The Washington herald., 1907-07-28
BROWNS DEFEATED
Nationals Get Even for Two
Previous Defeats.
GANLEY MAKES GREAT CATCH
RObs Niles of n Triple in First In
ming by One-hand Stab After "a
Long Run-Delehanty and Shipke
Also Star in the FieId-Smith
Pitches Good Game of Ball.

Fickle old Dame Fortune, who refused
TO allow she Nationals TO win from the
Browns on the two previous days, took
an afternOn of yesterday and our nine
walloped st. Louis by the score Of TO I.
Il was one Of the worst spankings that
MCAleeEs men have received this season
and the beauty Of 1t oil was that the
Nationals fully deserved to win for they
outplayed the visitors at every angle of
the game. Outdelded, outhit, and out
generated. the Mound City band never
had chance after the first four innings
That they escaped without being shut out
was due 10 the fact that they punched
three hits in the eighth inning. after
Charley Smith had eased up somewhat. as
the Nationals had a commanding lead at
that juncture and there was TO need for
the silent twirler exerting himself.
Smith pitched a beautiful game of bail.
With his curve breaking nicely and his
fast one under perfect control the tall
fellow was master Of the situation
throughout. Up to the eighth, st. Louis
could get only four scattered hits. In
the third the Browns worked man
around as far as third but he died, and
in the sixth George Stone doubled. but he
got no farther IN the eighth three sin
giles resulted in St. Louis lone tally.
Crowd Numbers 1000.
The crowd was three times rs large as
any that has seen the Nationals since
they returned home The grand stand was
well filled. both pavilions were packed
and before time was called il was neces-
sary to stretch ropes half the way around
TO center field to catch the overflow
There We're nearly 1000 spectators in the
park when the game commenced and
ground rule was made necessary.
The contest developed along the lines
that the fans wanted. There was plenty
Of hitting by the home team. several
daring base steals and two fielding plays
in particular which fairly set the crowd
wild. The most spectacular stunt came
at the very start. Niles caught the first
ball pitched fairly on the end of his bat
and. with a resOunding smack. il started
on line for the crowd Bob Ganley was
off like flash, and, after a long sprint
finally got in the line of the ball. and.
just as it was about TO go over his head,
leaped into the air and speared it with
one hand.
This put the fans in good humor at
the beginning, but there We're other
plays that added 10 their joy In the
fourth inning, with a man on second and
two down, Tom Jones tried TO place a
Texas Lacquer into short right field. but
Jim Delehanty made a great over-the-
shoulder catch. and, turning. without re-
gaining his balance, whipped it 10 Altizer
in time TO complete a double play.
And there was Shipke. From. every
city in the West where Washington
played came complimentary notices of
the clever fielding Of the little third base
man, but yesterday was the first oppor-
tUnity that local fandOm had to see
Shipke make any really difficult plays
Fred Glade, who, a couple of years go,
made a strike-Out record at the expense
Of Washington. failed To buffalo the Na-
tionals yesterday. Two hits in the first
one in the second, four in the fifth. two
in the seventh, and three in the eighth
was the extent of the rude manner in
which the Cantllonites handled Mr.
Glades delivery.
Lose Chances to Score.
1t appeared as though the Nationals
were going TO score in the first inning
Clymer made a qlean single TO center and
Ganey bunted. Tom Jones did not get
TO the bag fast enough and the throw
went toward the bleachers. GanIey
jumped up and, following the coacher's
advice started for second, but he was
too late and was thrown out by yard
Clymer reached third and died as the
next two went out on short flies.
Il was in the fifth that the Nationals
won the game. Smith walked and was
sacrificed to second by Clymer. Ganley
smashed a liner into the crowd which
went for a double and scored Smith and
the captain followed the pitcher in when
Delehanty doubled 20 left, Anderson was
not 20 be outdone, so he pO6ed a single
to left and stole second. Delehanty tried
10 come home on a squeeze play, but Jones
failed to hit the ball and jim was out
Anderson got to third when Hartzell boot
ed Jones grOunder and Big John tailed
when Spencer threw to second. AltiZer
sent Jones home by triple to the center
field fence.
In the seventh Washington increased
the total TO six. Ganley singled and
Spencer fell down on Delebanty's short
hit. AndeTsOn's safety counted Ganley
Delehanty was thrown out at the plate,
but Anderson moved along on Jones
sacrifice and slid home when Glade and
Spencer tried the quick return. Glade
could not get the ball back fast enough
70 nab our trusty first baseman. Hits
by Smith, Clymer, and Delehanty and a
base on balls TO Ganley gave the locals
two more in the eighth
St. Louis succeeded in scoring in the
eighth on three hits.
The OfIieIaI Score.