The Washington herald., 1908-06-03
TO-DAY,S GAMES.
Washington at Philadelphia.
Chicago at ST. Louis.
Boston at New York.
Cleveland at Detroit.
Special to The Washington Herald.


Philadelphia, June minus the service,
Of Capt Robert J. Ganley. who is on IN,
Red Cross list. suffering from a boil
the Nationals wreaked vengeance against
the Athletics to-day by taking the second
game OF the series by to 2
| II was Thomas Hughes who was the
hero Of the occasion. Hughes pitched a
steady. effective game throughout. sev-
eral times the Athletics found his curves
for couple Of singles which seemed -tc
promise one or more runs, but each time
Hughes proved too much for them. In
the seventh inning he struck out Powers
Fox, and Vickers in succession, and in
the ninth, after Smith and Seybold had
singled and Hartsel had drawn base on
balls, he frightened up again. and not a
run was scored.
Washington drove Dygert 70 the con-
fines Of the Athletics cubbyhole in two
innings, making enough runs off Wee
Jimmy" TO win the game, but they added
two more OF vickers. who succeeded
the spitball star in the pitchers box.
With three men on bases IN the ninth.
the majority OF the crowd 1S4-waited
10 see the finish. but the best thing Ed
die Collins could do was 10 smash a liner
TO Delehanty which ended the game.
Crowd Quits ERrIy.
II took more than two hours 10 decide
the game. and after the visitors obtained
a lead Of three runs In the first two IN
nings, the crowd seemed 10 settle hack
as If 1t was all over but the moaning
and the spirits Of the Philadelphia root
ers did not arise again until the eighth
and ninth. only 10 be smothered. as
Hughes let loose a few extra kinks. and
disposed Of the batters when a hit would
have changed the whole complexion OF
affairs.
Connie Mack tried out Fox. a young
outielder recently obtained from the
Memphis team OF the Southern League.
he struck out twice and singled. giving
the CROWD little chance TO see what he
could do In the hitting line. and he had
but one chance in the field.
The Athletics wasted two hits In the
fourth. but two errors in the fifth with
a single by Fox. netted one run. and the
second resulted from Eddie Collins being
hit by a pitched bail. going 70 third on
wild pitch, and scoring on J. Collins
single 10 right. Davis. who drew a pass
In this inning, tried to go from first to
third on Collins single and was thrown
out.
In the ninth Coombs flied 10 Altizer.
Seybold batted for Powers. and singled.
and Smith, who batted for Fox. also hit
safely. Vickers flied to Pickering Hart
sci walked, but Eddie Collins lined 70
Delehanty. leaving the bases flied.
CIymer's Double Timely.
A base on balls to Milan. Alters sin
gle, ana Clymer's double gave Washing
ton two runs in the first In the second
Freeman singled and was forced by Nc
Bride. who stole second. Hughes fouled
out. Milan reached first on Nichols wild
throw, but Mcbride scored when Schreck
allowed Davis throw to get away. Milan
tried 10 come al the way home from first.
and Schreck got back to the plate with
the ball in time to retire him.
Vickers took up the pitching In the
third, and Washington got one hit in
each inning up to the sixth A chance
to score was lost in the fifth. when Milan
tried 70 go from second 10 third on a
fly to Coombs. the latter's good throw
catching him easily.
In the eighth Milan singled and stole
second. He Wa forced at third on Al
tiers grounder to Nichols but Dele
hanty and Clymer followed with clean
singles. scoring Altizer Pickering's hard
drive was too hot for Nichols. and Dele
hanty scored on the muff Nichols goa
Streets short fly and tagged second In
time TO double up Clymer.
Umpire Connolly had a rough time of q,
behind the bat, being hit several times
with foul tips. and twice it was necessary
TO stop play for several minutes.
The Score