Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-30
NATIONALS CAPTURE
TWO FROM MAPS
Walker a Puzzle in First and
Visitors Poor Fielding
Lost Second.

The Nationals outplayed the Cievelands
in both games of yesterdays double
header. and placed two victories to their
credit by the respective scores Of to
and to 8. The first round was a most
interesting struggle. and sensational
stop by Mcbride In the ninth inning prob
ably kept the visitors from winning. The
second round was something of farce
or account of the big start secured by the
Nationals In the first inning. But at that
the good playing afterward made 1t worth
while for the spectators to remain until
the end.
Young Mr. Walker was on the rubber
for the locals. and he again demonstrated
that he will class up with Walter Johnson
next season. He gave but one base on
balls and allowed only three hits, one OF
which was of the scratch variety. Mitch
ell. who worked for the Maps. also did
we'll after the first inning. base on balls
in the ninth inning proving his undoing.
The Nation ais were the first to score
In their initial turn at the bat. Conroy
started off with a single to center. while
ferts to sacrifice. Slattery singled to
hight, but Conroy pulled up at second.
t;essler followed with a clean single to
center COnroy 81 oring; but Slattery trled
TO make third on the hit and was thrown
out. Birmingham to Bradley. killifer
closed the inning by striking out.
q Maps Only Run.
The Maps had nothing but row of
ciphers as their best for seven innings,
but in the eighth they got their only tally
over the rubber. After Bradley had flied
out 10 killifer Stark singled to right
center, the first clean hit of the game, and
then stole second. Walker tried to catch
him mapping and threw wild to Mcbride,
but the ball bit the runner. and an error
was saved. Schaeter crept over to sec
ond. and, as Stark was yard of the
sack. Walker. who had picked up the ball,
threw so hard at Germany that the
bail went through his hands and rolled
to the clubhouse. tire runner coming all
the way home. To redeem himself Walk
er struck o,.t !hc next two men, Doane
and Higgins.
In the ninth Mitchell led of with sin
gle to riSt and chased to second on
Goooes sacrifice. Stovall hit In from OF
the plate and Slattery threw him out at
first, while Mitcl ell ran to third. Lajoie
was passed purposely. Birmingham fol-
lowed with hot bounder to left that NJ
Bride Stepped with one hand after a des-
headed Oft the spec dy batter at irst.
The Nationals then came 20 the bat
and wound up tic sport in quick order,
the winning run coming home with only
one cut Gessler walked and killifer sent
. him to second with sacrifice. Schaefer
then banged clean single to center and
s;esler ronped home.
Chased Two Pitchers.
Groom and winchell were the opposing
pitchers to start the second game, but
Wjnchell was pulled out after four men
had faced him, and Otis finished the In
ming. AS he was also hit hard. Manager
Mcclure sent out Fred Falkenberg to
stop the locals. The tall boy performed
his task well, as the locals did not score
tTrOOm
pitched fairly we'll, doing his best work
when in difficulty, but at that it required
iirst-class fielding to keep the Maps from
getting dangerous.
In the first inning Conroy was safe
when Goode dropped his short fly. Miller
tore OF a clean single to left center. Stat
terry then hit high fly to short center. and
when Birmingham dropped It ConrOy
along the left field foul line, scoring Mil
Ter and sending Slattery to third.
OTIS then relieved Winchell and started
of bad by passing Kille err, filing the
bases Schaefer's timely single pushed
Slattery and Browne over the rubber. Xii
lifer going to third and the batter to Sec
ond, when Doane let the ball roll between
his legs. Mcbride singled to center and
Kilhfer scored. Crooks died on a sacri-
flee fly to Doane. and Schaefer scored.
Mcbride tried to take third, but the left
fieluer got the ball to Bradley ahead o.
him. Groom closed the inning with a
Netzell a Good Sub.
The Maps got their first run in the
second inn -ng, a base on balls to Stark
and singles By Higgins and Netzel, the
latter batting for Otis, turning the trick
There was nothing doing then until the
eighth aiming, when the locals registered
tnei. second run. With two down, Nil
!lfer singled to right. pretty bunt, and
on Falkenberg's bad throw kept on to
second. Schaefer singled t. left and Nil
ufer crossed the rubber.
The Maps then made their final gasp
scoring two runs after two were out
Doane walked and Higg rs hit into short
center. Mcbride pulled down the bal
with one hand after a desperate run, ana
then doubled Doane UP at first with a.
nice throw to Crooks. Easter.y. batting
for Falkenberg, singled to center, and
Goode was passed on balls. Stovall then
slammed out a long double to the center
field fence. and Easterly and Goode
scored Lajoie CLOSED the game with a
line fly to killifer.
Fol owing are the official scores of