The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-08-29
DOuble-header today, beginn

Bear in mind. kind friends, that
Washington deserved both those games
it took from Cleveland here yesterday.
The Naps made ridiculous errorss They
were the rightfUl fruits or honest toll,
and came along So nicely we have
hopes Of a couple OF more today.
The point is that Washington earned
a run N both games, 50 that at the
very worst the score IN each contest
should nave been I 10 0 in favor OF
washington All the other tallies were
mere surplusage that added 70 the JOY
OF the home fans.
Like the little girl. Larry I-ajoie is
horrid when he IS bad. and he was as
bad IN spots yesterday as a campaign
cigar. He made the best play OF the
day, when he grabbed Johnson 8 sacri-
fee nit, and threw 4. 20 Stovail on the
dead run. but it viii be 2 long time be-
fore the folk hereabouts forget the
weird slam he made to Perring at sec
end in the first inning Of the second
game IL was all the more rank be-
cause there was nc sCod reason why he
Should not have thrown to the plate
AMI forced Ungiaub. for which there
seemed plenty of time
Also, man of Lajoie's ability should
lave handled that grounder which ely
Iler sent him in the second inning OF
the first game The big fellow got the
ball in his hands. then dropped 1t. eX-
actly as he die IN a drive he accepted
when the Maps we're here in july.
Speaking Of holding onto difficult
throws. Bridegroom Freeman was there
with the hy-paper mitt. HIS work
showed up especially well in the first
game because in that clash Stovau
muffed low throw and one that was
not at ali low, while Freeman ate up
several that would never have been
charged as errors By him If ne had
missed them. Likewise. "a the third IN
ming OF that first game Freeman was
again TO the front with the trick he has
/ been working SO vel of late, and on a
whack from Perring threw to Mcbride
at second. forcing Goode, who had been
on first The tat boy IS getting better
i right along in fielding his position, ana
/ is hitting quite a few.
| Johnson's pitching was really remark
/
/ hits and escapes without being scored
! against. The Maps got q safety liz
every inning except the seventh, and in
the eighth they got Two. They opened
the fourth and nth innings with singles.
the sixth with q double and the seventh
with a base on balls. but 81 no case
did the runner go farther. The sec
ond man Up in the first, second and
third innings got a hit and never went
| beyond first base Easy grounders,
strike-outs or pop files invariably
wrought confusion for the enemy, aud
were clear evidences Of the grand pitch
ing they were against. That Tightening
W IN emergencies, Of which Johnson
gave such splendid exhibition II the
ninth inning. = what marks the real
pitcher.
All this is not saying Tom Hughes
did nor do a noble work in the first
game. Any man who holds the Cleve-
/ land team TO three hits without a run
and allows only seven men TO reach
drst base is entitled 10 a medal His
pitching was even cleaner than Jhon-
sons and mad none OF the latter -reak-
fShness. The only balls AIT to out
field were four long f1es eau, al ny
Pickering and two Of the hits That
was clear evidence that the Maps were
not able 10 gauge his curves enough
10 get a proper swing on them. much
less try TO smash the sphere 10 q safe
spot.
CanUilon sprung his great patented
scheme OF playing Unglaub until Wash
ington forged ahead. then sending Shipke
to third TO strengthen the defense. Il
worked Ike a charm, for II was BillS
| heady and lightning throw TO Cnglaub
at second IN the ninth inning, thereby
forcing J. Clarke. that forever blasted
any Cleveland hopes Of scoring il the
/ opener.
In the second inning of the second
game Shipke had rare bit of luck.
He made two attempts 20 sacrifice and
both were horrible TO see. Becoming dis
gusted, he swung with all his might at
the next bail-and made a perfect sar-
rifice. But, the reason he laid down
tue Suidical tap was that the ball hit
! against his finger as he gripped the bat.
| The finger was broken and Bill had TO
retire from the game There - no tell
ing when he viii be able to play again.
and Ungiaub VIII have 20 play. third
regularly.
While he is not displaying any Of the
cstlke agility OF shipke at third, Un-
gIaub is doing we'll there and taking
great pains He has had experience
| on that hasseck before. and after he has
prscticed a few DAYS he viii deliver
q lot of goods Incidentally, the fact
that he Is playing third is not dimminG
his batting eye in the least With him
and Delehanty in the lineup ana work
/ ing as they did yesterday Washington
| has some bali team. John I. Taylor
| please note.
The man most concerned in yester-
| days proceedings. apart from the ques
ton of winning. was Terry Turner, the
famous Cleveland shortstop. who has
been playing right field. Turner had 10 lay
| of the first trip OF the Maps TO Wash
/ ington this year. The little fellow
/ STONED SO suddenly that there were
even hints that he was soldering on
| Iafofe but he stoutly maintained his
arm ha1 gone wrong. Subsequent events
proved that 10 be true, and he did not
/ even try TO work until the Maps were