Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-08
HUGHES A PUZZLE
TOST.LOU|SBROWNS
Leads Nationals to Victory as
They Slaughter "Rube"
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The Washington sluggers. more ia
miliarly known as the Nationals. clouted
the eternal stu1ln' out of the delivery OF
one Rube Waddell on the local sand lot
yesterday and put Jim McAleer's Brownies
to rout by the score of six runs to one. And
just to help matters along Tom Hughes fur
nished upshoots, snake-bends and double
action slants In such puzzling array that
the lads from Missouri had no chance at
all to show. With the exception Of one
relapse into the village base ball class,
when Tom Jones was permitted to steal
home while Hughes was winding up,
Marse Joe's boys were on the job from
the drop Of the hat, and after the third
inning the result was never in doubt. AS
a result of the regeneration OF the Can
tillonites the 2o51 spectators who paid
to witness the performance we're mighty
we'll pleased with themselves. with the
Nationals and with things in general.
In the pitching department Long Tom
had the better Of the Reuben through all
OF the nine innings journey. Each twirler
was credited with five strike-outs, but the
visiting slant artist found himself in many
cavities and he was not equal to, bridging
them. On the other hand. T. Hughes
violated whole bundle Of precedents
which he had established earlier in the
season by digging not a single hole by his
own omissions In the fiinging line. Hits
or his delivery. were SO well separated
that no two safetfes were registered by
the ST. Louis sWatSterS In any one inning,
and the only run scored was the direct
result OF an error by Mcbride. plus two
outs. and these in turn followed by
leather-head play on which Jones pilfered
the home station.
Dangerous But Once.
In iur he
succeed in getting a man past second
base. and most of their total of six hits
came after two men had bean retired in
an inning and therefore were wasted.
Only once during the matinee did NC
Aleer's pets succeed in getting two men
on bases. That happened in the sixth
inning, when two were out, and 1t was
accomplished by Hughes issuing his only
pass of the game to Bobbie Wallace and
allowing Tom Jones, the next batter, to
clout single to center. The threatened
run did not materialize, because Williams
could do no better than lift skyscraper
into Lelivelt's garden.
The bright particular star of the per-
Torrance was one Cliff Blankenship, who
presided at the receiving end for the Ma
tfonals. Not only did he perform credit
ably behind the bat, but he was in high
feather with the willow. His stick work
scored four Of the Nationals runs, in ad-
dition to one tally which his own legs
brought across the pan as result Of
hard hitting by his teammates.
Broke the Hoodoo.
Many times in the course of his career
in the American League has Reuben Wad-
dell held the Indian sign against the
Washington aggregation. but his work
yesterday was a decided exception to the
rule. because the locals showed their
liking for his curves in a. ajority of the /
eight innings in which they faced him.
Browne. leader of the locals batting
list. opened the first inning with a clean
clout to center, and SO consistent was the
hitting that the team batting average for
the game was well above the 800 mark.
Milan, who followed Browne in the first
inning, laid down a neat sacrifice, but
Hobe Ferris effort to nail Browne at Sec
were safe Blankenship sent Browne
home with the first run of the game by
making a clean hit to left. while Dele
hanty'S effort at a sacrifice, though well
placed. resulted in Milan being nailed at
third. The decision was so close that the
crowd howled It's dissent to Umpire
Kerins ruling.
Two more runs were added to the total
in the third inning. Milan opened with a
drive to the clubhouse for three sacks,
came home on Blankenship's second hit,
and Blank completed the circuit on Leli-
velt's sacrifice and hits by Conroy and
Donohue. Lelivelt was nailed at the plate
when he attempted to score from second
on Jiggs' drive Browne drew a pass in
the fourth inning. stole second. took third
on Milan's hit and came home on Blank
enship's sacrifice fly to deep center. An
other run was added in the sixth session,
when Browne hit safely again, pilfered
second and Blankenship made his third
hit. Again in the eighth inning George
Browne reached first when Williams
booted his drive. and after Milan had sent
e. a. frwlnH At1<
double steal and Browne raced home
when Hartsel failed to handle Blanken-
ships bounder.
The following is the Official score of the