The Washington times., 1907-08-30
IT'S REALLY TRUE!
WASHINGTON TOOK
BOTH BALL GAMES
Fans Are Assured Boston Was Beaten By to
and to Nationals Refused to Make
Errors at Critical Moments
By THOMAS S. RICE.

line of talk handed out in the stands
and bleachers as The Oldest lnhabl-
/ tants and Tommy loves Athletic Cluh
discussed the matter.
In WashingtOn's half Of the same in
ming exactly the same situation arose.
/ With three on bases and two down, Al
TIGER whitfield miserably. Punk! To the
/ brush! Rottenest batting ever seen In
the American League! They don't have
fellows nowadays who can get the bali
out Of the lot in an emergency What'n
thunder does CanJillOn pay dub like
that for? etc. etc, blaming itaall on the
batter, without one word OF praise for
neat bit OF pitching Winter showed when
ne famed a really dangerous man at
such critical moment. Maybe this
playing baseball is a nice way 70 make
living and maybe it isn't.
Perhaps the best fielding stunt was
when Bob Ganley got under a fly. took
a tumble, nearly broke his neck, jumped
10 his feet. and pulled In the bali. An
other star stunt was when Sullivan
plucked q low and vicious liner from the
daisies and held il, despite a double
somersault-
We were also much pleased with tne
handling OF slow bunt by O. BTlen. 1t
was the ciassiest piece or third basing
We nave had Tor long time, and mem
cries Of Lave Cross faded further and
furth9 into the distance.
AlAAdA elpHtN excellent form in the
ursI game and seems to be the goods
although you can't tell much from a
lrSt appearance. He got two singles
ana triple, and assimilated two flies
IN the second game he got one OF Wash
lngton four hits, and II was a double
az that, but had no fielding chances He
IS fast on his feet, throws we'll and can
run bases.
Tony Smith. at short, was on the lob
as helder, accepting seven chances in
Jne afternoon without error As a
waiter ne Is the goods. II was his
/ cleVer stalling IN the first game that
drew the pass that eventuated into TIE
/ run mat won the game. In the second
4 clash ne performed the unusual Feat 81
going toe entire distance without a tine
a. oa1 MS marking being two sacrifices
ahu base on balls. This was not play
ing Tor q record, as his sacrifice in the
MIN inning advanced AltiZer far enough
20 score on kahOe's fly to left when
Sha" cropped the ball at the plate.
BY the way. Altlzer distinguished him
sell On that sacrifice by taking two
0aseS on IT. When he first Joined
/ trick two OF three times and gained
reputation all around tho circuif as
daring and successful baserunner.
Later later ne slowed up, did not take such
ttIs chances; ana the team suffered
| thereby Had he taken only one has
Yesterday ne would have been left on
third. IhGs. with his helpful swat In
I nc tenth inning of the first and MIS-
clever sprinting IN the second we have
10 thank the much-abused Altzer for
both games. '0'
20 nueh has been said about Walter
yCllIisoh LhaL little remains. He a.
lowed six hits in the second game. two
OF which came in the first inning ana
/. i-etteu IUn, and two in third. Whfrb
were Irultess. After that Boston never
got man to second. Three more mon
reached first, but all were sduelched Ell
second by Mike Kahoe's deadly arr,
Johnson nas lost many OF his rough
edges, makes a far better impression ~
the bat than he did when he first lie
lted our fair city, ard fields about one
hundred times better, although he Is
Sl'Ll some h!ne hundred points shy on
Ganley plays one field as well as an
othef In left yesterday il was~his ox-