The Washington herald., 1908-07-21
WASHINGTON, ., CLEVELAND. ,.

~-Nr - III A@Aa-A-NEs %
Ollie Picllerings hUne-run smash that
went over first base a. q rate Of ninety
miles a minute. bounded into the bleach
eTs. and was good for three tallies. gave
the Nationals the final game OF the series
with the Cleveland Maps.
Il was q cruel blow 70 tire aspirations
Of tie NEps. who had hoped 10 break
even on the four games; but even had
the ball not hoped into the uncovered
stand the game would have ultimately
resulted n favor OF Washington, for IN
the eighth inning. with e man o. second.
George Mcbride almost equaled Picker
inEs feat By Ianbestng the sphere 70
the southern frontier OF the park for
triple that gave the Nationals a tally that
was really not needed n order 10 insure
The victory
Fred FalkeHberg, the human skewer,
who has been involved N more near-deals
than g politician et e convention. came
back strong after his last two poor ex-
hibtEOns. and pitched his best game OF
the season. Few critics ever doubted the
ability Of tie long fellow when at his
best. but his erraticness when there have
been men on the bases made him the
most uncertain twirie- on the local -staR.
Effective In Pinches.
Eestsrdav. however, Falkeuberg not
only fooled the opposition at the begin
Ming OF The innings. but when the bases
were occupied he arose TO the occasions
and pitched really good ball IN the first
inning the Maps scored after an error had
placed their runner within scoring dis
Ja-ce, but IN the second, with only one
GU and a man on third. Old FaIk was
The foxy boy and escaped BY way Of a
double play In the fifth a single. a
tlree-bagser, and an out gave CleveIa11
Two runs. bit in the eighth. when they
threatened 10 win after they had gotten
a man 10 third and another 10 second.
Fearless Fred retired tie next three men
in order.
Jake ThieIman was hit freely. and was
especially unsteady al critical times.
While most Of the fielding chances were
OF tle ordinary variety. Charley HEX
nan pulled or the pretUest play Of the
cay when he made a ole-hand stop Of a
hard-hdt ball from Alters bat The
leather was speeding over first base when
Cheerful Charley made q lUnge and came
Up with the ball tucked away IL his
glove
Maps start Scoring.
The Maps scored IN the initial inning
josh Clarke walked. and advanced on
Bradley's sacridce- Hickman gave Shipks
q chance. which Bold BIZ threw poorly.
giving Clarke third. from which point he
spriucsd home on Larry Lajoie's sacrs-
nee dy.
The Nationals wasted hits n the first
and rEir6 but in The fourth made one
run- Bob GaEley pushed q three bagrer
against the CeurerEeld fence. and after
Pickering had been thrown out. Street
laced the ban 70 LETT scoring his captain.
Street made thi-d on Freeman's single
and Jolly jerry stole second When
-Altzsr drew a pass the bases were con-
gested, but all three were LEFT whea Nc
Bride flied 10 second and FaIke1berE
struck out
The Nationals jumped into the lead IN
the fifth Stovau hit over second and
Thiel1sal pasted the bail 70 the fence for
triple, scoring the aIling athlete. .
TaIkez5erg and Freeman took care OF
Josh Clarke. but when Bradley hlr 10
A-tizer Daring Dave tried % throw Thiel- /
man out al the plate but was TOO late
and Bradley was SAFE at hrsr. HEX 1
man S SKY scraper Toppled over into Nc .
Brides glove and L-ajoie ended the misery /
By whiting.
The big happenings came In the Va 1
tionGls half OF the fifth After Milan |
had Derisaed On a grounder. shipke sin |
gied % center and Ganiey was franked. /
With men on first and second. Pickering I
found one Of his choice and sent II sfz- I
zling down the foul lines. Hilchman /
came in az full speed, but before he I
could get 10 It the ball smiled and
ducSed into the bleachers. while the
crowd chaered heartily
After F'alkeuberg had wIggled out Of q I
stTangle-hold IN the eighth, with men on 1
second ana third, the Nationals got busy
in their half and increased the gloom /
around the Cleveland bench by putting ]
,T1n across The great divide on Frseman's /
single and 1IcBride's triple.