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

The Nationals showed decided reversal
of form yesterday from that OF TUESDAY
and the St Louis Browns had little trou-
bile in defeating them by the score OF III 10
i The Browns looked awfully BAD Tues
d,, blt not one ner cent worse than the
Washington did Yesterday. Several of the
locals acted as though they were carrying
weight for age as the race followers term
II. going about their work in such sioven-
ly manner as to call forth protests from the
spectators.
Graham began pitching for the locals and
lasted five innings. in which time ne was
wild and ineffective, the Browns hitting
the ball into safe territory at times when
the bingles would driv" runs over the plate.
In the sixth inning. Durham. young twirl-
er from the Tri-State League. went on the
rubber and did very wei; after his bad start
when he was hit safely twice, gave two
bases on balls and pinked batter. He
pulled himself together in the last three
innings and allowed but one more safe hit.
Glade was on the rubber for the Browns
and the clever pitcher put up one of his
swell games, the Nationals punching three
of their six hits in the fourth inning thdt
resulted in their only run being scored.
The fielding of the Browns was somewhat
off color Wallace and Yeager dropping lit
tie flies and Glade made wild throw To
first on u bunt. but their lead was so COM
manding that these mIsplays cut no hgure
in the run-scOring. Yesterdays victory
brought out another large crowd and the
starch supporters of the team deserved
better sport. The substitution of HartZell
at second for Delehanty was star move
on McAleers part, as the newcomer put
I'D a splendid game, accepting all of his
thirteen chances. scored three runs and
made two clean hlts
The Browns began work with Graham III
ba first inning hanging Two runs
Hartzeu singled over second, but Pickering
struck out Hemphin worked a base on
balls and so did Wallace, filling the bases
Graham then struck out the mighty stone.
but Joe Yeager was there with a double to
right and Hartzell and Hemphill scored
Wallace also tried to score on the hit but
was headed off at the plate by Ganley
good throw to HeydOn.
After going out in order in the second,
the Browns once more began hitting in the
third and again Yeagcr's trusty bat pushed
two runs over the rubber Hartzell was MT
nv the pitcher and Pickering beat out a
bunt Hemphil then famed. but wallace
got a base on balls, filing the bases. Stone
once more famed the air, but Yeager SIN,
gled Cleanly. into center and HartZel ana
Pickering scOoted over the home plate.
The Browns kept on scoring in the fourth
making two additional tallies. After % Con-
ner had died at first on a roller 10 Perrlne,
1Tade singled into Gel ter and Hartzell sin
gled to right Glade went TO thlrd on
Iiartzelrs hit. Pickering sent a roller TO
Perrine and Glade was headed on at the
plate by a good throw to Heydon. but the
latter dropped the ball in the collision at
the plate. and the runner was safe. Hemp
hill followed with hit to Perrine and died
at first Pickering reaching second in safety
on Hickman's bad throw to AltiZer Hartzell
scoring Wallace closed the inning with a
fiy to Perrine-
In this inning Washington scored its only
run. Cross led off with a clean single to
left but Hickman forced him out at second
on a roller To Wallace. AltiZer singled TO
center Hickman taking third on the hit
and then scoring Anderson's single TO
center.
The merry-go-round continued for the
Browns in the Nth. two runs being scored
on AndcrsOn's muH OF Yeager's fly, singles
nv Tom Jones and O'Connor and a fly to
Anderson by Glade.
Mr. Durham made his bow in the sixth
and the batting continued. Pickering leading
off with a double to center and Hemphill
getting base on balls. Wallace singled
10 right and Pickering scored. Stone also
got a base on balls. filling the bases. and a
long fly 70 Ganley by Yeager sent Hemphill
over the rubber.
In the next three innings the Browns
went out In order and as only two scatter
ing hits were made by the Nationals, they
also failed to score.
is he official score: