The Washington times., 1908-09-11
Doubleheader today, P. m.
One game tomorrow $3.50 P. m.
Doubleheader Monday, p. m,

There is one thing to be thankful for.
and il is not such a little mite. either.
That Is. that Washington had its eX
pl0sion and got the errors out OF It's
system yesterday on the day when IL
was facing pitcher il could not have
beaten with an AK. Hence, the I-to-1
walloping by Boston may be considered
merely a minor detail in the course OF
baseball ups and downs, and by no
means a reason for the shedding of vast
quantities Of tears.
No one has ever been able to explain
the psychology OF baseball, and il is Jo|
be hoped that no one ever will Why
teams get batting streaks in which they
knock Two or three pitchers out OF tle
box IN one day, alt .Dugh they are or
dlnarily helpless before those same
pitchers; why even star batters ike
LaJoie should suddenly strike a slump
and go FOR half a 90 zen games without
a nit; why brilliant heiGers Ike Me
Bride, although In perfect physical ana
mental condition, should suGdenly lose
their form and make two or three busn
league errors all IN one appearance; Wny
an entire nine which has been setting
the world afire in nelding should col
lapse and give baCk-lOt eNllblLlon,
and many others, are problems which
daily confront players, managers
writers and fans. yet their solution IS
no nearer now than Dc was when your
Uncle NICK Young used 70 play the
game with a rubber band around his
Whiskers. They al make Tor the un-
certainty which causes anybody VINO
goes 20 see even the raSkest ialiender
play a worlds champion know he IS
likely 10 run into a great surprise, ana
that accounts for the steady attendance.
Washiugton's work yesterday vas a
complete illustration OF the 0cc.tics
-.
las been one thing which has marked
the club in its recent sDurt q mas been
fielding. Unglaub. practically a new
conner at third. has passed all eEpecta-
riOns, Delehanty, who has been crlu-
cised for MS ground covering. was get
ting everything iE sight, Mcbride was
the wonder Of the American League
and Jerry Freeman was showing an i'm.
proTement liVtle less than smaziug, yet
tor one performance nearly al OF these
kahoe dropping o foul he had right IN
lis miIt and Edmundson mufhing q ~
that was already caught
Such explositions are bound 10 come.
more or less frequently. 10 any nine
that ever went on 4 field. and when
they start II ls just as well to have
good one and get IT over with. Where
fore. we look charitable upon the COM
edy the Nationals furnished yesterday,
anu Afrl fll0AltiE tbNAaFAls kAt1A llA NAt~
dOubleheader with the Athletics today
they viii be back on the job.
Any way you take it Washington had
10 lose yesterday, considering the bat
ting it vas doing against Burchen. Two
hits in eight Innings, then two ~ the
ninth. with one run, and tha- started
by a base on balls. IS not doing enough
business TO deserve a victory. BuTChcll
was twice beaten by Washington ln
Boston earlier in the year, bUJ he has
twice won here. In the game on Sep
tomber 3. he was tapped nine times and
Washington would have beaten him
had not Jesse Tannehin and mis- sup
Tort taken an ascension IA The fourth
inning that let Boston roll up four runs
OF three hits. mostly due tC the slug
ging { Gessler. Yesterday Bureheli
won st-'ct5y on his merits. lie goes
through al unusual number Of violent
cOntOrtiCuI I'm his delivery. and Ii is
hard to see how be can last many sea
sons unless he changes his style, 70 2
he gives every indication Of stTainmE
himself toe much in nine inninge
Manager Cantillon is not yet convincslt
that his husky outfielder, Bob Edmund
son, IS not major timber. EdmundsoI. .
played center yesterday because Picker
| ing is a broken reed when facing left
handlers. Bob began most dOlefuliy by
being called out on strikes first crack
out Of the box I'm the opening inning
In the fourth he smacked a vicious
grOunder at Niles, which pulled tSe sec
Ond sacker clear off his pins and count
| by a fine catch in the sixth inning In
! the ninth, when he aad a chance with
| Kelley on first, he popped 10 Niles
/ Afield he dropped a sizzling liner from