Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-19

| Struck 0ut-Ry Walsh. L. by AltrOCk. i. ny
! Hughes. 8. Three-base hit-Delehanty. Sacri-
/ flee hits Milan. Ganley. Stolen hase-Davis.
/ Double play-Altrock. unasssted. Impire-Mr.
Sheridan. Time of game-1 hour and 80 minutes.
COMMENT ON THE GAME.
| The Washington "-ans" are ready to
| doff their hats to Manager Cantillon and
Tom Hughes. Here was a mutual admir-
| alton society that was maintained In the
| face of considerable opposition, the man.
ager believing that the veteran could de-
| liver the goods and Tom declaring that
Cantillon was the best ever and that he
stood ready to throw his arm off for
him. And the results have proved that
the pair was right and the wiseacres
| wrong At the present time Tom Hughes
has not a peer in the pitching line.
and should that trusty right arm
hold out for the remainder of the season
| he will be the talk of the country. When
the spit ball was first developed the pitch
ers. as a rule. did not know where the
ball was going. once it left their hands.
Sometimes it would break quickly and
again it would refuse to break, or go off
| in an entirely different direction to the
one expected. Hughes has taken up this
moist ball delivery. and from his work
Yesterday is even more regular in getting
the ball over the plate than he was In
delivering the dry ball. Mike kahoe told
the writer last night that Hughes took as
naturally to the new delivery as duck
to water, picking up and mastering It's
he always aims for the batter's waist
line, and If he gets the ball to break at
the expected point, 1t Is practically un-
hittable. unless by accident. on account of
the sharp downshoot.
is most gratifying to Manager Cantilon.
as he has always maintained that Hughes
had the sand and ability to continue In
the front rank of twirlers for years to
come and perhaps this belief has not
crystallized into a solid fact this spring.
AS we have before remarked. we take OF
our hats to Messrs. Hughes and Cantillon.
the former for his inert but remarkable
ability in the pitching line and the latter
.or his shrewdness and stanch friendship.
And they wonder why ball players like
| to work for Manager Joe.
Can you imagine Hughes. Burns. Smith
| and Walter johnson being right this
spring and getting away from the barrier
sxith the other teams in the pennant race?
Perhaps the Nationals wouldn't be in the
hunt by this time.
fielding line yesterday. his work sharing
honors with Hinges great pitching. In
recent games Mac has apparently struck
the stride that gained him fame in the
American Association last year and the
local patrons are just about ready to
swear he is the best shortstop in the coun-
try. Yesterday. Anderson. who is some
thing of fast runner. hit a hard bounder
that sailed above second base. Mcbride
dashed over, gathered up the ball with
hand the dead and then uf n
out Strengthening up shot the ball to
Freeman in time to get Andy by a step.
He repeated on Hahn in the sixth inning,
and almost made 1t trio of remarkable
but fumbled the ball just long enough to
| let the little fellow beat out the throw,
Not satisfied with his great fielding ex-
hibition. Mcbride stood up to the plate
and lined out two singles like a veteran.
| Here's another man Manager Cantllon
said was all right. but which the public
| has been slow.coming around to the same
| belief.
Manager Jones has got it into his head
| that the Nationals cannot hit southpa "
pitchers, and for this reason gave it out
last night that he would work Harry
White again this afternoon and Nick AL
| trock tomorrow for the wind-up Mr.
White was certainly big puzzle and gave
a grand exhibition Of the pitchers art In
Saturdays struggle, but Mr. Jones is
trifling with fate In sending him back to
the rubber inside of four days. This move
| has cast reflection on the batting ability
of the Nationals and it goes without say
| ing that If White comes out successful
this evening ii won't be because the locals
did not do their best to locate his de-
livery.
| Nick Altrock made a double play I'M
assisted in the fourth inning that was re-
markable and seldom seen on the ball
| field. Mcbride was on first and at the
| instant he started for second Shipke hit
a little fly that Nick captured with one
| hand about a foot from the ground. AS
Mcbride was at second by that time AL
| trock was permitted to walk over to the
! bag by Donohue and score double play
| unassisted.
| Manager Jones' suspension is still hold
| ing on, and yesterday he carried his suit
! to the grounds. dressed in the local club
house and worked fully an hour before
the two teams walked out for their regu-
| Lar practice. Jones is bound to keep in
condition. and. as he Is afraid President
Johnson will keep him out for a week
or more. he has decided to work every
day. thereby stalling of the staleness
| that would develop but for the practice.
| After he had donned citizens clothes
Jones took seat In the first box to the
| right Of the White Sox bench and d.
| rected the movements OF the team there
| from. Jones Is something OF fielder.
and when Delehanty's ny in the first
inning went over Hahn's head his face
was a study. Timber" would have eaten
| the hit up. and he was given good
demonstration OF the fact that it doesn't
pay to get after umpires.
| Jakey Atz. the Washington boy. batted
| for Altrock in the eighth inning and was
given a nice reception by his friends in
! the stands Atz has been playing eXcep-
tionally good ball this spring. and Man
ager Jones told the writer that he has be-
come a valuable addition to the White
| Sox. Jakey has never been a hard hit
| ter. but he is hitting with the other men,
| bers of the team and fielding so good
that George Davis was kept on the bench
| quite a while this spring while things
were breaking nicely for the Washington
| boy.
Der this afternoon. but he has appeared to
be under the weather Of late and Manager
| Cantillon may send In the elongated ques-
ton mark. Fred Falkenberg. 'Falk"
i appeared to have the goods In the two
| INNINGS he worked Saturday. and il he
can continue that line of pitching this
/ afternoon another victory may come
j Wsshngton's way
Boston Shut Out Cleveland.
i BOSTON. Mass May l9.-Boston shut
Cleveland out In a slow game yesterday.
Morgan was very effective with men on
bases. Boston's runs In the first inning
1 were due to throw into the bleachers by