The Washington herald., 1908-07-15
WASHINGTON. :, ST. LOUIS. 4

Nationals have climbed out OF the Gel
lar, and are in seventh place
After doundering around IN helpless
style IN the double-header Oh the previous
day. the homers came back strong yes
terday, and by showing q complete re-
versal OF form, made the Browns look
like q lot OF tail-enders
In every department Of the game TIE
Nationals exceued- Although charged
with four errors. Cantnlon's clan played
well in the field. while their batting was
as good as has been seen on the local
playground this reason
When it was announced that big Wad-
dell was 70 pitch, il was thought that
his sidewheeI benders would be so mysti-
flying that the Nationals would be lucky
I. avert a shut-out But the once re
d0ubtable 'Rube'' was anything but a
puzzle. and before four innings had been
played he had been hit 50 freely that Nc
Aleer beckoned him 10 the morgue. and
Barney Petty went TO the center OF the
diamond. While Waddeu was on the rub
her, Washington vhaled the ball for I'VE
clean hits. which. together With brace
Of passes. netted three runs
Petty Also Easy.
Petty was not much OF an improvement
for in every inning during his term be
allowed at least one hit. and the Nation
ais continued 20 score until they had &C
cumulared seven runs
FaIkenberg was slated 10 pitch. but
Gates looked so good IN the preliminary
practice tha1 Cantiuon decided TO WORK
the little Californian. and in doing 50
R1~-
number Of pretty wicked batters. but uT
70 the eighth inning a solitary single was
ali the damage they were able 10 do "a
the little 1Festerrer-
4 single. a double and a long fy gave
s. Louis one In the eighth. but in the
ninth they suddenly got busy, and for &
time even threatened 10 lie IL up Al
error started the trouble. and then canat
a line drive 70 lefL which bounded BE-
hind the pavilion for a home run TWJ
singles and a pair Of bases on ball:
showed another Brown across the plate
but before further damage was dOni
Gates succeeded IN retiring the side
Gates appeared TO be just a little short
but during the seven innings he va,
most effective and showed considerable
Improvement over his earlier perform
alces.
-1Aan 10 Nne E1eSCue-
CLYDE Milan. who has. perhaps. Per
formed more spectacular stunts than an
of the Washington players. was back a,
his old tricks again yesterday. when HI
made the most brilliant play OF the game
With two men on the bases II the frs
inning, Williams smashed q line drivr
into Ieft center bound for the score
board The hit looked 50 good that III
base runners did not hesitate After
long -uu Milan made e savage leap
and when he grabbed the leather wit
one hand had plenty OF time 10 throw
it 70 second. completing a double play
George Mcbride easily led az the bat
During the afternoon ne faced the pitch
cr four times, drew e base on balls, 90
q single and two triples. and scored thre
runs Gates also had three hits a pai
Of singles. and a three-bagger.
Washington scored in the first arte
Two were down GaEIey beat a bu1t an
Pickering singled. When Pickering start
ed 20 steal no one covered the bag. an
SpenCer's throw went 10 center field. u
lowing Ganley 10 cross the plates
In the second. Mcbride walked. mad
second on Gates single, and took thfr
while stone fumbIed the bail IN left field
Milan lifted hy 10 center. but Ri
Shipke drove a single over short. sco-in
Two men-
"Rube' Taken Out.
WITH one out in the fourth. ar-R-fs
tripled to LEFT and WaddeH was take
out Gates welcomed Petty by foIlowsn
McBride's lsad and hamncering the ba,
into right Tor a three-bagger. In tb
fifth Pickering beat out an infeld bf
was sacrificed to second by Street an
came home on Altizer's hit to-IeTr.
The Nationals cot their last runs in n
eighth Altizer and Mcbride trfDIed 8
quick succession. and on AIIlan's out. nc
Bride scored
After drawing blanks for seven innings
St Louis scored IN the eighth on Pe1tv,
single, Stones double. and Williams Ion
fly. IN the ninth Mcbride booted Hon
mans grounder. and when Tom Jones h,
into left the ball took a wild bound an
ducked behind the pavilion for a HON
run Ferris singled to center. but va
forced BY Spencer. Criss, batting "a
Petty was frEnked. and the two runner
moved along on Stones single to rfEb-
On Hartzelfs out Spencer tailed VIII
Jams walked. but Wallace's bouns7er Z
shipIle forced Stone at third. and III
game was over.