Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-30
League Clubs Standing.
National League Clubs Standing.

In two of the prettiest games that has
been seen in Washington this season the
Nationals scored a double victory over the
Bostons yesterday afternoon by the re-
spective scores of to and to 1. Tho
first contest ran into ten innings. and the
locals went the route without a semblance
OF an error. while the visitors made one
misplay-a bad throw to first by Wagner
In the second each side had a misplay
charged against IT. but the luck was with
the Nationals, as its one error did not fig
ure in the run-counting. while that of the
Pilgrims. a dropped throw to the plate by
Shaw let in the run that proved the win
ner.
There were many brilliant plays on both
sides in each contest. and the big crowd
present thoroughly enjoyed the sport Char
ley Smith had shade the better of Winter
from the firing line in the first game, the
Pilgrims getting but three scattering hits
in the last eight innings In the second
game Glaze outpitched Johnson. allowing
but four hits, but the local man was stead
Ter and decidedly more effective at critical
points. and in the last three innings set the
opposing batters down in their order of
going to the plate.
The games marked the debut of three
new men to Washington in Milan, Tony
Smith and O'Brien All three acquitted
themselves finely, the former especially do
ing well at the Dat, Wnlle the TWO latter
felded up to the highest notch of excel
lence demonstrating that the praise be-
slowed on this trio in the west on the re-
cent trip was vel earned and justified.
The first game opened up rather badly for
the Nationals. as the Pilgrims made six
of their nine hits in the first two innings.
In the first inning both sides made two sim
giles and had a base on balls. but Smith
struck out Knight with three men on
bases. and Winter did the same to AltiZer
under similar condition of affairs.
Pilgrims First to Score.
two men over the plate. while the Ma
tionals got one. For the visitors Wagner
the first man up, famed. but Crger, Win
ter and Barrett pulled off singles in quick
succession filling the bases. Sullivan fol-
lowed with fast bounder to Smith and
he got the ball back to the plate in time to
head off Criger. Congalton then slammed
clean single into left and Winter and
Barrett raced over the plate.
For the Nationals, Tony Smith worked
Winter for base on balls and dashed to
second on wild pitch. Tony then made
third while Block was being thrown out by
Winter at first. Charley Smith then hit
bad grounder to Wagner at short and
while he was being thrown out at first
Tony Smith slipped over the rubber
In the fourth the Nationals tied up the
score after two hands were out, Tony Smith
having filed to Barrett and Block dying on
O roller to Wagner. and the latter threw
over Unglaubs head. Charley taking sec
ond on the error. Mr. Milan then tore off
a fine triple to the right-held fence. and
Smith had an easy time making home.
From then until the tenth inning the two
teams battled valiantly for supremacy. the
locals finally getting there with the win
ming run when that round was reached.
Delehanty led off with single TO left and
OBrien Cleverly sent him along to second
with sacrifice Clymer was then sent in
to bat for Charley Jones, but Manager
MCGUIRE sent up the signal of distress, and
he was purposely passed to first four
balls. Soldier Boy Altizer then came along
with a clean single into center. and Dele
hanty dashed home with the winning run.
Second Game a Cuckoo.
After a ten-minutes rest, the two teams
went at II again, with Walter Johnson and
Ralph Glaze on the firing line. With one
victory tucked away, the worst the spec
tators could look for was an even break.
as they expected the Nationals to take
their usual balloon ascension in the error
making line. But the Cantillonites fooled
them this time by putting up another bril-
liant effort. and, as result, walked away
with double victory.
Both sides scored run in the first in