The Washington herald., 1907-04-28
GAMES TODAY.
Detroit at Chicago.
Cleveland at St. Louis.
STANDING OF THE TEAMS.

New York, April 21.-The best game In
New York so far this season took place
at American League Park to-day, where
the Nationals beat the home team to >
in ten-inning clinch. It was baseball
every inch of the way, and clean, ener-
getie, scientific baseball.
CanHllon rearranged his team for to
day, with the result that it played a
more wide-awake and a much spryer
game. The coaching Of Cantilon has
gotten on the nerves of the Yankee root
ers Charley Jones was in left field and
Anderson at first. which change bright
ened up both the infield and the outheld
Patten repeated his victory OF Wednes-
day against the New Yorls, but it was
much sitter battle. He was hit harder
and made the New YorSs run very hard
10 get by his effectiveness at trying times
Both teams were on their toes in back
ing their pitchers, exceptional work IN the
outheld being done by both Hoffman and
Altizer While Bill Hogg was hit fairly
hard he kept the hits scattered.
Altizer put q safety 10 left in the second
inning. moved up on Jones sacrifice, and
came through on Warmers swat 10 center
The visitors were repulsed easily from
that until The fifth, when they had men
on second and third. with two out.
Ganley and SchlafIy made double
steal, and the former would have scored
but for Laporte's fine pickup OF Klein
ow's long throw. Laporte had q hard
time He was hit by swift pitch and had
his arm hurt and later ne was bumped by
Anderson. the latter sliding 10 third, but
got his man. Cross. who had made two
hits. ended the 9th by fouling 10 Laporte.
Patten Lets in Run.
Patten was entirely responsible for New
Yorks run in the sixth. He walked Elb-
erfeld, and the kid by daring running.
made two bases on a wild pitch. He
scored on an indeid out, the Washing
tons playing FOR the batter and not the
runner. After Schlahy had singled and
Cross had sacrificed in the eighth, Hon
man sent the Washingtons 10 the field
with brace of cor1ing catches. Altizer
made tile same sort of catch of VIII
liams in the last half of the eighth. and
as there were two on bases at the time,
he shut or pair of New York counts
jones singled in the ninth. Pervine s9cri-
feed. and Warner walked. Patteu fOuled
out, but Ganley doubled through Hoffman.
Jones scored on the hit, but Warner was
caught by Keeler's fine relay via HOgg 10
klcinOw Warner was out a mile, but
Cantillon kicked. But for the expression
on his face his kick would have been
taken for joke The New Yorks tied the
score on Keinow's hit 10 right. Thomas
sacrifice, and Keeler's sharp stab to short
left Conroy had just hit on "a line to
far left but there was Jones waiting at
the fence.
Schlady and Cross made singles in the
tenth. Schlahy's hin was of the simon
pure sort. but Cross reached up for
high one and dropped it right in right ia
Texas League fashion. Anderson forced
Cross at second, SchlaAy taking third
AIiizer Places safe One.
Altizer hoisted "a soggy looking fly on
which Williams made an error of judg-
ment. Jimmy ran back for the ball and
overran it, 1t fell safely between him
and the diamond and Schlady scored
Anderson and Altizer were nailed on at
tempted steals of third.
Chase opened for the New York I'm the
tenth by giving Cross a chance on a
grounder. The bali rolled through I.ave's
O-shaped props and also eIuded Perrine.
who was supporting Cross
Chase should have made second on the
play, but turned the wrong way at first
Il looked Ike small matter, but proved
TO be a point on which the game hinged
A sacrifice put Chase on second and an
infield out at third. There he was left on
Williams fly TO Jones, a fly on which he
would have scored had he made second
whereas he might have scored from third
on the infeld obs hau he taken second on
Cross error. However, the milk had been
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