The Washington times., 1908-08-19
Washington,S Better Playing
Holds the BrOqUns to a DragU
Splendid Defense Al-Around Offsets ST. Louis Advan-
tage in Hitting-Cates' Head and McBride'S
Arm a Great Combination.
PREMIER, MODEL 90
By THOMAS s. RICE.

That Washington ball club simply
cant break into 400 society. It is still
on the fringe, trying TO butt in and get
ting the icy mitt 1t hasn't go manners,
anyhow. Its members do not run after
one anothers wives, they don't spend
more than they make, and they fire.
quently have a kind word for their
friends.
After being repulsed from the most Sc
lect circles by getting a 4 TO draw In
seven innings with Chicago on Mon
day il was reasonable to suppose that
our brave boys would have decency
enough to subside into their more
humble sphere, but they seem lacking
in finer sensibiIites and come right
back for more, with the result nat st.
Louis handed them another singing
Febuke yesterday in the way Of a TO
8 draw in twelve innings. Somehow We
can't but admire this coarse strain and
don't care a durn if they force them
selves right into the class" this after
noon by taking both ends Of the double
header that begins at p. m.s because
of the tie yesterday.
Washington did not lose to the
Browns yesterday because it played an
ponents The Browns got more hits,
but the swats were wasted because Of
the sterling fielding furnished by George
Mcbride, Charley Street, Bill Shipke,
Bob Unglaub, and everybody else for
that matter. The entire infeld vas on
the lob from start TO finish, with the
exception Of the relapse by Jerry Free
man that let In Bailey with the Browns
second run. jeremiah had an easy
chance to throw out Bailey at the plate
when HartZell drove to him In the sec
ond inning, but the big fellow was too
excited and mussed II all up, IL was
error of the hand and not Of the head
for ne was trying 10 do the right thing,
but failed to connect
While We are handing the roses to the
infeld don't forget that all three Of the
outnelders likewise performed notable
deeds Of valor on the defensive. Ed
mondson sadly misiudged stones fly
in the first round but afterward made
star catch of Tom Jones. When
things were mighty tlckIish in the sx-
ira innings. Ganley and Milan were 10
the rescue with their noodles as well
as their paws, for they gagged the
ing TO a nicely. Much obliged all
around.
Both Gates and Bailey we're OF to
/ because he was a southpaW and nat
urally inclined TO be wild unIl he
/ settled, and Gates because he is spit
/ ball artist and never knows how good
/ he IS until he has tried himself for an
inning or so. Gates was hit OfteueT
than his rival but kept the blngles
scattered, and also had gilt-edged sup
/ port. Eli is no spring chicken and he
/ Is no weakling. If he Is going good be
can bring into play all the tricks of the
I pitchers trade to help himself, and he
/ did that TO great perfection yesterday
| On several occasions.
/ The expedient Of filling up the bases
/ 10 provide more defensive plays was
4 worked yesterday with most satisfaC-
/ tory results. After Stone had trippled
| over EdmondsOn's head IN the first in
/ ming, Hartzeu beat out slow bOunder
/ 10 Unglaub and SChWeitZer flied to
/ Gauley. Gates walked Ferris who has
/ q terrifying reputation a a pinch hitter.
! That filled the bags and gave posi-
/ bllities for cleanup at four different
! places, to say nothing of a double play,
| Eli then put on steam and tried TO do
| a little business with Wallace, but the
! drive Wallace sent him was too hard TO
] handle and Stone scored with every
/ sack still occupied. At this point
] Gates brains and Mcbride saved the
| situation. Williams hit to Mcbride, who
| was playing in, and by a splendid ex-
hibitlOG IF his real ability as a ground
! eoveTer, Mcbride threw out Hartzeu at
| the plate Stephens flied to Milan, and
that agony was over. The Washington
fans may not see the home team win
| as often as they would like but they
have been sure of getting a run for
their money almost every game this
season.
| In the ninth inning exactly the same
Z tactics were tried, with even more sat
isfactory results. for no run was scored.
! and the game was saved. Tom Jones
walked and Bailey sacrificed. A wild
pitch put Jones on third. Stone beat
out a roller to Unglaub, and a great
emergency arose, for there were two on
| bases with one out. WhereupOn Hart
| zeN was purposely passed. The young
| man SchWeitZer ObliginSIy gave Nc
] Bride a second offering, and Mcbride
I with true courteous instinct, accepted
it gracefully by hurting the ball to
/ Street in time to cut down Thomas
/ Jones in the midst of his wild career.
! Ferris flied 10 Milan and the game went
| twelve innings. This tiCkled everybody
/ present except the Browns and Tim
Hurst, the Browns for obvious reasons,
! and Hurst because he considers extra
/ innings, dOuble-headers. and all such
! work-prOlOnging incidents as positively
| indecent
! IT is unnecessary to expatate upon the
| excellent performance of Mcbride at
/ shore yesterday There may be better
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