Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-13

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In 1903 there We're three FRIDAYS the
18th, but none of them came during
the base ball eason but in February
March and November In 1904, however
one came in May. The game that day
too, was one to bring forth all the
latent enthusiasm i'm the local fans, for
Washington was running in last place,
and up to that time had won but three
games out of seventeen.
But the Nationals walloped the st.
Louis Browns that day in ten-inning
| sensation by score of to =. 1t was
pitchers battle from start to finish
according to The Star of the next day
with Ed Dunkle pitching for Washington
and Glade opposing him. In the ninth
Washington tied. and then got it's win
ming run in the tenth, Dunkle being in
| finest form IN the last inning and shut
ting out the Browns in short order. In
the entire game there was but one error.
In 1863 there were no Fridays the 18th
in the base ball season. The first to come
in 1906 was in April. but the local season
started the day following. The next
came in July, on which day the Nationals
finally turned the tables on Cleveland
The score was to 1, and, while there
were plenty of errors and consdera BILE
heavy hitting, the game was reported
interesting from start to finish"
~ was sdid uay Tor washington in
1907, when, in September, on Friday
the 18th, the Nationals beat New York
by score of 10 to on their home field
Undoubtedly, there was a jinx abroad
that day, but he had it in for New York.
and not the local team. Here is what
The Star said on that occasion:
Stupidness and listlessness character
lied much of the fielding and base run
ming of the Yankees yesterday OF the
NH. ana these. coupled with the severe
a mi Cfn ,nl
victory easy for the Nationals. 49,
There have been some sad and
mourn1ul spectacles-yes base ball
pectacles-perpetrated on the hill.
put the Ill treatment which the Yam
KEGS suffered yesterday was the worst
yet.
In 1908 there was another scarcity of
Fridays the 18th during the playing
season. In August. 1909, however we
lind one. And here we mourn: This
the only Friday the 18th encountered
in August since the organization of the
American League-.'did us bad" With
out even giving the score the true
aspect Of the affair can be imagined
by this:
j THE game between the Nationals
and Tigers was something like modi-
fed cake walk for the latter, as they
won handily by the score Of"
Brace up, 1T was as bad as that
SO. However, our catcher was
badly handicapped with bruised
finger. and so we have something to
blame it on. at any rate. Poor old
Blankenship:"
Friday the 18th fell in May in 1910
and found Washington beating Chi
frN tNx~ io ~
| 1. Also lit was the first victory in
a week and it was well earned The
Nationals played errorless ball be-
hind Groom, who did his best work
in the pinches. We also find this:
1.-The Nationals broke their losing
streak Friday the 18th and it was the
thirteenth scheduled game on the home
field. No jonah in that number for
the locals. evidently"
The season was over before Friday
the 18th rolled around in October,
1911. In 1912 it came in September,
on which occasion the Nationals lost
after it appeared all was secure" BY
which mystic sentence we see that the
jinx was there. for such an event as
that is characteristic of only him
We played Detroit and lost. to 8.
We had seven-run lead up to the
seventh inning. Here's the way it
looked:
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But even with that sad event staring
the Nationals in the face they cannot
altogether blame the jinx for any un-
usual hard luck on Fridays the 18th.
OF the nine games played Fridays the
18th since the organization of the
American League Washington has won
six and lost but three Surely the
local fans can go out to the park
today with smile on their faces,
hope in their hearts and most
necessary of all. good, long, loud
cheer for the boys. Perhaps, even if
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