Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-25
LOCAL BOYS COULDN'T BAT
Pitcher Falkenberg Helped Out With
a Couple of Bad Plays.
COLTS BEAT GALVESTON CLUB
Large Crowd at Benning Track Yes
terday-Racers Burned at Sleeps
head-Bowling Averages.


Special Dispatch to The Star.
HOUSTON, Texas, March Eff anybody
was to blame for the Nationals losing yes
terday's game here with st. Louis 1t can re
laid on the shoulders of Pitcher FaIken-
berg for egregious blunders of judgment
he made in the third inning. where the
Cardinals made all their runs. They were
exasperating, and no one was more grieNeu
over them than Big Fred himself, but they
lost the game nevertheless They were OF
the same kind that cost the Nationals
many contest last season, and they are
not likely to happen again if Cantillon can
prevent it, and he thinks he can
The disaster happened thus: Marshall
started the third by a liner over Ander-
sons head for two bases. He dashed TO
third when Beebe hunted on the third-base
line, and was nearly on the bag when
Falkenberg foolishly threw the ball TO
Cross O'Hara raised a ny to short center
so close in that Marshall didn't attempt TO
score after AltiZer caught the pan, the
latter returning ii to the plate so quickly
Kelly hunted in the same manner Beebe
did, and in place of throwing the ball TO
the plate where he could have nailed the
runner. Falkenberg foolishly threw to sec
ond too late to catch Beebe, and allowing
Kelly to reach first. Bennett sent
grounder to Falkenberg, who retired Kelly
advanced Bennett to the keystone corner,
and three successive singles by Beckley,
Byrne and Holly had the effect OF bringing
up the total of runs to hVe, al! that the
Cardinals made in the game. The inning
ended by Holly being obiterated in an at
tempt to steal second. Then Falkenberg
stood the wholesale jawing match on the
bench without a word in answer 1t mad
the effect of making him pull himself to-
gether and finish the game like real Win
ner. but, of course, the fat was in the tire
then.
Nationals Only Runs.
Cantillon's workers scored their two runs
I'm the fifth. Schlafy was hit by pitched
bail. BlankenShip hit to center. and both
moved up the line on Perrine's out, second
to first After three strikes had been
called on Falkenberg, Ganley's smash over
second let Schlahy count, and the grounder
from Cross bat that trickled through
Byrne's legs went far enough 50 that
BlankenShip could make a run.
1t looked for while as if the score might
he tied in the ninth. Schlafy worked Beehe
for four balls and BlankenShip got his third
safety of the day by fine slam over sec
Ond base that nearly amputated SGhlafiys
lower limbs. Falkenberg put a srounder
down to bennett so fast that himself and
his batting partner We're killed in Il light
ming double play. Then Byrne bungled
Perrine's grounder. but held Schlatiy at
third. There were two strikes on Ganiey
just Mig started to steal second, but
the next pitched ball cut the plate in two
waist high, Ganley missing it, and the game
was over.
\ Embarrassing running foul catch by
Cross. several clever stops and assists by
Pcrrine. Ganlcy's outfield work and Blank
cnShipS hitting were the features of the
Nationals work. There wasn't much to
the Cardinals outside of the batterymcn.
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