Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-05
Nationals Score Decisive VIC
tory Over ''Speed Boys"
HALL Is BADLY POUNDED
Splendid Stickwork IN the Fourth
Gives Visitors Long Lead
FINE FIELDING HELPS WALKER
Only Once In Trouble, In the Eighth,
When He Was Touched for
q Grounder.
NATIONALS, 4; BOSTON. 4

NATIONALS, ~ bOSTON. i.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
BOSTON, September 5.-Jim McAleer $
Nationals scored a decisive victory over
the Speed Boys In this. morning S
game. Local fans figured on a dual
victory for their pets. for in the games
played to date the Washington aggre-
cation had not made a showing war
ranting any fear on the part OF the
locals. But there seems to be quite q
difference in the team now compared
with what il was earlier In the season.
McAieer's players took the field with
an air of confidence that has not
marked any of their former appear
ances here. They pounded Charley
Halls delivery in the fourth and fifth
innings.
Early Hits Count.
Splendid hitting, with the hit-and-run
play on. In the fourth inning gave
them a two-run lead, and when Conroy
hit for home run in the fifth. after
Killifer had walked, he virtually put
the game on Ice for the visitors.
Dixie" Walker pitched a splendid
game of ball. But once was he In trou-
BILE. 1t was in the eighth. when. with
two out. Speaker beat out an infield
Then Walker buckled down and struck
out Lewis.
The Nationals played a brilliant game
in the field, helping Walker materially
in preventing the home team from get
Gray win probably oppose cicotte
this afternoon.
The Game In Detail.
First inninR-Milan walked. Killifer
sacrificed. Hall to Stahl. Conroy and
Gessler famed. No runs.
Hooper doubled to left. Purtell at
tempted to sacrifice, but Beckendorrs
throw to Elberfeld got Hooper at third.
Speaker flied to Milan. Stahl singled to
left Lewis out, Erberfeld to Unglaub.
No runs.
second innins-McBride famed. Ell
berfeld popped to Lerchen. Unglaub
Engle famed. Carrigan singled to left.
Lerchen forced Carrigan. Walker to Nc
Bride. Hall out. Walker to Ungiauh. No
runs.
Third inning-Beckendorf flied to
Hooper. Walker famed. Milan singled
to center and was forced by Kilhfer. Ier-
chen to Engie. No runs.
Hooper walked, Purtell famed. Hooper
out stealing, Beckendorf to Mcbride.
Speaker walked and stole. Stahl famed.
No runs.
Washington Scores
Fourth inning - Conroy popped to
Engle. Gessler famed. Mcbride was hit
by pitched ball. Elberfeld singled to left.
Unglaub singled to left. scoring Mcbride.
Beckendorf singled to left. scoring Elber-
field. Walker famed. Two runs.
Lewis flied 10 Milan. Engle fied to
Killifer. Carrigan out Elberfeld to In
glaub. No runs.
walked. Conroy hit TO left for home
run, scoring Killifer ahead of his Cess
ler singled to left and stole second. Nc
Bride flied to Lewis Elberfeld out, Hall
to Stahl. Two runs.
Lerchen flied to Conroy. Hall doubled
to left Hooper singled to center and
Hall was out at the plate, Milan to
Beckendorf Purtell famed. No runs.
Go Out In Order.
sixth inning-Unglaub out. Lerchen to
Stahl. Beckendorf out. Purtell to Stahl.
Walker out. Engle to Stahi. No runs
Speaker singled to right Stahl fan
ned and Speaker stole second. Lewis
out, KilIifer to Unglaub. Engle out.
Elberfeld to Unglaub. No runs.
Seventh inning-Milan out. Engle to
Stanl- hllll1er HleO 10 LeTCnen. SOn-
roy flied to StahL No runs.
Carrigan fouled to Beckendorf.
Lerchen out. Walker to Unglaub. Hall
out. Killifer to unglaub. No runs.
Saved From Shutout.
Eighth inning-Gessler singled to
right, but was out trying to make Sec
ond, Hooper to Engle. Mcbride famed.
Elberfeld out, Lerchen to Stahl. No
runs.
Hooper famed. Purtell out. McRSide
to Unglaub. Speaker beat out an In
field hit. Speaker scored on Stahrs
triple to center. Lewis famed. One
run.
Ninth inning--Unglaub singled to
right Beckendorf famed. Unglaub
out stealing. Carrigan to Engle.
Walker walked. Milan doubled to right.
Killifer flied to Speaker. No runs.
Engle famed. Carrigan flied to
Gessler Lerchen walked. Hall flied
TO Gessler. No runs.