Evening star., 1907-08-15
Yesterdays National League
National League Clubs Standing.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

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Special Dispatch to The Star.
ST. LOUIS, Mo. August 15.-Despite the
fact that Washington lost yesterday after
moons game / to o. and gave the st. Louis
team clean sweep on the series. there was
bright spot for the Nationals that lay in
the pitching of Walter Johnson. Cantilons
young pitcher. The lad twirled in fine form
and let ST. Louis down with but six hits.
while Washington was making nine off
Petty. But for the fact that neither Smith
nor De'ehanty covered second base in the
second inning. when Johnson tried to catch
Wallace mapping off second, the youngster
would have had the satisfaction of running
the game into extra inning. He twired
grand ball when st. Louis vas dangerous,
and handled himself like veteran.
Washington had trouble in getting the
ball away from the inhelders despite the
fact that the National batters We're landing
hard on the leather. and this accounts for
the fact that the visitors made nine hits,
while only two of them went to the out
field. That Washington was uufuitura; ;e in
not scoring is shown by the fact that no
less than three runs were cut off at the
plate while chance for another Was lost
because Kay lacked the experience ueces-
sary to make him take advantage OF the
finer points of the game. With any kind of
break in luck the Nationals would have
won.
Ganley pulled off a stunt right in the first
inning which only atoned for by the
phenomenal throw he made later on. Kay
was out when Ganley singled. Delehanty
came along with fly to Stone. and Gun
ley ran around past second watching
George make the capture. He must have
imagined it was the third out, and. when
one OF the coachers finally made him under
stand the situation. it too late and he
first -
Stone managed to get hit through
O'Brien in the second half. but Pickering
forced him at second. OBrien walked in
the second inning and Altizer drew a safe
bunt but Jones, Heydon and Smith were
out on flies.
Browns Only Run.
In the second half of the inning st. Louis
gathered its solitary run. Wallace started
with a walk and took second on Yeager's
out from Delehanty to Altizer. Johnson
tied to catch Wallace mapping off Sec
ond. only to throw to an uncovered base,
and Wallace took third. Spencer drew a
walk and then Jones to the front
with a single to center, scoring Wallace.
Petty fouled out to OBrien and Niles hit
into Johnson and went out at first.
Johnson out in the third. Kay hit safe
through Petty and Ganley cut one through
Jones into Niles and beat 1t out to first.
Kay taking third when Niles fell fielding
the ball. On attempted double steal
Kay went out. Wallace taking Spencer's
throw and making a perfect relay back to
the plate
One down In the second half Stone
walked and Pickering followed with
rifce when he tried to lay down a bunt
and beat it out Wallace fouled to Altizer
for the third out.
Altlzer got to second in the fourth in
ming on scratch hit to Petty and a wide
toss by the latter to first but Heydon made
the third out. Spencer also died on second
In the second half OF the inning, owing to
single and passed ball.
Smith started Washington off well in the
fifth inning with a walk and Johnson sac
rifced him to second. Kay hit safe through
Petty and Smith went to third. When Kay
tried to steal second he thrown out
while Smith hugged the bag at third. Gan
Icy poked an easy liner at Wallace for the
final out of the inning All that prevented
81. Louis from scoring in the second half
was a brilliant throw to the plate by
Ganley. Niles led OF with a drive which
went over Jones head and hit the fence.
Nothing but fast work on the part OF Jones
and a fine throw to Smith on the relay to
the plate held Niles at third base. Hemp
a
a 100 10 l shot that Niles would score.
Ganley made a perfect throw to the plate
and had Niles by close margin. Stone
followed with a walk. but Pickering made
the thSd out.
Johnson Steady Under Fire.
Jones singled and stole in the sixth, but
AltiZer made the third out while in the
second half Johnson did some fine pitching
under fire. Wallace and Yeager opened up
with singles. then Johnson got busy and
Spencer famed. Jones drove on a line to
Ganiey, and Petty finished up with strike
ont.
For the final two innings Johnson held ST.
Louis safe St Louis had a close call in the
seventh inning. when the bases were filled
before an out was made. Heydon started
of with single into Niles and Smith
bunted safe. Johnson also bunted. and
Jones threw to third trying 10 force Heydon.
The throw hit the ground and Heydon was
safe. Yeager holding him at third by good
stop That hNed up the bases. Kay
grounded to Yeager. and the latter threw
to the plate. forcing Heydon. Ganley fol-
made a good pickup and fine throw home,
getting Smith. Delehanty lifted long fly
TO center. and Hemphil went back for a
fine catch. After the seventh II easy
sailing for Petty. Despite the fact that ely
mer and Blankenship went to bat in the