Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-07
ATHLETICS WIN TWO
FROM NATIONALS
Sensational Finish Sets Big
Crowd Wild at After
noon Game.

PHILADELPHIA. September They
won them both, did those Athletics. And
when it is said that Mack's pennant-chas-
crs defeated Washington twice. only a
minute fraction of the story is told, espe-
clally about the afternoon game. Never
in the history of base ball has conflict
been witnessed which was so sensational,
so srueling and which ended so gloriously
as the final Labor day game. which was
won by to In the tenth inning. The
morning score was to 2
Word pictures fall far short of telling
the tense situation which developed in
the afternoon clash and which resulted In
the magnificent and spectacular finish. To
begin with, the setting for the game was
immense, a3,731 fans" being packed in
the stands and behind ropes I'm left and
right fields And when the Mackmen tied
the score In the ninth and won out in the
tenth scene was enacted which beGgars
description.
Washington had taken the lead in the
sixth and forged ahead still farther in
the ninth, the margin being three runs.
Two men were out and there was not a
man, woman or child present who, had
not given up all hope of the Athletics win
ming They had lost heart and were only
waiting for the unexpected which they
hoped would happen. but felt was far
away. But it happened.
Two Out and One on Base.
To begin with. Lapp was called out on
strikes. and after Heitmuller had been
walked Barry flied out to Mcbride. Inn
agine the percentage of chance for a VIC
tory at that particular stage. Two out
and one man on base. Eddie Collins
proved his value, however, by waiting pa
tiently until Groom threw him four wide
ones and it was up to Frank Baker, that
hefty cloutsman.
Baker had done so much hard hitting
during the day that Cantillon sent his
fielders as far back as possible when
Frank came to bat. And that cost WASH
ington the game. For Frank lifted one
just bit too far back for the infielders
and a mite too far in for Milan. When
the ball was recovered Heitmuller and
Collins had scored and Baker was on Sec
ond. But the game was not tied UP yet.
One more run was needed.
That was where Harry Davis had a
chance to set a royal example for his
men and probably the captain did not do
1t. He punched the sphere vigorously
into right field for a single and Baker
romped home with the run that sewed
lucI Tue iuuIlituuc WENT
mad. Cushions. hats and every other
thing handy were heaved on LIE dia-
gnond, while the cheers that went up
must have been heard at city hall. That
was not all, however. for Danny Murphy
also banged the ball into center for a
base putting Davis on third. But Oldring
could not bring the chief home.
Quakers' Good Finish.
With that uphill climb accomplished
and the score evened. the Mackmen set
tied down to play base ball as only pen
nant contenders can. Dygert went in to
twirl and his only miscue was to walk
Killifer with two out, but Freddy" was
caught trying to pilfer second. Then
came the beauteous tenth, which sent
%. 1877 faithful fans home 50 hilarious
that they will have food for conversation
for days to come.
Paddy Livingstone, than whom there is
no nobler son, walloped one to left for a
base Connie at first thought he would
let Dygert sacrifice. but he changed his
mind after one strike had been called on
Jimmy and sent Ganley in. Wise Connie.
Even with the handicap of strike on
him, Robert pushed the most lovely bunt
toward. first that he ever accomplished
and not only did 1t advance Paddy to
second, but Ganley came within an ace
of beating the ball to first.
Then came that great big rollicking
Heitmuller, who won his spurs with a
vengeance yesterday. He struck out
nightly with his bludgeon. caught the
ball fair and square on the trade mark
and 1t went over the head of the crowd in
right field and hit the fence. Livingstone
trotted in with the winning run and that
crowd really did go wild then. Surely no