The Washington herald., 1908-09-01
STANDING OF THE TEAMS
BOSTON, :; WASHINGTON, 3.

II hnally happened. and in most cruel
fashion
After playing havoc with the pennant-
chase-s by coping series when least ex-
pecJed. the Nationals fell victims to the
comparatively humble Red Sox yester-
day and incidentally received one Of the
worse 5earngs administered TO the
locals since the squirt started, two weeks
ego.
The zory Of the game was in the fifth
inning. when the band from the town
O. beans and reformers suddenly loaded
the bases and. after change IN pitchers
had been made. hammered Sir Walter
johnson so scandaIoJsfv that they piled
Up i've runs before The round ended.
overcoming WashinEton's cary lead
and obtaining margin that the Na-
tionals found impossible 10 overcome
Jesse TannehIII, whose disabled wing
showed great Improvement under the
skiIlful treatment Of a local osteopath.
felt that he had been sufficiently rejuve-
mated 70 take a chance against his old
club-fellOws, and he wegt 70 the box for
-he 6rst tine in weeks For four innings
IannehiH showed the skill that made
him one OF the greatest rwirle-s in the
business His curve bail appeared TO be
working better than IL had in years. and
IN four innings three singles. one a clean
DIVE and the other two scratches that
Old not 80 beyond the infeId. was all
that Boston was able 10 do in the line OF
hitting
Nationals Get Two.
While Tannesiu was holding the vfs-
on Cy Young which looked good enough
70 win BIT in the nth II happened.
Cy Young Led OF with single. and in at
tempting TO sacrifice Mcconnell made 2
perfect buut and was safe Lord intend
ed 10 advance the pair By sacrifice. but
when he dumped the ball the whole NJ
ti0na- inheld stood stiI, and Lord was
safe. for the ball was lot even thrown 10
first
Things were getting so interesting At
this juncture that CautTfon decided 70
make change While Walter johnson
was warming up in center field Charley
Smith was sent 10 the box, and efcer. he
had pitched hve balls he was recalled
and Tom Hughes went in Hughes re-
peated Smiths performance and Johnson
was ready 10 pitch
When the Idaho iconocIast took his
position the bases were loaded. with none
out He famed Cravath. but when he
served up a fast BAH 70 GlessIer the right
fielder took one mighty waIlop and the
bail sailed over Clymer-s head 10 the
fence. driving in three runs. which put
Boston 10 the good. A speedy shoot hit
Jake Stabi in the back and our former
first and third. Wagner hit between Gan
ley and Pickering for a double. scoring
Gesslsr- Sullivan walked. and when Cri-
ger forced Sullivan, Srahl crossed the
plate These FIVE taIlies were enough TO
give the Red Sox a victory. but they
made their sixth run in the seventh. and
IN the eighth added one more.
same Old @Cy.0
The veteran Young was the same old
Cyrus Denton Of Old. and while he was
touched up more freely than in the earlier
games ne has pitched against Washing
JOn, most Of The hits came after the Sox
had taken their commanding lead in the
fifth
With two out IN the first. Cravath walk
ed. but was forced by GessIer. In the
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groUnder TO deep second and Ganlev sac
rifced- Unglaub's double TO left scored
Pickering. but Unglaub was left when
Lord threw out Delehanty and CIymsr
famed
In the fourth the Nationals scored
again When Delehsnty hit TO short
Wagner threw over StahTs head and DeI
went 70 second
Clymer's single 70 right drove Delehanr
in. and Freeman's single put Clvmer on
third, with none out When Mcbride hit
10 short Wagner tagged the bag retiring
Freeman. and then threw home in tine
20 catch Clymer coming in from third.
Locals, Last Run.
The Nationals got their last run IN the
eighth. a double and three singles being
required TO do the trick Ganlev tore
OF a twO-bagger over first. and made
third on Unglaub's single DeIehautv's
hit scored Gauley- CIymer forced Dele
hanty, and Fireman heat out a roller To-
ward third With The bases crowded. Nc
Bride bounded 10 Young, who threw n
Criger. getting Unglaub. and the catcher
heaved to SJahl in time 10 complete q
double play.
For Boston, in the seventh cSessier with
one out, made his second three-bseeer
and registered on SJahl-s chance 10 Free
man In the ninth Criger singled TO LEFT