Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-14

Boston It.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
CLEVELAND. Ohio. June 13.-Another
demon batsman" has been discovered in
the ranks Of the Maps busy pitchers.
Having successfully buffaloed the WASH
1ngtons away from much desired base hits
throughout today's contest, Glenn Lieb-
hardt arose in the ninth and whanged out
three-base hit. He counted a moment
later when Bill Bradley contributed a
suspicious single that stung the third
base sack amidships and scooted over to
the grandstand. Egan could easily have
called 1t a foul, but he didn't. This was
the only tally of an alright affair and
came with two down in the ninth. AT
that Hughes pitched a better game than
did the iron man.
For several days Liebhardt has labored
under an eclipse. In the early stages of
Ban Johnson's pennant procession his
splitter did not work according to his de-
sires- Some few weeks ago Liebhardt
spruced up, commenced burning them in
with speed and control, but the i'll luck
hung on and he lost couple of games by
the width of red hair.
Liebhardt in Great Form.
He entered today's contest with an in
jured foot. which caused him to wobble
out to morning practice like horse with
a SPAWN. Being injured in the foot did
not count. as he worked with his broad
shoulders and strong arm. The foot-weari-
ness hampered him some on the three
baSer, as he had TO shift feet while round
ing second But for this lack of speed
he might have come all the way home On
the smash. 1t did not matter however,
as Bradley was on the job with the timely
single that Egan stamped with his o X.
Next to the pitcher, Bradley and Charles
Hickman contributed most of the Cleve-
land noise. In the first chapter a ter
rifle poke from Jim Deehanty scooted
over third base and was about to sail
away for the tall and uncut and a prob
able two bases. Bradley grasped the ball
with his bare hand and chucked Bob
Ganley out at second base 1t was a
marvellous effort and preserved the con-
test for the home athletes.
The noble effort on the part of Hickman
was contributed in the sixth. when the
contest was fading fast Milan was on
third by virtue of triple, when Ganley
hit 10 Hickman. The ball took an ugly
the urgent advice of Nap Lajoie pegged
to the plate in time to nip Milan. Gan
ley afterward stole second, but Delehanty
struck out.
Tom Hughes Fine Work.
Long Tom Hughes, who from time to
time has been a local hoodoo. had about
everything needed by a finger and until
the triple by Liebhardt looked as though
he could pitch shutout ball for seven
weeks In a row. His work was simply
supreb. Hickman negotiated a hit in the
second and Rinchman scratched one to
second base in the eighth. That was the
extent of the safetieS until the ninth In
eight innings twenty-five men came to the
plate, seven struck out and two hit safely.
A double play in the eighth made il three
men per inning, save in the second Only
twenty-seven of Cantillon's outfit ambled
TO the pan during the same time. Lieb-
hardt suppressed six of them on strikes
while three hit safely. One hit and a base
on balls fell to the lot of the visitors in
the final round, but no damage resulted.
The start of the contest was inauspi-
cious from a Cleveland standpoint. An
occasional visitor hiking to first made the
game look bad, but Liebhardt always
closed down in time to prevent disaster.
The star fielding stunt by Bradley in the
first steered the Maps away from possible
danger. while a little hgh-class pitching
round Mcbride sent a single into right
field. Hughes contributed a beautiful
bunt. which advanced the runner Nc
Bride went to third while Lajoie threw
out Milan. Ganley hunted to Hickman
and persisted.
In the sixth Milan's triple looked bad,
but Hickman's great throw TO Bemis
prevented the contest slipping away. In
the ninth Ganley singled, but Delehanty
popped a foul fly to Bemis. GanIey stole
second. Bemis' throw being low. Picker
ing was passed, but AitiZer forced him.
That was the extent of Washington's
chances.
In the eighth Hinchman started with a
single, and Hickman tried to bunt him TO
second. After two bad attempts, he swung
on one and grounded 10 Mcbride. both
runners being out. Then came the ninth
and the fireworks. Score.