Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-17
Yesterdays Union League Games

Cincinnati. 3: New York. I.
Chicago 4: Brooklyn. 3.
Boston. 4; st. Louis. I.
Yesterdays Union League Games.
Baltimore, 2: Washington. 3.
Baltimore. 8; Washington. 3. Second game.G
Wilmington. g. Elizabeth, :.
Elizabeth. s.: Wilmington. 2 Second game)
Reading. 2: Paterson. Q.
Reading. 4; Paterson /. Second game.)
BROOKLYN. O; Philadelphia, ..
Brooklyn. 4; Philadelphia 2. Second game)
National League Games Today.
New York at Cincinnati.
Boston at st. Louis
Brooklyn at Chicago.
The Chicago White Sox made their first
appearance OF the season in Washington
yesterday afternoon and gave the Nation
ais severe drubbing. defeating the locals
by to o. The ex-champions are big ia
vorites in this city, but the cloudy wealth
er kept the attendance down to about
thirty-five hundred.
Harry White, the clever southpaw and
a Washington boy. was principally re-
sponsible for the shut-out administered to
the Nationals. He had splendid COM
mand, and mixed his speed and slow
drops SO adroitly as to be great puzzle
to the opposing batsmen. Delehanty, Nc
Bride and Pickering being the only ones
to solve his delivery. this trio making all
the hits credited to the Washingtons.
White has had trouble in fooling the
Washington batsmen in seasons past, but
he was certainly there with his good left
arm and two nimble feet yesterday. In
only two innings did the locals have a
chance to score, getting pair of runners
on the bases in each instance. but the
succeeding batsmen were unable to con-
meet with Whites delivery, and they were
left expiring on the sacks.
Farmer Burns was on the rubber for
the Nationals and for the first time since
ne Joined the local aggregation was his
pitching of mediocre quality, but in the
face of the weak hitting of the locals q
victory was not within his reach. Com
pared with Whites work. the pitching of
Burns suffered, rs he was ineffective in
pinches and also wild. The White Sox
punched their hits In three OF the nine
innings. but in only two were they able to
get runners over the plate. 1t was very
noticeable that Burns lacked his usual
speed and aggressiveness. and he failed
TO work with that confidence he usually
displays when In the box.
Back of the pitchers the fielding was
charged with two errors. Mcbride, Dele
Eanty and Freeman earned of the honors
for the locals. while Davis and Donohue
did the best work for the visitors. AL
by the infelders of both teams, the Ma
tionals' Outflders getting but four
chances. while the White Sox had only
five.
Sox Take the Lead.
For four innings neither side coy,ld ret
runner over the rubber. although Burns
the medium Of a pretty double play In
which George Mcbride was the central
performer. In the fifth the White Sox
broke the ice, getting three runs, the re-
suit of three hits, an error and a base on
balls. Tannehill sent a clean single into
left. Sullivan tried to sacrifice, but fooled
Burns in hitting to left instead of right,
and the bunt went for a single. White
also tried to sacrifice. but was safe on
Shipke's bad throw TO Freeman. the big
fellow being pulled off the sack to ge,
the ball.
This continual bad breaking evidently
Nexed Burns. because he lost the loca
ton of the plate. passed Hahn to first
Oh balls and thus forced home Tannehill
The tnfield then closed in and Dougherts
and Sullivan crossed the plate. Davis
followed with fly to Milan. and on the
out White came home. Hahn tried tc
take third on the out. but Milan nailed
him with a beautiful throw to Mcbride
who had covered the sack. Anderson
smut on further trouble with a fly to
Milan.
Chicago Scores Two More.
II, the seventh inning the White Sox
60. busy again. and, with the help OF
a base on balls. a sacrifice and three
singles. two runners touched the home
plate in safety. Sullivan was the first
man up. and he was given a pass &c
first. White then sacrificed. Shipke to
Freeman, and ..Sully'' took second. Hahn
singled over second. Mcbride making q
fine stop OF the ball and held Sullivan
at third. Dougherty singled into right
and Sullivan scored. while Hahn scam
pered to third. Davis hit to Burns anC
Hahn was headed on and run dowr
on the line by Street, who had taker
Burns assist. Dougherty took thirc
while Hahn was being put out. and scored
a minute later. when Anderson laid dowI
a pretty bunt toward third. Burns theI
caught Anderson mapping at first by
quick throw to Freeman. and the bal
was passed to Delehanty in time to pu
out John.
Falkenberg took Burns place in thu
last two innings. and the Chicago batter:
went down in their order OF going to tn.
plate.
In the fourth inning it looked as though
the Nationals would get run over thu
rubber. After Ganley had been retiret
at first by White. Delehanty reached
first on Parents tumble. Pickering tor,
of a clean single into center and Del
pulled up at second. Street then flied Il
Hahn and Freeman persisted on q rolle
to Davis.
The seventh inning had a prosperous
look to the Nationals for a few minutes
and the spectators were on their fee
roofing for dear life In the hope Of pre-
venting a shut-out. Freeman worked
White for a base or balls and McBrid,
stung a clean single into center. Shipk'
died at first on a bounder to Tannehil
and both runners moved along a base
Gates was then sent in to bat for Burns
being a right hander. but Whites pitching
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