Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-06
National League Clubs Standing.

TIE windup of the American League base
ball season. 50 far as Washington is con-
cerned gave the fans the biggest run for
their money they have had around these
dggings for some time. The rejuvenated
Nationals and the one-time American
League champions gave as their first act In
yesterdays melOdrama one real base ball
game. which lasted fifteen innings. So far
as the second game of five brief rounds is
concerned. the less said the better
One Mr. Fritz, whom Connie Mack got
from the Southern League, was placed on
the slab 10 show up the Nationals. but he
forced himself out of the game in the early
part of the contest by giving two bases on
balls and hitting Delehanty. Then there
was much conversation with Connie Mack
the result being that RUDE Waddell. the
erstwhile actor. was put in to fill up the
gap until Mr.. NiCkers. who took his vaca-
ton at WilNamspo-t, Pa, during the sum-
mer at Comics request could get his wing
ioosened up. Very sad. that The Rube
went in with the bases full and o. X. Bill
Kay from Martinsburg touched up the first
ball he served Result, one Texas Lacquer
into left center and one run. BY this time
'Rube' Nickers-thats his name-ap-
Icared on the scene, and he proceeded to
ruin any ambition the Cautillonites might
have had for getting another run. He made
- Jones line to Harry Davis, and the latter
could recover his equilibrium. Then Mr.
Eahoe. formerly Of the Cubs, sent a
grOunder 10 Nj. Collins-no elation to the
genial JeemS-who threw him out to Davis
In the second the pcnnant Chasers got a
run on a hit by DAVIS and wild pitch by
Charlie Smith, and In the fourth added an
other To- II on a hit. an error by Milan, an
other hit and base on balls, but the Ma
tiOHals came right back-and, by the way
this IS the only inning they were able to do
anything with Nickers' pitching-and on an
error by Collins Jones hit and another by
i Smith. they were able u tie the score.
Championship Ball Exhibited.
From This time on Smith and Vickers
pitched championship ball Only once was
either pitcher ia bad hole and that was
in the thirteenth. when Nichols got a hit
and stole second. and Davis got to first on
Charley Smiths error Then 1t was that
Smith showed some real diplomacy He
passed Murphy. In the meantime Lord
had gone ont. The bases were full and
Collins sent up a short fly to Ganley. who
t-rrw L kato, and caught Nichols sliding
Ut" the plate. And, Icy the way. there
were few caught at this fatal spot
In the fourth Murphy tried 10 score on
t-tzs gruurder to Drieh4uty. In the sixth
j nos tT''d 20 score from second on Smiths
s. gle In III" eleventh Davis. after making
ii.re. tired To score on Murphy grouudar
l. pv!elJuty, and then there was the one
Ja-t spoken Of THIS was great BAN uIlv-
iEE ard brought the crowd To lis feet each
time.
y bad throw 10y =. Smith TO Slspke in
I'll fifteenth III AN effort 90 head of Iiartsel
a. third .ust the game Tor Washington
Second Game a Farce.
The second same was ass much of a farce
the first was legitimate. In the first n
ming Har,ssl the has- ball midget. got his
basfo balls and Nichols hit TO Delehanty.
The latter missed the bali and instead of
going after il. he started for Umpire Hurst.
complaining that Topsy HJrtsel had run
into him. interfering with the play The
robust little man of pugnaCious fame
couldn't see il that way. and while Dele
hauty was arguing with him, and the ball
was mtrr.ly speeding TO the outtield. Hart
sci rushed home with the first run. Tim
couldn't get along without the assistance
OF Umpire Connolly. Mr. Connolly stood il
as long as he could, and fearing that dark
ness would come along, he me andeTrd down
IL Mr. Hurst and told him 10 ask Mr.. Dele
hanty to hike TO the clubhouse. This done
there was large protest from Mr.. Ganley
and he was told TO go back to his cabbage
patch. lie proceeded to do so, but had to
come in and rearrauge his infeld. When
the dust had cleared away il was found
that Big BIZ Kay was guarding first,
Charley Jones on second, and MIR. Oberlin