Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-23
this opinion should be questioned. The
season is very. very early yet.

Representative Longworth and his wife.
| with party of friends. occupied box
and we're interested spectators. Mrs.
/ Longworth is thoroughly posted on the
/ national game and was quick to applaud
every good play.
Pitcher Winter is fast on his feet. and
| his regulation play while at the bat Is
TO bunt the ball. This fact has become
1 known to every. third baseman in the
american League. and when he came to
the bat in the third inning little Shipke
came in on every pitched ball. HIS dill
gence was rewarded, as Winter popped
little fly poward left that Shipke grabbed
on the run. and then. with a snap throw
TO Freeman. doubled up Carrigan at first
President Moves and Secretary Minor
had Commissioner West in charge. took
him TO the, Nationals bench and intro
| duced him. to the players and also to
Umpire Connolly When all was ready
| the Commissioner threw the ball out to
Charley Smith and then gracefully re-
| tired to the presidents box on top of the
grandstand. where he remained until the
| final out was recorded. Notwithstanding
the defeat Of the locals the Commissioner
| expressed confidence In the team after
the game and said he thought the aggre-
| cation was much strongr than last year
| The Red Sox can place their victory In
the lucky column. 1t very seldom ha opens
that a team makes all its runs after two
men have been retired. but this was yes
terdays record. CarriganS smash in the
fourth inning came with two down; two
| were out in the fifth when Laporte bingled
to right. and the same situation came up
in the. sixth when McHale sent his single
into right. 1t is dollars against peanut
that this record will not be equaled again
by any club this season. and, of course,
it had to be against the Nationals.
Hod Charley Smith liant r,ocfod r.
exhibition games last fall he would never
have let Carrigan hit that ball in the
fourth inning that practically won the
game. In the intercity games last fall be-
given tryout by Manager Mcclure. and
he led the team in stickwork. With two
down and a pitcher coming up. it was only
good base ball to pass Carrigan, but Smith
hit him. and through this overconfidence
the game went glimmering.
The Red Sox pulled off three ringer
plays and all were heartily anplauded
In the second inning Unglaub. dove head
frs. for McBride's pop fly half way be-
tween home and first and just managed
TO get the tips Of his fingers on the ball
and complete the play In the fourth
Shipke sent up a foul f1y.that came down
In the crowd hack Of third base. but
Lord threaded his way among the crowd
and finally grasped the ball before it
hit the dirt. -Laporte pulled off the other
good play when he rushed over toward
Garley's vicious grounder and. turning
quickly. retired the runner at first This
play probably saved run.
game. and the Indications are that this
popular little arbitrator is back once more
in his old form. Last season Mr.. Con-
,Eolly was not in the best Of health and
his, york suffered accordingly hut his
dec isions in the Philadelphia .intercity
series and. yesterday here demonstrate
that he Is one of the best men on Presi-
Gent Johnson's staff. .
= Altizer took Shipke's place. in the last
two innings after Warner had batted for
the little third baseman in the seventh.
Dave shows the effects of his Illness and
it will tbe some time before he is all right
again. There was total absence of that
we'll known dash in the soldier boys
work that is so pleasing to the spectators
Dave took care OF everything that came
his way in the two innings and also ne
gotiated a base on balls in his one turn
up
Very few of the spectators recognized
in right field for Washington four years
ago. .Thoney was only. a kid then, but
gave indications of being first-class man
which his work in the. past two years
2fd8etCd6F l6d 0uts5 QOHfy can 20 uOWn 10
Efsat az fast as any man in the Business.
has a great throwing arm and has come
into the big league to stay. Manager Nc
CURE said this morning that the Boston
fans are already 'dany" on Thoney
on account Of his sensational work on the
home lot.
The bureau of engraving crowd created
something of a sensation when they came
into the grounds and marched down the
aisles In a body to their reserved boxes.
They carried all sorts of noisy instru-
r1ents. and If roofing would have helped
the Nationals the local team would have
won hands down These annual excursions
to the park by the bureau boys have
become fixtures and are greatly enjoyed
By every body.
Ollie Pickering was feeling badly
after the game that he had to go to bed
and call for a physician. Dr. Cox re-
sponded and after careful examination
sail that Pickering was suffering from
a confusion Of the brain and that he
would have to rest up for at least
week. "Pick" was hit in the head with
swiftly pitched ball. but he thought
the trouble was all over until last nights
relapse. During his lay-off Claude Milan