Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-21
NATIONALS SHUT OUT ST. LOUIS BROWNS.
KELLEY AND SF1PKE> THE LEADING STARS

| O'Si IAAO pAhSCs Willie lIle lOCdlS lSeAoSSA~N
twice. All the honors for the victory be-
| long to two little men. Bert Kelley and
Bill Shipke. While the big fellows were
! fioundering around the plate, trying to
hit into safe territory the speedy spit
balls of the diminutive Kelley or the
wide curves of Bill Bailey. little Shipke
slammed out a single. a triple and dou-
BILE. the two last slams scoring the locals
| last moment decided to work Kelley yes
terday and save Walter Johnson for the
Detroit Tigers today. and as events
turned OUT the substitution was happy
| one from Washington standpoint.
Kelley had almost perfect control, pass
ing but one batter, and in but one inning
| were the Browns able to bunch more than
a single hit. In six Of the nine innings
the Browns were retired in order, and In
only the seventh and ninth were the Wis
itOrs able to put up anything that looked
like a struggle. In each of those innings
the Browns got two runners on the sacks.
but they never got close to the home
plate. Kelley was as cool as the pro-
verbal cucumber and when the Browns
looked the most dangerous and the coach
ers were yelling their heads off the little
fellow was at his best In the twirling
line.
Didn't Reckon on the Skipper.
Manager McAleer, knowing the locals
/ aversion to left-handed pitcher, decided
to send back Bill Bailey. and the south
paw pitched creditable game. ELM
mating Skipper" Shipke. it would have
been a "corker.'' Little Bill started off
| in the first inning with single, punched
a triple in tn. third, gave Heidrick a
long fly in tia fifth, and in the seventh
wound up his days work with double.
Fortunately for Washington there was
local man on ere Of the sacks every time
the Skipper came to the bat and laced
out his long bits. or darkness might have
headed off the battle without q run being
scored on either side.
Back OF .he twirlers the locals Went
the route without a wobble, while Wallace
and Williams broke into the error col
umn, each missing rollers that should
have been eaten up. Fortunately Tor the
Browns, neither misplay counted IN the
run-scoIing. so that Mr.. Bailey has only
himself 10 blame for the defeat. Shipke
and Ferris both played brilliantly around
the third corner OF the diamond, While
Heidrick by beautiful throw TO the
plate, headed off Street. who was trying
to score from second on Milans clean
single into center. Clyde Milan broke
into the lmclight by making sensa-
tional catch OF, Jimmy Williams pat IN
the fifth inning. getting the ball ABOUT d
yard from the center field fence and rob-
bling the genial Jimmy Of sure three,
b.,yser. Williams came back and DID
sorne robbery work himself III the slNtI
when he CAPTURED Ganley's fast roller 10
right with one hand and easily nailed the
batter at first.
Locals First Run.
Washington got its first tally In the
third inning Mr.. Bailey walked street
and Kelley pushed him to second with
sacrifice. Milan died on bounder to
Ferris, but SE1lke stung a roundhouse
curve almost to the clubhouse and
brought up at the third corner. Ganley
let him die there with roller to VIII
liams.
The second and final run was scored IN
the seventh. After Street and Kelley mad
died on rollers &c Bailey and Ferris, re-
spectively, Milan singled into right Inc
hit -and-run game was Signaled TOR, ana
Milan was under full sail when Shipke
once more pasted the leather to left CEN
ter, this time for two bases, and Clyde
crossed the rubber. Capt. Bob once more
hit the oaIl on the nose, but directly at
Williams. and died at first.
Fruitless Rallies.
After going out with almost professional
regularity. the Browns stirred things up
in the seventh. Hartzell worked a base
on balls and Heidrick tried to send him
along with a sacrifice, but Freeman quick
Iy gathered in the ball and by good
throw to Unglaub headed Hartzell of at
second. Ferris followed with q clean
single into left, but Heidrick failed to
take a chance and stopped at second.
Wallace then hit a fierce grounder at
Shipke. but the midget froze on to 1t and
by quick jump beat Heidrick to the
third sack. Then came Williams with
another fierce bounder through the center
of the diamond, but Kelley partially block
ed the drive with one hand. Mcbride
grabbed the ball and by a head-first dive
beat Wallace to second base. closing the
inning.
In the ninth. another rally developed.
but like the other it was nipped in the
bud Stone led off with a hit to right, the
ball bounding over Freeman's head just
as he was about to grasp 1t in his hands
Once more the coachers sprang to their
guns and opened up a fierce racket on
Kelley. but without avail. Hartzell fore
ing Stone at second by a line grounder
to. Unglaub. Heidrick followed with a
ringing single to center, but Hartzell was
held at second. Ferris then fied to Can
ley and Wallace closed the game with a
fast bounder to Shipke which the midget
collared and beat Hartzell to the third
sack for force out.
Following is the official score of the