The Washington times., 1908-09-02

What a difference batting makes,
on Monday when Boston with eleven
hits, mostly timely. beat Washington
with twelve safe swats which were
mostly wasted, there was much groan-
ing and Iamentauon because the home
folk looked like mere babes alongside
the Beaneaters. Yesterday when Wash
ington smote Cicotte for three and two
thirds innings with great vigor almost
every time a hit would count, the Red
SoX shrunk TO boys size, and CantiilOn's
men created the impression that they
were the only championship timber in
the American League. The fact that
the local lights were shining so brightly
that three wearers OF merry widows in
the front row on the right hand side
had doffed their visIOH-destrOyers, and
that Charley Smith was able to go as
much as eight innings without explod-
ing, all contributed toward making it
a very pleasant afternoon.
Again we draw attention 10 the con-
sistent hitting of the upper end of the
/ Washington batting order, without in
lending any disparagement of such high
minded and useful, but only occasional
swatters as are further down. In the
/ hour of adversely yesterday. after the
raw exhibition on Monday. when we
| felt ike we had received the indorse-
ment Of the POpulist party and all
/ appeared lost, we could not help MOTTO
ing the valuable slugging contributed
by Pickering, Ganley. Delehanty, ing
laub, and Clymer. They were not al
ways timely with their offerings, but
the good will was there and y they
keep on pounding the sphere in such
manner they are sure to produce re-
suits.
Cy YouHg. Cicotte. and Arrallanes, of
the Boston STAFF, have now been solved
without trouble, hence there is much
hope that if our young men will keep
their lamps burning they may take the
two remaining games from the Pill
grims
It has been some time since we had
occasion 10 mention George Mcbride
al length, but he obtruded himself
! yesterday with a play on Wagner IN
| the seventh inning that demands some
GOllar-a-line space. Wagner banged a
I sizz!er at Smith, who knocked it down
and took the steam out of it, but caus-
/ ed it to roll slowly toward short. Com
| ing in at a fun sprint Mcbride veered
toward the ball, grabbed il while lurch-
[ ing forward, and without waiting 10
balance himself, shot it to first II was
just the kind Of play our little brother
never made when he was a subs titute
on the freshman team at the agricul-
tural college.
Speaking Of dOings afield, let it not
be forgotten that Wagner is playing
good ball at short for Boston. He
made Union League heaVe in Mon
davis game that meTited severe repToOI
/ in the pocket book and the newspapers.
| but at that he has been doing good.
in the fifth inning yesterday he ran
over in front of second and took care
/ of Smiths poke in "A manner as spec
tacular as that in which Mcbride as
simulated the contribution from Wag-
ner in the seventh inning.
| Mcconnell. the Boston second base
man handles himself in a peculiarly
snrightlv manner for a major league
! bah player. He is as springy on his
\ feet as a highly trained college ath-
/ lete, and starts quickly, both from the
plate and from his position in fielding
! He got three hits on Monday and one
/ of Boston's four yesterday.
Boston had FIVE men reach first yester-
day. -Four got there oy hits and one
/ by a rank pitchers error. One reached