The Washington times., 1908-04-19
Nationals Land in the Last Pew
By Dropping Eleven-Session
Skirmish to New York.
Burns Invincbe for Eight Innings, Then Lets
Down in Ninth, Allowing Yankees
to Tie Up Game.
By THOMAS S. RICE.

NEW YORK, April Washington
lost 10 New York here today by to 81
dr. eleven innings Of the weirdest and
most exciting baseball game ever seen
in New York.
Both teams did everything imaginable
except revise the tariff or acquit the
Erow7 sville soldiers. Both played ball
that would have made the Chicago
Cubs look Ike amateurs, and both did
stunts that would have disgraced an
eighth grade team in a grammar school
league.
New York got two unearned runs in
the nine innings. In the eighth round
Washington got three OF the same kind
In the ninth New York earned e. point.
In the eleventh inning Washington bat
ted out three vell-deserved counters,
and in the same round New York scored
1wice on a pass. and a man hit win
ming the game.
in the Public Eye.
Every man on both teams distin-
guished himself. and most Of them did
II for good and i'll. Standing out most
prominently for Washington was the
remarkable record OF Bill Burns In the
box For the first eight innings he was
practically invincible and the High
landers would have been BANKED had
Jerry Freeman been on the job. IN the
ninth he weakened and was tapped for
q triple by Chase and a double by
Hemphill that tied up the game. In the
tenth he was again n stonewalL
The eleventh he opened by passing
Jake Stahl. after which he hit Elberfeld
between the shoulders Here manager
Cantillon got the idea that Burns was
--T~s fa-orl ~
trait Of ballooning entirely, and re-
placed Burns by Bert Kelley. who join
ed the club this morning Kelley was
cold and could not get a start. Chase
promptly singled to left, scoring Stahl.
ard took second himself on the throw.
HemphiH followed. with a single to left
scoring Elberfeld and Chase. and the
battle was over.
Tactical. Mistake.
That Cantillon made a serious tactical
mistake by taking Burns out is prob
ably certain, but so much happened IN
the contest that the Washington loss
and New York victory could not be at
tributed to any one thing.
The starting Of the defat was due en-
tireIy 10 Jerry Freeman. who gave
punk exhibition at bat and in the field
lie lldut Il Win AAtA ~ ffatNA n
was caught off in the fourth that sent
the runner to third. and allowed him TO
tally on a short single. In the sixth
KeeIer hunted. Shipke made a grand
ulav. but threw rather low to Freeman.
II was not Il difficult stop. and Free
man should have held the ball. but he
let il go by and Keller went to second,
whence he finished the circuit on A
sacrifice and an infield out. He was out
in the eighth round TO let Gehring bat
for him.
Pickering Knocked Out.
ollie Pickering was hit on the head
by one OF Doc Newtons lightning twist
crs IN the NTH inning and knocked out
Milan took MS place and made the hit
in the eleventh round that scored Wash
ingtOn's last run.
George Mcbride piled up two-self-
evident errors at short, but made sew
eral brilliant plays. Ganley whitfield
twice and had no fielding chances. ely
mer made one prohtless hit and started
a double play in the ninth that gave
washington another lease on life.
Street was weak with the stick. but
caught Burns perfectly and stranger
would never have known that It. was a
brand new pitcher and brand new
catcher going against a team composed
entirely of veteran leaguers. Shipke
covered a mile OF ground at third
and smacl1ed a double in the eleventh
session that brought home the bacon
temporarily.
Weather Threatening.
The crowd was kept to a small size for
a Saturday game, because Of threaten
ing weather. Rain began falling In the
fifth inning. and continued TO the end,
70 -rhn ..-n,1la mind MI.