Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-30
Stovall Out at the First Sack.

said Manager Joe last night. land all
it wants is a winner. The people here
have been handed lemons so long that
they are in prime condition to realize
how nice a good. ripe peach tastes
From the way the boys have played this
week / don't think / am bOasting when
say that 1 have a good chance of get
ting to the front next season when an
aggregation like the Cleyelands are up
In the first division. Just think what
the Washington club has. done to the
Maps in the last two days - allowed
them two runs in thirty-six innings and
shut them out in three games out of
four.
Some people may think the Nationals
are playing ahead of their usual or
regular gait, but they are not even
going up to their full capacity. Bob
Ung1aub will improve around third. and
the boys have not yet fully welded
themselves together as would like.
but they are coming fast. and 1 look for
a great deal of high-class sport for
the Washington fans before this sea-
possibly two, are within the Nationals
reach. and the boys are feeling just
right to get up there"
Tom Hughes, Charley Smith and Walter
johnson were warming up in front of the
grandstand between the first and second.
game and Manager Cantillon was watch
ing them closely. Every man of the trio
wanted to work before the great out
pouring of fans, but after the exercise.
Cantillon called out:
TON. i think you look the best
"All right. old pal" replied Tom. 'I'll
go in and deliver the goods. l feel first
class and l think 1 can go the route all
right"
Then Tom went out to the pitchers box.
hell the Maps down to three scattered hits
nary a run and not one man reached
second. Perhaps 1t wasn't a blue ribbon
performance. coming as 1t did right on
top of Fridays work when the visitors
made exactly the same record against
his twirling, three hits and no runs.
Among the players there was only one
mishap to mar the game. but it threw
thu peerless catcher, Charley Street. out
of the running for at leeast four days.
The accident occurred In the sixth in
ming of the second game. Berger was
at the bat and Hughes was shooting
the ball in like streaked lightning. Berg
er swung at the ball and it just hit the
sphere. with the result that it caught
Streets little finger on his right hand and
almost tore 1t off. The bones were knock
ed out of joint and broke through. the
skin almost entirely around the base of
the finger. 1t was an ugly wound to look
at. but Charley quickly pulled the finger
back into place and. going to the club
house with Trainer Edinger, good sup
ply, of court plaster dressed the injury up
all r1Rnr. A reporter OF he otdI ran
across Street as he was coming out of the
grounds. and in reply to a query as to
how bad he was hurt, the popular
catcher replied:
It's nothing serious. The finger was
knocked out and the skin broken but /
have been hurt worse many time and
I'll be ali right in three or four days"
When Street went out Jack Warner
came in and was given the glad hand
when he donned the pad and mask.
Perring was on first, and doubtless being
tipped off that Jack wasn't the thrower
Street is decided to pilfer second. Berger
swung at his third strike and missed II,
and Warner sailed the ball down to sec
ond so perfectly that Perring had to
slide into the ball. which was waiting for
him in Deiehanty's hands. Don't lose
sight of the fact that Warner is first
class catcher. and although his throwing
arm may be a little backward. he has
such a wise ''noddle'' that it makes up
for his other little deficiencies. 1t is to
be regretted that Jack will not be with
Washington next season to help the boys
get into that first division.
There were two out in the fifth inning
of the second game when Jerry Freeman
started for his position at the initial cor
ner, thinking the side had been retired.
When the crowd in the pavilion yelled he
started back.
Smatter. Jerry sick?" yelled fan.
Nav" answered the big fellow as he
ducl1ed into the Washington bench. i've
got a brain storm"
Before getting hurt Charley Street was
simply outdoing himself behind the bat.
In the seventh inning of the first game
young Goode. who is fast. tried to steal
second as Falkenberg struck out. Charley
held on to the strike-Out and then whipped
the ball to Del like fash. the speedy
runner being doubled up In the most cor
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