Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-17

the opening inning, Out was ODlIer-
| ated at third. Box got there for his,
however.
Blankenship made a howl when Umpire
Newhouse allowed free passes for King and
Cormack in the opening inning.
The Nationals went out in one, two, three
order in the second inning by hard raps
to the infield that were cleverly handled.
Capt. Schlaf1y was the white-haired boy
Of the afternoon. He stumbled he ran
for a slow grounder from Blocks bat in the
second inning, but tossed the ball straight
| and true to Hickman without ever stop
ping to recover. The hand-clapping he got
was long and hearty.
Perrine hit single in the second, but by
trying to make two bases on it he persisted
ignobly.
Ganley walked on his first and second
Sporting Editor Graham Of the Philadel-
phia North American deserted Marlin and
the Athletics for day to come down and
take a look at the Nationals
In an attempt to sacrifice at the start
AltiZer beat out a prettily placed bunt.
A high throw by Blankenship on Block S
sacrifice in the fourth was productive of
the error charged to him.
Blankenship got away with a steal of
second while Whittenberg was studying his
catcher's signals.
Whttenberg was second in pitching and
third in hitting in the South Texas League
| last year. He is big Highlander with
speed and likely assortment of horse
sense.
| Neyins, a Buckeye state lad, got two of
| the Sand Crab hits, one Of them a puny
Texas Lacquer, about six feet over Lave
Cross head.
| Schlafy had a number Of chances and
all. without exception, were well taken.
| Ganleys double was the longest of the
| game, crashing up against the right center
| fence.
Come on here, Dave we need this run"
yelled Chief Joseph to Altizer when Ganley
roasted on third in the eighth with two
hands out. The answer was a nice liner TO
| right center.
ratten served King, the first man to face
MIN, three straight strikes that split the
| platter In twain.
Hickman did not get hit, but he GER
| tainly played some ball.
kitson's first play was hair-rafser He
covered H1ckman's bag to take the throw
! from Charley when King hit wide OF first
The throw that Hickman turned loose was
| high, but kttson got it by great jump
and landed on the cushion befo- e the runner
! touched it.
Falkenberg pitched the first three in
| nings, and Hughes, Kitson and Patten two
apiece. in the order named
Perrine's plays had to be done like a
| flash, so fast they came, but Mig" was
there on time always.
Ganley got to the bags three times. He
scored twice, but the other time he was
the victim of double play.
There wasn't much Of crowd out at this
| time of the year. Galvestonians work the
, limit Of daylight and everybody was wait
| ing down town to draw his weekly pay.
Sand Crab rooters felt good over the close
score, and 1t was a great boost for tomor-
rows game.
Everybody to bed early and up early,
for we have got to hand a crate of dis
eased lemons to McCloskey's bunch tomor-
| row. were the orders Of Cantillon after the
game.
The Yanigans and Sand Crabs have it out
tomorrow.
Umpire Newhouse, whose work was fair
to both sides, was today appointed to the
Texas League staff.
Manager Cantillon has laid in a supply
of green shamrocks for the bunch to wear
tomorrow.
1t has been settled that the Nationals
will start to north Texas on the homeward-
bound trip on tomorrow night week
Charley Jones was sore and stif today, so
he was allowed to stay out of the game.
Altizer will go to Houston tomorrow in his
place.
Jack Warner Is on the move southwark
between Kansas City and Galveston.