The Washington times., 1907-09-01
Another ehanee to -!

Another chance to gloat!
AS has been said before, Washington
baseball reporters have so few Of these
chances that you can't blame them for
emitting a whoop when the team does
anything extraordinarily good. and this
IS one OF the chances. for there has not
been a better ball game in the Amer
lean League this season than that yes
Jerday, in which Washington shut out
Boston / 10 ana made a record Of tax
ing three cut Of the four games Of the
series.
IN every way it was a high-class
game, despite the fact that Washington
IS credited with two errors and Boston
with one.
Behring's Fine Pitching.
But the pitching was the main attrac-
ton. Gehring let Boston down with two
hits in nine innings Kroh allowed
Washington two singles in seven ses-
sions. and Pruitt one in the lonely round
ne ofiiciated. There is some hinging tor
you, and in addition 10 that, Kroh's base
on balls to O'Brien in the first inning
was the only mistake any Of the three
pitchers made, and they NEEDED their
positions in a sensational manner.
Washington fans can afford TO let out
a sort Of secondary gloat over the fact
that Gehring twirled a full contest with
out exploding. There Is ordinarily so
much dynamite concealed about a
washington slabman, and he is so Ger
tain to set it Off just at the wrong
time, that the crowd feels disappointed
and peeved over missing a thrill when II
fails to see four or I'VE hits dumped into
one inning. but the rooJers yesterday
were willing TO overlook that neglect on
Behring's part just for the novelty OF
the thing.
Three Reached First.
Three Pilgrims got to first. Sullivan
reached there on Delehanty' weil-knoWr
brand Of washington errors. stole sec
ond. and advanced on an out. Barrett
singled in the sixth. stole the next bag
and was marooned there. UnElauI
doubled into the right field crowd IL
the seventh, took third on Ferns out
and was left waiting on the third cor
ner when Dave Altizer made sta
pickup Of Tony Smiths throw OF Wag
ner's grounder after making a ranl
nun OF the same There you have &
full and complete description OF all tina
Boston did in the way of getting q run
and IL could be told In even fewer words
Charley Jones was the life-saver To-
Washington, but the principal thanks
for the victory are due Jack Knight
That young man should receive a media
firm the Rooters' Club if ever Wash
ington advances far enough in tn
American League 10 have such an or
ganlzation Without the able assistance
of Knight, those iron-clad pitchers nigh
have been twirling away set.
Jones in Public Eye.
Here Is how Knight endeared himsel
10 the Capital fans. and how CHARLIE
Jones made a run in spite of himself:
Jones opened the first inning with
nifty whaok to left for one base. Gan
ley rolled a hunt toward first on whic
he could easily have been squelched
but Unglaub elected to try for Jones a
second. and heaved madly TO Wagner
Il was a good attempt. but Jones bea
the ball to the bag by about an inch
and both runners were safe. Clyme
grounded to Unglaub, and Jones too
third, and Ganley the middle sack.
Ganley Pranced up and down the lin
TO draw throw from Shaw, and got il
This was Jones cue to hurry home, bu