The Washington herald., 1907-03-18
NATIONALS WIN,6TOi
Take Seyenth-place Cham
pionship from Cardinals.
LAND ON KARGER's CURVES
Fourth and Ninth Innings Tell Tale,
as ST. Louis Twirler Throws Them
Too Fast at other Times-GanIey's
Triple One of seven Scattered Ones.
FaIkenberg and Patten In Box.


Special to Tie Washington Herald.
Houston. Tex, March i7-Seventh-placel
champions of the world at last The
Washington American League team,
after its decisive triumph by to / over
the St. Louis National League OUTFIT
here to-day. has a leg on that proud title
Each finished seventh in a major league
last year. and now they are deciding the
worlds title for the place.
II was a great game and the crowd,
which overfiowed into right field, was not
disappointed. Excursions had been run
10 Houston from a number of nearby
towns especially for the contest and
there was a big delegation from Calves
ton. where the Washingtonians are train
ing There was as much yelling. cusslng
the umpire, roasting the pitchers. and
other baseball side talk as if the cham
pi0nship of the world were at stake.
A few hits, but all timely. told the tale
for Washington. The American Leaguers
got four of their runs by jumping on
Karger for a triple by Ganley and three
singles In the fourth inning. and for a
double and two singles OF Stony Me-
Glynn in the ninth. In the other innings,
there was not even near-hit The fifth
run came from a pass by McGlynn in
the eighth inning.
FaIkenberg I'm Box.
FaIkenberg pitched the first six innings
for Washington. He was kept in the box
because the game started on such even
terms that Canullon was afraid TO take
chances by making "a change, although
he intended to give Goodwin three in
nings The Human Clothes Pole had
speed and curves and excellent con
troll. allowing only one base on balls.
That was in the fifth inning, and
became tho Cardinals lonely tally.
He also fielded well and he and Hickman
did some great stunts at first on infield
taps Two hits were made off him. one
was measly hunt, which Burch beat In
the third inning. The other was clean
screamer to center by o'HaFa in the
sixth.
Pstten was as cool as FaIkenberg.
O'Hara broke into the lmelight by get
ting the only hit of him. a neat double
in the ninth round
At Mercy of Kareer.
With the exception Of the two innings
in which they did such mighty and appro-
PIRATE deeds, the Washington batters
were. completely at the mercy of Karger,
who pitched the first six Innings, and Nc
Glynn. who succeeded him. Karger did
not allow a man to reach The initial bag
in the first three rounds. nor in the fifth
and sixth. But he went 10 pieces in the
fourth. He also famed seven of our
young men, Schlafiy and AIizer each
twice falling a victim.
The fourth inning was hummer, and
showed the Neutrality-suspicious. TO be batters
enough to take advantage Of any oppor-
tunity. Perrine led on with smash to
left, the first bingle of the day for the
CAPABILITIES. He romped home ON q perfect
triple 10 right by Ganley. John Anderson
could not get a hit, but he delivered the
goods by long fly to center that brought
in Ganiey. Both runs were earned Alu-
zer singled to right, and went to second,
when OHara bungled the grounder,
Hickman f0uled out. Cross came TO the
rescue with a line drive that Karger
barely lodged in time to keep from being
killed, aud Altizer was safe at the plate.
I Schlafiy famed, and the round was over.
BIankenship Gets Pass.
In the eighth. Blankenship walked. and
stole second and third. Patten struck out
and Perrine drew pass. Ganleys long
/ fly to center put Blankenship over the pan
/ for another unearned run
In the ninth. that ferocious bandit. Alti-
zer opened with a double to left. lie
Tailed on Hiekman's single TO center.
Hickman was caught stealing. and Cross
was an easy out schlafly hit clearly. but
/ Blankenship bit at three bad ones. One
/ earned run.
st. Louis vas never dangerous. In the
third. Burch beat "a bunt, but was caught
stealing. in the sixth, O'Hara singled, but
died trying to purloin second. In the fifth,
after Beekley had fouled out. Byrne
walked and took second on Crawford s
out Then Perrine made a rotten throw to
/ first on Burchs drive to short and Byrne
/ scored. Marshall was out, Hickman 70
1 Falkenberg. One undersigned tally. In the
ninth with one out. O'Hara doubled and
took third when Altizer booted the
sphere. Kelly flew out to Ganley. who
threw TO the plate in time to nip O'Hara.
Play in Galveston Next Saturday.
The Washington men play St Louis IL
+ Galveston next Saturday and in Houston
on Sunday. after which they begin the
long series of games that lead them bach
to the Potomac. Attendance, 1850.