Evening star., 1909-06-24
ATHLETICS SHUT OUT
CRIPPLED NATIONALS
.Quakers Hit Smith Timely,
While Krause Is a Big
Puzzle.

PHILADELPHIA, June 24.-As a last
desperate effort to capture the final game
Of the series Joe Cantillon practically
revolutionized his batting order at Shibe
Park yesterday afternoon, but 1t was
useless, and the Nationals leave this City
of BrotherIy Love with a shutout tackled
up against the score, Athletics 3, Wash
ington O.
Milan was moved up from the stern to
the bow of the batting list. Mcbride
was showed up from No. to No. .,
Tannehill taking his old place, and Street
was moved in ahead of Hemphill. Con-
ME Mack's men completely outplayed
them from beginning to the end, not a
National reaching further than second
base.
Mack showed hiswisdom in sending in
Krause to do the twrling, and the new
recruit handled himself in admirable
style. The young southpaw from Cali
fornia was invincible at all stages of the
game and was especially effective with
men on bases. In the seventh inning he
appeared a little shaky, but he settled
down and his teammates pulled him out
of the hole.
Baker and Barry Star.
Although the Mackites are credited
with three errors, their infield work was
very commendable, especially in the
handling of high flies facing the strong
rays of hot sun. In the sixth inning
Barry made a wonderful stop of Smiths
vicious grounder back on the grass and a
beautiful throw straight at first caught
the runner just in time. Again, in the
eighth inning, he ran over the foul line
far behind third base and caught Milan S
high fly.
Baker also covered himself with glory
both at the bat and in the field. Not only
did he pave the way for the Athletics
first score in the second inning by beau
tiful three-base drive into the right
garden but he covered most of the ground
from second to third base. In the eighth
inning he won the applause of the fans
by pulling down Smiths foul fly near the
bleachers.
Things looked bright for cantillon's
camp in the opening of the seventh in
ming. Donohue banged the first ball
pitched over second base for clean
single and krause evidently went wild
trying to catch the runner of hrst base
The first three balls he tossed to Nc
Bride were shy of being strikes by many
feet, and it was only due to the work
of Thomas being behind the bat that the
Californian was not credited with wild
pitch He managed to pull himself to-
gether and the next two balls cut the
heart of the plate. The next fling gave
Mcbride a free pass and for the first
time in the game it looked as though the
visitors would tally. Baker again made
a fine running catch of Tannehilis fly,
Street flied out to Oldring. Collins re-
tired Hemphill at first and the Athletics
rooters breathed sigh of relief
Scoring Starts in Second.
The Athletics started the trouble in
the second inning. After Davis nearly
broke his back trying to connect with one
of Smiths twisters. Baker clouted the
sphere into right field for three bases,
and Barry was purposely given a free
pass. Unglaub gathered In Thomas
grounder in time to catch the runner at
first. but Baker scored. krause's timely
single sent Barry home.
In the third inning Baker fumbed
Hemphilrs grounder. but Collins cleaned
the bases a moment later when he jump
ed into the air and gathered in Smith S
liner and retired Hemphill at first The
fourth inning passed uneventfully. as did
the fifth and sixth, but three men facing
the pitcher in the latter inning.
In the eighth inning krause famed
and singles by Hartsel Oldring and
Collins filled the bases. The latter
singled clean over second base and Top
If he had used a little steam from second
base, as the throw-in was at least tif-
teen feet away from home plate. Muir
ply nearly hit into double play mo-
ment later when he drove the ball at
Mcbride. The grounder was easily
gathered in by the latter and Collins was
forced out at second, but Murphy beat
the throw to first. During the excite
ment Topsy scored, but all further hopes
were banished moment later when I'm
glaub caught Davis skyscraper behind
second base.
The Nationals went out in easy fash
ion in the ninth. Donohue flied out to
Hartsel. Mcbride singled to left and
Tannehil and Blankenship flied out to
Thomas and Baker, respectively. The