The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-09-25
Nationals, Victory Over Cleveland
Turns an Unexpected Angle
on DeLehanty's Case.
Howl Due From Maps, Already DISCOUNTED at Failure
to Play Del in Chicago-Tigers Fast
Losing Ground.

Delehanty did not play in Cleveland
yesterday, nor did Washington forfeit
the game. Score: Nationals ?; Cleve-
land, l.
A more dramatic nemesis effect has
not been pulled of in the American
League since John Anderson. who
opined that CantiIlon thought him too
old and feeble for major league ball.
jumped the club and came around these
parts with the SOx on three occasions
and won the game each time.
Shipke was back in the game for a
while, and he and Unglaub alternated
al the third sack Pickering was sta
toned at right field.
Also most everyone IN Nap--own no.
ticed that George Mcbride played at
short Every few minutes OF so tieorg,
would break into the limellght win
some heroic stunt which brought ous
groans from the grandstand. which
means cheers had he been in his aCin.
town Three times did Mcbride retirs
Goode, that haTd-hittiug gardener VIII,
may some day learn how 10 field. One
OF these occasions gave George a line
chance 10 pun on a circus play when
he reached out far and wide and bagged
a likely looking single The shortstoD
also tapped out a single on his own ac-
count and scored one Of ;he Nationals
runs
jerry Freeman. according 10 reports
from the front. also distinguished him
sell by some unusual agility. u always
seems TO surprise correspondents around
the circuit when Jerry produces results
after ambling around IN that curious
p-skip-and-Jump fashion al his. II is
hard 20 convince the public that our
hrSt sacker IS strong on speed ard as
nimble as a gazeue. hence the frequent
repetition of this important lesson.
Shipke, with all his cat-IiEs cleverness
and quickuess. rounded out an in1eId
which seemed TO conspire 20 wreak ven
geance on those horrid Maps for insti-
eating the Punishment or their old pal
Delehanty
Walter Johnson has been the star OF
So many games this season that Il is
hard 10 dwell on his good points and not
say Jle same things all over He came
WltAlr mailing distance OF getting his
name IN the book OF records again w.
Jerday- The second inning. in oi.rcl
Cleveland scored it's only run. WAS the
only session I'm which Nap reached
first The ldalOau famed nine, and Ile
rest were easy outs lie allowed Dut
The Nationals scored in the second.
1ly EDeT walked. and singles by Picker
nag and Freeman sent him across the
plate Mcbride opened fire IN The fifth
with single Street fled 10 GOode
The runner took second on a passed
ball. and Milan drove a single behind
La1oie, scoring Mcbride
Inc Maps We're by no means of the
job They played a splendid game
in the field and even the young hero
GOode, whose batting alone has here
totore eNtenuated his fielding def
cleucleS, pulled of one seuSa tiOual stunt
all his own when he bagged Streets
fly.
But the best feature OF the sk.r-
miSl from Washington s standpoint y as
the timely hitting OF Cautiuou's CT w
Liebhardt had all his accustomed speed
and "a fun allotment Of his puzzliaS
Blenders, but the Nationals connected
with pleasing regularity
II viii be interesting 20 note the
howl that is sure 20 come from the
Cleveland papers Each and eVe~y one
religiOuSly set up a long and loud Wail
when Cantillon failed 20 play DeIehaD.y
harpoon into him when he put Del
back into the game at St. Louis Now
is an excellent chance 10 twist said
harpOOu uumerCifuliy- The victory
yesterday IS also something OF a slap
az Ban Johnson Had the Nationals
won IN the other cities and lost AT
Cleveland through the absence Of our
leading hitter. ST. Louis. Detroit. and
Chicago would have struck up one
long and loud anvil chorus. That the
CantiuOnites should lose IN. the other
pected and puts a new angle on the
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