Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-12
National League Games Yesterday.

At Chicago-Chicaro. .: Philadelnhia. 9.
At Pittsburg-Pittsburg s: New York.
At st. Iouis-St Louis. 0: Brook yn. L.
At Observation-Disclosures. 3; Boston. =.
National League Games Today.
Boston at Cincinnati.
Philadelphia at Chicago.
Brooklyn at st. Louis
The opportune hit lacking in many
recent exhibitions by the Nationals. came
with gratifying regularity yesterday In
the initial contest of the present series
with Mr.. McAleer's Brownies. and the
home team landed on top Of the base ball
heap. Result. 5000 satisfied fans and
sure gathering of the clans for the dou-
ble-header tomorrow. And added to 1t all
was the glory of chasing to the woods
on William Dinneen, who before his ad-
vent upon the rubber yesterday had pitch
ed his team to victory nine times straight.
big Bill lasted part way into the third
inning. and then did the vanishing act.
while Mr.. Bailey from Texas mot the
senator) assembled the mound. Two runs
had been pasted up against the left-field
blackboard by the Nationals when the
Browns premier right-hand finger got
the hook. and the Junior Bailey. from
Texas, Jared no better in the fourth. He
began proceedings by giving Freeman
free ride to the first sack. and after the
latter died on an attempted sacrifice by
Altizer. two singles sandwiched round
passed ball netted two more runs for the
locals, a margin which could not be over
come.
Nipped at the Pan.
All Of the fans who witnessed the salu-
briuos sixteen-inning struggle with Fielder
Jones. Jiggs Donohue. George Davis. Pat
Dougherty and other gentlemen from
Chicago Friday would have been willing
to stake their last years derbies that the
next time an opportunity came for sac
from Spencer's bat in deep right field in
carried off safely. For the Washington
lads to nail three determining Chicagoans
at the registering corner in row was
enough to satisfy the most carping critic,
but T. Jones essayed the short journey
from third after Milan had trapped a fly
from Srencers bat in deep right field in
St Louis half of the fourth. only to fall
a victim to the latters good right arm.
The ball was waiting In Warmers hands
when Jones hit the grit for the slide-in.
Twice Silk O'Loughlin obligngly intrud-
ed portion of his system in the pathway
of ball which had passed the catcher.
The first time he labored under the i'm
preston that Warner made only an i'm
asinary effort to stop a high fling by
Hughes and because the ball nearly drove
the mask through his head. the arbiter
mace remarks to Jack that might not
sound polite in print. The second time
Silk intercepted passed ball for Spencer
and Mcbride, who was on third, was
waved home.
But the one run which Bailey thus laid
upon a salver was returned just as gra-
tuitously by Long Tom in the visitors
half of the fifth. Mcbride had slipped UP
have ended the session. and Hughes fol-
lowed with two bases on balls in a row
and forced Stone across the plate.
The Visitors Runs.
Stone. who made three of St. Louis five
hits. started the real trouble in the third
by laying down a bunt that fooled
Shipke. and Hughes could not handle 1t in
time. Hartzell tried the same route and
was safe when Long Toms heave pulled
Freeman off the sack Both advanced a
base on Williams out. and Stone scored
while the Soldier Boy was throwing out
Wallace. The visitors only other tally
came in the fifth. when, after Bailey had
thrice hammered the atmosphere Stone
made his third single. landed safely at
second as Mcbride fooled what should
have been a double play and walked
across the pan by grace of Mr.. Hughes
issuance of passes to Williams and Wal
lace.
Oineen Chased AWAY.
base on balls to Milan I'm the third
followed by Shipke's screeching single to
center garden. made the rooters sit up
and take notice. Milan slid safely into
third on the hit, and Ship sailed to second
while Ferris was trapping HartzeIl's
throw to head Off little Clyde. Capt. Bob
who has tobogganed with his batting
10 IL -1o
short fly to left-center and Dineen's fin
fish was written as he lost his temper at
seeing Spencer permit Milan to slide un-
Der him. o., Large William an which is real
ant things a moment later when Clymer
made his second safe swat and brought
Shipke home. Then William Dineen. the
erstwhile invihcible one. took to the tall
timothy and out trotted Bailey.
The home rooters. who were content to
see a right hand pitcher In the box, no
matter how terrible might be his reputa-
tion, groaned in unison when they saw
Manager McAleer trot out a COMPARE
lively unknown side-wheeler. but Dame
Fortune and the Opportune Hit (also and
very properly written in capital letters),
united to spell disaster to the Texan In
the very next round. Freeman. the first
man UP, worked pass. but died when
Altizer's near sacrifice rolled into Tommy
Jones' NIT. Davy, however. went to third
on McBride's bingle. and Mac annexed
the second sack on Hoffman's fruitlesS
heave to head oft the soldier lad.
Hughes Earns the Tea Set.
Hughes ably earned title to the spark
ling silver tea set which was presented
to him at the end Of the next inning. by
another opportune hit, which sent Altizer
across the pan. and put Mcbride on third.
Tom taking second on the throw-in TO
head off Mcbride. Then Mr.. O'Loughlin
inserted his tootsy-wootsy in the way Of
a ball which slipped through Spencer's
NIT and Mcbride ambled home and
Hughes to third. because of the accidental
interference. Hughes died at the plate
when Jimmy Williams gathered in Milan's
easy bounder and hurled the sphere to
Spencer. Shipke ended the inning with
a grounder to short.
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