The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-09-26
KAY IS WONDER
At DOING RIGHT
THING WRONG WAY
Tries for Homer, Makes
Sacrifice, Ties
Game.
By THOMAS s. RICE.
Rah for K ~ Bill Kay.

In the excitement Of winning that
ninth inning game from st. Louis yes
teTday by 5 20 4 we arc apt to over
look the important part played by the
hero from Martinsburg. hence we put
his name at the top. King Bill is en-
titled to name and fame lie not only
proved himself a batter OF ability but
as the greatest prestidigitator IN the his
tory Of the game. He proved the hand
az quicker than the eye, that even the
wisest can be deceived.
King Bill established all this by max
ing all the motions OF knocking a homo
run drawing his manly figure up TO
light of feet 3, and taking a wild
and vicious swing at the ballard end
Ing by knocking a sacrifice that would
have broken Willie Keeier's heart. II
gave ShiplSe a chance 70 scoce with the
tieing run.
We hold this was a notable feat and
some b credit dit MUST ps e. o to King Bi he he
North Country Copper League next
season. but ne viii always be remem-
bered in these parts as the greatest two
handed. single-stick manipulation that
wore no moustache to deceive
OF course Capt. Bob Ganley really
made the hit that won the game. but
he has won his spurs and needs no
such boosting as we have Just handed
King Bill TO help him over the rough
SPOTS In the big league Galley's drive
in the ninth, after King BINS valuable
foOzle had squared the accounts in runs.
was an ideal timely tap. Right through
between second and third, hard and
low, Il went. so placed that neither
Hartzen nor Wallace could. even make
bluff Of stopping It. Oh, woe to Pitts
burg.
It was a day OF appropriate clouts.
Don't overlook the triple Charley Jones
made in the fifth. following Charley
Smiths safe arrival on first as the re-
suit of Tom Jones failing to hold the
ball on what should have been double
play. Charles rap was clean and true,
hut no more so than that of Altizer in
the fourth, which also went for three
bags and Grove in run.
With the hightiness OF all new teams
the Nationals have been going to pieces
at most unexpected times and throwing
away games that should have been won,
but the team. as a whole. must be
given credit for trying harder than has
generally been thought. and sticking TO
the rUn-getting ' nen there was little
hope OF accomplishing results An eX-
animation of recent scores show the
| nome folk nave pcen plugging away
after not a few teams would have quit.
After all, furnishing the best you have
IN you at all times, no matter how bad
ly you are headed, Is all the sporting
public car expect or does demand.
These kind words are not meant to
extenT.lte any of the recent tendency
on .As part OF some OF the Washington
players TO fail TO run out hits and back
IN on throws That is never excusable
-, elf CHI nT
any team which adopts such tactics is
not giving the public an honest run for
the money. When a man stops or is
not on the Job OF backing up he is
either too lazy or too dumb to fully earn
his salary and is bunkoing the public.
In either case he is not needed In base
| ball.
Tom Brown made his first appearance
as an umpire in the American League
yesterday and was warmly welcomed
/ Dy his many friends. Brown has been
/ a resident Of Washington since he came
here to play in 1882 he was always an
| outhelder His record is as follows:
1SS2-Started with Providence and fin
inshed with Baltimore.
! ISS3-4-Coiumbus.
| 1SS5-6-7-Pittsburg.
| ISSS-9-Boston Nationals.
! 1S90-BOstOn brotherhood.
| 1S9l-BOston American Association
Reds.
| lhJ1-J-4-DDulSNlllbs NaNAOLlaA League
/ 16s5-Sold by. Louisville to St Louis.
and on August IS sold by St Louis TO
/ Washington.
/ Washington. Manager OF the
/ Washington team. succeeding Gus
| SchmelZ June 1897, to June. 1898
1S9s-Manager Springfield, Eastern
/ League.
IsOC-Not in baseball
| 1901-Manager of Denver, Col
! 1O02-Natio1al League umpire
| 190S-Eastern League umpire
| 1904-Pa cific Coast League umpire.
! lg06-NOt in baseball.
! 1905-Tri-State League umpire. (Out-
| law league.)
/ 1907-Tri-State League umpire to end
! of season. Appointed American League
umpire and worked his first game at
| Washington with Tim Hurst on Sep
! TENDER %.
The Browns wind up their series here