The Washington times., 1908-05-03
Washington, 8; New York, 3.

Washington, 8; New York, 8.
Specials to New York papers-GIade
lost his arm in the eighth inning. and
allowed washington to make five runs.
Pieces in Washington papers-The Ma
tionaIs found their batting eyes in the
eighth inning. struck their true stride,
and manfully pounded out five runs,
despite Glade's fine work.
New York fan-That Glade always
was a punk pitcher
Washington FAM always knew Can
tillons men had batting streak up
:heir sleeves
Here, gentle reader, we have an Illus
tration OF Inc Numerically opposite
views of the same fact as seen by the
supporters of the winning and those Of
the losing club, but these views are Of
the same imperishable truth; to wit
that Washington came to life in the
eighth inning yesterday, when seeming
10 be most hOpelessly lost and undone.
and accumulated five runs off Glade
which, added 10 what they rad, made
more than enough 10 win.
Winning Half the Games.
Losing the first game and winning the
second in a series is becoming quite a
habit with Canduon's trusty hench-
men, and leads TO many comfortable
reflections, for if they do that we'll ali
the season it will be a heap better than
any Washington team has done for 10,
these many years.
The beauty about the game yesterday
was that the winning rally came late
.srref the fans yyera r.astd,r de-
spair. IN two previous innings Wash
ington bad landed the first man up on
FIRST and he had subsequently landed
in the soup. Yea, in the fourth session,
the first two men up had singled and
another had walked. and when surg
ing conflict subsidized there were three
OF our leading athletes uarOOned on the
bags. Furthermore, Glade was pitch
ing so welI-or Washington was batting
so poorly, it depends Upo7 where you
hail from-that not a warning of the
impending explosion had come Where
fore the gldd tidiugs of the eighth inning
were doubly appreciated
Burns Fine Work.
Before giving the details let US con
slider the case OF our young man Burns
lie pitched about the best game shown
on the washington grounds tbs year.
II was not a whit behind the exhibition
given by that venerable bUgaboo. Cy
Young, when he shut cut Washington.
z 10 0, and Il Burns had been given the
same support Young received New
York would have been blanked yester-
day. for none Of New YOrk's runs were
earned.
It will he remembered that Burns is
a left-hander. and such arc famous for
being erratic, yet lie gave not a bose
on balls, hit nobody, fielded his posi-
zion brilliantly, and Held the enemy
close TO the cushions. He showed his
hest trick in the ninth inning. when
New York had scored on an error by
Pickering and there was a man on sec
ond with one out. Burns let loose his
reserve and famed Ball That ability
20 let out an extra link in an cmcr-
gency is the feature which will make
Burns most popular in Washington.
Delehanty in Bed.
Jim Delehauty was not in the game
yesterday because OF a serious swelling
in MS ankle, which has caused fears Of
blood poisoning He WAS spiked in the
ankle in Philadelphia last week. but
continued to play. Friday night the
leg began to swell and the symptoms
became so alarming his physician Or
dered him to bed.
Otis Clymer intended to stay home in
bed all day yesterday with porous plas-
ters and other hot things on the small
Of his back for a bad cold he caught in
his kidneys in that sloppy seance in
Philadelphia on Thursday, but changed
ais mind and turned up at the park
He was not able TO play. but batted
for Street in the fourth inning
Ollie Pickering went to right for
Clymer and Dave Altizer was at sec
ond for DeIehanty. This pair Of sup
posed cripples played splendid ball
Both said before the game they were
rot feeling so spry, but when the fur
began TO fly they forgot their troubles
and showed Guarter-horse speed,
Milan Gets Three Hits
Hero No. 1 on the revised list for
Washington was Milan. He drove in
washington's first run with a triple in
the third inning. and his timely tap
IN the eighth sent two more across
the plate Also. he assimilated three
flies and stole a base.
Another shining light was Mcbride,