Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-07-28
NATIONALS GET A
DOUBLE WALL0P|NG
Pitchers Fail to Stand Up and
Athletics Win With
Ease.

The Washington pitchers once more
failed to hold up their end Of the battle
yesterday In the double-header with the
Athletics. and as result the latter
chaIked I'D two victories by the respec-
tive scores of to . and to 2.
Tom Hughes, after a two-week rest
was batted out of the box in the third
inning of the first game. three singles and
four doubles being made of his delivery
while he was on the rubber. Charley
Smith then took up the pitching and per
formed splendidly, allowing four hits In
six and two-thirds innings. but it all went
for naught. as the handicap was too
large to be overcome in the face OF
Jimmy Dygert's good tvirling for the
Quakers
In the second game Witherup made his
debut of the season on the home grounds.
and as luck would have It the Athletics
punched five hits in the first inning ana
scored enough runs right there and then
TO win the battle In the remaining in
nings the tall twirIer did passably fair,
but as In the first game the early handi-
cap stood in the way OF the locals gain
ing a victory.
In a fielding line the visitors outplayed
the locals. they made but one error
during the afternoon to the locals -FOUR.
Locals OCdItSO AL nlSut.
In tho first game the Nationals got
away nicely, scoring a run In their first
turn at the bat, after the Athletics had
been retired in order. Browne led off with
a clean single into center and Donohue
sent him to second with a sacrifice. In
glaub flied out to Eddie Collins, but Dele
hanty whipped clean single into right
and Browne Scampered home
Jhan the dPllpa in the second.
after two were out. when Davis hunted
safely and Hughes threw into right field
in his endeavor to head him off az first.
Barry followed with double TO lief. and
Davis crossed the plate. Livingstone
singled into center and Barry scored. Dy-
CERT soaked a double into right and Liv-
ingstone romped home. Heitmuller wound
up the seance by striking out
Hughes by striking out Heitmuller
doubtless persuaded Manager Cantilon
TO continue the veteran on the rubber.
but 1t was only a flash, although he
started the third by tanning Ganiey. Col
Inns then got base on balls and the
honbardment began. Baker singled to
right and Murphy tore off double to
left. sending in Collins Davis slammed
one VI against the center-f1eid fence and
Baker and Murphy crossed the rubber.
This was the finale for Hughes. Smith
taking his place and retiring the next two
batters.
In the eighth inning singles by Davis
and Dygbert, aided by sacrifice, scored
the Athletics seventh run. and in the
ninth the eighth came across, the result
Of base on balls. double by Baker
and sacrifice fly by Murphy.
Conroy's Home Run.
The Nationals second and last tally
was registered in the ninth. when Wild
Conroy slammed the ball into deep left
center and completed the circuit OF the
bases unmolested.
The two teams rested up only five min
utes. as threatening clouds were looming
up, and then the second battle started.
I{eitmuller singled into right and Ganley
advanced him with a sacrifice Collins
singled to center and reached second on
Delehanty's low throw to third to try
10 catch Heitmuller, who had turned
Baker punched timely double into right.
scoring Heitmuller and Collins. Murphy
singled to center and Baker crossed the
rubber. Murphy then stole second, but
Davis flied out to center. Barry con-
tinued the smuggling with a single to left
and Murphy scored. Barry then tried
to steal, but Street stopped him with a
good throw to Delehanty.
Nothing daunted, the Nationals set de-
terminedly to work to overcome the lead
and tailed a run In the first. B0owne
once more led off with single to right
and Donohue again pushed him to Sec
onn Win SaCr1nCe. CHSiduD Inen sLTuck
out and George got busy and pilfered
third Delehanty repeated his perform
ance of the first game by slamming a
single into left and Browne galloped
home.
Nationals Final Run.
In the fourth the Nationals hung UP
their second and what proved to be their
final run. Delehanty died on a roller to
Baker and Lelivelt reached first when
Barry fell down on an easy grounder
Conroy singled to center Lelivelt stop
ping at the second corner. Street fol-
lowed with fly to Heitmuller, which
the latter dropped. but recovered in time
TO head off Lelivelt at third. Mcbride
lambasted a line single into left and
Conroy lost little time registering at the
home plate.
The Athletics fifth and last run bobbed
up in the eighth inning. Collins hit q
f1y into short left that either Browne
or Mcbride could have eaten up. bu,
they slammed into each other and the
ball rolled safely. allowing the batter &c
reach second. Eddie then stole third