Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-01
National League Clubs Standing.

Those troublesome Athletics trimmed the
Nationals once again yesterday afternoon
at American League Park by the score Vi
2 to 9 and incidentally climbed INTO INC
lead in the championship race The ouakers
anparently totyed with the locals as cat
with a mouse and when ready 10 90 inc
finishing business went about their Worh
like experts.
Though those touring Athletics were sue
cessful In Coping the game, IL was only
after one of the most strenuous OF Sessions
thanks to a combination of base pan iuch
IN the second inning when the Nationals
garnered their two runs. Three hits hao
TO be chalked up against Plank IN this
inning and yet IL the chances presented
had been accepted not a runner would nave
scored These bad breaks. however, only
spurred Plank on to increased effort, ana
in the last seven innings the locals made
but two little hits.
The Athletics were more success1ui
against Kitson, but they would have been
Just as well OF If six of their ten hlts
never had been made. Capt. Schiany
showed most vehement desire 10 capture
the game and in the second inning he
deliberately pushed his shoulder against
Schreeks right arm while the latter was
throwing down to second 10 heao OF,
Blankenship. 1t was such crude and
palpable interference that Umpire Evans
could do nothing but declare the runner
out on the captains interference Ihat
was a favorite gag in the early Gus, put
has been long relegated to the lumber
room along with out-on -the-first-bounce
the high and low ball and other plays
dear to our daddies, but unknown to
present-day methods. r
Nationals Good Start. =
1t looked like a case of paying off on
the Nationals in the second inning Altizer
started the trouble with an awkward
srounder toward knight. The latter had
to back quickly for it. but after. getting
1t he dropped it, Altizer beating the throw
to first. Jones pushed one safely into left
double steal was essayed Shrek throw
ing to second. Jones was caught a block,
and started to beat it back to first. He
was caught between the bases and SHOULD
have been an easy out but in the passing
and repassing of the ball Monte spoiled the
chance by making a low throw back to
Davis, AltiZer scoring and Jones going 10
third. Perrine followed with a double 10
right, Jones coming in with the second,
and as 1t proved. the last run. Bianken-
ships hunt rolled safely Plank falling
down in his effort to handle 1t. kitson
struck out and Ganley flied to Murphy;
Blankenship started to annex second and
Schlaiy sought to aid him by throwing up
Shreck's arm with his shoulder. Evans was
on and promptly declared the runner out
on Schlafiys interference. Schiahy main
tanned the dignity OF ms pOSilioh DS I'd. uS
exception to the ruling. but was fin--rly
Quoted down.
Athletics Tied Score
In the first three innings the Athletics
got in as many hits but 1t was not until
the fourth that they succeeded in scoring.
and then they tied up the game. Harry
Davis singled to right center and Danny
Murphy was hit on the bean by one of
Kitson's curves. both men advancing on
Seybolds able-bodied sacrifice. Knight
went out on a fly to deep center. Davis
counting Bris Lord followed with solid
drive to right scoring Murphy The CheS-
ter member was forced at second by
Plank
There was nothing more doing in the
way of run getting until the eighth. when
the Athletics made the one run necessary
to win With Monte down on long fly
to left Seybold doubled to center and scor-
ed on Harry Davis hard rap to the same
field