Evening star., 1907-09-01
American League Clubs Standing.
National League Clubs Standing.
American League Games Today.
National League Games Today.

American League flames 1ouay.
Hr,etrcft ot Chicago. Cleveland at St. Louis
National League Games Today.
* Iopia ot Chicago Pittsburg at Cincinnati.
The Washington and Boston clubs hooked
up in another strenuous contest yesterday
afternoon and after nine innings of play
victory perched on the banners of the Ma
tionals the score being 1 to 0. Three VIC
tories out of four games have been the Ma
t.ouaIs' record since returning from the
disastrous western trip, and demonstrated
that they have at last got into their stride.
The Pilgrims fretted and fumed with
the umpires and did their very best to
cqpture Yesterdays game, but il was not in
the wood and couldn't be done. Mr. Geh-
rIng recently of Des Moines, was on the
firing line for the locals, and he was the
real candy kid, allowing the Pilgrims but
two hits Il single by Barrett and a double
by Unglaub. For five innings the Bostonese
did not make anything that looked like
hit, and then in the sixth Barrett lined
safe one into left after two were out and
although he stole second he rested there
while Delehanty took care of Sullivan's
fast roller and tossed him out at first. In
the seventh, Gehring once more demon
strated that his pitching wasn't of the
lucky sort, but the real article, by retiring
the two necessary batters after Unglaub
had hit into the crowd in right field.
Battle of the Pitchers.
GeLring worked like a well-oiled piece of
machinery, striking out five hatsmen and
not giving a base on balls. He worked the
corners OF the plate to perfection, and in
several instances the batters were aston
ished to find that the ball had curved over
the plate. Mcclure may have changed
this order by telling his men to bunt, but
they continued trying to kill the ball from
start to finish, and got nothing for their
trouble.
Southpaw Kroh. who was recently Sc
cured from the minors by Boston, was also
on the top of his game and pitched but
shade less effectively than did Gehrng. The
Nationals could make but two singles off
his tantalzing wide curve, but he worked
only seven innings, and there is no telling
what might have happened to him had the
battle gone the full nine rounds. Manager
Mcclure sent Parent in TO bat for Shaw and
Grimshaw for Kroh, in the eighth inning,
in the hope of changing the monotonous
tramp from the bench to the plate and
back again. which brought out Pruitt and
Criger TO finish the game. The change
was fruitless, Parent went out on a line
fly to OBrlen and Grimshaw died on a
roller TO Delehanty.
High-Class Fielding.
Back Of the pitchers the fielding was of
the high-class order. the two errors of the
locals not causing any damage, while the
solitary misplay of the Bostonese practi-
Ca.ly lost them the game. Tony Smith was
the star for the locals, the little fellow
capturing several fast grounders and dem
onstrating that he can handle the ball from
his left side, something the croakers said
he couldn't DO, as he seemed to lose one
or two of that sort in Thursdays and Fri
days games. On slow-hit balls he was
particularly expert yesterday, and by COM
ing in fast nipped Barrett twice on balls
that everybody expected to see the fleet
footed center fielder beat out O'Brien
played a good game at third, as did Can
ley in left field and kahoe behind the
bat. Mike is a bit rusty, and the crowd
got sore at him a couple of times on ac-
count of poor throws TO second, hut when
he captured Barretts hard foul fly in the
ninth inning after desperate run all was
forgiven. Altizer at first should also be re-
mcmhereG, as he made several pretty one
handed stops and neariy tore off knights
hands with q hit IN the eighth inning
For the Pilgrims, Wagner and Ferris
were the bright particular stars, but a
large majority of the chances were of the
cosy sort.
~" the run was MADE.
The Nationals secured the solitary run
Of the game in the first inning. and for
once the goddess of luck smiled on them.
Charley Jones, the first man up. laced a
beautiful single into left and went TO sec
ord when Ganley laid down a beautiful
s.sc.ase toward first. UnElaub thought
j." could head off Jones at second, but the
lroW was fraction OF second late and
both men We're safe on the saci.s Dele
LaIiy tried 20 sacrifice and went out try
luS. The Lit aud run game was started
&,. Jones and Gaulcy moved up a base
w..sa C'ymer h.t q speedy roller 10 Tn
5s.asb a, FIRST.
Then came the play that seemed fool
hardy, l.t which resulted in Jones cross
i1s .ae Plate. GaElcy played away OF sec
c.i ana drew throw from Shaw, expect
is.- In.ez 60 so home on the toss to Wag-
n.. bot tie bail was passed so quickly and
".uEatgy that Charley hadn't time TO
move out of his tracks.
a ggpdu went Up from the multitude as
'..S -" Gdntey being chased toward third
VIA jones holding tile fort, but The lat
t.r tJrtcL on the bag, and Bob was neg
ted Tor the man nearest home. Back
and forth raced Jones with about six of
'ae ia-tuntse on his trail, and he finally
worked toward the third sack again. When
WItaiu about SIX feet OF the sack Jones
made dash for the bag and hit Knight
nt about The same time the bal. was thrown
L. the eN-school boy. The collision
throw knight OF his balance and the ball
wen, sk.mming through his hands into left
field Quick "a fash, Jones turned and
rcEged il for the home plate, which he
reacted in safety. O'Brien then worked n
base on balls, but died trying to steal
second This practically is the tale of the
game. as the Nationals Went out almost in
9Ieer for the remainder OF the struggle.
AS'ymer got cean single into right in the
EouTth, Eut died trying TO pilfer second and