Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-13
American League Clubs Standing.
National League Clubs Standing.

Contrary to general expectations, the
White Sox proved the better mud horses
yesterday afternoon and easily smothered
the Nationals by the score of ID to /. Dono-
hue and Robe skinned over the ground
and pulled off hard plays as if they We're
used to the same conditions all their lives,
while several of the locals fioundered
around on their knees and elbows, striking
grotesque and laughable positions. on nu-
merous occasions. But for the fact that
the Nationals will have q long list of dou-
BILE headers on their next stop at home the
game would not have been played on &C
count of the miserable conditions of the
field. The afternoon cloudy and raw,
yet nearly 1000 spectators turned out to
see the final battle with the White SOx.
Frank Smith was on the rubber for the
visitors and the speedy right handler was
quite a different proposition from that of
Saturday. when the locals drove him from
the rubber. He had whirlwind of speed,
and although he was somewhat w.ld, al
lowed but four scattered singles, two OF
which were pulled off by Charley Jones.
Patten. the other hand, had little
speed and although he went through the
first three innings in good form, the WIS.,
itors located him in the fourth and drove
two runs over the plate. He braced up in
the fifth. but in the sixth the White Sox
opened up on Patten again and, with the
assistance of a couple of errors, got four
runs over the rubber.
With Smith pitching so effectively and
little chance of victory, Manager Can
tillon decided to call off Patten and sent
out young Durham to finish the game. Dur
ham started out all right by striking out
Davis. but Dougherty got base on balls
and then the fun began. Five singles and
II double were pulled off in rotation, and
when the final man had been retired seven
runs were chalked up to the visitors credit.
Many of the hits would have been "eaten
up by the tielders on dry ground, but in
the slushy going it was simply impossible
to gauge throw the ball with any de-
gree of accuracy.
AS Manager Cantillon was anxious to get
the game over before dark, Tom Hughes
sent in TO pitch the last two innings,
and no more runs were made by the White
Sox.
The Nationals were the first to break the
ice, scoring run in the second inning TO
the glad applause of the spectators, but
1t was their solitary tally of the game
After Perrine had gone out at first on a
little roller to Smith, Sch.afiy worked a
base on balls Warner singled into center.
and when Fielder Jones threw wide to
second Schlafiy kept on to third. Patten
followed with an ugly grounder that struck
Smith on the shins. but he recovered in
time to throw Case out at first, while
Schlafy dashed over the plate. Ganley
closed the inning with q fly to Dougherty.
After that it was generally walk up to
the plate and return to the beHch for the
local batters, Smiths dazzling speed being
too much for them.
In the fourth the White SoX shot to the
front by scoring two runs. Donohue singled
to center and Davis placed safe one in
right. Dougherty then tried to sacrifice,
but Patten grabbed the ball and by quick
throw headed off Donohue at third a pretty
play. Robe then doubled to center, scor-
ing Davis and sending Dougherty to third.
Sullivan hit long fly to Mil, and on the
ont the speedy Dougherty crossed the
plate.
The sixth inning drove Patten to the
woods. After Davis had flied to Altizer
Dougherty and Robe tore off singles. Sui
Ivan struck out. but Smith doubled to left
and Dougherty crossed the plate. Perrine
then lost Hahns roller in the mud. and
Robe scored. Fielder Jones followed with
a roller TO Patten that the latter first FUN
bled and then threw wild to Warner to
mead off Smith. and another run was chalk
ed UP. ISbell singled over second and Hahn
trOtted home Donohue closed the inning
with roller to Anderson.
Then Durham walked out in the diamond.
and as already told. seven runs and seven
safe hits resulted. This closed the run scor-
ing for the day, and the White Sox walked
off the field with two victories and one de-
feat as a result of their four days visit.
Following is the official score: