The Washington herald., 1908-04-29

The local bandits lost their second game
at home TO Reading yesterday by to 3
Poor fielding at crucial moments was
the prime cause Of losing the game. but
the effectiveness of Doc Reisling, the
manager OF the Pennsylvanians, must be
reckoned with. too. Although Washing
ton obtained nine hits off him. they were
so well scattered that little damage was
done.
Longstreet was on the rubber for the
locals. and although he held Reading to
five hits, his numerous bases on balls,
coupled with inopportune errors by his
team mates. kept him in hot water all
the time, and it is strange that more
runs were not made off him, considering
his support.
At that, Washington might have won
the game had it not been for a sensa-
tional catch OF a line drive of Lynch's
bat in the ninth, which resulted in a
double play and blighted the hopes of the
locals. Shaughnessy had started one of
those late-inning rallies by getting a
scratch hit past the pitcher. and Lynch's
whaok looked good for at least three
bases, but Nallin, by a hard spring, just
managed to stab the ball and toss It 10
second. completing the double
Four Double Plays Made.
The contest was a slow one in point OF
elapsed time, it taking two hours and ten
minutes to finish the nine innings. but
the play itself was enlivened by circus
catches and four double plays.
Kaufman appeared In right field for
Washington, and made a good impress
sion. and looks TO be quite fast on his
feet The errors were distributed around
pretty evenly, there being seven all told.
VinsOn. the hard-hitting left fielder OF
the visitors. started things in the first
inning by poking a double along the right
foul line. and scored on Corners error.
Washington evened it up in its half.
Gilbert singled, but was forced at second
on Conners' felder's choice. Conners
stole second, and started to third. when
Kaufman knocked a hot ~~ounder TO
short kaufman was out az first, but
Corners set sail for home, which he
reached in safety. thanks TO Holbys poor
throw 10 the plate.
The visitors added another one in the
second on base on balls. sacrifice.
and a single The visitors got two men
on in the third. and Washington showed
players around as far as second and
third in the same inning on an error, a
hit and a sacrifice, but no runs resulted.
In the fourth Reading made its third and
last run. Lynch missed Holby's grOunder,
and the latter took second on Burke s
poor throw 10 first TO catch him mapping.
Rowe laid one down, advancing Hobby
TO third, and the latter counted when
Reisling lifted a sacrifice fly 20 right
Locals Presented with Run.
Washington was presented with its
second run in the fourth McDermott
received a pass. and Reislng in trying
to catch him of first heaved the ball TO
the fence, McDermott making the circuit
Numerous opportunities were afforded
both teams to tally before the contest
ended, but three fast double plays and
some good pitching queered the run
game. In the seventh Longstreet issued
three passes. and this with two errors
would have meant one or two runs in
any average game. but a double play, in
which Longstreet, Burke, MeDermott,
and Lynch all took a hand killed the
chance
Treasurer Louis Hart announced last
night that to-day would be ladies' days
Members of the fair sex will be admitted
gratis when accompanied by an escort.
The Brooklyn club viii be the guests
OF Manager Irwin and his crew for a
two-game series starting this afternoon.