Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-04-05
KANSAS CITY BEATS
CANT|LL0N'S BOYS
GRAY Hit Hard and His Wild
Throw Lets in the Win
ming Run.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch 10 Inc star
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, April J.-Those
Washington Nationals were thinking too
much about that new fancy blue pas
time raiment Joe bought for them not
long ago. and they let Monte Cross
American Association hopefuls slip away
the odd game of the series of three at
the ball villa yesterday afternoon. The
score was 10 :, and Kansas City made
off with the turmoil in the last half of
the ninth and after two pins were dead,
A very reckless and extravasant chuck
by one Dolly Gray from the coast. If
you please. enabled Third Baseman Gus
Hetling to perambulate over the platter
with the winning count 1t happened this
way: Washington led TO I. when the
Blues went to swat i'm the last half of
the ninth. Shannon popped to IngiauD
and Neighbors grounded in the same way.
The Bugs, some 5000 of them, began TO
duck the park. But they hot-footed back
when Roy Brashear worked u. Gray for
transportation and Gus Hetling bumped
vicious grounder over second. Mcbride
made a great "knock-down on the drive,
robbing Hetling of a double. Brashear
COPIED third on the hit 1t was UP to
Second Baseman Love, a youngster from
the Western Association. The lad was
there with a line drive two feet away
from Mack, the peerless short stopper.
and Brashear rolled over the platter with
the tying score. Love began to get foxy
off the coast of first. while Hetling was
doing antics off third. At this stage
Gray inserted his expensive chuck and
the Blues pedaled to the clubhouse. IL
was a low throw TO catch Love off first,
and the pill euded the grasp of Jerry
Freeman. The stuff was of. May Joe
and his fine appearing FASTENERS have
better luck next spring.
The crowd was disappointed because
v-lto I'll, hat 400
of correct pitching essence. was una
BILE to ornament the hoist dome for Joe's
jewels. Walter was indisposed and Joe
likes the lad so we'll, he humors him.
Recruit Gray is some slugger and don't
YOU forget that He leans on the pellets
like 800 swatting outfielder. In his
three trips to the oysterine he walloped
a double and q single and the double was
a pinch punch, tallying one.
Opens With a Hit.
Washington started the scoring in the
first. CIymer be.ted neat single to left.
stole second and pilfered third. That was
going some. Ganley flied to short cen
Ter and Clymer was afraid to take a
chance on Shannon's wing But Bob I'm
glaub pushed long sacrifice fly into left
that did the damage Freeman beat out
an infield hit. but Street fouled out.
Shannon got on when Groom fooled an
easy smear. Neighbors sacrificed and
Brashear larruped a long two-base drive
10 the center field fence. counting Shan
non. There was no more scoring until the
last of the fourth. when the Cross ath-
letes slipped one over and took the lead.
Brashear led off with a single and stole.
Hetiing walked and both runners moved
up on Loves infield out. Monte Cross
doubled 10 center. sending Brashear
home.
optics In the first of the sixth. when they
touched Vyskocil for four neat blows and
two runs. One out. Clymer singled and
stole went to third wild pitch and
scored when Ganley hit toward first and
was credited with blow because no one
covered the bag. Unglaub singled and
Freeman followed suit. scoring Ganley.
Street sacrificed. but Tannehil's fly TO
Carlisle ended the game.
The Blues caught the spirit of the hit
fest and got after Gray in their half of
walked and Neighbors took third on a
wild pitch. Gray booted Hetlings bunt.
Neighbors scoring. Love pushed a hit
past Shipke and Cross poIed a Texas
Lacquer over Jerry Freeman's tower,
scoring Brashear and Hetling. Ritter
whitfield. and Boles. batting for Vyskccil.
walked. Cross stole second and Carlisle
hit safely to Mcbride. who made a grand
one-handed stop, Love scoring. Cross
bors, batting for the second time In the
inning. poled to Tannehill.
Freeman's Timely Double.
The Blues had counted five runs. and