Evening star., 1909-05-09
Special Dispatch 10 The Star.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, May

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, May S.-The
Athletics beat Washington in an exciting
game at Shibe Park this afternoon by a
score of to 0. There was lot of inter
est in the game and the SSI6 spectators
were kept on the qui vive from the star,
to the finish. To begin with. Manager
Cantillon announced that keeley would
be his pitcher and Umpire Connolly made
Lis statement to the crowd to that effect
Wien the Athletics went 10 the bat, how
ever. Cantillon made a switch and sub
stituted Burns. This at once caused
I.utest from Harry Davis, who claimed
:hat Kelley must retire at least one man
sfore going out of the game, but Um-
I.le Connolly argued that Kelley had not
ieen in the box therefore he had not been
in the game. He promised to put the
question TO President johnson, and with
that understanding the game proceeded
Cantillon sending Burns to the slab.
Hughes to the Relief.
Burns did well for four innings and
only one solitary safe hit was chalked up
against him, but in the fifth Danny Muir
ply started the session with a long drive
to left. That was the finish of Mr.. Burns,
and Hughes was called upon to take up
the running. 1t looked like forlorn
hope, but he went at his task gamely and
managed to persuade Davis to place an
easy one before Cohroy. who. with Street.
ran down Murphy between third and
home. Hughes finished out the inning In
clever style and in the sixth Smith was
called into requisition. He also was an
enigma and the game went along without
any men crossing the pan. In the seventh
inning the Athletics lucky number. Old
ring began by striking out. Baker fol-
lowed and as he had made two hits he
was not figured as a dangerous PROPOSE
tion but he fooled the talent by sending
out a screaming single to center. Collins
hit Smith in the chest with pile-driver
and was thrown out at first, but BAKER
moved up to second. Murphy Waltzed TO
the plate and not satisfied with his pre-
yious triple, swatted a beauty to left
field, which gave Baker the opportunity OF
scampering over the plate with the only
run of the game.
Krause a Wonder.
Krause was the slabman for the Ath-
letics. and he worked like veteran all
the way. He gave four bases or balls
and made wild pitch, but he invariably
followed up any break by bracing up
and pitching sterling ball. In the second
Conroy got a three-bagger. but krause
aged TO retire the side without Con-
roy getting away from the third sack.
In the sixth session, with one down. Cn-
claub hit the left field fence for two
bags and took third on wild pitch. but
again Krause got out of trouble by fan
ming Delehanty and making Clymer fly
To Barr Only in the eighth inning were
the Nationals dangerous. Smith got a
base on balls and after Ganiey had gone
ont on a pop fly. which was intended for
a sacrifice, Blankenship was sent in 10
bat for Mcbride. He had his eye on the
ball and drove single TO left. Unglaub
came next and put Texas Lacquer to
the infed filing tie bases. Delehanty
hit a hard one down TO short. Barry
grabbed il and heaved il To Collins. get
ting Unglaub. and then fired it TO Davis
In time 10 nail Delehanty AT first. COM
pleting a double play and avertng dan
ger. The score: