Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-05

Cincinnati at st. Louis.
Although defeated in the morning game,
the Nationals braced up splendidly in the
afternoon battle, and led on by the superb
pitching of Walter Johnson took the New
Workers. into camp by the score OF b to p,
making four victories out OF five games
played. which is something of a record for
tie local aggregation.
1t was Johnson's debut on the local field,
and when he walked out to the rubber he
was given a splendid reception by the i'm
merse crowd In the different stands. AL
though he faced a handicap of two err
rors and one run In the first inning wa.h-
out a semblance Of a hit being made, ne
worked In his old-time form throughout.
In fact, It looked as though he was only
lobbing the ball over the plate, as he has
such an easy. graceful swing in delivering
the ball. but the batters who faced him
thought differently as the curves and
shoots went Whizzing by their heads. But
four hits were made by the Highlanoers,
two Of which were Of the scratch order.
Johnson has pitched fine ball on the trip
and 1t looks now as though the curly
headed youngster Is as good as he was
last year. when he set the entire base bail
world agog with his wonderful work.
There were no features to the game out
side Of Johnson's pitching, although the
long hits OF Shipke, Mcbride and Ganley
caused as much applause as a star stunt
in the fielding line. The trio are big ia
drst two are somewhat shy OF base hits
their great drives to The fence pleased
everybody inside the Enclosure.
The crowd began gathering as early as
! o'clock. and when the game was started
every seat In the bleachers, pavilions and
grandstand was occupied, with many
standing in the aisles and in the rear
spaces.
the granostand box and viewed the pro-
ceedinss from the clubhouse, but even
there he couldn't keep out OF the game
and walked almost to the 1nfield when
Ball was injured in trying to head Off
Milan. who was trying to steal second.
The "Tobasco Kid is an earnest worker,
and 1t is regrett able that he cannot keep
away from the umpires and attend strict
~ to the management of his team.
1nauspicious Beginning.
From the way the New Yorxers got
away from the post It looked as though
another game was to be filtered away
through easy errors. HemphilI opened
with an easy bounder to Altizer and the
soldier boy made measly little tumble
Keller then hit to right and Shipke gath
cred the ball in all right. but made a bad
throw to first. Here were two men on
bases who should have been out and the
spectators groaned in dismay. Moriarity
then sacrificed. Freeman to Altfzer, NOV
Ing up both runners, and Hemphill scored
while Altizer was throwing Ball out at
first. the players staying back for a pos
stbie double play. Stahl closed the in
ming BY striking out.
The Nationals were now wide awake
and went after that one run like hungry
wolves. After Milan had flied to Hemp-
hill little Shipke sent a line fy over
Moriaritys head In left, and by the time
the bali had been retrieved he was
roosting on third. Ganley followed with
a clean single to right, and Shipke
walked home. tying the score. Clymer
died on a bounder to Stahl, and Street
went out. Lake to Stahl.
Lake Driven Out.
After turning the Ifighlanders back
In order in the second, the locals got
after Lake in royal style and drove him
from the hilltop. Freeman worked a
base on balls. Altizer tried to sacrifice
and pulled 1t Off as Sweeney threw over
Stahrs head. Kleinow backed up the
throw. and In trying to head off Free
man at third threw by Conroy, Jerry
scoring and Altizer taking second. Nc
Bride then tripled to the. right-field
over the rubber. Johnson continued the
good work with a line single over the
first sack, and Mcbride crossed the
r':bber.
Manager Elberfeld here hoisted the
signal Of distress, and big DOC" again
came sailing to The relief. He quickly
caught Johnson Off first with a throw to
Stahl. which was a good starter. Milan
then got base on balls. but Shipke
died on foul fly to Stahl and Clymer
was called out on strikes.
In the third the Highlanders hung up
their second. but final. tally. Newton
tried to drive the ball out of the lot, but
left. Hemphill was out On a hit to
johnson. sending Newton to second.
but Keller flied to Ganley. Moriarity
then hit clean single to right and
Newton scored.
CHESHIRE Goes In.
The running around the bases IA
tigued Newton. and he was taken out
of the box and Chesbro substituted in
the nth inning. although not a safe hit
had been registered by the locals
In the sixth the Nationals drove in
their NTH run, the result Of a base on
Dagger to the left-field fence by Gan
ley. Moriarity made a hard try for Gan
ley's drive. but the ball took a bad
bound. and. getting by him. rolled to
the fence.
The Nationals made their final :ally in
the seventh Street led off with a single
to right ana Freeman got a safe one
into center. Altizer smashed a clean
single into left and Street crossed the
plate. Freeman tried to make third on
the throw home. but Sweeney's throw