Evening star., 1909-05-08
NATIONALS LOSE
IN PITCHERS DUEL
Johnson Fans Ten Quakers
and Allows But Five
Hits.

PHILADELPHIA. May s.-Just as low
ering clouds were bringing on darkness
dust and rain in the ninth inning al
Shibe Park yesterday afternoon, ana
double-O score looked good for extra IN
ninRs that rugged son of Ireland, Daniel
Murphy. putting his whole body into the
blow, drove one of Pitcher Johnson
xhiselers clear to the left field fence,
circled to third and sped home on Free
mans poor return. Score, Athletics l.
Washington 0.
Up to that time the game was a pitch-
ers' battle between Coombs and Johnson
the Washingtcnian having little the bet
ter of the argument, having ten strike
outs 10 his credit. among them being
Eddie Collins thrice and Harry DAYS ,h
two times Moreover he held the Atm
letics to FIVE hits, not bing.e coming
from the White Elephants until the hfth
inning Two of these hits were triples,
however and one of them did the work
necessary to send the Mackmen ahead OF
Cleveland In league standing.
.CoombS gave the Nationals seven hltS,
three apiece being collected by Messrs
Ganley and Conroy, who. however, could
not connect at the Psychological mo-
meht.
cantillon Shifts Team.
Manager Joseph Cantillon was there
again with a few of his famous shifts
and in the last one he sent Freeman to
left. showed Conroy back to third and
stationed Ganley in the center garden
Owing to this excellent arrangement
Freeman made bad heave of Murphys
triple and Danny was able to score the
run which ended the game.
Twice before the ninth inning the Attn
letics had a fighting chance TO make
run or two. but some very bad exni-
,ix,r CT m
choked any tallies that might have been;
In the seventh Barr singled to right and
danced around to third on Clymers $
tumble. There was one out and Jack
Barry was up at the bat, having a single
to his credit the time before. Before
giving the Holy Cross star chance to
see what he could do Barr started an al
legged steal for home and was very
promptly tagged out between third and
Coombs' support was ragged at times
and Jack found himself in a bad hole
on several occasions, but kept his nerve
and came through with colors flying.
Battle Between Twirlers.
The first Ave innings were without
event, Coombs and Johnson being In the
limelight most Of the time and having
things pretty much their own way. In
the sixth. however, Murphy surprised the
fans by muning Unglaub's fly. Dele
pOppcQ tO SlS IicI was uP
and the much-hitting Conroy next.
Coombs cody gave Clymer a free ticket
to first and Conroy had to be content
with. grounder to Eddie Collins, I'm
glaub sneaking to third. Charming Dol
ly' Gray. as Umpire Connolly facetious-
ly dubbed him, was hustled out by Jo-
seph to bat for Milan and made three
very determined swipes at the empty air
where he supposed Coombs benders ought
to be.
At the start of the eighth Topsy Hart
sci hammered out a triple to the right
field fence. but with two out Baker
showed up foul fly that was easy for
washington Monument Charlie Street.
Some large round rain clouds appeared
in the west about this time and sent
clouds of dust flying over the field. badly
handicapping the. fielders in their efforts
to gather in fly balls. Then it was that
Cantillon sent Freeman into left and
then also 1t was a moment later that
Danny Murphy pummeled the ball way.
past Jerry and went three-quarters
around the bases on the hit and drilled
home when Freeman chucked the ball
wide to Mcbride.
The Nationals and Athletics meet here
again today. The score: