The Washington times., 1908-06-28
No Special Exertion. Re-
quired to Shut Out
Washington.
/ HUGHES WILDNESS
MAKES 1T EASIER
He Can't Locate Plate or Bases.
Errors Also Cut Large
Figure.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, June IL
Washington made a weak showing
against the Athletics today, In the first
game OF the series. and was easily shut
out by Connie Mack's rejuvenated pen
nant aspirants, by TO o.
one of the smallest crowds that has
attended Saturday games at Columbia
Park in a long while witnessed the con-
test. there being only T775 spectators in
the stands.
Today's game was all one way, and
the home team had things so easy that
there was little cause for the crowd TO
enthuse at any stage. In addition to
Washington being completely at the
mercy or Jimmy Dygert's spitball pitch
ing, the visitors put up a listless, care
less fielding game and simply handed
the game over TO the Athletics.
Hughes Too Wild for Street.
Big Tom Hughes was mainly at fault.
lie started in by making a three-D
wild throw, and a wild pitch IN the
first inning. and repeated the trick in
The fifth inning. Street. the Washing
ton catcher. appeared unable to gauge
the wild hurting Of Hughes. Kelley took
Hughes place in the sixJh inning, and
only one more run was added by the
Athletics.
Dygert has not shown better form
on the slab this season In the first
eight innings only one nit was regis
tered off him. Street making clean
single TO right field after two were
out in the second inning In the
ninth inning. with two out. ClymeT
nit grounder 10 Eddie CoiIins and
Just managed to beat the throw 70
Hrst by fast sprinting.
GanIey Alone Reaches Second.
only one of the visiting players
reached second base. In the fourth
inning. after two men were out. Gan
ley drew a base OF balls and stole sec
Ond. but Milan was an easy out.
Street started the fifth with pass
but was nipped asleep of first base
Dygert issued another pass 10 Altizel
in the fifth, but he was forced at sec
ond, and the infield hit by Clymer IL
the ninth was wasted
Hartzel opened with a clean single
on Hughes and Nichols beat out ?
bunt. Hughes fielded the ball, an
when he threw TO the fence HartZe
scored and Nichols reached third. Z
wild pitch followed. sending Nichols
across the rubber. Harry Davis theI
tore of a two-bagger TO deep center
and advanced on Murphy's sacrifice
A tumble by AItizer and a passed bal
gave the Athletics a chance 70 score j
lne second, but Powers was caught q
The plate when he tried 10 steal .homt
Nichols failing to connect with the bai
This looked like a, foolish play with tW
out, as Hartzel had been passed 10 frs
and stole second and a hit by Nichol
would have scored two runs
Three Runs With Two Out.
Hughes settled down for a couple c
innings and pitched in something lik
his regular form In the fifth he fame
Powers and Dygert in succession. The
HartzeI reached first on tumble b
Mcbride and a wild pitch advanced hil
10 third. Nichols walked, Freema
muffeJ Hughes high throw to cate
Nichols mapping and Hartzel scores
Nichols started for second and COZ
tInued tr third. when Freeman thre'
the tdiI into left field, no one coverin
second base. Davis scored Nichols wit
a single. Hughes threw wild to first
catch Davis mapping, the ball roliin
through the screen into the bleacher
and Davis made the circuit. Murph
ended the farce with a fly to Freeman.
Kelley took the mound In the sixt
and the yOungSter showed Splend
form. The Athletics could do nothiT
with him for two innings. going out
order With one out In the eight
Davis drew four balls Streets perfe
throw nailed Davis stealing, but art
tagging the runner, Mcbride fell dow
and dropped the throw. Murphy &
two bases on his hit 10 center, b
Eavis was afraid to leave second al
only reached third on the hit. He scorl
a moment later on Jimmy Collins loi
drive to Milan.
The Score.