Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-14
Notes of the Game.

There was little luck in connection with
Bradley's single. The third base sack was
some two three inches over the line
Liebhardt kicked it there when he stopped
running. Had the bag been in its place
the hit would have been foul, possibly.
However, it was where it was and went
for a single. A losing team never has
any luck.
Ganleys bunt to Hickman in the third
caused some merriment The ball rolled
easily to first base, right to the bag.
Hick juggled it just longfi enough to make
the play close Failure to land the ball
would nave cost run.
Hinchlnan in the fourth pursued a hot
grounder from Altizer's bat away over
toward third and made a magnificent
throw.
When Hickman threw out Milan at the
plate in the sixth, Lajoie shouted loudly:
Home Charley. Home!" And Charley
followed the advice. Hick can't run very
fast. but he can throw and bat, and he IS
giving the best he has all the time.
That double play in the eighth engin-
eered by Mcbride andDelehanty was some
what slower than lightning. but not much
Two men We're down in the ninth when
Liebhardt issued the first and only base
on balls of the contest. Both the pitchers
had wonderful control.
Freeman is a great place hitter. In
the fifth he put foul ball in the cave
trough on the front OF the SrdnQStan0
and it stayed there.
Umpire Jack Egan made mis- first
appearance of the season in Cleveland
and neither team made any protests
against his decisions.
Tom Hughes never pitched better ball
In his life. His control was perfect, his
judgment flrst-class and he had as much
speed as Rusie in his best days. He
struck out eight of the hard-hitting Maps.
never came near giving pass and fielded
his position perfectly. The hit that
started the trouble in the ninth was the
luckiest kind of drive. barely inside the
left field foul line. Ganley was playing
far in for the iron man" and was lucky
to keep the hit from being home run.
Hughes seemed well out of the hole when
he struck out Josh Clarke, but Bradleys
tap spattered the chalk on the left field
foul line and Egan called a single. which
was perhaps just we'll, for the crowd
was cheerily swarming over the field.
The real sensational play of the game
was made by Bradley in the first inning.
After Milan had been struck out. Ganley
shot a swift single to center. Delehanty
drove the ball on line to left, but Brad
beat it down and got the sphere to Larry
in time to free Ganley. No more startling
play has ever been seen in the Cleveland
grounds.
The double play by Mcbride, Delehanty
raiser. Hinchman had led off for Cleve-
land with a single. when Hickman drove
the ball with frightful speed to left. Nc
Bride beat down the ball and it got around
to Freeman, via Delehanty, in time to
retire both runners.
Larry sent up Mig Clarke to bat for
Otto Hess in the ninth. and he struck out
with fully as much grace as the Filipino
fighter could have shown.
Up to the time Liebhardt ripped out his
triple in the ninth only two hits. both of
them schoolboy scratches. had been made
off Long Tom Hughes. who volunteered to
pitch the game; though suffering with a
very lame shoulder Hickman's single in
the second was a grounder that bounded
over McBride's head, while Hinchmans hit
In the eighth would have been an easy
out had not Mcbride been in the way
when Delehanty picked up the ball.
Il had never a ball team I am as
proud of as l am of this aggregation"
said Manager Cantillon after the game.
''One little break In the luck would have
given us at least five Of the games we
have played in the week.
Ganley played the game in the ninth.
After Lajoie had tossed out Milan Bob
shot beautiful single to center. Dele
hanty tried to put Ganley On second. but
fOuled out. So Ganley essayed a steal
and succeeded in pilfering the only base
of the game. Liebhardt passed Pickering
and took his chances with Altizer, who
forced Ollie. Hinchman to Larry.
The Nationals really had but one gbod
chance to score. and that was in the
sixth inning with one out. Milan made
the longest hit of the day. The ball went
whizzing past birmingham like rocket.
and only fast fielding held the doughty
fielder at third. Ganley landed on the
ball fairly and drove it hard to right, but
Hickman made a surprising pickup and
nipped Milan at the plate.
Cantillon is in a quandary. He has nine
pitchers and wants to reduce his staff
but knows not what to do. A persistent
rumor was circulated to the effect that
Cantillon would sell or release Falken-
berg. his attenuated finger, but this was
practically denied by the manager. II
don't know which of the boys I'll let out
I will have to cut down the pitching
staff. but they are all going so well
don't know who to dispose Of" said Can
til,on.