Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-12

Philadelphia 4: Baltimore O..
The Athletics wound up their stay in
Washington yesterday and walked away
with we'll earned victory over the
Nationals the score being to >. The
local fans had been hoping that three
straight would come the Nationals way.
but it was too much to expect and they
lad to be satisfied with two out of three
games. which is splendid showing
against the Quakers.
Managers Cantillon and Mack trotted
out spit ball artists yesterday. and the
latter had the best young man in young
Schlitzer, who performed so sensationally
in the Southern League last season Gates
was hit hard in two innings and in that
time enough runs were hammered over
the plate to "cnch' the game. SchlitzeT
was as wild as March hare. giving seven
bases on balls. but when he got into diff
fculty he would brace up and the local
batsmen would go out without the
needed hit being made. In only two of
the nine innings did the Nationals go out
in their order of batting, one or more get
ting on the bases but the hit that was
longed for never came and as result
nine of the locals were left on bases.
Gates Off Badly.
Gates started off badly. three hits being
made in the first inning, and it looked as
though he should have been pulled out
but he braced up for the next three in
nngs and not hit came the Quakers
way In the fifth the Athletics COM
menced to locate Gates "spitter. getting
two safe hits in each of the fifth and sixth
innings. but without scoring a run. In
the lucky - seventh the visitors damned
the ball all over the lot. and when the
dust had settled four runs were over the
rubber. In the eighth two more hits were
made and the seventh and last run scored
bv the Ouakers. Fourteen hits for d total
of seventeen bases is something of
record in the American League, and Mr..
Gates will doubtless be given chance
to rest up before going to the firing line
again
In the first inning. after Hartsel had
| flied to Ganley. Nichols singled to center.
stole second and scored on Collins single
| to left. Davis then flied out to Milan.
but Murphy drove a tremendous line fly
| against the center field fence, which was
| good for two bases, and, OF course, Mr..
| Collins rushed home.
| Then came the Waterloo in the seventh.
| Schiller was the first man up. but his
best was strike-out. Hartsel then hit
long fly to right center that Pickering
managed to get his paws on. but dropped.
| Hartsel reached third on the error. and
scored a minute later. when Nichols sin
| gled TO center. Jimmy Collins then laced
beauty triple into left center. and
Nichols scored. Davis singled to left. and
| Collins crossed the plate. Davis took
| second while Gates was throwing Muir
| ply out at first, and then scored on
Schreck's single into left.
Nichols Fourth Hit.
With two down in the eighth Hartsel
stole second and then came home when
Sim Nichols laced his third single into
center field. This ended the Athletics
run-getting. and it was a-plenty.
In the ninth the Nationals finally broke
their run of ciphers by pushing two men
over the rubber. Shipke died on a fly
10 Murphy, but Gates negotiated base
on balls Little Milan walioped an in
shoot down against the right field fence.
and by good sprinting made three bases
on it. Gates scoring. Ganley flied to
Murphy: Pickering followed with a hot
drive to right that was too much for
Davis to handle and he reached first in
safety. Milan scoring on the hit. AItizer
then closed the game with a roller to
Collins. who headed Pickering off at
second.