The Washington times., 1908-03-15
WASHINGTON COLTS
TROUNCE ST. LOUIS
YANIGANS, 3 TO |
Winners Score Hit in
Each Inning, Except
Seventh.

GALL ESTON. Tex, March I4.-For
fear there would be some dispute about
that Celia championship between
Washington and st. Louis. the National
Colts made il unanimous here today by
trouncing the Cardinal colts by TO 1.
From a general size-up of the sttua-
tion It looked like Washington had the
button from the start. and there was
no chance for the colts from Missouri
TO get d sight. For the most part il
was good game. and a beauty from the
standpoint Of the Washington fans.
Not a St. Louisian planted his spikes
on first through any battery error, and
precious few times did they swat the
ball safely. OberIin. in the fourth in-
ming, allowed two blngles, ore OF them
being a swat over left held fence for a
homer By Shaw, and in the ninth after
TWO men were down Case Patten yield
ed the solitary bingle garnered from mis-
delivery. Falkenberg was there with
the stuff, and tossed some Of his teasers
and also shot over some hot ones with
the steam dripping from them
Pitchers Well Supported.
His effort was without a flaw and
two batters We're down and out by the
windmill route. The twirlers We're
backed up by their men in a happy
style Tony Smith making the lonely
error charged 20 the Nationals. He
offset this, however, by fast work on
other occasions. and his two free ambIes
TO FIRST Matched ont into runs. That
boy Shipke delivered the goods In
wholesale quantities. lie had only four
..I-- oil
of them were assists in the second In
ming and two were Of the impossible
order. but he ulbbed them and did the
business. Twice he hit the ball on the
heak. once for an extra base and the
other time was a sizzling single just
inside first base line that scored two
men.
While two hits ana the only run Of
the St LOuisians were made off ODER
lin. his record of strike-OUtS exceeded
tlFat of Falkenberg and Patten. Ober-
lin got five, FalkcnberS two, and Pat
ten two. FalksnbeTg worked the uT=t
three innings. Oberlin the next, and
Patten the last three, Except III the
fourth, fifth, and ninth, II was one
two, three up and down for rhe CaTdi-
malls. Their three hits, Shaw two and
O-ROUrke. and Captain Marshall's life
on Z. Smiths error, allowed them me
only bases they got. kahoe caught the
first five and Warner the last four IN
nings, each covering first when not
wearing the mask.
Swatting Them Some.
just to show they could. the Nationals
got one hit each inning except the sec
Ond and seventh, failing iu the latter
and garnering three in the former.
The scoring began on 4. Smiths base
ola balls IL the second. &. Smiths in
tended sacrifice went for "a clean hit, a
neat hunt by MeiDke placed the runners
scored Ihem. Falkenberg planted "a
single ia center. but Mllan'S -'y-Our
killed HIM Again in the sixth Tony
Smith first ~ walked. Again g
/ Smith was credited with q hit On an
attempted sacrifice. SaIlee running down
the ball too late TO catch him. He
! tried il, however, and tossed the sphere
away. allowing Tony Smith TO cross
/ the rubber on the miscue.
But Two Passes.
Those two walks were the only free
/ bases IN the game. Hardy pitched the
first FIVE innings for ST. Louis. and
/ SaUee the last three. Two runs and
seven hits were made off Hardy. with
one run and two hits charged against
/ SaIIee. Not a stolen base figured in
/ the score and only one was attempted,
! but there were precious few occasions
when an attempt TO fitch was the lOgi-
cal play. KahOe, Warner c. Smith,
/ Shipke, two each, and Falkenberg were
/ Washingtons hitters.
The lineup was.
/ St Louis-Lush, first base; House,
/ left field; Shaw, center field; O'ROurke,
/ ghori stop: Hurley, third base; Ludwig,
/ second base: Rhodes, right field; Mar
( shall. catcher and captain; Raymond
/ and Sallee, pitchers.
Nashington-AIilan. center field; Kay.
right field; IGahOe, catcher and first
/ base: Warner. first base and catcher;
/ r. Smith, shortstop; c. Smith, left field;
/ Meinke. second base; Shipke, third
/ base; Falkenberg, Oberlin, and Patten,
pitchers.
| Score by innings:
ST. Louis......... 0 80 0 o 0 OIL
I Hits .............. @ 0 o 0 D Is
| Washington ....... 0 0 0 O-3
I Hits. --....--.-.--.-.. 3 1 1 Is
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/ absence in Houston, says the only in
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