The Washington herald., 1908-03-15
WIN In The TWELFTH
Washington Regulars Trim
St. Louis Cardinals.
THREE RUNS IN FINAL ROUND
After Tying the Score, the Nationals
play High-eIRES Ball, and Finally
Hammer out victory over McCIos-
keys Tribe-Burns, keeIey, and
Cafes Pitch, Dividing HOnOTs.


Special TO The Washington Hesald.
Houston, Tex, March Washington
beat the st. Louis Cardinals here this
afternoon by TO > in hair-raising game
that went twelve innings. There was
something doing all the time. and there
were more bright plays than are often
seen i'm a whole major league series. The
TWO teams went at il hammer and tongs.
especially the Cardinals. for the roasting
they will get from the ST. Louis papers,
IL they are forced 10 take that ounce
pennant. is awful to contemplate. Man
ager Cantillon intended TO use three pitch
ers i'm nine innings. but because of the
stretching of the clash. Burns and Kelley
went three each and Gates six All more
than came up to expectations. even
Kelley. although four hits and both the
81. Louis runs were made off him. Burns
showed just as well in real conflict as
lie did in practice this week. Kelley
seems to have everything a frst-class
twirler should have. and Gates. who has
not attracted much attention. proved a
veritable rock for steadiness, and gave a
performance that was covered with major
league earmarks
Altlzer headed of defeat for Washing
ton in the fourth inning by a jumping
one-haEd catch. with a man on third base.
and made two sensational gathers Of foul
flies at critical moments. ollie Pickering
Bob Ganley, and George Mcbride were
also in the star stunt column. Streets
work behind the bat was fully as good
as Blankenship could have done. And IL
he hits a little, the backstopping depart
ment need not worry the home fans.
Cardinal Pitcher Hammered.
Fropme held Washington down for the
seven innings his arm lasted. but he also
owed much 10 classy support Higgn-
botham was soundly hammered in the
eighth and twelfth rounds, and those re-
freshing batting rallies gave the Cardi-
mails a leg on the eighth place honors.
The Cardinals were the first TO score.
They made both their runs in the sixth
inning. partly through reaching Kelley
and partly because Of the lumpy short
field. Charles opened the sixth with a
neat triple TO left Barry's snap chance
for Mcbride hit a young hill, and went 10
left for a single, tallying Charles. Joe
Delehanty sacrificed and Konetchey was
an infeld out Murray's sharp grounder
to Mcbride acted like that Of Barry's
and sped on for a double Barry scoring
Byrne famed, and the inning ended. with
the score 10 in the Cardinals favor
Gates was the first man to face Hig-
ginbotham in the eighth and singled
through short. Ganley sacrificed. Picker
ing bunted toward short and Gates made
a wild dash from second for the plate.
Byrne's throw 10 head him Of hit Hig-
ginbotham on the head and the ball
bounced 70 the Cardinal bench Gates
naturally scored, Pickering taking second
Pickering stole third. and came home
when Jim Delehanty beat out bunt
thereby tying the score. Altizer's single
put Del on third. Freeman flied 10 GEN.
ter. Nothing doing in run getting. but
slews of sizzling plays until the twelfth
when the good times for Washington re-
turned.
Gates started the procession by walking
Ganley sacrificed and Pickering sent a
fast single 10 Murray. Gates attempted Il
reach home from second on this but
Murray's shot 10 Hostetter nipped him
Pickering took second on the throw
ClymeT singled TO left scoring Pickering
and took third on Joe Delehanty's error
He finished the course on Jim Delehanty's
safe swat, and Alters triple put jim
Delehanty over for the last run. as Free
man was an easy out. The second Of these
games will take place tomorrow n Johr
McCloskey does not die of worry anC
chagrin tonight.