The Washington herald., 1908-03-27
GET THREE HOMERS
Nationals Defeat MillerS by
Stick Work at Galveston.
FREE SHOW DRAWS a CROWD
Pickering, Street, and DeIehanty
Carry on Batting HonOrs-CantiI-
S1ecess-MIxed Game Follows the
Regular Concentrating Ragged.

't@e4As 10 AhV WaSninslQn deIdt8
Galveston. Tex, March 26.-washing-
toms Regulars slugged a 4 TO ! victory
from Minneapolis. to-day. in a game
marked principally by WashingtOn's ef-
forts to put through signal plays.
After the regular nine innings had been
played. there was a general jumbling Of
the Two teams, and three more innings
were played for fun" The reason for
this unusual procedure was that through
some mistake the game was advertised
for o'clock. admission free, and began
at p
As the advertised hour approached the
enthusiasm OF the Galvestonians for q
free show was shown by their swelling
numbers. although they have very poorly
patronized the exhibition games at which
admission was charged. The natives here
are peevish because Joe CantiIlon failed
10 play any of the championship series
with the St Louis Nationals IN this town.
and have consequently refused TO parton-
ize other games.
Three Home Runs.
The features OF the real game were
homers by Delehanty, Street and Pick
ering. The first two were over the left
field fence, while Pickering chose right
field. The grounds here are smaller than
those in Washington. but al of those
swats were full-grown and would have
gone for homers OF triples on any grounds.
/ They were very welcome, but not con-
ducive 20 the practice Of signals Besides
the three four-sackers. Washington only
had three more hits. and there is some
I Issr.a HNa4sf -.N.a. eff
get its batting eye.
The pitchers oficiated three innings
each Falkenherg started on the slab for
/ Washington and allowed three hits, one
Of which was a measly mistake by Bill
Kay, who tired TO kill the ball. and made
a perfect bunt instead Gates was tapped
for double by Jimmy Callahan and a
single by BuelOw. but neither advanced
/ further a double play BY Mcbride and
! Jerry Freeman. OF a liner by Curtis.
putting Callahan out OF the running
| Kelley allowed no hits, and managed
/ 10 make three difficult assists in the
| three rounds he is the best fielding
/ slabman seen in this neck OF the woods
for many a long day.
There was really no sensational field
I ing. and the game was run OF with the
I men showing midseasOn form. except bat
/ ting, where both were shy. apart from
I those long Washington hits
scores in First Inning.
( Minneapolis got good start by scor-
/ ing in the first inning. Tony Smith pop
ped 20 Falkenberg. Kay's humorous nit
I put that gent on first. whence he stole
/ second. and took third when Falkenberg
made a bad throw 10 catch him nap
I ping O'Brien tailed Kay with a slash
/ ing single 10 right II was good going
\ for the Millers. but Buck Freeman anS
/ Callahan famed. The only other look j,
/ the Mllers had was in the second inning
when, with one out Block singled. took
] second on Bueiow's sacrifice and died
/ there when Biersdorfer was an easy out
Biersdorffer. Minneapolis first pitcher
showed a world OF speed and cIumsiness
I He viii bear watching when he learns
that batted balls should be handled with
the hands and not with the feet
IN the second inning he wes wild, and
started the big killing by giving McBride
a pass with two out. O'Brien 1uggled
/ Streets fielder's choice, Mcbride gettins
TO third and Street TO first. A double
steal went through, scoring Mcbride
Falkenberg walked. but Pickering was
| an easy out.
Delehanty's homer OF Biersdorffer in
the third furnished Washingtons second
run Oberlin held Washington safe, the
only hit of him being a scratch by
Altizer In the sixth inning.
/ The seventh. with Graham pitching
! was the big show. Street. first man up
| walloped the ball over the left fence
Gates flied to Kay, who showed fine
fielding form. and Pickering slapped a
liver over right f1eld fence for the second
circuit Of the inning. Ganley nearly re-
peated Picks trick, but Buelow got the
/ fly Delehanty walked, and was killed
stealing. After that, nothing dong.
Altizer played the first six innings OF
the real game, and was as fast as could
be expected. then had 10 retire. as he has
not yet fully recovered from his attack
Of Illness.