Evening star., 1909-06-26
NATIONALS WIN AND
LOSE WITH BOSTON
Johnson Starred in First Game
and AreIIanes in
Second.

Braving the combined forces of General
Humidity and Old Sol, more than 5000
fans journeyed to the National Ball Park
yesterday afternoon to witness a bargain
matinee, and these attendance figures
do not include the registration at the stile
of the pass gate, through which easily
an extra LOCO spectators made their way.
for it was Ladies day and the fair low
erS OF the game entered gratis Both games
were of the hair-raising variety, and
at no time in the eighteen innings were
the opposing teams separated by more
than one run. A hating rally in any one
round would have upset results. Wash
ngton took TIE first game by the score
of two runs to one, and 1t was not until
Blankenship, running for Donohue. was
caught stealing second III the ninth In
ming of the second game that the visiting
Boston Red SoX finally slowed away the
second game in their haversaclls by the
total of three runs to two. BY splitting
the double-header. Boston moved into
second place in the pennant chase be-
cause Philadelphia was showed under by
New York.
Walter Johnson served the slants for
the locals in the opening session. and
he held the Bostonese safely in, all but
one inning. And only one run was regis
tered on this occasion-a tWo-bagge in
the eighth inning by Carrigan into right
field. followed by sacrifice and an in
field out, producing the lone tally. Two
hits were punched off Johnson in the
seventh round, but they went for naught,
as Niles, the last man up, left his team
mates, Gessler and Wagner stalled on
third and second respectively, by popping
fly to Conroy. Besides these three
bingies In the seventh and eighth rounds.
the visitors assembled only one other safe
hit, three-b base drive into left field. by
Pitcher Wolter. after two were out in
the third inning. Lelivelt ran in on this
hit. and the ball took an ugly bound on
the sun-oaked earth. rolling fully three
quarters of the way to the far corner of
not at all. for he was left standing at
third, while Mcbride was throwing out
Mcconnell at first.
Happy, But Warm Crowd
The crowd was happy all the way in
the first game. for the locals opened
their half of the initial round with a bit
of snappy stick work and base running
which could not well be coppered. Milan
had expired on a roller to Stahl. when
Conroy caught an inshoot on the end OF
his bat and sent it into safe territory in
left field. A moment later he piltered
second, and the steal helped produce a
run because the runner made home easily
on Donohue's drive into Niles garden
Still greater joy than this tally pro-
duced was the portion Of the fans in the
Nationals half of the eighth inning, be-
| cause then they were given their first real
opportunity to express 5000 different opin-
ions of the umpire. Boston had tied the
score in the eighth, but Marse Joe's boys
| came right back in their half, Milan beat
ing out his bounder to Wagner. taking
second when Conroy drew a pass. and
counting when Unglaub also uncorked a
safety. The crowds chance to vel. at the
| ump came when Silk declared Conroy out
for starting from third before Thoney
had captured Delehanty's fly But the
one added run was enough, the visitors
| expiring practically in order in the ninth
Second Battle.
| Gessler. Stahl and Wagner. plus an er-
ror by Donohue. were mainly responsible
! for all of Boston's runs In the second
game. After Hooper had gone out in the
| fourth inning, Delehanty to Donohue, this
1 trio mo I'M in order and oach nf }bo,,