Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-18
PUNCHED THE HITS WELL
Game Was Corker and Was Wit
messed by Big Crowd.
YANIGANS ALSO VICTORIOUS
Large Number of Sightseers Watched
Trials at Benning--Court
Tennis Tourney.


HOUSTON. Tex. March 1s.-This was
thr result yesterday afternoon when the
first two American and National League
teams clashed together:
Washington, 5; st. Louis. l.
Hits-Washington. I; ST. Louis. 3.
Observation-Disclosures 2; St Louis l.
Houstonian leaving the ball park
mournfully grumbled. I've never been out
TO a Sunday game yet that Galveston
didn't win
His wall expressed the sentiment of
every other Houstonian on the ground
There has always been intense rivalry be-
tween Galveston and Houston. and though
yesterdays game was played by teams
whose home headquarters are thousands
OF miles away, 1t was just the same. can
tillons Nationals were for the time being
Sandcrabs to the hundreds of Galveston
rooters while McCloskey's Cardinals were
the representatives of Houston TO tue seV-
eral thousand Bayou city enthusiasts.
male and female, who howlcd themselves
hoarse in their endeavors to whoop up a
victory for Napoleon" McCloskey
Pretty nice crowd to play to this time in
the spring-2,1O0 paid admissions, of
whom 1000 contributed for grand stand
money. Guess that's rotten. Ell? Joe ana
Mac tand also Secretary Fowler bore up
quite cheerfully under the financial strain.
and the indications are that the gate
Kitty" will be sweetened even more elab-
Oratelv next Sunday, when the regulars of
both teams will once more take up the
gauge of battle
Game a Corker.
Well the game was a corker in many
different ways. The ground filled up early
and there was much enthusiasm among
the citizens and citizenesses of Harris and
surrounding counties when the Cardinals
took as many as two different turns at
he of
the scawaII city had to be content with one
round from Cantillon's men, though they
pUnctured il with applause that sounded
for the time like the output of Gatins
gun.
MrCIoSkey did the Alfonso and CASTOR
stunt and persuaded Chief Joseph to
haVt his team take first whack with the
stick. Ii awaited naGght for the delegation
from the national capital for the Cantil-
lonitrs went out in one-two-three order for
three straight innings. and 50 did the Car
dnalS for that matter
\ chance came Ger the spirit OF the
scene in the fourth. Southpaw karser.
who started the game for the Cardinals
was still toeing the slab when Perrine
pounded the horsehide paS short. Ganley
followed with a crack to right for two
bases that chased Mig over the platter
with run No /. Anderson shot up high
short right. Altizer hit to left and
went to the halfway station on OHara
letting the ball get away, Ganley counting
Hickman gave Jake Beckley chance for
fine foul catch over near the right-fleld
bleaChrrS. Cross hit on line to center.
Altz-r making home without effort.
Schlafy struck out, retiring the side.
Hope eternal revived in the breasts of
Bayou city fandom in the fifth, and they
thought they had look-in at the game.
Great -Grandpa Beckley led off with ball
that cropped from his bat in front of the
plate and was easily thrown out at first.
The ancient party roared a few, but he
was silenced by a vigorous bench wave of
Umpire Spencer's arm. Bryne was patient
and drew four balls, moving along on
traw iord's out, second to first. 1t looked
as if NE side was to be retired when BurCh
hit down TO Perrine. but the latter threw
wide and low TO first. and rsyrne scampered
home with the only run the MCCloyskey
ties able to hang up This run was
made while Falkenbuerg was doing slab
duty.
Blank" Stole Third
Along about the eighth inning the Ma
tiOnalS concluded another run was needed.
Blaukeuship walked to first and then made
a steal Falkenberg broke ground on three
straight ones that McGlynn hurtled over
the plate. Afraid that Perrine would bunt,
the Cardinal infelders pulled in, and Blank
ensilp hustled down TO third when they
weren't looking. He scored on Ganley's
long fly to center. Just for good measure
and 10 increase their lead trile the Ma
tionals added another in the ninth. Alti-
Ger sent a singer to right for pair of
put smoking liner to center.
The Cardinals had chance to score in
the ninth, but a pyrotechnic double play
that wound up their game hopelessly ruin
ed them. McGlynn flew out to Cross. O'Hara
cracked out a double to the middle garden.
but AltIzer fumbled il and the runner got
around to third. Kelly hit far into right
and GaHley caught the ball. 1t looked like
walk home for OHara but a magnificent
throw by Ganley got Kim by several yards,
and the contest a matter of history.
1t was tine business, that game. The big
crowd put the players on their tiptoes, and
they all worked hard. but there Were
wrauSicS Two old Texas League umpires.
Writ Spencer and Ed. Mackey, men who
have had years of experience in this state
and the middle west, officia ted. and the
players of both teams at no time even
looked hard at them. "Al I've got to say
Is that they were perfect" said McCloskey
after III" agony was over.
Here are the detailed facts and figures:
WASHINGTON. Alb. II. II. PO. A. +.
Irrrlne. a-.--.....--..... i
Ganley. rr............... . u
Anderson. II ............. y
Altiler, q ............. . y
Hi'kHIH. lb............. . D
tr"S-. HI ............ D
N'hiatN. u. .....-....... U
blah@FuS'nP, c-..---.--..
talA"u'r"-. P.--....---.. u
fHtten, p .-.....-....... U
Totals ................ SO % Il =
ST. Lofts. AB. r. H. 70. 4. F..