The Washington herald., 1907-05-14
TO-DAY,s GAMES.
Washington at Chicago.
Philadelphia at st. Louis.
New York at Detroit.
Boston at Cleveland
sTANDING OF NE TEAMs.
Ill 10 - 4Yashington Herald.

St Louis, Mo, May 13.-O'Connor's fer
tile wit practically won to-days game for
the Browns from Washington by to T.
John AndersOns inherited disposition
20 believe in the fairy stories of his
famous grandfather. Hans Christian An
dersen lost It for the Nationals. II hap
pened in the third inning, up to which
time neither side had scored. Jacobsen,
first up for the Browns. reached first
when Blankenship missed his third strike.
Niles bunted between the pitcher and
first baseman. The bail passed Falken-
berg. who came running in for n short
bUnt and enticed Anderson away from
first base Schlany. too. ran in from
second to help field it. FaIkenberg also
lent his belated assistance. Anderson.
however. picked up the ball
Now comes the fairy tale. First base
was uncovered. O'Connor went behind
in the coaching box. O'Connor yelled:
Hurry it, Andy, hurry it, Without in
curry or look. Anderson threw the ball 70
O'Connor. Jack sidestepped and the ball
went clear over to the pavilion. Jacob
sen scored and Niles reached third basa.
HenphilI and Pickering got bases on
balls. ami Wallace sent two more home
with q single 10 center. The blunder de-
lnoralized the players, and although they
rallied in the eighth and pat Jacobsen
out Of the box, it was too late.
Browns Get Runs.
The run getting did not begin until the
third Inning, when the Browns sent three
men across the plate. Jacobsen struck
out, but when BlankenshIp muffed the
ball he beat the throY to first. No
body covered the initial sack on Niles
bunt and Anderson's throw went 70 the
pavilion. Jacobsen scoring and Niles rae
ing around to third Hemphill and Pick
ering walked. filing the bases. Wallace's
safe groUnder past second scored Niles
and Hemphill. Stone sacrificed. Yeager
grounded TO Schlafy and Pickering was
out at the plate, Wallace taking third on
the play. On an attempted double steal,
Wallace was caught in d run mp, Ander
son getting the put out.
The Browns scored another I'm the
fourth. Jones popped to Schlahy. Spen-
Ger drove a line single 10 left and took
second on Jacobsen's out. Cross to An
derson. Niles drive shot off of Cross
glove and he was safe. Spencer scoring.
Niles stole second and Hemphill famed.
In the fifth inning the Nationals made
their first two scores. FaIkenberg singled
10 center and Ganley to right, both ad-
vancing on Jones sacrifice to Jones unas-
sisted. Cross walked. filling the bases.
Faikenberg crossed the plate on Ander-
sons out. Altizer hit 10 Wallace and
Ganley scored, but Cross was run down
on third.
The Browns scored one in the fifth.
Pickering lifted to Jones Wallace sent a
single to center. and Stone smashed a safe
one 10 left Yeaser singled to right. scOr-
ing Wallace, but was out trying 20 stretch
the hit Jones died
In the eighth inning Washington tried
to even the score, but fell one short. Alti-
ger popped to Jones. Hickman. batting
for Schlahy, singled. Blankenship singled
scoring him. Howell replaced Jacobsen.
Heydon, batting for Falkerberg. walked.
filing the bases. Howell threw wild to
catch Blankenship on second and Graham.
running for Hickman scored Ganley hit
10 Howell. who put Blankenship out at
the plate; Jones out TO Howell.