The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-07-17
Nationals Swat at Lively Clip
Until New Orleans Find
Steps Into Breach.
Failure to Connect With Ryan, RigEt-Hander Gloomy
Portent-Joss and Johnson Signed for Pitch
erS' Battle To-Day.
BY THOMAS S. RICE.

Cleveland couldn't hit Tom Hughes
with q board, and the Nationals had a
cinch making singles of Lie5hardt when
he was not striking them out.
The enthusiastic manner in which
Licbhardt, a right-hander. was taken
into camp I'm the second and third in
nings made il look like four straight
games from Cleveland, which has no
southpaws 10 work against the Ma
tionals- These wild hopes were dashed
when Ryan, a mere chit Of a child in
fast company and also a right-hander,
allowed but two hits in the last five in
nings.
Today Joss and Johnson are the cards
and a great pitchers battle should re-
suit. unless that Ryan incident showed
there is not 50 much 10 this right-hand
theory as might be supposed Speaking
OF that remands US that Cy Young is q
rlght-hander and washington has not
driven him from the box this season
But, to resume about that game yes
teTday, which was the fourth straight
victory over the Maps here this year.
Washington played all around good ball
except for the mun Pickering made OF
HiCkman's liner IN the fourth. Man
dger CantillOn came to the rescue with
an explanation that Pickering had his
legs crossed when the ball hit his hands
and the force Of the blow knocked him
of his balance, thereby accounting for
the unfortunate in-Ident The tangling
Of the underpinning was not 50 ap-
parent 70 the press box, and the general
impression there was that somebody
had his fingers crossed.
The error charged to Hughes was an
NJ Z Frfa fr1 ~
knocked down Josh Clarke's high-fyinE
contribution and then had plenty OF
time 10 throw him out at first, but
booted the Eall around until il was too
late 10 get il to first
Charley Hickman. our rising young
business man. who is MERCHANDISING here
with Harry White, the Chicago Amer
lean pitcher. was a sprightly and well
come sight at first base He is thinner
than when he wore a Washington uni
form, and is correspondingly faster He
says his knee is better than ii has been
since the excited bush Lacquer hit
jumped on IL in Texas in he spring OF
1907. He has been hitting the ball with
great violence this year. but his bat
ting average has been grabbed some
what by Jealous nelders getting in the
way OF his terrific drives Then when
fielder does naturally fail 10 hold one
Of his amateur cannon shots. as Pick
1 ering did yesterday, the young mer-
chant thinks 1t is hard lines he is not
allowed a hit
Ryan, the pheuom, who followed Iieb-
hardt, is the man Cleveland obtained
/ from New Orleans in exchange foI
/ George Mil 1t is probable that Nil
hung on tie ragged edge Of the major
I leagues l@--ger than any other man in
/ the business. The blow fell a few weeks
: age. and he was relegated TO the minors
. Mil got bad start this year because
OF Wallop in the eye on the trainine
trip which interfered with his sprine
/ practice, and he never came around tC
/ form. He is clean, gentlemauiy
/ player who was always a big favoritt
/ personally with the Washington fans