The Washington times., 1908-06-14
With One Out Hughes AL
lows Triple, Followed
( by Single.
PITCHERS BATTLE
WITH LIEBHARDT
And, of Course, II Breaks Against
Nationals-Many Brilliant
3 Fielding Stunts.

CLEVELAND, Ohio, June 13-As
hcodoO chasers and upsetters OF all
known brands of dope. the Maps are
entitled 70 the bakery product with the
fancy frosting.
For IN battle marked with pyro-
technics that made Celestial New
/ Years celebration resemble a safe and
sane Fourth Of July. they beat their
? ancient enemy Tom Hughes today by
/ : 20 o in the prettiest pitchers battle
: seen at League Park this season. And
right on top OF two defeats OF that
I other hOOdOO, George Winter, OF the
! Red SOx.
You never can tell. History asserts
that Long Tom Hughes was named
after the bow chaser on the United
States trigate Constitution, and he pro-
duced proof OF the fact today by shoot
ing strikes and balls past the devoted
heads OF the Napoleonic horde with all
the speed OF the biggest Long Tom ever
turned by a gunmaker. But four hits
were accumulated IN nine long, tense
innings by the home brigade. and these,
save in the fatal last. came with in
nings between.
Fine Pitching and Fielding.
During the afternoon Hughes caused
eight Maps 10 split the wind in wild
and weird efforts to connect with his
offerings. AS a depressing effect on
batting averages he shons. Meantime,
Glen Liebhardt, spit-baIl artist was
pulling on a feat that lined up with his
rivals all Eamee likee twin. Before the
gains started the grass infeld showed
the eject OF the recent hot spell, but
the YaPor floats changed all this, ana
almost forced Harry Bemis TO seek q
bathing suit
The inability OF the pole wielders TO
} md the dry side when Liebhardt deIiv-
cred or the seam when Hughes was on
} the Job resulted in some fine and fancy
infeld work by the athletes OF both
teams. HinChman. L.aJoie, Bradley, Al
tizer, ana Mcbride. In particular. star
red with high-iight efforts. Only once
during the first eight innings did either
team threaten 70 disturb the equilibrium
OF the other.
Milan Nearly Scores.
In the sixth Milan ripped e. three
base hit between Birmingham and Otto
Hess, and he came within 6. thin blonde
hair OF scoring. when GRnIey slammed
one at Charles Hickman. The natural
thing 70 expect OF Kick under the cir
cumstEnces was 70 permit the ball to
! psroolAJe through him, but he fooled
7 everybody by making q beautiful pick
7 up and then threw out Milan.
IN the ninth. when an extra inning
! stage doomed dangerous Ganley singled
! and stole, with one out, but Bradley
TOped. Jim Delehanty's high FOUL, ana
( after Pickering had ambled ne was
/ forced by Aluzer.
. Faint hope welled in Cleveland breasts
( IN the eighth, when cheerful Charles
: Hickman singled. but when Bill Hinch-
man hit into a double play over the
| McBride-Delehanty-F Freeman route, II
: subsidized
The Sad and Sudden Finish.
| Just when least expected, the game
! was broken up. LaJoie sent Mig Clarke
! to bat for Hess IN the Ninth, and Mig
} famed ingloriously. Then Le..Aardt.
who hits ENTHUSIASTICALLY. DoIIed out
} a triple, and after Hughes had famed
! Josh Clarke, Bill Bradley stepped into
/ single and sent home the only run of
} the game, and the one necessary 70
J take down the money. II sure was
/ some bah game.