Mil
had died at first and Jones had flied to
Koehler. Altizer tore off clean single into
center and quickly stole second. Hickman
followed with bounder to Wallace that
the latter fumbled and Altizer went to
third. Jones then dropped Wallace's throw
and Altizer kept on home.
This lead was maintained for three in
nings. but in the fourth the Brownies got
busy and shot into the lead, scoring two
runs. their only talies Of thu game Tom
Jones died at first on a roller to Patten
but Stone singled and scooted to second
on wild pitch. Hemphill then drove
single into left and Anderson made a good
return to the plate but the ball bound
ed high and Stone scored, the batter
taking second on the throw home. Wallace
was passed. but O'Brien hit into a double
play which Schlafiy played the wrong way,
putting out the batter at first, and before
Wallace could be run down Hemphili dash
ed over the plate.
Tied Up the Score.
The Nationals tied up the score with one
run in the sixth after two men were out,
Charley Jones tanning and Altizer flying to
Hemphill. Hickman worked base on
balls and by a nice slide stole second.
Anderson then walloped a timely double to
right field and ''Hick' galioped over the
! plate.
In the seventh Washington shot to the
front, scoring two runs. and they were
never In danger thereafter. Stanley was
the nrst out on fly to O'Brien, but Wake
Held hammered a clean single into right
center and went to second on Patterns out
at hrst- wallace thought he saw a chance
OF catching Wakefield on the sack and
dashed over to take Pelty's throw, but the
Dali struck Howard on the shoulder bound
, ed into center and the runner came all the
| way home before the sphere could be re-
covered. Mil followed with his tremen-
oous drive for three bases to ths center