Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-06
NATIONALS GOING
SOMEWHAT BETTER
Break Even in the Last Oou-
bIe-Header With
Cleveland.

The Washlngtons and Clevelands broke
even on Yesterdays double the
visitors capturing the first with ease by
the score of to 4, while the second went
to the locals to 0.
While not putting up the finished arucie
of ball as displayed on Wednesday. the
locals showed decided brace, especiahs
in the second struggle.
The first contest was runaWay affalr
on account of the poor pitching OF Gray
and Witherup. the Maps hammerlns TINS
pair of tNirlers all over the lot, ana y
Young's usual fine twirling. In the sixth
inning Oil went in the box and while
two runs were scored, he made the battle
look more like the real thing.
Smith a Star.
Charley Smith was on the rubber in the
second and he pitched splendidlN, the
Maps making only six safeties. four OF
which were registered in the two finai
innings. Charley was given hrst-class
support by his teammates.
Falkenberg did the twrling for the Maps
and the elongated lad also performed NICE
" for i've innings. In the sixth inning ne
slackened up his energy for while anu
the locals we're quick to grasp the oppor-
over the rubber. FalkenberG work was
much harder than that of Smiths, as the
visitors made four errors. one OF Whlch
was contributed by the twirler himself
In the first inning of the initial contest
a triple by StovaH and McBride's tumble
resulted in the Maps first run. In the
second Perrings double and sacrifices by
Ball and Young scored another.
Gray's Finish:
The third inning finished UP Gray. the
Maps getting two more runs. the result
of batter hit, double, sacrifice fly
and a single.
The Nationals first run bobbed up in
this inning, Mcbride singing to left. TAX
ing second on .Lajoie's error, third on
Clymer's sacrifice and then home While
Browne was being thrown out at first by
Larry.
Witherup came on tne scene in the
fourth inning and got away all right In
that round. but the Maps slaughtered him
in the fifth, scoring five hits and three
runs, and he also sought the shelter of
the clubhouse.
Oil Did Very Well.
Oil cleaned up the sixth inning without
trouble, but in the seventh he passed
Lord and Bemis tripled to the clubhouse,
pushing him home. Balls sacrifice fly
scored Bemis. This ended the Maps
work for the game, as Oil shut them out
in the two final rounds.
The Nationals woke up in the seventh
and by good hitting showed three runs
over the rubber. Lelivet led off with
double to left and went to third while
Young was throwing out Conroy. Nc
Bride followed with liner TO Ball. whom
Umpire Evans said trapped the sphere.
and Mac reached first in safety. Street
singled 10 center. scoring Lelivelt. but
Ohl's best was q foul fly to Perring.
Browne then tore off a clean single to
right and Mcbride scored, while Street
pulled up at third. Milan then hit TO
Ball, and on the latters wide throw to
Stovall Street registered.
In the ninth round Mcbride and Dono-
hue laced out singles, but two flies to the
outfield and force out at second shut
down further proceedings and the game
On Ticklish Ground.
The second battle opened up auspi-
ciously for both sides. safe hits being
registered, with one out, by Stovall and
Milan, but the following batters were
turned back by good pitching. In the
second Lajoie tore off a savage double
into left. and Lord sent the big fellow to
third on a sacrifice Bems soaked a fly
to Lelivelt, and the latter by a good
throw to the plate nipped the Frenchman
by an eyelaSh. 1t was close shave
and probably saved the game. as lead
of a run would have bothered the locals
and bolstered up the visitors.
Both Smith and Falkenberg then buc-
killed. down to their work for three in
nnes, the only thing out Of the ordinary
being run-in between Unglaub and
KERN that resulted in Sir Robert being
banished from the game and chased to
the clubhouse.
Then came the exhilarating fifth. with
its two runs for the locals and the
fans" made things hum with their ap-
pause. Smith opened with a fly to
Flick but Browne singled to right, and