Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-14

Yesterdays National League Games
Pi,tsburg. 5: New York L.
Cincinnati. 8: Boston. L.
ST. Louis: ;: BROOKLYN.
ChiCago-P hiladelph1a-Rain
Yesterdays Union League Games.
Wilmington 10: Washington l.
Baltimore. ;; Paterson. O.
Elizabeth. g. Brooklyn. o.
Reading, .; Philadelphia 2.
The ST. Louis Browns scored their sec
ond victory over the Nationals yesterday
In fast and well played game. in which
the pitchers starred. the score being to
L. 1t was a pitchers battle, pure and
simple. and. although Burns got away
with the smaller number of hits. Ora
ham was more effective with men on
bases. Manager McAleer pulled this
southpaw out of the Southern League
last fall. and from the way he worked
yesterday there is no question but that
he is The goods" Although very wild
Graham hit three batsmen and walked
one-he would tighten up just as soon as
the local boys would get on the sacks,
and as a result it was impossible to get
more than one run over the rubber.
Seven men left on bases speaks well for
Iraham's effectiveness
Farmer" Burns was also there with
The goods. but he allowed two singles to
be punched on him in the seventh in
ming. and the run needed to win for the
Browns came scooting over the rubber.
Four singles and double were the sum
total of the Browns stick work. and but
two men walked. 1t is hard for a new
conner to lose game like this. but there
was a youngster opposed to him almost
Il not as good with his southpaw delivery.
With perfect support the score would
have been 1 to 0 In the Browns favor. as
Doth of the runs scored in the first in
ming were the result of errors.
Fielded Well.
In the fielding line the Nationals did
better work than the Browns, but one
misplay. a muff by Freeman at first
.marring their record. while the visitors
slipped up three times. Burns made two
beautiful stops of hard-hit balls that
threatened to bore holes through him
ana PICKERING and Ganley pulled down
nles that were ticketed for safe territory.
For the Browns. Wallace Ferris, C..
Jones and Graham were the stars. the
former pair heading off fast infield hound
zers thaa were lalapaloosas. while the ex-
National and the twirler killed off bud
ding hits
: With the score > to l. the locals made
grand rally in the ninth inning and
came very close to tying if not winning
the contest. knowing how HELPLESS the
left-handed hitters were against Graham
Manager Cantillon sent up three right
-Eahded batters as substitutes. and two
-oi them made good with beautiful sin
gles into right field. The third man
,GehrinS. struck out with a runner on
third and second.
Exciting Moments.
Street was the first man uo and he
chased Stone into deep left to capture his
long fly. Gates was then trotted out tc
haf f0~
one into right field. which was taken as 2
good omen and the spectators commenced
TO root with a hearty goodwill Cly-ne,
was sent to first to run for Gates bu,
Mcbride hit fierce one at Ferris which
the latter smothered and headed off Otis
at second by a good throw to Williams
With that ..nevey-say- die" spirit Manage
bat for Shipke and Mike responded with
beautiful drive to right that carried
Mcbride TO third. AltiZer then went 10
frst TO run for kahoe and quickly stole
second.
The stock of right-hand hitters was al.
most out by this time, but the resource
full Cantillon selected Gehring to do the
rescue act Gehring worked Graham for
couple of balls. but then the strikes COM
menced to materialize and he made a des-
peraie lunge at sharp incurve that was
missed. and the game was over.
Both Score in First.
In the first inning. Schweitzer. who was
substituted for Hoffman i'm right on ac-
count of a left-handed twrler slapped a
beautiful double along the left field foul
line. But he stayed there while Charley
Jones gave Ganley a fly and Stone died
AZ first on a fast roller. to Burns Will
Eams then hit a sharp roller to Mcbride
which was handled nicely. but Freeman
dropped the ball and Schweitzer stepped
cn the home plate. Burns then caught
Williams mapping with a quick throw to
Freeman.
For the Nationals. in the initial inning
Milan struck out and GanleT reached first
when Williams fumbled his grounder
Delehanty singled to center and Ganley
went to third scoring a minute later
when Pickering walloped clean single
into right.
Ciphers We're numerous and hits scarce
for the next FIVE innings. but in the sew
enth. Wallace led with single to center
and Ferris pushed. him along with Il sac
rifce. Tom Jones then came TO the res
.ua with clean single. TO left and Wal
lace hea; Gaaley's good throw to the
i late by Il hair.
In The final innings the Browns failed To
set hit. but their work Wa; done for the