The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-10-06
STANDING OF TIE cLuRs.
By WILLIAM PEET.

In the presence of a delighted multi
tude the Nationals played before a home
crowd yesterday for the first time since
their swing around the circuit. and when
the runs were counted up it was found
that our side had five against the same
number for the Boston Red Sox. Then
Il was so dark that the unp called the
game.
An old-fashioned Garrison finish in the
final half or the ninth brought the Ma
tionals up from behind, and made neces-
sary another battle Washington's ninth
opened with the score TO l in Boston's
favor. and many Of our leading fans had
already started for home, little dream
ing that the club had a chance.
Cunningham and somerlot. the pew
players. who appeared before the home
folks for the hrst time. made a fine i'm
preston. Neither did anything with the
stick, and SOmerlOts muf Of a dinky fly
cost a run, yet the impression prevailed
that AIcAleer has landed a couple of live
ones.
Ralston and Mcbride led in the hitting
for the Nationals. while Speaker was the
same old terror with the bludgeon for
Boston; his home-run smash up against
the right-feld fence in the third scored
man ahead of him
Resisting Relieves Groom.
Bob Groom was not in the best Of shape,
and vas taken out after he had worked
through four innings. Doc Reisling who
succeeded Groom, was a big puzzle 10 the
visitors; he only allowed two hits. and
had his support been of the best, Bos-
ton would have scored but ona run off
his delivery.
Schaefer and Wagner carried away the
fielding honors. The latter killed OFF at
least two promising singles.
Hunt. the Red Sox California recruit.
was touched for a run in Washington's
first inning. but he settled down and per-
mitted no more liberties until the ninth,
when. like many left-handers. he became
unsteady. and. after the Nationals had
combed him for tally, he was yanked
out in favor OF Joe Wood.
A couple Of lucky hunts had given the
Nationals one run. scored In the opening
inning. This same system of hunts work
ed Hunts undolng in the ninth, although
his fearful slowness in fielding his posi-
ton and his culpable negligence in not
getting over 10 first hurried his down
fall along. And after Hunt had given
way 10 Wood ii was up To somebody on
the team to make the misplay that would
throw victory away. Clyde Engle was
the accommodating gentleman. His pres
ence of mind forsook him completely at
a critical stage. and his awful throw to
the plate allowed the Nationals TO tie up
the game.
Two pretty bunt hits and a couple OF
sacrifices led TO the Nationals talBing
one run IN the first Milan laid a neat
one along the third base line and Elber-
field duplicated the hit Cunningham
dribbled another hunt in the same direc-
ton. 1t would have been a force-out at
third had Engle kept close to the bag
Hunt came near pegging to the left field
bleachers, as he started to throw to third.
He shot the ball TO first just in time TO
get the runner Schaefer's long sacrifice
fly TO right let Milan score. But Hoop
er's beautiful throw barely missed shut
ting him off at the plate. Elberfeld took
a desperate chance and tried to steal
home. but Bradley was waiting for him.
Speakers home run 10 right scored
Hooper and himself in the third
Boston Adds Two.
Another brace OF runs fell to Boston's
lot in the fourth. Groom passed Lewis
to open up the inning. Duffy succeeded
in stealing second. Wagner famed. Nc
Bride slipped up on Gardeners grounder.
Bradley doubled TO center and Lewis
/ scored. Reisling was sent in TO relieve
Groom in response to the popular appeal.
( Hunts grounder to Cunningham was not
| hard enough 10 amount TO anything and
/ Gardner was caught when he tried TO
come home on it. Hooper's pop fly 10
the in1eld found three men ready and
willing to catch It. so nobody was very
much surprised when Somerlot muffed it
in the collision and Bradley was able TO
come home with the cheap run.
| Reisling's wildness was alone response
! BILE for the one run that the Red Sox
obtained IN the seventh. He passed En-
gle. to begin with, and Clyde moved I'D
when Mcbride threw Speaker out. As
Engle started to steal third. Reisling
made a wild pitch, Engle kept on for
home. and he registered the run, al
though he. would have been nipped had
not Reisling mufTed Ainsmiths return
/ OF the bail
Nationals Tie the Score.
The last half OF the ninth inning
/ changed the situation completely. Schae-
! fer began with bunt that gave him a
/ safe hit. because Hunt did not run over
and cover the bag as he should. Semer-
! lot hunted again, and once more Hunts
! slowness gave the base-runner the sick.
| the tail twirler eolliding with the run
ner and being thrown heavily TO the
ground. Ralston hit TO right on the hit