The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-04-13
Not Much Comfort in
That Beating Admin
iStered to Louisville
Yesterday.
Ollie Pickering Looks
to Be the Batting
Find of the
Season.
By THOMAS S. RICE.

PARLOR CAR VASSAR, BOUND
FOR BOSTON. April 13.-Not a vast
deal OF comfort is to be derived from
the beating, by TO ., Washington gave
Louisville yesterday
There was q. reasonable amount OF
hitting BY the tourists, but they failed
to get the hits in bUnchcs except on
Sudhoff, who was making his first ap-
pearance for the year.
A case in point was the fourth inning.
Freeman opened the fourth by walk
ing and got second on Streets single;
q wild pitch put Freeman on third and
Street on second with mono out Nc
Bride died second to first, without Civ
ing Freeman even q start for home.
Shipke popped 10 Perrine and Charley
Smith lined to Quinlan. Another sample:
In the fifth lining. Pickering singled.
Ganley persisted on bunt strikes with
out Pickering moving up. Delehanty's
short single 20 center put Pickering
on second Then Milan fOuled To Peitz
and Freeman flied to Joe Stanley.
Some Sad Details.
In the sixth ming. Street singled and
Mcbride sacrificed after which Shipke
hit into a double play that suppressed
himself and street. retiring the side.
After two runs had been made in the
fourth session, none out and Ganley on
first. the latter was caught stealing,
Delehanty was hit by a pitched ball
and Milan hit iBuO a double play. 1t
surely was distressing even though
Washington won.
Charley smith had an abundance OF
speed and curves, and had remarkable
success in escaping from bad fixes.
His closest shave was in the second
inning Burke opened the inning with
"A triple. Woodruff hit TO Shipke and
Burke was thrown out at the plate.
Woodrun stole second and went 70
third when Mcbride failed to hold
Streets wide throw
Quinlan sent . grounder to Dele
hanty, who threw out Woodruff at the
plate. Quinlan was caught stealing
and the round was over Perrine was
safe in the first inning when Ere, man
dropped an easy throw from Delshanty.
Stanley sacrificed Harley flied TO CEN
Ter and Sullivan famed.
Improvement on Saturday
These clever bits OF fielding were a
great improvement over Saturday, and
we can derive some comfort from them
Also there was not Saturdays display
of dumb plays.
The team opens the American League
season in Boston tomorrow, and then
The real test comes. Although Wash
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blood than glory IL these exhibition
games, II has not been alone IN its
misery Not only the box score but
the accounts Of those who have seen
The exhibitions Of the other major
league clubs I'm this section bear witness
10 the fact that with enc or two eX-
ceptiOns the majors have played an
extremely poor quality Of ball against
the minors-qUality much below that
OF the known ability Of the invading
teams.
For the American League race Wash
ington has a pitching stan that looks
good. a first-class Sutfield and strong
defensive. but weak batting inheld-
Street on the Job.
Streets catching is all right, Warner
has received little work. and Ka-hoe IS
being kept around for emergencies.
The seriousness Of major league con
tests should do much TO take the wild
ness out Of the nfeld, such as was
apparent yesterday, and if it does the
prospects will brighten considerably.
Pickering has so far been the find OF
the season. He concluded the spring
series yesterday with two triples and a
single This makes sixteen games, big
and little, in which he has taken part
this year, and he has not failed to make
hit in every one Of them, for a tota
OF twenty-siN hits.
Spring Series Record.
Not including games with the Yani-
gans or the Minneapolis selections
washington has played thirteen regu-
larlv scheduled games this spring and
won six. It lost three to the St. Louis
Cardinals, and one apiece to FOrt
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