Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-19
NATIONALS SMOTHER
ST. LOUIS BROWNS
Locals Astonish the Fans
With a SIugging
Exhibition.

Shan1us McAleer and his Young Hope
fuls from Saint Louey were in our midst
again yesterday. and Marse Joe tantllon
and his Prodigals found the visitors so pail
atable that they swallowed them bodily.
II was such easy picking that Doc REFS
ling who was on the slab for the locals,
took pity on the umtortunates and tossed
over few dewdrops, so that the score
might not look too lopSided. In the course
Of eight rounds at the bat, the Nationals
a.rumulatcd nineteen safe swatS and six
teen runs. Counting the five boxes of
Martha Washington chocolates which
Reisling presented to the lads from Show
neville. the visitors secured seven tall
lies Tho McAleer youngsters did not
Nave a chance at any stage of the game.
because the swat bang hammerfest
started in the opening round and 1t never
stopped Four official score keepers were
FRUSTRATED by over-eXertion incident to
their efforts to make marks fast enough
10 keep accurate tab on how many run
ners crossed the pan.
Carrying out his plan to give all of the
recruits his staff thorough trying
out during the closing days of the sea-
son. McAleer put a team consisting of
three veterans and six youngsters in the
field against the Nationals. Four of this
seasons newcomers to the Cantillon camp
-Leivelt, Yohe, Slattery and Hardy be-
sides the former Beaneater, Gessler, were
in the local lineup, and if results indicate
anything. the showing made by the
Juyenated Nationals yesterday, as well
as Friday. should afford fandom many
thrills of pleasure. Certainly the New"
Nationals have shown much more class
in both games than the "Unbleached''
browns.
Kussel's Kurves Kalsomined.
McAleer elected one Russell late of Sag
inaw, Mich. and touted as a marvel with
all unbroken record of twenty-five VIC
tories in the South Michigan League, for
the serving end of his battery, while the
veteran Reisling pitched the nine innings
for the locals. If a brOmidiom might be
slipped into this unvarnished tale. it
might be suggested that young Mr.. Kus-
sci got his twenty-three. because the
Slckly batting averages of the Washing
ton bunch never did receive such fatten-
ing In any one day. kussel's curves were
slammed to all corners of the lot. Alto
gcther, in the eight innings which they
We're REQUIRED to go to bat forty seven
Nashingtonians faced the Michigander
and all save two hitterS, who were I'D
only once each, secured one or more safe
ties. And just to help matters along,
hussefs supporters in the field made
seven errors of commission. not to men
ton some gobs of Anticipated errors of
omission.
Conroy. Milan. Ungaub, Gessler, Leli-
Welt and Iohe, the first six batters, made
hits in the first inning and every one of
them scored. The hits by Milan and Leli-
Welt were for two bases each Again, in
the third inning. Lelivelt opened proceed
1ngs by plating safety in center: Yohe
tried to sacrifice and famed but Mcbride
clouted two-sacker. Hardy popped fly.
which Shotten muffed: Wallace let Con-
roy bounder pass through his mitts;
Milan beat out a grass-cutter to short,
and Unglaub doubIed-and this second
ronnd OF unalloyed bliss netted five runs
In the fourth inning, after LeliveIt had
made his third hit only to be doubled at
1Irst when Yohe's would-be sacrifice pro-
duced pop-fy for Wallace. Mcbride was
given life on Hartzell's error, stole sec
ond and raced to third when Smiths
throw went into center. whence he scored
while Hardy was beating out bunt
along the base line
Yohe's Nice Double.
The third festival of the game came in
the sixth inning. Yohe opened with
t"o-base drive to left field. Mcbride
sacrificed Hardy placed a safe one in
lett. Reisling went out. kussel to Griggs
Conroy made his third hit of the game
Ferris fell down on Milan's fast roller,
and Siattery. batting for Unglaub. drew
u pass. Gesser went out on a foul to
wallace, and the inning was ended, but
during the melee three more runs were
added to the total in the CantiIlon hay-
ersack. With the game on ice, the locals
We're not required to work hard during
the remaining innings, but one more run
came In the seventh. when Lelivelt
sprinted to first ahead of an infie,d roller
stole second took third while Hartzell
was messing McBride's Offering and home
while Smith, Ferris and Griggs were. try.
Ing to keep Mcbride from reaching sec
ond base-a task which they finally &C
conIplished.
For st. Louis, Shotten made one run in
the first inning by drawing a pass steal
ing second, and racing home on Grigss'
drlve TO center. Reislings wild heave of
Hrlggs bCnt i'll the sixth round was pri-
marty responsible for another run as
the runner took second on the play and
registered on hit by Wallace In the
last two innings Reisling let down appre-
clably and five runs were presented 70
the visitors thereby.
Following Is the official score:
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