Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-09

Huqhes and Patten Were Puz-
zIeS to Columbus While
Trying.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

special DlSpatcn 10 Inc Stdr.
COLUMBUS, Ohio. April 9.-The Ma
tionals were given close call here yester-
day afternoon when they faced the Column
bus team and won out by single run. the
score being to g. The weather was terri
bly, cold, both spectators and players suf-
fering alike, and only about 200 enthusiasts
made UP the crowd of onlookerS.
Manager Cantillon told Hugh, and Pat
ten to pitch the game. and 1t fell to the
lot of the former to work five innings.
Both demonstrated that they are in fine
condition for the opening Of their regular
season. Hughes pitched three innings like
a whirlwind, nothing like hit being made
off him. and the chances offered the aelders
were Of the easy sort Obeying instruc-
tions from the bench, Hughes then began
to slacken his speed, and the Columbus
boys got busy in the way Of lacing out
singles. Hughes also took 1t easy In the
fifth and the locals scored another pair of
runs.
Case Patten then walked into the center
OF the diamond, and the big blond had a
world of speed and also perfect control.
For three innings he also kept the opposing
batsmen guessing. and then seeing that he
was In fine condition. Manager Cantillon
ordered a let-up. The local batters were
quick to see the difference in the balls
coming over the plate, and swatted them
for keeps.
George Mill had been playing finely, but
In this inning the ball was hit to him twice
in such a fashion as to make him do a
song and dance, and two errors resulted
But for these misplays the locals would
never have had look-in. Manager Can
tillon Is a great jollier and it could be
plainly seen that he wanted Columbus to
win II they could do the trick without too
much OF rumpus, but had Hughes kept
Trying the Nationals would probably have
scored shut-out.
Neither side scored in the first three in
nlngs, although Washington had several
men on the bases. The visitors broke the
ice IN the fourth. scoring three runs.
Schlaf1y. first up for Washington, hit to
friel and reached second on the bum
heave to first. Nils single put the cap
tain on third. Anderson's single scored
nun mn ana put NIL on second. whence the
midget went to third and Anderson to
second on Altizer's sacrifice Mil loped
nome on wild pitch and Anderson took
thlrd Anderson came across on Jones'
long fly. Three runs.
In the sixth, with Mil and Schlafy out,
Altizer hit. Jones put him on second with
a single, and successive bases on balls to
Perrine and Heydon forced Altizer home.
Patten was easy.
In the seventh Ganley opened nv fam
ming Sch!af1y was safe on Friels error and
went to third on NILS double to left. An
oerson drove them both over the plate
with single. 1-.tizer put Anderson on
third with single. and Long John tailed
on Jones ny. Perrine popped to Wrigley.
columbus got away in the fourth Jack
son was saved by Perrine's bad throw.
Reilly hit to Hughes, who made a wild
pass to second and both runners were
! safe Perrine let Hughes rather bad throw
TO catch jackson playing off second 20 to
center, and the two men on bases moved
up peg: Jude famed. but Kihms single
brought in the two runs. The next two
were easy outs.
Four singles and sacrifice earned two
runs for Columbus in the fifth and put II
one to the good.
The ninth was the real sizzler Wash
ington was three runs ahead when Blue
began the session with a double Fink
batted for Bell and flied to center jack
son was safe on Nils error. Reilly forced
jackson. Jude tailed Blue with a single
| and put Reilly on second Mil threw
kihm's grounder to the bleachers and
Reilly scored. Jude going to third and Kihm
to second. Friel was a snap for Anderson
and Patten, and the game was over.