Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-14
Nationals Trimmed Yanigans III
Practice Game.
ANDERSON IN LEFT FIELD
First Triple Play of the Year Pulled
Off by Picked Team.
JONES IS EXPECTED TONIGHT
Close Finishes at New Orleans-An-
other Record for Swimmer Daniels
Golf at Pinehurst.
ANDERSON IN LEFT FIELD
JONES IS EXPECTED TONIGHT

Special Dispatch to The Star.
GALVESTON, Tex, March 14-While the
regulars yesterday got the best Of their
argument with the Yanigans by a score OF
to /. the unbroker youngsters had the
glory of perpetrating the first triple play
of the year, and a peach 1t was. too. 1t
happened In the fifth inning. Altizer, who
was first up for the regulars. tapped
bounder to Graham. who was covering
short. A low throw gave him a life. Hick-
man tried for sacrifice. but Graham ran
In and booted" the sphere. Altizer raced
to third on the miscue Lave Cross swung
for a ball that cut the outer corner and
shot it on a line to Hughes in left. Altizer
thought the ball was going over Big Tom
head and started for home. but he was
nipped at the plate by a perfect return.
Hickman was hustling down to second base,
but Sandcrab Block who was catching for
the Yanigans caught him foot by fast
and deadly straight throw. 1t was done so
quickly and prettily that the spectators
didn't realize N.nat had happened untii tney
saw the sides change. The game was goou
in its way. hut the switching about OF sew
eral players frCm team to team made Keep
ing a full score out of the question ms
was he lie Up, though:
The Lineup.
Regulars-Falkenberg (o innings) and
Patten a innings. pitchers; Blankensmp,
catcher; Hickman. first base; Schiahy, sec
ond base: Cross. third base; Perrine short
stop: Anderson, left field; Aitlzer, center
field; Ganley. right field
yanIgans-Wilson Is innings) and Graham
"a innings), pitchers; Block (Galveston):
catcher. Smith first base; Hayden. second
base: Mil. third base; Goodwin snort stop
Hughes. left field; Patten and kltsoh' cen
ter field. Orth tGalveston), right held.
1T r-ilr
Regulars scored five runs off Wilson. Dul
could do nothing with Graham's delivery.
rrbr Yanigans scored but once and then In
the tag end of the game. Orth cracked GU.
his second hit and went to second and third
on successive steals. With two OUT Nm
walked and shortly after MADE dun 10
go down to second. This drew a throw
from Rlankenship. and While NIL was
rIudinc his would-be captors Ortiz snea ed
home ON another steal
Perrine Plays Well
Perrine seems bent on justifying Can
,iuon.s good Judgment for he again shone
with briIiancy. He drew two passes was
hi, onc,a and smashed out single ana
double. his fielding was sharp and clear.
Rlankenship was a regular old wheelhorse
behiud the windpad and worked his pltch-
ers well Mil and Schlafly furnished sew
eral good plays. as did Hickman.
The score pS in"''s R.HE
paguIars o . 0 o 0 % I l
Yanigans 30 o U y VI
Catcher Block and Outfielder Ortiz were
both borrowed from the Sandcraps LOT
this occasion. , o,a
Schahy Captained the Nesuoi' "
Hughes the Yanigans. A.,
T9rn Hughes nearly spiked himself in the
back of the neck in going after .he , iirs'
Nv in his territory. He didn't get H. eitHer.
Perrfne scored in the first inning from
the middle bag on Andersons sacrlhce u
the pitcher and an out at nrst.
Lave Cross sent one past GOODWIN tIaI
fairly burned a hole in the air.
Mv,nu Townsend. sporting editor OF the
St Louis Star Chronicle, came over llo OH,
San Antonio to take look at Jimmy
MCA!eer'S league rivals re Seehieu 'i
IMPRESSED with them.
Anderson in Game.
Andcrson's error was excusabie enough
He tried to throw out Mil at second on the
batter's hit In the third. but threw $40" anu
q triee high. He did not want to take any
chances with his arm.
Big John Anderson got in after midday
Yesterday from Worcester. Mass. looking
In the best of health He won't have much
beef to shed Patten switched to the Regu-
lars after the fifth inning.
Perrine put liner for two bases to the
club house In right that Ortiz tried desper-
ately to spear by jump. but failed.
That Sandcrab outfelder. Ortiz. who is a
brother OF the big pitcher Al, looked
mighty good and was the feature of the
EanIgans work. He scored their only tally,
got half the hits and stole three bases In
ole inning His fielding was excelle It. too.
SchIafy queered Charley Smith out of a
hit in the ninth by running over to right
field bleaChers and clutching a slow line ny
with one hand. his left.
But for Andersons error the Regulars
last column would have been blank. Kit
son bitted for Wilson in the Yanigans' half
OF the NTH and then took Patterns place In
the field for the Regulars in the last of the
game.
Newhouse's umpiring was not any too
good. but his mistakes were impartally
spread.
Jones Expected Tonight.
Charley Jones is expected in from Denver
tonight Both Highianders and Beaneat-
ers now silent on the Stahl proposition.
This was another one of the surf bathing
mornings.
chile pepperitis.
Anderson hit safely but once out of five
times up. but that one was a vicious poke
to left center
Csnti!ion did not try to play. He watch
ed the work closely from the home bench
back of first Strike-outs were NOT runner
Gus. as the pitchers kept putting them
over.
Charley Smith played first in fine fash
ion. and made several neat scoops of low
ones. la George Carey.
Orth mad three stolen bases when he
scored the only run set down to the Yani-
Rans.
The Nationals are being advertised as the
featured attraction at the beach rink to-
morrow evening. and all of them who skate
are guaranteed full cards of fair partners
for the occasion.
Alttzer chased couple OF stin punches TO
the middle territory successfully
All four of the older pitchers want a
whaCk at McCloskey's Cardinals at Hous-
ton next Sunday. but Manager Joe won't
say what two will be taken. 1t was part
~ cloudy during the game, but hot enough
To suit all hands.