The Washington herald., 1907-04-05
LOSE GAME In TENTH
Nationals Unable to Solve
Briggs Delivery.
BRAIN WAVES ALSO LACKING
washington Players stand About as
the Flies Drop Around Them-in-
dianapoiis Finds FaikenbeFg in
Last Two Innings-Team viii Play
Cincinnati Reds This Afternoon.

Special to The Washington Herald.
indianapolis. IND. april 1.-Two stupid
plays. and an utter inability to hit q
person called Buttons Briggs. caused
Washington 70 lose to Indianapolis to-
day by 4 to IN ten innings. It was a
game that should have been easy for
the tourists, but they were not there
with the wallop or the brain waves.
The first piece Of dumbness was in the
ninth inning when Schlafiy. Altizer, Gan
Icy, Perrine. and several others all ran
after a dinky fly back Of second. There
WAS much yelling OF "Ill take it," but
when the critical period arrived all stood
gracefully aside and let the bail nestle
between their feet II was a hit. and
scored the run that tied up the game
John Anderson WIS in the iimeiight
while the second illustration in how not
to play major league baseball was being
given. With a man on third IN the ninth,
and one out, he and Schlahy played in
close for Coulter The dope WAS exactly
right Coulter tapped the softest kind
OF a grounder to SchIafiy who easily
bluhtd the runner into staying al third.
but when he turned to throw TO first 10
get the batter. he was amazed to find
/ Anderson standing near him in an atil-
tude of intense admiration over the great
bit Of helding and head work, but TWEEN
ty feet from the bag. John Is not set
used In the ways Of first base. being more
prompt in matters concerning left field.
Briggs Succeeds BayIes.-
Briggs had the CAPABILITIES on the hip
from the Jump. He succeeded Bayles
after tho fifth. and allowed only one hit
in five innings That was IA double by
Hcydon in the ninth, after two hands
were out In the tenth, when mighty
deeds with the stick were necessary, two
pop flies and an out from third TO first
was the best Washington could do.
Bayles, a youngster. pitched the first
/ five rounds for Indianapolis and was only
fairly easy pickings. despite the fact six
/ hits were made OF him. The Indianapolis
/ fielding was much better than yesterday,
and runners deserved all they got
( Falkenberg delayed the explosion to-
( day until the ninth and tenth innings.
Z He is generally due about the sixth OF
I seventh. The fans may hope that after
.
arrive at all. While tardy, the ascension
was entirely effective. In the first eight
innings ne was touched three times. In
/ the last two innings d triple and four
singles were his allowance
/ Hickman was in uniform. but his leg Is
still too stir for him 10 take a chance
on playing. hence Anderson was again
/ on FIRST and Jones in left Cross is better
than he was yesterday, and expects Ia
/ play tomorrow. when Nil viii get
! another nice long rest on the bench.
! Washington scored one run ia the first
round. but should have had two. Ganley
singled and Schlafiy sacrificed. Nil hit
20 Bayles. who kept his head and made
/ the play on Ganley at third, Ganley was
run down between the bases, but Nil got
I to second, whence he scored on Jones
double 10 left. Altizer popped 10 first
Two in the Fifth.
/ Nothing more doing until the fifth
Heydon flied to third Falkenberg was
safe on DerriHger's error. Falkenberg
scored on Ganley's double TO the right
/ field fence. The doubler then stole third
and home. Two more runs. all Wash
ington was destined 10 get.
Briggs was an unsolvable problem FOL
/ Washington, although he did not seem II