Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-11


Brooklyn at Cincinnati
Boston at st. Louis.
The final game Of the series between the
Washington and Cleveland clubs was played
yesterday afternoon on a muddy field, the
visitors getting the verdict by the score
OF to l. Notwithstanding the gloomy
weather early in the afternoon, nearly 100
fans journeyed to the park, and they
were rewarded by witnessing q well-played
gam" on slippery field. Several brilliant
plays wee puued off by both teams, and
the errors recorded two for each side, did
no; figure IN the yum getting.
The game really hinged on the pitching Of
Charley Smith and Addie Joss, and the lat
ter In the better of the argument, three
Of II c two- bagg2Is made by the Clevelands
figuring IN ;he two scores that won the
game. Roth itAeIs had their well known
aged and good control, but Joss was more
,fIt Ctive at CIitira, points of the contest
Back of the Pitchers. the helders did
splerdidly, athr LSh they had to tlptoe It
around The toso lines to keep from going
down. Alr'zer and shipke were the stars
for the Nut'oraJs, while Lajole probably
saved The game tol the visitors by a won
dertui oae-handed stop over first base.
Nothing Doing at the Start.
tuor sid, sc,Ied In the FIST two IN
niH=s although flick opened the game In
tn I-st iru,ug with double. and Lato!e
a. s.nsleI 10 Lit. In the third inning,
tn %.pol.oUs Eot Their first run over the
p.te. Ch.Ilry Smith started the inning by
passing C'l.~..r TO first, always an unlucky
Nj and Turner GorTi-
Ngel atus To SECOND. LlIgle then slammed
a tIus.y two sacker over CIymers head,
and O l.-4-I C.t...cFvI homo.
IN tn. Same lL-'ug the locals made two
h. bat Ia.j.i to scorc. H=ydou was the
first cui on grCUuder to Heinie HinCh-
mpu. ulL then Sh4pke sent a fast roller to
right tlat apheaced tiCheted for two baas.
LIjo'e threw h'mself prone on the ground,
r. j, OF nis ;,lovc. and the ball went no
further. II was cay Tor the big fellow TO
resaln his feet and beat Shpke by a step
to he bag Smith followed with line SIM
sic into right, ana CIymeT also singled into
tA1 same territory, the former going to
t.. g. 1t WAS up 20 Capt. Ganley, but the
lest he could CO vas roller to Latoie, and
thu SIDE Vas oIt.
Ny! This Did Look Good.
In the sixth the Nationals tied up the
score for few minutes by tallytng their
only run of the game. Clymer led OF with
q clean single into left and Ganley cleverly
a roller to left that Turner got clearly. but
Just as the ball struck his hands his feet
few from under him and Nil had to be
credited with a hit Clymer taking third.
Alt!zer then made a peculiar slam at the
ball the sphere hitting the ground In front
OF the plate and going so far IN the air
thar Clymer scored and Dave was only
Thrown out by a hair at first. Jones closed
the inning with g pop fly to Turner.
In the seventh the Maps made their sec
ond and final tally, and It proved plenty to
win the game. Heiu!e Hinchman died on a
fly to GaHley and Joss grounded out to Nil.
Elmer Flick then sprGng into the llrnelight
with a nice double TO right, and Mr.. Pete
OBrien poked out fly to left that went
over C!ymeT's head, FLICK coming home on
the binSie
The last two innings were @: the routine
order, Nil getting a hit IN the eighth, with
TWO out and being left, and the same fate
befeu Mig" Clarke after his clean single
into right.
The Narrowing Details.