The Washington herald., 1907-03-26
NATIONALIST, WACO, |
Have Hard Time in Beating
Texas Leaguers.
WORK IN THE FIELD IS FAST
CantilIOn's Braves show Up Poorly
at the Bat and only BunchiRg Of
Hits in Two Innings Saves Team
from n Defeat-GooduIn Pitches
the Full Nine Innings.

Special 70 The Washington Herald.
Waco. Tex. March 25.-Washington won
from Waco to-day. but there was mighty
little comfort in the performance, The
score was to / in runs and to in hits.
In the matter OF hitting. the work was
but little better than yesterday. when
Washington was beaten by the St. Louis
Cardinals in Houston. In fact. consider
Ing the difference IN class between the
Nationals and the Southern Texas Lea
guers, the sticking to-day was even worse
than yesterday. The only redeeming fea-
ture was that four of Washingtons six
hits were punched when they would do
most good. two in the first ard two IN the
ninth inning. Each brace Of bingles pro-
duced a run, and. after all. the victory
was really batted cut.
Goodwin twirled the entire nine innings
for Washington, and only sharp fielding
saved his scalp. On the other hand. the
run scored against him was due almost
entirely 70 luck. He used everything in
his repertoire but his curves were hardly
as wide as thes- will be later on. He had
plenty of speed and only fair control.
The fielding feature was brilliant plays
by Hickman and Blankenship in the
ninth. when a misplay would have tied
the score and possibly lost the game
With men On first and third, Fisher. the
Waco catcher, sent a nasty grounder to
Hickman; it was slow and erratic and
hard 10 handle. but Hickman reached it
on the run and sent it home in time to
catch Welsh at the plate by an inch. It
was a clever and heady little play, and
brought forth much applause from the
handful Of Waco spectators.
Get Good start.
Washington got of well and looked like
a sure winner in the first inning. Perrine
opened with a single and stole second; /;
Ganley famed. Cross singled to left and
scored PeTrine, and the aged one also
stole second Altizer was called out on
strikes that were a couple OF feet wide
OF the plate, and Hickman was an easy
infield out
In the second inning. after Anderson had
flied and SchIafy had been called out on
strikes like those served Altizer, Blanken-
ship beat "A bunt. but was forced by
Goodwin. In the third inning Perrine was
easy. Ganley beat one TO short. but was
nipped trying TO purloin second Cross
flied TO third From the third to the ninth
inning Washington did not get the sem
biance of hit In the five interme-
diate innings four men reached first on
errors and passes, but in each instance
fouls and easy flies retired the side. II
was enough 10 make angels weep.
The ninth was Iife-saver. Anderson
led OF with a clean double to left.
Schlafy sacrificed and Blankenship
brought in the winning run with a double
10 left Goodwin was an indeld out, and
Perrine flied To left
Waco's run came in the fourth VII
liams hit a long ~ tlEft AItfzer should
have reached, but the wind caused the ball
70 make an unusually wide course and
Altizer could not get near it with pole
The ball rolled far to center field. but
AltizeT, by an excellent return, got the
BAH 10 Schlahy in time to hold Williams
on third Then Schlafly lost his number.
made a wicked throw over Cross head at
third, and Williams completed the circuit
Hickman stopped Score.
In the first inning. with one out, Waco
made two hits. and a man caught in the
short ribs by the ball filed the bases. but
Williams hit &c Hickman, who threw TO
the plate in time to force the man on
third Welch was easy, short to first. re-
tlring the side
The Washington team leaves here to-
morrow morning at o'clock for Fort
Worth, The game tomorrow afternoon
will be IN Dallas. which is thrty-six miles
from Fort Worth by an interurban elee-
frir line The game an "Wednesday v-ifI l,s