Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-15

strikes, while the crowd yelled it's disap-
prevail at the umpire. Hayden then came
to the bat, but little was expected of him,
as Bender had famed him twice Mac
has been hitting well in practice games, and
his batting eye returned the Indian
shot fast one over about shoulder high.
Whack went the bat against the ball and
the sphere sailed on line into left center
for two bases and Cross and Anderson
ScamDered home
Such yelling and shouting is seldom heard
the gladstone cries bringing back the hun
dreds who were passing through the gates
as a chance at least to tie the score was
in sight Joe Stanley. the Washington boy,
was then sent up in place of Hughes, and
the lad made a splendid try to get the
pail safe, but once more the irrepressib!e
Murphy was Johnny on the spot" and the
sphere was gobbled up and shot to first in
time to head off the batter by step. 1t
was great finish to an enjoyable game.
How the Runs Were Made.
Both sides got busy In the run-scoring
line in the first inning. Hartsel got base
on balls and Hoffman went out TO Stahl
unassisted, the first named taking second
Brouthers followed with a fast roller to
short and Nil fumbled H. Hartsel taking
third Davis then hit a line single into left
and Hartsel rushed home. Hughes then cut
Seybold and Murphy
For the Nationals, Mil flied out to Muir
phy. but Schalfiy negotiated a base on
baiis. Hick then tried to kill the ball,
but a perfect bunt resulted and he was
safe on first. Lave Cross then bobbed into
the limelight of approval by soaking a sin
gle into left, and Schalfy scooted across
the plate. Hickman tried to go to third on
the hit, but Seybold made good throw to
Brouthers at third and he out by sew
eral yards.
Three ciphers followed and then the Ath-
Ietlcs shot to the front in the fifth inning
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toward left that Mil gathered in accurate
~ and threw straight into Stahls hands
but the latter muffed the ball, and. with
his usual hard luck. the mispiay resulted
In a run. Davis went out, Cross to Stahl
Brouthers taking second. SeyboId followed
with an out Schalfiy to Stahl and then Mr.
Murphy butted into the game with a fine
single to left and Brouthers chased home.
Monte Cross closed the inning by flying out
to Jones.
In the eighth the Athletics scored two
more runs, TO the accompanying groans of
the hard-losing Washingtonians. Murphy
led off with a double to center that should
have been a single, but the ball struck a
lump just as Jones was setting himself for
1t and ii bounded over his head into the
crowd. Schreck then doubled to left, the
ball striking exactly on the foul line-an-
other slice of auckland Murphy scored
Bender followed with single into left but
the ball was returned SO quickly by Ander-
son that Schreck had to scamper back to
lhlfu opsS Hartsel sent out on a long
fly to Hickman and Schreck rushed home
after the ball had been caght Hoffman
closed the inning with out at first NH
to Stahl.
Then followed the glorious NINTH as be-
fore described, and the game was over
Umpire OLoughlin came in for some
harsh criticism on two different occasions
but from the press box ii looked as though
he was right in both instances Silk is
very popular in this town, and the boot
ing of the crowd be attributed only IN
excitement and a desire to see the home
team win