Evening star., 1909-04-17
NATIONALS NOSEO
OUT THE RED SOX
Visitors FieIded Poorly and
Couldn't Overcome Locals
Good Start.

The celebrated Red Sox of Boston made
their seasons debut in Washington yes
terday and the Nationals. through the
medium OF an early start, took their
sealps by the close score of } to :. The
locals did not play a wonderful game.
but the visitors performed poorly and TO
this fact alone the Nationals owe their
victory. But it matters not, Washington
may go to pieces today and then il will be
Boston's turn TO gloat.
From the way the game started 1t look
ed as though the Washingtons were go
ing to have an easy ride. but 1t was far
from such. II was tusse all down the
line and the locals defensive game was
good enough to keep the Red -Sox from
catching up.
Big Bill Burns was on the rubber Tor
the locals and the Texas lad can do a
great deal better work but he fielded his
position well. which helped cut whole
lot The Red SoX got to him in two in
nings but the big boy pulled himself
together when things had a squally look
and lifted himself very nicely out of the
holes.
Locals Fielding Good.
Back cf Burns the fielding was all that
could be asked for. a dropped throw by
Freeman being the only msplay. Nc
Bride had three hard chances and got
them all. while Delehanty and Burns
pulled off star plays.
Manager Lake at the last minute decid-
ed to send the spt-ball artist Morgan to
the firing line, and after the first inning
he did we'll in the face of miserable sup
port. Six misplays don't look very
well for a ma jor league team, but Nor
gan twice transgressed into the error
column, so that he hadn't very much on
his comrades. Hooper, fn left; Carrgan,
behind the bat, and Lord, on third, pulled
off star plays.
After the Bostons had gone out in
regular order in the first inning the Ma
tionals got busy and negotiated three
big. juicy tallies. Clymer led off with
nice bounder right at Niles and the lat
ter very obligingly made miserable
tumble. This was too good for Bob Gan
ley and he laid down one of those tan
talizing bunts toward first. Everybody
made a dash for the ball, but big Danzig
got it and tossed it over McConnelrs
head. Ganley being safe and Clymer keep
ing on to third. Mr.. Robert Unglaub of
Baltimore. and al one time BOstonese.
then slammed one Of his copyrighted
drives over Speakers head In center, and
when the ball finally reached the dia-
mond again Clymer and Ganley were
over the rubber and Bobby was painting
on third. 1t was mastery drive, and
OH 50 timely.
Conroy's Timely Sacrifice.
Delehanty then tried to kill the ball.
but instead rolled an easy one to Morgan
and died at first. Mr.. Unglaub in the
meantime taking no chances and clinging
to third. Conroy followed with a long
sacrifice fly to Speaker in center and
Unglaub beat the throw to the plate.
Freeman got base on balls and Nc
do foil xr-if1, fn hunt ord
third. Morgan got the ball late and
thought he could head of Mcbride. but
his throw was wide. pulling DanZig of
the initial corner and Freeman kept on
TO third. Mcbride then started sac
rifice steal of second to help Freeman
home, but Mcconnell, Lord and Carrgan
were too clever for him and Jerry was
thrown out at the plate, ending the in
ming.
These three runs looked very nice and
satisfying, but the Red Sox woke every
body up by keeping right after the To-
Gals. scoring a run In the second in
ming, the result of triple by Niles. with
two down, and a single by Hooper.
The Nationals got busy in the fifth. and
IL looked like bunch of tallies for them,
but Morgan pulled himself together and
there was nothing doing in the run line.
Englaub led off with single into right,
and Del was safe on Carrigan's bad
throw to first of his sacrifice bunt. Con-
roy also tried to sacrifice. but Morgan
booted the ball out of the diamond and
the sacks were filled. Freeman hit to-
ward left, Lord made a clever stop. and
nailed Unglaub at the plate by a speedy
pass to Carrigan. Mcbride famed and
Street died on a roller to Morgan, and the
rally died a-borning.
That finished up the Nationals for the
afternoon, as Morgan too much for
them.
On the Anxious Seat.
In the sixth the Red Sox scored their
second. and as it turned out. final run,
and anxiety overlook the spectators.
Speaker reached first in safety. when
Freeman dropped Burns throw. Big Boy
Gessler then waloped double over Tn
Danzig followed with fly to Ganley in
center-a poor play, sacrifice might
have tied the score-and Niles beat out a
bunt. Burns caught Niles off first by one
Of his quick throws, and he --as run
down. Hooper closed the inning with a
sizzling line fly to Burns. which the latter
held on 10 as though il were money from
home
In the eighth Gessler uncorked his
head, with two out. and Spencer was sent
in TO bat for Danzig. but the western
miller failed to deliver the goods dying
on weak hit to Burns. In the NINTH
with one out, Hooper singled and pulled
OF the only steal of the game. Carrigan
died on foul fly to Conroy and Dono-
hue. batting for Morgan, struck out. and
the battle was over
Following is the official score of the
game:
,MASHiSGToN. AZ. X. II. O. A. f.