The Washington herald., 1907-07-27
Hit into BLRACHERS
Harry HOwell's Single Goes
for a Home Run.
THREE MEN SCORE ON PLAY
Nationals Make Pretty Finish in
the Last Three Innings, but the
Too Great 10 Overcome and Browns
Win Again-HOwelI a Puzzle.

The same old three eyed hoodoo which
persued the Nationals on Thursday was
prowling about the ball yard again yes
terday, and cost Washington another
game with ST. Louis. Score to T.
As excuses have had to be made in both
Of the games in which Cantillon's band
has been defeated, the Browns will not
have very exalted opinion Of our sports
manship in refusing to give them credit
for the games they win. but It must be
said that they were just as lucky in
capturing yesterdays contest as they
were on the day previous.
On Thursday. with one man on base,
Joe Yeager lifted a fly to right field, and
1t hoped into the bleachers. giving the
eX-Hankee a hOme-run and deciding the
contest right then and there. Yesterday
it was up to Harry Howell to DO the
deed, and he went Yeager one better by
waiting until there We're two out and
two men on bases when he poked the ball
in the same direction, and the sphere
went bounding along on the chalk line
and finally ducked over the railing and
into the stands, giving St. Louis three
runs. d went to practically the same
spot where Yeagers landed and was the
salvation of the visitors, for had il re-
mained on the field of play they would
not have gotten more than one run as
the next batter was teasy picking, and
during the remaining seven innings they
were able TO shove only two runners over
the plate.
An Uphill Fight.
Despite this most discouraging start. for
1t happened in the second inning. the Ma
tionals played pretty uphill game. and
fully deserved a victory. In fact. the
finish of the locals was enc of the most
spectacular seen at the yard this season.
Tor in the last three innings the Nation
ais by making the most Of four hits. sue
ceeded in scoring three times. and in the
ninth. with two men on and none out
seemed most likely to tie it up: but Nc
Aleer snatched Howell out Of the box and
substituted Dineen, and the former Bos-
tonian retired three batters in order.
Harry Howell and Oscar Graham were
the opposing pitchers. In every inning Of
the game the Nationals got one OF. more
men on bases; but il was not until the
last third of the game that they COM
menced to get in timely hits on the ia
nous spit-ball artist. Graham pitched a
fairly good game Of ball; but the handi-
cap OF the second inning was too great to
overcome, and in the sixth FaIkenberg
was sent 10 the center Of the diamond
When the Nationals commenced 10 start
sonnet hing I'm the eighth L,
pulled out, in order TO allow Eill 10 bat.
and Charley Smith pitched the final ses-
sion.
Washington scored in the first. Clvmer
singled, stole second. and completed the
distance when Delehanty was thrown out
at first and Tom Jones made a poor re-
turn TO the plate.
In the second Yeager led off for 81.
Louis with a double but was tagged AT
third, when Jones hit TO Graham. Shipke
made a neat stop on the play. HartzeH
ripped of long single TO center. and
Jones tried to get TO third, but his name
sake. by perfect throw, caught him off
the bag by inches. Spencer walked. and
tnen Mr.. Howell proceeded TO get his
horseshoe home run into the bleachers.
ShipI1e Gets TTo-baEEcr.
In the fifth Spencer's single and Niles
double gave st. Louis another tally. In
The seventh the Nationals got a run
Shipke tore of a double TO right center.
and Clymer drew a pass. Ganley's sacri-
hee moved both runners along. DeIeban-
tvs grounder scored Shipke, and when
Spencer threw wild TO second. Clymer slid
across the plate
The Browns made one in the eighth on
a single two outs. and Shipke's error. but
the Nationals got one in their half Al
tzer slashed a bingle to center. and Wor-
ner was hit by pitcher. Nil tried to sac
Titice' but beat it out. and. with the bases
loaded, Hickman was sent in to hit b,t
rouled out. Clymer was not anxious and
walked. forcing in a run. but GanIev lifted /
a short ny to center, and Gehring who
was running for Warner. was thrown ont |
at the plate
In the ninth it looked Ike the locals |
were about TO tie It up. Jim Delehantv /
opened by smashing a triple tbrougb 4
Pickering in right. but he died AT that
station. Anderson took a base on balls /
but, as Howell was weakening. McAIeer
sent OineeD into the box, and the newt |
DatteTs We're retired, one. two. three