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Show NATIONALS DEFEAT AMERICANS St Louis. Mo, Oct. 10, The St. Louis Nationals defeated the St. Lou is Americans in the opening game yesterday of the series to decide the Championship of the city by a score of 1 to 0. The teams which finished eighth In their respective leagues, put up a wonderful exhibition In the field be hind great pitching. Sallee and Well-mail Well-mail were the pitchers that worked in the duel of left banders, the form cr gaining the verdict, when his rival made a wild throw to second ba.se I catch a runner. The Nationals se cured but one hit off the Browns elongated hurler. but the blow did n )l tlgure In the scoring. The run was the result of a basr on balls to Whltted O'Leary then hit to Wellman who threw to centorfleb! trying to get Whltted at second, and the latter took third while O'Leary was safe on first Wlngo rolled to Wares who tossed him out at first, while Whltted crossed the plate with the lone run of the game Sallee held the Americans to one hit until the eighth, when Blsland got his second single of the game In the ninth after two were out. Wares singled and took third on Pratt s one base drive but Walker ended the (;rime with a foul pop to Mowrey |