The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-05-13

the few National rooters lived in their
state of ecstatic JOY. but in the sixth
the rent came due again when Carr
tripled and scored on Buelow's single.
Batting surprises were IN order.
Jaeobsen's Batting.
Who in the name of the seven Sath-
erland sisters would have thought
Jacobsen would make single and a
double? lie did, but the robins now
nesting again VIII probably nest some
more before he repeats the perform
ance. His single was counterfeit
along the left foul line. but the double
had the silk threads through it and
scored Knoll, while ne himself scored
when Jones came 10 the rescue and put
Washington temporarily tc the good.
Carr was q sec ond surprise His hits
have been so few This season that they
can be counted on one hand, and the
fans have been demanding that he be
replaced by StoyaII
Just to show the luck OF baseball
yesterday he cracked out triple and
scored on Buelow's single It was said
he had not been that far around the
bases before since April Ii. His other
efforts yesterday IRE weak OUT, Jacob
sen TO Stanl strike out, and anuther
death by jacobsen and Stahl. How's
that?
Lajoie Easy.
Still another surprise was Lajoie, who
never got sign of hit and struck out
once With Jacobsen making doubles
and the mighty Napoleon tanning it's a
hard job doping baseball.
The Maps must have burned many
joss sticks to their Joss, for he was in
excellent form rule and speedy as
lynch law justice. Cleveland has sun
left field. which makes a bali sailing on
a certain arc absolutely invisible. Two
of Washington's long swats yesterday
n FhE hal
into the sun and little Jacl son out IN
left had not the remotest idea where
1t was until too late. and when 1t came
into view he was nowhere near its land
ing place. Certain hits TO center and
right resulted the same way, and Knoll
misJudged fly because merry little
sunbeam danced upon his pupils while
he was locating the sphere.
Jones mnss up of joss fly in the fourth
was common. domestic cut-priee error,
and was a surprise considering his fast
fielding His peculiar mixture of strik-
Ing out and making timely hits was
again in evidence. Huelsman's weakness
on ground balls bobbed up in the first
inning, when he made hash Of Bradley
double and allowed him to reach third,
where he died.
Work of Nationals.
Because our naughty Nationals lost is
not saying they are dead ones. No team
in the world could have made q more
Is the talk of the town Hunter Hills
handling of slow hits was an eye-open-
er for the Cieyelanders. They thought
Bradley the Euclid avenue at that
racket. but the way in which our hefty
hero shot over two on the dead run
stirred up the animals, for the fans had
entertained small respect for his fielding
ability.
That no man can be relied upon to
always hit at critical moments was
shown in the first inning. when with
two on bases. La1oie could not get the
ball out of the lot, but sent neasly
pop to short. Joss famed four of the
first five men. who faced him. and sew
en- Of the first eight balls he pitched
were strikes. That the Nationals made
eight hits, including homer and three
doubles. proves they are doing some
stickwork.
Fooled Kit.
Bay turned an old schoolboy trick on
your aged hero, Kittredge. in the third
inning. and got away with it before