Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-05
NATIONALS At LAST
PLAY WINNING BALL
Work Rings Around Cleveland
and Capture Both Games OF
the DoubIe-Header.

The Nationals played first-class ball yes
tArday and as result captured both
games OF the double-header from Cleve-
land by the respective scores OF TO anu
g TO .. The first battle was a pitchers
contest, Walter Johnson outpitching Addle
Joss, and with the assistance of little
luck in Flick losing Delehanty's fly in the
sun the locals scored the only run of the
game. Tom Hughes lasted one inning in
the second round but Oberiin. who re-
lieved him. was big puzzle and held the
Maps safe. while the Nationals were
trouncing the youngster BODIES.
Johnson gave evidence from the start
that he was in prime condition. and this
fact probably Fingered up the whole team
as they went the nine innings without
wobble and took advantage of every OPP
portunity on the bases. This good work
was continued in the second, and the only
misplay of the day for Washington didn I
bob up until the final inning, which &C
counts for the double victory. on the
other hand, the Maps gave BODIES poor
support and in the face of Oberlin's pitch
ing they were only in ii for a minute
when they lit onto Mr.. Hughes for two
singles and run.
Notwithstanding the continued run OF
defeats another good crowd turned out to
see the game. Vice President Sherman
being among the number.
Walters Bad Start.
In the first game Johnson made bad
getaway" by hitting Goode with the
ball, but the next three men went out in
order In the third inning Goode
doubled to right with two out. but Stovall
closed the inning with roller to Nc
Bride In the fourth Hnchman singled
with two down and again there was moth
ing doing. In the sixth Flick singled
with two out and went to second on a
wild pitch. but the mighty Lajoie persisted
bounder to Delehanty.
The Maps made their best but fruitless
struggle in the seventh. Hlnchman
opened with a fly to Milan. and CLARKE
was safe when Lelivelt lost Clarke's easy
fly in the sun. A wild pitch pushed
Clarke on TO second and he romped to
third while Delehanty was throwing out
PerrinG. Walter very wisely then passed
Ball and ne quickly stole second, but Joss
took three whiffs at the ball and the
danger zone was crossed III safety. Three
of the Maps famed in rotation in the
eighth and also went out in order in the
ninth.
After the Nationals had gone out in
order in the first inning. Delehanty sin
gled in the second and when Ball allow
ed Ielivelt's grounder to so between
his legs Jim tried to make third. II
was a close pinch, but Hinchman nailed
him on good throw to Perrfng. Nc
Bride and Conroy died on easy grounders
10 Ball. A run looked promising again
in the fifth. but there was nothing doing.
After Lelivelt had died on fine pick
up and throw by Perring. Conroy singled
and stole second. Mcbride flied out
without advancing him and Street was
purposely passed by the foxy Mr.. Joss.
Johnson then forced Street on a roller
to Lajoie.
Joy Time for Nationals.
rotation OF outs followed in the sixth,
but in the seventh came the joy time
when the Nationals chalked up the tally
that won the game. Deiehanty hit an.
easy fly to Flick, which Elmer camped
under all right. but when few feet
from his head he ducked and. as
Jimmy had kept on running, the hit
registered for two bases Lelivelt tried
to sacrifice but instead laid down a per-
feet bunt and beat IL out while Del chas-
ed to third. Conroy followed with a
line fly to Lajoie. about a foot from the
ground, which the latter dropped, but
OF course forced Lelivelt out at second.
while holding Del on third. George
Mcbride then turned up as the candy
kid by walloping clean single into
right and Delehanty easily scored. Street
forced ConOy out at second and john
son persisted on a roller to short. THIS
margin wasn't very large, but as luck
would have it, was enough to win for
the Iuckl6SS Ndtt0ndiE-
Tom Hughes warmed up finely during
the recess OF ten minutes and Manager
Cantillon decided TO work him against
the Maps. The old "hoodoo' must have
been shattered somewhere. as the visi-
tors went after Sir Thomas in a savage
fashion and at the end of the initial
round he concluded, with Marse Joe, that
he had had enough.
Warm Time for Hughes.
Goode led off with clean single 10
center, but Stovall died. Street to Tn
glaub, while the first named chased TO
second. Flick hammered a line single
into center and Goode dashed over the
rubber. On the throw-in Flick had
seampered 10 second. and when Lajoie
hit 10 short Elmer made for third. Nc
Bride fumbed the hit, but AS Flick turn
cd third Mac quickly recovered the
hall and by lightning snap to Conroy
headed off Elmer before lie could regain
the Rag. The play saved Mcbride an
error and helped Hughes out of the big
hole he had dug for himself. Hinch-
man then drove a liner at Hughes that
Tom couldn't dodge. the ball hitting him
squareIy and dropping at his feet. which
made II easy for him to throw the bat
ter out at first
Manager Lajoie had sent out new
twirler by the name of Bodies to fool the
locals and he succeeded for two innings.
In the third, Oberlin reached first wnen
his bounder just escaped the pitchers
hands. but Browne forced him on a roller
TO Bodies. Milan followed with a pop
fly TO right that Lajoe would have eaten
up, but he lost il in the sun and Browne
raced TO second. Browne and Milan then
pulled off a double steal and the former
scored while Ball was throwing out I'm
glaub AT first. Milan going to third. Dele
hanty was then walked. minute later
Del made a bluff steal of second and
Clarke started 10 throw down hut turned
and whipped the ball low TO Perring to
catch Milan. The ball hit one OF the
players and bounded off to the pavilion
Both men were lying on the bag and when
Milan tried To get up Perring held on 10
him. Umpire KERN witnessed the inter-
ference and sent Milan home.
Then Came the Blow-Up.
For the next three innings BODIES went
all right. but the biow-up and misplays Of
the Maps developed in the seventh. after
Street and Oberlin had been retired.
Browne hit a vicious drive for two bases
against the rght-fieid fence and Mia
worked out pass 10 first. old Rciia-
hle' Bob Unglaub siung clean single
into center. Browne crossed the plate and
Milan tried for third. Flick threw badly
10 Perring 70 head off Milan and on the
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