Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-30
NATIONALS AGAIN
BITE THE DUST
New Yorks Score Their Third
Straight Victory Through
Sensational Base Running
and the Locals Errors.

The New y OrkS again trounCed the Ma
tIonais this morning by the score of 3 to 1.
the victory being secured solely through the
extraordinary base running of tine Yankees.
Eight pliers are placed to their credit, and
a most unusual thing in connection there
with was that not one of the Yankees hits
figured in the run-sCoring.
The victory of the New Workers was
heart-hreakcr for Charley Smith, the
Cleveland lad pitched gilt-edged ball and
would have won his game hands down
with good support. He struck out nine
batsmen. and in the sixth inning such good
ones ConrOy. Williams and Hoffman
famed the air in rotation az they walked
To the bat But five scattered singles were
made by the New Workers, Smith having
a world of speed and throughout the con-
test he had the opposing batsmen complete
ly al his mercy
Orth also pitched fine game, allowing
hut six scattered hits. but his support bor-
dcred on the marvellous. as it seemed i'm
possible to get the ball through the in
feeders
The beautiful weather this morning and
the attractive sport the two teams have
been Offering in the past two days served to
draw out crowd of nearly 1000, a big
bunch of the onlookers being clustered be-
hind the ropes in right field.
Charley Jones once more led the team
with the stick, scoring the only run credited
to the Nationals. and he also pulled off
sensational catch of line fly from Keeler's
bat I'm the fifth inning All good players
slip up sometimes. and when Jones muffed
Elberfeld's easy fly in the eighth inning 1t
resulted in run that sent the Yankees to
the front.
A description of the game Will demon
strate just how tantaliZing was the vic
tory for New York.
Both sides were blanked in the first in
ming. although Elberfeld and Jones made
singles. In the second Williams was turned
back by a splendid stop of NILS and then
Hoffman was passed to first. Smith made
a quick throw to Hickman and caught
Hoffman off the sack. the latter making
try for second. Hickman threw the ball
high 10 AltiZer, and it bounded out of the
shOrtstop's hands. and Hoffman chased on
to third. Moriarity was also passed, but
Kleinow hit long fly to Ganley and
Hoffman had an easy time scoring.
Smith and Orth then went along swim
mingly until the sixth inning, when the Ma
tiouals scored their only run, tying up
the score. Ganley was the first up. but
struck out. Charley Jones then took
jump for one OF Orth.s swift drops. caught
1t fairly on the end OF his bat, and when 1t
came down under the trees in left field he
was chasing toward the second bag. Con-
roy got the ball back quickly. but Jones
kept swimming along the ground and pulled
up at third. to the great delight of the
multitude. Cross and Jones then worked
the squeeze play perfectly, the former roll
ing the ball toward first and the latter
coming home so easily that Chase. who
gathered in the roller, didn't even make
try to head him off.
There was some extraordinary fielding
pulied off by the Nationals in the fifth and
sixth innings. and the applause was
continuous affair Keller led off with a low
line fly to center that Jones caught at his
shoe tops. and Lave Cross made sensa-
tional stop of Elberfelds swift roller to-
ward left. and got the ball to "Hick" in
plenty OF time. Chase then sent up a high
foul that came down within six inches Of
the grand stand. but Biankenship dashed
back after it. and although he smashed into
the boards held onto the ball. In the sixth
came Smiths extraordinary pitching i'll
striking out Conroy. Williams and Hoff-
man.
Then came the eighth inning. two runs
being scored by New York without a bingle
being made. Elberfeld opened with his fly
that went right into Jones' hands but i'm
mediately trckled out onto the grass, to
the Chagrin of the clever fielder. Chase
went out. Cross to Hickman, Elberfed TAX
Ing second. Blankenship then allowed one
OF Smiths downshoots to go through his
mitt and EIberfeld raced to third. Con-
roy followed with a roller to Cross, which
was momentarily fumbled or Elberfed
would have been thrown out at the plate.
Cross gathered the ball up quickly and
threw To Hickman in time to head off Con-
roy but Charley dropped the ball Con-
roy then stole second and went to third
while Williams was being thrown out at
FIRST by Nil. Watching his chance, Con-
roy crept up on the line. and as Smith
started To wind up darted for the plate.
Smith cut loose with all his speed, but the
widow" is a speedy lad and he slipped
over the plate about a hairs breadth ahead
of Blank"uship's touch. Hoffman closed
the inning by tanning.
In the ninth Orth probably saved his own
game by making splendid pickup and
throw Of Cross bunt, Chase helping him
along with a sensational catch. Hickman
flied to Hoffman. but AltiZer beat out a
roller 10 Elberfeld. and then Anderson clos
ed IA" game with fierce line fly directly
into Elberfe!d's hands