The Washington times., 1906-06-24
KitSOn Pitched in Rare Form,
But Hits Were Not Forth
coming.
ERR02LESS GAME FOR BOTH
Fielding Highly Sensational Through
out With Altizer, Stanley, and
Williams the Stars.
Nationals, 2; New York, 3.


Manager Jake StahI did the "eeny-
meeny-miny- moe act yesterday in
choosing a twirler and landed on Kit
son when he came to the Moe part.
And maybe it wasn't a piece of luck.
too. Kit. Z is true. was as wild as a
march hare at times. but when the
crucial moment arrived he dropped back
to earth in n most pleasing fashion and
several times pulled himself out of bad
holes. II was not his fault that the
Nationals lost by TO 2. 1t was Kitson
who sent Wee Willie Keeler racing 10
the right field fence after a miIe-a-nin-
ute three sacker. which sent Wakefield
scurrying across the tally plate Just
following the latter's two-base drive.
the first hit of the game for the Wash
ingtonians.
Altizer Failed to Arrive.
With the exception of Dame Fortune's
guidance Of our Boy Managers hand in
selecting Kitson to pitch that most
elusive parsonage was dead against us.
for in the fourth. with three men on
bases and but one down. Altizer. the
mighty. the same who ripped out two
slashing two-sackers on Friday. punch
ed out, and Stahl was retired on an
easy one from Williams to Chase
Hogg. who was on the firing line for
the Highlanders. was also the boy with
a package of goods which he had no
trouble in delivering. He certainly lived
UP to his name in allowing our stick
wielders to connect with his twists.
However. the four that were allowed
were beauts, one single. two two-bag-
gers. and that drive of Kits for three
quarters of the circuit While Altizer
was not so ready with the willow as he
was Friday, ne did several stunts at
the short garden that more than made
up for his three-time tanning bee.
The fourth time up the bumped
shouldered recruit pasted one into
Keeler's territory for two bags in the
last half of the ninth with but one out
His effort went for naught, as Stahl
went out from Williams TO Chase. and
the latter grabbed wakefield's LAGER
along the foul line
Chase's Great Work at Bat.
OF the visitors eight hits KeeIer and
Williams each got two and Chase got a
time he went to the plate he used his
Williams. at second put up one of
the cleverest fielding exhibitions seen
in this burg for a long time, accepting
all Of his six chances beautifully AL
Tiers work in this line was also of
The gilt-edged variety. his running over
hand catch of Williams would-be Texas
Lacquer In the thiro H-inging the crowd
10 its feet. Had this gotten away from
Davy there would have been another
run chalked up for Griffth's minions
Stanley was also awake to his posi-
ton, when 1t came to robbing the Goth
amiteS of hits. In fact. the entire team,
or rather two teams, were on the jump
from start to finish. the error column
st the end OF the fray being free from
a single miscue.
In the third. Stahl. with the diplomacy
of an ambassador. made himself solid
with the bleacherites by permitting
them to rush the stands when the eie-
Inents became threatening
New York Started Early.
New York started things off in the
first session. and before our brave boys
could call a halt those heavy hitting
but erratic Grifhthites had pounded in
two runs Keeler led off with a drive
10 right, and On Chase's two-bagger
galloped over the plate. The left paw
first saclIer then sneaked to third, from
where he scored a moment later after
the next two hac been retired on Will
liams' two-sack liner 20 deep right
Hickman, by quick fielding kept the
New York second baseman from reach
ing third. Immediately after DeIehanty
flied out to Stanley.
Again in the third. the visitors got
keeler led off well for the sec
ond time by pasting a punk little foozier
just short of first, which Stahl. Kitson
and Schlafy went after, leaving first
uncovered Chase then drew a pass
putting Keller on second. Conroy
forced Willie at third and Laporte
brought Chase home with the latter's
second run. Delehanty filed out to Ait
1zer. In their half of the same StahI
tanned and Wakefield connected for the
first hit of the game and came home
on kitsons SiZZler to the right field
fence. Stanley famed and Schlafiy drew
bis base on balls. On the next ball over
Schlafiy tried to steal. Mcclure threw
short 10 head him off and Kitson did
MS only stupid act of the game by hug
2lng third and looking on while VIII
Ilams, seeing the Washington twirler
making no attempt 10 get home. ran
back and touched Schlafiy
In the next Cross fouIed 10 Chase An
derSon hit safely, went to second when
Hickman was hit. and stole third He
came nome minute later on Hogg' s
Wild pitch This ended the scoring for
both sides. Altizer struck out and Stahl
went out from Williams to Chase. The
score:
WASHINGTON. ALB. R. Bill Po. A. E.
cross, 3D.. . ) Q Q : : 9