Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-20
bet. they should disband or 60 into
minor league
The game tomorrow starts at 4:3O.

Out In st. Louis one of the papers Of
Tered a prize to the one who would guess
what Emmett HeidriclS would do on his
first appearance at the bat in this city.
Emmett sent a fast grounder to George
Mel Bride. who gathered tho ball up clean
ly but threw badly to first Jerry Free
man was on to his game making a swell
one-handed catch, and Heidrick was head
ed OF by q half step.
In the first two innings of the initial
struggle Waddell struck out five men.
and Sid Smith behind the bat put out the
one on a foul fly. The other Brownies
stood around like 50 many wooden posts
watching Waddell perform, but they had
their chance later.
The Nationals gave an exhibition Of in
side playing yesterday that was most
pleasing to the stanch supporters Of the
team. In the fifth inning Of the first
Browns new one. Milan was on second
and az Waddell started to pitch. Ganley.
who was at the bat, leaned over IS II to
bunt. The move pulled Ferris In on tho
grass ana Milan had little difficulty piifer-
ing third. When 0anley saw Ferris COM
ing in he quickly pulled back his bat and
ball was called. This same pair work
ed this trick on Bill Coughlin in Detroit
on the last trip.
In the fourth inning Of the second game
Bob Unglaub worked his think tank very
nicely, and as q result pulled or double
play, to the establishment Of the specta-
tors as well al the Browns. Heidrick
wallace hit a fast grounder to Mcbride.
George passed the ball to Unglaab. who
covered second. forcing out Ferris. Held
rick had started for thind and thinking
for a double play rounded third before
looking up When Heidrick did wake UP
Unglaub had cut loose to Shipke and as
q result Emmett was run down on the
line.
Both plays demonstrated that the Ma
tionals are finally developing some Of
Cantilion's ideas and working along lines
that will finally land them winners.
By way of q change the New York
Americans braced UP yesterday. played
tiptop ball and shut out the Detroits BY
q one-sided score. The leaders didn't lose
a. much ground as they might have done,
for the st. Louis team. after winning one
game from the Washinstons. dropped the
second The Athletics are making a de-
termined effort to get back in the first
division, and they beat the White Sox
again. The Clevefands lost another game
of defeat. and the invaders are not hav.
ing any too easy a time on the present
trip.
In the eighth inning Jim Delehanty once
more broke into the game for a minute
or two. going to the bat in place OF Ed
mondson. UnHlaub was on first at the
time and the RUDE refused to take
q chance on Der and finally passed him
to first on balls. Clymer then went down
to irst to run for Jim and later took
Edmondston's place in right fold. Dele
hanty is still a little shaky on his pins.
but will gradually work back into the
game.
George Stone has been playing poorly
ever since the Browns left home. having
lost his batting eye entirely. but It took
the ozone Of Washington to bring him
around all right. No matter where Stone
plays poorly, he IL always q star in
Washinston In the game on Tuesday he
made two runs and three hits. and in
the first battle yesterday he pulled of two
singles. while in tho second he scored
the Browns only run and made a hit.
In tho third inning Of the second game
Stone robbed Hughes Of q triple and
doubtless saved q run. Hughes caught
one Of Poweirs slow ones on the end Of
his bat and sent the ball on fly into left.
Stone kept after the ball and finally got
II with his arms extended about a yard
from the fence. II was a classy catch and
Hughes couldn't understand how George
managed to get under 1t until he was
told that the left handler had played very
deep and then had to 60 some to make
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