Evening star., 1909-05-17
NATIONALS LOSE TO
BROWNS BY.0NE RUN
CantiIIon's Boys Make Good
Finish, But Fall Just Short
of Victory.
Special Dispatch to Tho Star.

Special Dispatch tn Tho Star.
ST. LOUIS. Mo. May 17.-wash gton
made considerable trouble for the
Browns yesterday afternoon. but St.
Louis finally won the third game of the
series by score of 4 to ;. The vis-
1tors were greatly in evidence on a
number of occasions during tire battle.
and especially in the eighth and ninth
innings did they make things inter-
estihg
As was the case Friday, they have a
habit of making things extremely un-
comfortable right ut the end of the
game. When they seem all down and
Gu. and tile IA, are resting back peace
fully. then il is that the Nationals be-
gin TO kicking up great fuss. They
hit Bill Graham rather freely. and kept
the fans, who packed the park. in ex-
treme excitement and anxiety through
out the game
Wallace and Ferris two of the most
reliable players on the st. Louis team.
fell down badly in their infield work.
Ferris pulled off stupid play In the
second inning which allowed the Ma
tionals to score their first run. With
Clymer on third, Mcbride on second and
Street on first. Johnson hit sharply to
Ferris. Ferris. instead of tagging third
for force-out of Mcbride, and shoot
Clymer. tagged Mcbride and then shot
the ball to first allowing Clymer to
score, and in so doing making the long
est throw in trying for an out, as john
son was safe at first.
The st. Louis outfeld was in great
way responsible for the run in the sec
ond inning. Mcbride hit high fly right
out between Hoffman and Hartzell- Both
players. chased the sphere. and both
yelled I've got it." but in truth, neither
had the ball. which dropped safe. Nc
Bride was credited with lucky single
In the eighth. with every fan fearing
that Washington might start rally.
the expected happened. Clymer led off
with a single to right field. A passed
ball allowd him to take second. and Nc,
Bride then hit for two bags, scoring
Clymer. Freeman sacrificed, Mcbride
taking third
On the next play. Wallace greatly re-
deemed his bad work of the earlier
rounds. when Street hit a high bounder
to thu Brownies shortstop, who. leaping
into the, air and grabbing the leather,
Bride at the plate Johnson famed and
for tie time being allowed the fans to
rest easy.
In the 1finth. after two were out, Dele
haIty worried Graham into giving him
& walk Conroy then caused the fans
to s:t UP and take notice by doubling to
csntee field. Delahanty scoring. Then
Washington nCcced just little single to
extra innings, but Clymer was unequal
I the occasion and fouled out to Steph-
eng
Tic Browns scored two runs in the
fourth, when Walter Johnson was found
for three resounding hits, one being a
three bagser hv Hoffman. Hartzell sin
gled to left field, Hoffman tripled to left
and Roy scored. Ferris hit up long
ny to Brown in left and Hoffman scored
on the catch. Wallace was safe at first
on McBride.s error. Williams flew out
to De1ehanty. Jones singled to right.
Stephens sent line drive in the direction
of short, but Mcbride made a great catch
of the hit.
Graham. in the eighth. singled past sec
end. McAleese walked on four wide ones.
Hartzell advanced the pair. going out,
Mcbride to Freeman. Hoffman was de-
liberafely passed on four wide ones. Fer
ris singled and McAleese and Graham
scored. Wallace flew out to Brown and
Hoffman was caught at the plate trying
to score on tie catch.
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