The Washington times., 1908-09-13
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he has been called upon TO dc lately.
and did not have his oIdstfme effective
ness. Three singles and a base on balls,
with poor bit Of judgment by I'm
glaub. gave the Athletics three runs
IN the fourth inning, and IN the seventh
he was touched for a cleanly earned
run.
Johnson Speedy in Pinches.
Although he was hit with some free
dom Johnson had all his old reserve
speed, and famed nine OF the enemy,
most Of them when they had a chance
TO accomplish results. The best feat
In this line was striking out the danger
Gus Harry Davis with a man on third
in the sixth inning.
Schiller started for the Athletics with
Lapp catching him. Had Lapp been as
good as his pitcher Washington would
have made but one run IN the first six
innings. IN the seventh inning Schiller
made a hit and was thrown out at the
plate trying TO score on Nichols two
Dagger. II was a hard run. and he
made a bad slide for the pan This up
set his stomach in some way. and Just
as he started TO pitch the seventh
against Washington he began TO vomit
AAe-aAAk@%Ns-
was entirely out OF condition Manager
Mack rushed Plank 10 the mound, and
thereby hangs a joyful tale, for Plank
was hammered for three hits and two
earned runs in the eighth inning
Baserunning Saves Came.
The game was remarkably free from
sensational incidents in fielding or bat
ting, but was given a decidedly high
tone by the classy baserunning by
Washington Ganley and Unglaub each
swiped a pair OF sacks. and Delehanty
and Clymer got one apiece. Four OF
the six thefts cut a figure in the run
getting, which should be borne in mind
in discussing the merits Of the Nationals
as they now stand-Or run.
Washington got a good start IN the
| first inning. Milan famed, Ganley
walked. stole second. Lapp making a
low throw: stole third and went on
home when Lapp threw over Manush's
head To nip him at third Oldring gath
cred in the wild shot and ent il square
/ ~ into BappS hands in time TO nal.
Ganley at the plate, but i,app dropped
the ball Maybe he shot Id have been
given two errors instead )f one on the
proceedings Unglaub struck out, Dele
hanty singled TO left and stole second
on another bad throw by Lapp. but ely
mer popped TO Nichols, ending that
profitable session.
Ganley Improves Opportunity.
Freeman opened the second inning by
! beating out blow to Nichols. Ne
Bride sacrificed. Schlitzer sent low
shoot TO LapQ, which the young catcher
got right IN his glove, then dropped.
and couldn't find II until II vas pointed
out 10 MIN. 1t went for passed ball.
and the alert Freeman FASTENED 10
third Street whitfield, but Johnson was
on the job With a triple to the club
house that drove in Freeman Milan
| fouled to lap One run.
After Ganley had persisted in the
! who was playing second while SeybOld
was in right. Unglaub singled through
| Nichols, stole second, continued 70
third when lap hssved the ball TO cen
| ter field and scored on Oelshantys sac
| rifice fly to SeybOld
Jump On Plank.
The desolate dearth of runs for Wash
| ington after the third inning was broken
when Plank weakened in the eighth.
| Unglaub led of with a single, stole sec
ond, and scored on Delehanty's safety
| to right, which tied the score Clymer
/ sacrificed Freeman's roller was too
| slow for Nichols TO handle and Dele
| on McBrIde's sacrifice fly to left, OF
! which Oldring made a poor return.
street was walked on purpose, but
| The Athletics derived no sustenance
from Johnson until the fourth inning.
| when they got real busy and tied up the
game by making three runs at once.
/ Nichols singled to center. Oidring
| whitfield
| Barry was the victim of fortunate cir
| cumstances- He smacked an easy one
| over second Nichols and Mcbride
I passed In review. going in opposite d.
! rections, as Delehanty sailed over 10
| take the blow. This confused the sec
Ond sacker. who let Il escape him and
roll to center. Nichols taking third.
Milan was a bum rescue committee
| when he tried TO back UP Delehanty IL
| center, for he missed the ball, and
Barry went to second. where he did not
| belong
Unglaub Slumbers.
Murphy drove TO Unglaub. who had
ages to nail Nichols at the plate. but
I for some occult reason he threw out
Murphy at first base and Nichols
/ scored. Barry taking third Davis
walked The double steal went through.
Largely eseause Mcbride did not come