The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-04-14
e. lerfeld Is Promptly
Fined in Tie
Game.
Peculiar Deal in Pitch
erS Puzzles
Fans.
By THOMAS S. RICE.


Washington, 4; New York, 4.
Rah for Tom connolly
It is seldom an umpire gets even his
dues. much less praise, but in this case
we viii have 20 give il To Connolly for
having sense enough 10 stop the brutal
exhibition at National Park yesterday
al the end of the tenth inning when the
score was TO g.
Oscar Graham Started Il.
Washington. had several peculiar exDe-
riences with its pitchers oscar Graham
started the game, as not only was Can
tiron anxious 10 give this recruit from
Oakland Cal, i'm the Pacific Coast
League, a trial in fast company. but il is
the right dope these days 10 pit a left
handler against the New Workers IN the
first two rounds he famed one man, four
died on easy flies 10 the outdeld, and
one was a snap for Graham and Hick-
man. MOTidTIty opened the third for
New York by flying to Anderson. Then
u happened 70 Graham
KleinOw IN the Way.
KIeinow walked Ditto Hogs. Con-
roy hit toward Perrine, but l<Ieiuow
was rot uimble enOugh 10 dodge the
sphere as he ran for third, and when IL
soaked him in the SIMS he was de-
clarvl out for interference with
batted BAH. and CoaTpy was credited
keller defuy managed to let a weak
iushoOt catch him in the ribs, filling
the bases BrOcFcIt waited patiently.
allowed three bad balls to go by. and
was expecting the fourth when Man
ageT Cantiilou came TO life He or
dered Graham from tiIe0bOE. and the
youth went although sore in spirit
and emitting harsh words over his
cruel fate. TO take man out after
he had started 20 serve a batter was
rather unusual. but another surprise
was in store.
The Expectant Brockett
Patten. as the only other Ieft-hander
i'm sight. was sent 10 the box The
Willing Worker had not warmed up,
as Graham's disaster had fallen so sud-
denly that no provision had been made
for a substitute. PaILen pitched two
balls over the plate 70 test HIS arm
without the batter in ms box, and was
Just beginning To become Interested
when Tom Hughes gave Canullou the
tip that Falkenberg had been amusing
himself and trying TO keep warm ny
pitching 10 BlankcushiD behind the
gr8ndstapd The manager thought he
saw a pleasant surprise for the visitors
"a this piece Of news and y-anked out
Patten before that beWildered twirleT
had sent a single ball to the expectant
were. going to put one Of these freak
pitching Faachiues against him
Falkenberg Gets Ready
FaIkenberg was dug mp behind the
stand ana told 10 go 10 work. He dln't
nave the faintest idea what It was
about but he saw "a vacant pilcheT
slab and bis duty, and got ready for
Business Just as a feeler he sent over
a nioe wide curve that cidn.t come with
in two feet of the plate. II was Brock
etLs fourth ball and HoGg WAS forced
home. with New HOrkS first run. VII
liam's next up. was thrown out at first
by Perrlne by a clever heaVe- ana the
agony was over for that inning.
FaIikepberg allowed two hits for one
run in the fourth round. and three hits
for two runs I'm the sixth Rlankenshlp
butted into the score by batting for
famed l<itsom pitched the seventh,
eighth. ninth. and tenth innings. The
only hit made OH him was a crack TO lett
by Conroy, first man up in the tenth.
Eiberfeld's Sudden Exit.
Another diverting Incident was the
sudden exit of EIberfeld in the first
inning before he ever got 10 his place
at short stop. With two out he swung
at what the umpire called the third
strike. Heydon dropped the ball, but
upon Elberfeid gave forth vast volumes
of sounds and sleWS OF assorted Ian
guage.- He claimed that the ball hit
him on the arm and should have been
a dead ball. If the imp didn't believe
IL he would show the arm Connolly
was chilly in more ways than one and
waved the belligerent kid 10 the bench.
This necessitated a REIMBURSEMENT of the
New York lineup. ConFoy was shifted
from left 10 short. and BrOckett a
young pitcher. with a reputation as a
batter, went 10 lefr-
Yes. there was plenty doing 1T the bah
yard YESTERDAYS
Perrine's Beautiful Stops.
Perrine made several beautiful stops
ct short Ganley made two errors.
both in the sixth inning. and both wild
llro1vs 70 the infield. Also. in 5oth cases
there WIS no slnetence at lacking Up
and The fact that these Mid losses did
rot lose the game, was not the fault of
the men who should have seen that
HeydOn was NOT left alone to take a
long throw on a bare chance.
Washington gO- away veil Ganley
was safe on tohFoy error. Schlatty
forced him and stole second Cross
tiled 20 Conroy. Hickman cracked out
q double TO center that scored SChlahy.
Al0zer died, C0nroy to Aforiarity. One
run.
Luck in Second.
More JOY and some Iuok in the sec
ond. Anderson walked. Perrine sacri-
feed. Tieydon also walked. Then
Graham performed a notable deed. He
is rather prone 10 poke a little hit
through the inneld. hence The entire
New York outdeld cameain to head of
possible teaser. Instead % tapping
The ball he caught il fIIl on the nose
ana aeE1 q linar over E4onmaHs head IN
center Danny Just reached II With his |