Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-15
COMMENT ON THE GAMES.

The attendance yesterday was glow
ing tribute to the local management. and
demonstrates that the Washington fans"
will patronize a team throughout thessea-
son IL 1t gives evidence of trying and also
plays good ball. All the stands were filled
to the limit and a few hundred more
would have compelled the park attendants
to get out the ropes. A remarkable fact
was the attendance in the beacher seats.
that structure being crowded by the time
the first game started and everybody
there remained in the broiling sun for
nearly four hours. Guess that bunch out
there doesn't care for base ball!
The old saying. Deliver me from my
friends had a good illustration yester-
day when Walter Johnson had gone
through eight innings without having a
hit registered by the White Sox. He is A
great favorite with the other members Of
the team and an idol of the fans"
Everybody wanted Johnson to go through
soon as the eight innings had been COM
pleted Walters friends commenced to
shower him with advice as to keeping
cool not to get worried. stin upper lip.
and so on, with the result that the young
ster really became worried. Until his at
tention had been called to the fact, john
son did not know that hit had not been
made. and he was intent only upon VIM
ming the game from Doc" White. When
he strobe out to the box in the ninth 1t
could be seen up in the press box that
Johnson was nervous and on the second
ball pitched White who was the first man
up laced a clean single into center. Sew
eral times before Johnson has been ham
pered with advice. and as result lost
his effectiveness The kid has a carload
of natural ability, and If left alone will
do % per cent better work.
Many inquiries have been coming into
The Star office since yesterdays double
victory. asking if it Is possible or likely
that the Nationals will finish above the
seventh rung Of the championship ladder.
When it Is taken into consideration that
there are something like nifty games yet
all the locals have to do Is to win games
and they can reach almost any old place,
even first place being within their reach.
Don't worry about. the Nationals present
the sort of ball they played yesterday,
and there will be glotious times ahead for
the Washington fans before the season
ends. The White Sox appear to be all in;
Connie Mack will soon begin experiment.
ing and the clevelands never were hard
propositions for the locals. Washington
and Boston have number of youngsters
who can be depended upon to do their
best all the time, as they are trying to
make good. and these endeavors boost
both clubs up several notches in the pen
nant race.
Clyde Milan was very much in evidence
again yesterday. Openin. the first game
with hit and closing the second with a
hit that won tie game. In addition the
Tennessee boy shut off the tyin- run al
the plate by splendid throw to kahoe
in the first game, and then started the
second by muffing the easiest sort of a fly
in the first inning. Errors are part OF
the game. and when II Is considered that
the outfielders catch hundreds of flies dur
ing the season II Is only natural that
several of them should trickle through
their fingers.
1t required trip around the circuit tc
bring back Bob Ganley's batting eye. He
was in a slump when he left for the west
and COUNT get the ball safe for the life
of him. Bob didn't get hit in the frs
game, but he had two "nears" when hs
hit the ball on the nose. but directly a,
Davis. In the second he peeled off dou.
BILE and a single off Smith, and besides
got a pass. His single drove I'm the Ma.
tiona)s' second run and his double resulted
I'm the first tally.
Bi, John Anderson Is such a quiet anc
inoffensive player that one really fell
sorry for him when he allowed Mcbride
to score from second on Milan's fast sin
gle into left In the final turn in the second
game 1t looked like suicide for Mcbride