Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-26
ONCE AGAIN SMOTHER THE CLEVELAN[S.
GREAT BATTING RALLY TURNED TRICK IN NINTH INNING.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star
CLEVELAND, Ohio, September 90
One puny. stingy, tiny, weeny. little bunt
"a bunt that did not roll over ten feet
was the big factor in the Maps second
downfall at the hands of the Nationals,
6 to /. yesterday. Capt Bob Ganley
was the manipulation of the ash that laid
down the hunt in the ninth inning, and
il so fused up the Maps that before they
got their feet beneath them the Nationals
had scored five runs and won the game.
1t was, indeed. a happy day for that
greatly maligned parsonage, Manager Joe
Cantillon CIevelanders have been of
the opinion. and they have given voice to
their thoughts, that Cantillon had his
men deliberately lay down in Chicago
and St. Louis. They pointed to the fact
that CantillOn had worked Roy Witherup.
late of Des Mones. against both the
White Sox and Browns, and dared him to
work the new National against the Maps.
Cantillon could not stand for the dare
and lust to prove to Cleveland fans that
his team could down the league leaders,
no matter who pitched, Cantlllon chang
ed his program about working Walter
Johnson three times in succession. ana
Notwithstanding that he had but one
day rest, sent Roy Witherup against the
Larrupers and the score tells just how
Roy had the Maps eating out OF his mana
throughout.
When his men scampored home with
the five runs in the ninth, Cantillon's face
was wreathed in smiles. and turning to
his tormenters he gave. them the merry
ha ha and also gave them to understand
that the Nationals would make 1t three
straight today. as he intended to pitch
either Tom Hughes or Walter Johnson IN
the final game. The Nationals Will run
amuck of the Maps star twirler, Addie
Joss. but they say even the mighty Joss
has no fears for them as they DelleVe
they have the Maps goat. and 1t looks
very much that way. when one stops to
consider that they have won fourteen of
the twenty-one games played by the two
teams
Down in the Mouth.
Manager Lajoie and his men were very
much down in the mouth after their sec
ond defeat in as many days. Larry said:
THE best team in the world could not
have defeated Joe's bunch either Thurs
day or Friday. They had the pitching
fielding par excellence. hit timely and
above all. got all the breaks
That remark of Lajoie's brings us back
to where we started. That bunt OF Gan
ley's will ever be remembered by the
1906 fans who paid to see the downfall
of their idols.
With the score tie, Witherup started
the ninth inning by falling victim OF
Checks strikes his only strike-out of the
game. Milan shot a single to center:
Ganley laid down perfect bunt along
the third-base line. 1t started to roll
foul. then changed its course. Bradley
was about to pick up the ball when 1t
again sweeped outward. 1t finally struck
q small pebble, and when 1t stopped II
was on fair territory, with Milan on sec
fret
absolutely no chance to throw Ganley
out and played the ball right, as nine
times out of ten it would have rolled foul.
Unglaub then drove a hot bounder TO-
ward second Had Chech not inter-
cepted the ball the chances are Lajoie,
Perring and Stovall would have consum-
mated an easy double play. AS it was
Chech knocked the ball down. then ran
after it and when he finally picked 1t up
made a bad toss to Stovall. Milan scored
with ease. while Ganley raced to third
and Unglaub to second. /
Beginning of the End.
1t was the beginning of the end. Chech
was plainly perturbed and when he laid
the ball straight over the pan for Otis
Clymer he hinged it to left, Ganley and
Unglaub scoring. Ote took second on
Hinchman's throw to the plate and
reached third while Lajoie was killing
hit for Pickering and throwing MN out.
Freeman. however, drove SloW-rollns
single through the pitchers box, beating
Lajoie's throw to first. and Clymer regis
tered. Mcbride followed with double to
right and when Goode fell all over the
ball Freeman counted ana McBrlde stop,
ped at third Street ended the high Old
time for the Nationals and the agony Tor
the Maps and Cleveland fans by ground
ing to Perring.
The Maps scored their only run in the
sixth and when it came across it looked
bigger than the Washington monument. |
With Hinchman on the retired list, ely
mer scooped up LaJoies grounder, then
took his time about making a SLOW loss
to first with the result that Larry beat
the ball. Stovall bounced to WItherup
and Bemis was purposely passed Biz
mingham resented the result by smash
ing his third single to center, LaJoie scor-
ing Pickering then gathered in Perring's
fly.
The Nationals tied it UP IN their half
of the seventh in unusual manner. Chech
DETECTED Ganleys smash to LaJoie, VINO
threw Bob out. Unglaub followed with a
single to left. He caught the usually
wide-awake Birmingham off his guard
and when Dode tossed the ball slowly 10
Perrng he raced for second. 1t so nap
pened the toss was high. and despite a
nice piece of fielding on the part of Chech
in backing up Perring and shooting he
ball back 10 second. Bob was safe. ely
mer shot a single to left, but quick work
by Hinchman held Bob on third. Picker
ing then drove a long fly to left, Hlnch-
man making a spectacular catch. IN
slaub started for home and Clymer Tor
second at the same time. Hlnchman
threw to Lajoie. mailing Clymer at second,
but Unglaub was already across the plate.
In the other seven innings Cheoh was an
enigma to the Nationals, only one getting
as far as second-Mc Bride in the third on
his single and Streets sacrifice.
Never Scalded.
Witherup was in hot water on several
occasions. but always pulled out without
being scalded. In the first Bradley shot
a double to left with one down. but was
out at third on McBride's perfect throw
on Hichman's grounder. The decision
was close. but Egan ruled Brad out. In
glaub was spiked in the mixup, but after
his injuries were dressed continued play J
ing.
In the fifth Birmingham led off with
single to right, and on the hit and run
reached third on Perrings single, which |
Mcbride was just able to reach and
knocked down. Chech stood up to the |
plate like a wooden man. and was de- |
clared out on three successive strikes.
Cantillon showed excellent generalship |
when he instructed Witherup to pass
Goode. although he had famed on his !
first two trips to the plate. Joe figured
on play at every base, with the chances |
for a double play. and il was the latter
which followed and pulled Witherup out |
OF very small hole. Bradley drove the |
hal a haI b,-t