Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-27
National League Clubs Standing.


In a long-drawn-out but holly contested
and exciting game. the St. Louis Browns
won from the Washingtons yesterday BY
the score of to T. The locals started on
with run in the second but the visitors
came back in the second with three runs
and added another In the ffth The Ma
tionals didn't score again until the seventh,
when they hung UP two runs. In the
eighth the Browns made their final tally
and the Nationals also added one to their
score in the same inning. making the fig
ures to in the visitors favor The Wis
itOrs were retired runess In the ninth, but
Delehanty opened for the Washingtons in
their final turn at the bat with triple.
But Anderson was passed and the next
three batsnen went out without getting
tho ball outside Of the diamond, and Del"
was left high and dry at third.
Washington used three and ST Louis two
pitchers. but Harry Howell and his spit
ball was the who,e works. Although wild
At times, his delivery was practically I'M
hittable. especially with runners the
bases. and of the seven hits credited to the
Nationals not more than one was made in
inning In addition to pitching so eff
fectiyey. Howell had the honor of dupH-
eating Yeagers home run Of Thursday.
when he sent out a fly to right field with
into the bleaChers. and there We're two
men on bases at the time the hit practically
won the game for St Louis. With Deiehanty
on third and Anderson on first Manager
McAleer displayed his sagacity in pulling
out Howell in the ninth inning and substi-
tuting D.neen. Big Bill made Charley
Jones pop little fly 20 Niles. then made
q great assist AltiZer's almost perfect
bunt and Heydon died on a roller to Niles
Graham Lasted Six Innings.
Graham started pitching for the Nation
ais and only the most sensational sort of
fielding kept him from a more severe lam
basting BY the visiting ba,smen. Falken-
berg relieved him In the sixth and did Well.
but was retired In the exciting eighth when
Nil went to the bat In his place Charley
Smith pitched the last inning and retired
the visitors runless.
In the first inning Otis Clymer started off
auspcousiy with single TO left and then
stole second. while Ganiey struck out trying
to sacrifice. Delehanty then hit TO short
and while he was being thrown out at first
Clymer took desperate chance and kept
on cOr home. making IL In safety, IS Tom
Jones throw to Spencer was poor one.
After being retired runless In the first the
Browns got busy in the second, scoring
three runs. and should have had more but
for sensational fielding by the locals. Yea
ger led off with double to right. Tom
Jones tried to sacrifice. but rolled an
at third. a great one handed stop by Sh!pka
OF the pitchers bad throw HartZell fol-
lowed with single to center. and Tom
Jones tried to make third on the hit but
Charley Jones shot the ball 10 Shipke ahead
OF him and lie was out by hair. Spencer
was then given a base on balls to be fol-
lowed by Howell with his lucky home run
to the bleaCheTs and three runs croSSad the
plate
III the nth Spencer singled TO center, but
Howell fled to Jones Niles then hit for a
double into right. but quick fielding held
Spencer at third Hernphil flied to ely
me- and Spencer beat the throw home.
shipke's Two Dagger.
IN the seventh. with hope almost gone on
account OF Howelys great work. the Ma
tionaIs woke up and furnished lots o. ex-
element. Little Shipke. who has been hit
ting weakly. laced clean double into CEN
ter. and Clymer got base on balls Gam
ley laid down neat sacrifice. moving both
runners up a base. D-lehauty hit a high
bounder to Yeager. but the latter's throw
home was high. and Sh!pke slid safely by
Spencer. while Clymer took third Dele
hanty then started tie double steal with
Clymer. and the latter beat the return ball
TO the plate. Anderson fouled to Spencer
anu Charley Jones famed. This made the
score 70 3. and the crowd was on its feet
yetlnS Ike Indians
The Browns final run developed in the
eighth. and was the result OF error by
Shipke Stone led off with single to cen
ter. but Yeager forced him out a roller
to Altizer. Dave could have made a dou-
bic play here with a perfect throw, but
fell down. Tom Jones then sent a fast
to Shipke. but the latter threw Wild 10
DelsEanty to head off Yeager. and Joe kept
TO third. The intie.d closed IN and Hart
zell hit a roller that Delehanty grabbed and
beat Tom Jones to second, but YeageI
scored or the out.
Locals Final Tally.
The Nationals hung up their fourth and
last run in the eighth A.tizer led off
with single TO center and Warner was hi,
with pitched ball Nil was then sent uu
to bat for Faikenberg and reached first in
safety as Howell threw his bunt high r.
Tom Jones. and the bases were filled wi, h
no one out. Hickman was trotted out in nlacs
OF Shipke and his best was a fo,,, fly r.
Yeager. Ciymer looked dangerous and he
was passed to first. forcing home Altizar
Gaciey fled out TO Hemphiil and Ciehrtuc
who was running for Warner. was nippet
al the plate by the center fielder's great
throw 10 Spencer
Then came the heart-breaking ninth Will
only one run needed 10 tie the score. Dele
hanty whipped a line fly into right tina
got away from Pickering and the batter
reached third Howell passed Anderson
ana IL proved a good move. as Bill Dineer
made Charley Jones pop 10 Niles; theI
Threw Altizer out at first and Heydon dice