The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-17
Sox Pitcher in Grand Form,
While Burns Makes a
Grand Ascension.
McBRIDE'S FIELDING
TRULY SENSATIONAL
Four of His Stunts Among Best
Ever Seen Here-One Run
Forced In.
By THOMAS S. RICE.

By THOMAS s. RICE.
DR.. Harry White is said TO nave won
but two games from Washington IN his
career as a major league pitcher. one
of those was in the last series of the
Sox here last year. The other yesteT-
day when he shut out Washington .
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II was luck that one OF the home folk
like White should come along and
dampeu the hopes OF the Washington
fans at the time they had begun TO
think they had "a woTld-beaung team,
and that after plugging the game for
him all winter in boosting the sporting
goods store no and Charley Hickman
own. Verify, the gratitude of these
athletes is not what il might be.
The saddest feature OF the damp and
gloomy afternoon was the ascension Of
Bill Burns. our prize package. SJeadi-
less was supposed 10 be BilIs strong
suit. and maybe 81 is sometimes, but
yesterday he showed he was entirely
nay even 1OoHshly. mortal and prone To
err. de allowed nits in punches in two
innings, and once committed the capt
tai crime of pitChing-fOrCed a man
home. Falkenberg succeeded him after
the seventh inning and tanned the
TampageOus SOX by putting them out
one. two, three in the eighth and ninth
rounds.
.McBude's Phenomenal Work.
The only comfort for the washington
fans was in the brilliant fielding OF
George Mcbride at short. No player
ever did more star stunts I'm one game
in Washington than did George yester-
j Il IL
first and third. As for his head work,
the thought waves were emanating from
his toppiece so fast they pushed the
clouds back ana gave the teams a
chance 10 finish the contest without
rain
Mcbride drst burst into prominence in
the second inning. He killed a clean
single over second by Tannehiu, stepped
on the middle bag, and threw TO Free
man IN time 20 double up TannehiH
thereby cutting OF a run, for John An
derson was on third when the incident
began.
In the third round. when Sullivan was
on arst, Harry White made a Dutch
sacrifice. He hunted the ball squarey
at Burns, VINO threw to second. Nc
Bride slipped on the wet ground run
ming 10 cover the bag. but received The
throw ia a sitting position, and Sulli
van was forced.
Record Hard to Beat.
In the sixth inning Mcbride ate uE
another clean single that was propelled
over second by that same TannehiH
and got II TO first to the amazement OF
all the neighbors- In the seventh by q
splendid sprint, ne knocked down, but
could not handle, yet another clean
single over second. Had it gone by hin
p runner would have scored from sec
ond, instead of which he got only a.
far as third.
ANY OF these plays would have beer
glory enough for the ordinary athlete
in a day or a week, and the rich male
factor viii be graduates in th'
.l0ckste9 before we see so many brave
deeds IN one day by one man
II was interesting to note that Parent
had several opportunities very similar
10 those offered Mcbride, but. whll'
Parent played II good game at short 1ol
tho Sox. he was not I'm the same class
with the Washington man.
Shi2ke There on Bunts.
Bin shlpke had all the opening n
wanted to demonstrate his ABILITY
against the best hunters in the AmeFl
can League. He accepted three chances
and fell down on fourth that wa
excusRbIe Burns put up his usua
brainy fielding game, his stop ans
throw of D0nonue's savage blow IN TN
third inning being wonder ChaIiel
Street caught Burns In great Style' aL''
got everything that came near '-
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The first four innings were pitchers
duel. IN which Burns escaped Win
whole skin because Of McBrlde' s stefan
stunt on that double play In the thlrd.
Burns ballooned in the hGth, ana
was q solemn sight; Tannehih opened
with a single TO left; Sullivan bunte'
toward short. Burns was on the Wrohs
side Of the box and nobody got near th'
ball White sacrificed TO Shipke, wh'
made a running throw 10 first ard Free
man was forced 10 step of the bag
which miscue filled the bases
Burns Forces in Run.
Here Burns disappeared from morta
view !n the high heavens, and HahI
walked. forcing home Tanuehiu The
bases being stu congested, the infelC
played IN, and Dougherty tapped ;
Texas Lacquer over McBride's head
scoring Sullivan Bases still full Davi.
sent q sacrifice fly to Milan. SCORING
White from third Hahn tried to ge
from second 70 third on the fly and wa
nailed by NIilan's heave TO Mcbride
because he overran the base. Anderson
flied 70 Milan, Three runs off thre'
hits.
Sullivan opened the eighth by walk
fngl White sacrificed. Hahn beat on
the drive to Mcbride over second ant
Sullivan went 10 third. DOugherty sin
gled 10 right, scoring Sullivan, Hahn
taking third. Davis drove to Burns
who returned to the plate. and Stree
and ShipSe ran down Hahn, Doughert,
getting third Anderson sent teasing
roller toward third that remained fair
DouEherty tallviEg. Burns caught An
derscn OF first, and Freeman and Nc
Bride suppressed the Swede, retiring tn
side Two runs