Evening star., 1909-06-25
NATIONALS LOSE TO
BOSTON RED SOX
AtIroCk Weakened in Last
Two Innings and Visitors
Won Out.

Narse Joe Cantillon's hospita! squad
hobbled onto the home grounds yesterday
afternoon for the first OF series OF HNe
games with Boston. and, after Settlhs
away safely with seven innings of the
contest, they fell down in the eishth
and ninth and the youngsters from bos-
ton pushed five runs and the Victory
across the plate. In the whole nine III
nings the Cantillonites succeeded IN as
semhling just one lonesome tally
Manager Joe had decreed that Nlchoias
Altrock should be given his first real
opportunity to qualify for the Nationals
and the southpaw finger, lately OF the
White Sox, demonstrated for seven IN
nings that he was about as GOOD as
they come. He kept the hits well scat
tered. and when one of the Beaneaters
did happen to get on the bases the
local twirier frightened up appreciabiy ana
threatened runs never materialiZed.
Comedy base ball might he expected
with Altrock in the game, however. ana
il came in the eighth round. Win per-
feet action. not one of the visitors Shouid
have reached the initial sack in this
round and if the unusual had not been
injected into the contest this tale might
well have had another ending, tor the
Nationals seemed in a fair way to gather
which they had sarnered In the slH'h
inning.
Altrock Overanxious.
Facing the possibility of heralding his
return to the game with shut-out
Altrock suddenly became overanXlous,
and, although regarded as one of the
best fielding pitchers in the league, he
had a sudden blow-up in this depart
aht-y nj o
foundation for his own undoing. Car
rigan. the first Red SoX at bat in the
eighth inning, drove sharp bounder
to the left of the pitchers box, and
what would have gone for a compara-
tive.y easy out, Unglaub TO Donohue,
was turned into a hit when Nick tried
to stop the drive and DETECTED it out
of Jnglaub's reach. Wolter, who bat
ted for Ryan. tried to lay down sac
rifice. but was safe at first when Altrock
fumbled the ball. Mcconnell. who would.
under ordinary circumstances, have been
the third man out in the inning, forced
Hooper, who ran for Carrisan. at third.
and after Lord had flied out to Tame
hill the deluge of runs descended.
Thoney, who had twice failed to make
the opportune hit, managed to plant
Texas Lacquer back of second. and VOL
ter came home. Just prior to this Altrock
tried to nip Wolter off second, and ap-
lin said No and the much-abused
Nationals were still further crippled when
the ump benched Donohue for protesting
the decision. Delehanty limped into the
game, taking his old position at second,
while Tnglaub went to first. The sacks
were filled when Gessler beat out slow
bounder to Altrock, and the home twirler
made the impending disaster complete by
hitting Stahl and forcing Mcconnell
across the pan. Wagner ended the pro-
ceedings by going out. Street to UnSlaub.
After Niles had gone out in the ninth,
Stephens, who substituted behind the bat
for Boston in the last two innings. start
ed another batting rally by clouting the
sphere into deep center garden for two
bases. Arellanes, who succeeded Ryan i'll
the eighth inning, perched safely on first,
on a hit into McBride's territory, Stephens
pulling up on third. Both runners count
ed on Lords triple into right, and a mo-
ment later the Beaneaters' third sacker
made the locals look foolish by stealing
home. Thoney ended the round by flying
out to Milan.
Locals Only Run.
Mighty good base ball combined with
little good fortune was responsible for
the Cantillonites lone tally in the sixth
inning. After Gessler had robbed Milan
of hit, Conroy was safe on first on
pretty drive to center. Wild swiped
second and went to third on Ryan's balk
I-nglaub made strenuous effort to bring
the runner home. but he offered an easy
chance to Ryan and was thrown out at
first Conroy summoned all his speed
on the play and slid safely under Carri-
gan before Stahl could make the return
throw.
After two were down in the seventh in
ming, Tannehill and Street made hits in