The Washington herald., 1908-04-18
LOCAL UNIONS WIN
Take First Home Game from
Baltimore Outlaws.
TEAM IS STRONG IN PITCHERS
Manager Ir1vin's staH of TwirIers
Show I'D Well in Exhibition Com
test at New Union PaFk-Team
Bunehes Hits Effectively Good
Crowd Welcomes Newcomers.

Local fans had their first opportunity
of seeing the Washington Union League
team in action yesterday, when they
played the Baltimore outlaws at New
Union Park, Fifteenth and II streets
northeast, winning by to s.
The game was a walkaway for the To-
Gals II the other teams in the circuit
are not much stronger than the visiting
aggregation was yesterday, Washington
should win the penRant in a walk
Of course. much must be allowed for
the earllness of the season, and the fact
that some of the men, particularly the
pitchers, have not rounded into condi-
ton. At that, it was an enjoyable per-
formance. and the crowd, which COM
fortably filled the bleachers, and oceu-
pied about half of the grand stand. found
plenty TO enthuse over. and on the whole
got lot Of action for their money.
Locals Start Well.
Washington got of TO a fast start. At
no time was there any real doubt as 10
the outcome of the battle. so well did
the local twiriers handle themselves.
Manager Irwin sent three Of them in and
put them through their PAGES. They
showed up in fine shape, especially Speer,
who held the Orioles 10 two hits and
famed seven in his five innings.
The Capitals did not present the lineup
that viii be used in the championship
games, as Charlie Moran, whom Manager
Irwin signed TO play short, was delayed
in arriving. His position was filled by
Clarke
It is next 10 impossible 10 size up the
strength of team on one performance,
but the pitchers looked good yesterday,
and the club seems well endowed with
batting talent.
Shaughnessy. in left. has an awkward
stride. but made the best of his two
chances. Wallace and kaufman, the
other garden men. got nothing to do.
Burke caught a steady game for eight
innings and was succeeded by Weinberg,
who has the building and movements Of
a good backstop.
McDermOtt a star.
Conners, at first, receives the ball well.
His only miscue yesterday was a poor
throw. from which nothing resulted.
Lynch, at second. covers lots of ground
and has the earmarks Of a good fielder.
but his batting is not impressive. Clarke.
at short, had lots of life in him and fig
ured in all three of the double plays, the
locals made In McDermott. at third.
Manager Irwin has a real prize package.
The little fellow was full Of pepper. and
although he got little 10 do around his
corner, was the whole show at the bat.
His first time up he got a pass, but the
next time hit TO center for three bases,
and the next two times banged out clean
singles, much 20 the joy of the sun-gods.
The diamond Is not yet in the best of
shape, and had much TO do with the work
OF the felders, but in the course of two
or three weeks should become quite fast.
Manager Kennedy selected Spies to
serve them up 10 Washington. but it was
not his day for the locals made all their
hits In punches, which resulted in runs.
Stands Completed.
The two stands are completed, and
everything is in readiness TO entertain a
small army of people at the park. but
there is an air Of newness pervading the
grounds, which, until 1t wears of. will
be noticeable TO every visitor. II is also
little hard 10 remember which IS your
team, and for that reason spontaneous
enthusiasm is rather a dangerous thing.
but it will be only days until every bug
on the top seat VIII be able to recite the
fa1aily history Of every member of the
team backward
The peanut boys were on the job. and
that helped some. There IS certain
subtle something about what the peanut
boy says that seems. through long asso-