Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-12
American League Clubs Standing.
National League Clubs Standing.

The Nationals got a good start in the
firaI game of the season here with the
New Yorks yesterday afternoon, but they
couldn't stand prosperity and the High
lauders made 1t five straight by winning by
tn, score of to y
The game was played on a slippery field,
and several Of New York's hits were the re-
suit of the local infielders being unable 10
move out of the mud fast enough TO cap
ture the flying sphere. There was not
ringer or sensational play during the
afternoon il the tall heaVe of Shlpke lIlo
the grand stand can be taken as an eKcep-
ton The chances offered were of the regu-
Iatiou order. and the contest was over IN
one hour and thirty-five minutes. which IS
speeding it some for the local games
Faikenberg and Hogg were the opposing
nit, hers Both pitched good bail ana tacH
had their one bad inning. the one on tne
Io,ar man being disastrous enough 10 let IN
- vuff3cfent number of runs to win the
gam. In the other innings both tWiFiers
were great puzzles and faih was aiIu'
enough to make nine hatsmen ian the al
lFtrr the New Yorks mad been retired III
- a. Wv. first two going out on strikes
H.. Nationals went after HosS saNdseis
and quickly got two runs over ti!S piat.
the-r tallics for the entire game Hii,"'i
nff with A roller to Williams and dieu at
-, ,i.bnd at the initial tuTn"r DtA' iiaii'S
non singled into right and Altzer "'dppcu
a T.,,-tiF,,I double into left field. Jones 10
loved with clean single 10 4t4t ""u
and altiZer came home. BiahheHsA'p N'''eN
- iDnine with a foul fly to MorlarltS.
Tho HigrlandcrS' first run, Whicl dcN
ed in the second. was clean s!it vi -
Srinkr Noriarty led on with oO'iIl.ei "
the third baseman Whlch Va " boIi
rea+Iy hut in throwing to Altiz-r the pan
s,iDns6 from ShipkeS finger, Went d""E
60. the soldier boys head ana touhueu
into the. stands. MoriaTity aInoieu an me
way home and the next three pa'S"''"
went out in order. =. .;,b =,
clean single but he played too iaF on ~ 81
!, the mud and kle!noW nlppe" MN "I.,t
ntlfck throw to Chase befor+ ne couiu
,crannble back to the bag. Ganley 10 ioWeu
III a single over second and then store Il
rs" bur DeIehanty and Altizer failed 10
In The fourth the Yankees got to Falken-
berr with four hits and three runs came
80 81 nIate Chase singled to center and
7Joriarity I'm trying to sacrifice sent foier
toward first. AltiZer dashed IN ana gan
arcI up the ball and. thinking he could Set
Chas. at second. threw to Smith. but the
LaU was late and both runners were SAFE.
Iaport, ten laid down neat bunt ana
hat Partnerships throw to first. Mining 'te
bases Williams followed with line SING e
into left. scoring Moriarity ana Cnase. ou'
Iaporte was out trying for third Ganiey TO
Shipke the big fellow sliding over the Dag
In the mud Williams took second on the
throw to third and went to that sack on
Conroy's single to left. kleinow filed OUT
to CiauIcy and Williams came home unmo-
iestad. as the fly was too deep for Ganiey
10 make the throw to the plate Hog8
closed the inning BY tanning out.
Botlr pitchers frightened up AFTER 'hat' the
visitors getting but three hits in the last
five innings while the locals got but two.
Following is the official score OF the game