Evening star., 1909-06-17
OPENING BATTLE
GOES TO BROWNS
Smith Driven From Rubber
and Nationals Lose Heart
Breaking Game.

~ giving a close imitation OF the
Wright brothers in an aeropiane journey
one Charles Smith yesterday caused Nun
self and his team-mates to lose the hrsi
game of the present series at American
League Park to Col. Jim McAleers d.
louis Browns The score boy who hanss
IN the figures on the big board IN leI'
field placed the final result al three runs
for the visitors to two for the locals. ana
that ending just about expressed 'he
difference between the twirling of Reuben
Waddell and c. Smith.
Each of the slab artists took ride al
the tail of a kite into the circumambieht
atmosphere, but Rube came back to earth
and STAYED there while Smith hitched MS
parachute to the rim of a comet ana
started apparently journey 10 the
moon. Marse Joe finally shot life line
to Charles and the latter climbed into
tho bo.sun.s chair for a ride back TO the
bench, while Groom ascended the mound.
Thereafter there was nothing doing in the
way of runs but sufficient damage nau
been wrought in the way or plisres,
swats, slams, etc, ct al on Smlth ue-
livery in the sixth and seventh TO place
the contest safely in cold storage me
ascension of Charles 5. began In the
sixth inning and continued into said sew
enth, while r. Waddell threw MS ancliol
overheard pulled the rip cord ana
came back to terra firma alter iour ili.s
in row had been made off his dellVery
and two runs had been registered against
him This also in the seventh, ana tnei
the Rube squeezed the pellet so hard that
the seams cracked-and no more WASH
ington hits or runs resulted.
Smith Started Well.
Thanks to several bits of excellent
backing up by his fellow Nationals. and
to quite a little meritorious twirlins'
Smith got away with the first four IN
nings in his customary style. and he also
got away with the fifth inning, though
there were a few distress signals flying
in the bleachers in this round When NC
Aleese, the second Brown at the bat, un-
corked a drive into deep left garden and
was caught only because he tried to
stretch his double into a triple.
Smiths ride into the ethereal began
with the opening of the sixth session
Patterson. the first man up, cracked a
single into center. went to second on
Ferris sacrifice to third .on Williams
out and scored on Jones hot drive along
the first-base foul line. Jones went 10
second when Bobby Wallace made his
third hit of the game. Smith intention
ally passed Stephens, filling the sacks.
and then pulled off a wild pitch, Jones
crossing the plate.
The ruin, already looming large on. the
horizon, was made complete when Nc
Aleese opened the seventh round with
safety, went to second on HartZelfS $
sacrifice and came home on Pattersons
tap into left field. Then Smith vanished
via the derrick route. Groom pitched
only to Ferris, passing him after Patter-
son had been caught stealing, and mo-
ment later Ferris ended the round by
also falling victim to Streets mighty
whip.
Nationals Runs.
The only runs which the Cantillonites
garnered came in the seventh inning.
With one out, Unglaub. Mcbride, Street
and Biankenship, who batted for Groom,
uncorked safe drives in rapid succession
and two earned runs resulted. But the
Reuben frightened up and caused
Browne and Conroy to end the inning
with easy fles-and the run-getting was
at an end.
The eighth also looked promising for a
time, but once again the erratic boy
put on the brakes and the final chance
for the locals passed away. Waddel
started, this inning by soaking Delehanty
in the ribs and Donohue sent him along
with neat sacrifice. Milan then worked
cut pass to first, but Unglaub who
this time flied to Patterson and Mcbride
went out on a roller to Williams, the
stop being beauty.
1t was one, two, three in the ninth
for both sides, and McAleer tucked away
his second victory of the eastern trip.
Following is the official score Of the
game: