The Washington herald., 1908-08-06
Yesterdays RESULTS.
TO-DAY'S GAMES.
SPECIAL 10 The Washington Heald

Cleveland. Ohio. Aug 5.-There are not
adjectives emphatic enough TO describe
the miserable game played by Washing
ton to-day Cleveland won by p 10 /
Just why II did not roll Up an even
larger total IS rather difficult 10 under
stand. when il is stated that the locals
made fourteen hits, including two triples
and three doubles. had six sacrifice hits.
received three bases on balls. and had the
benefits Of Washington's eight errors Of
commission and several Of omission
Eli Gates. the boy wonder. who gave
Addie JOSS his first instructions IN pitch
ing many years ago. was VVashingron-s
first Offering He fingered only two in
ninss. for Cleveland gathered a package
Of four hits in the second inning Then
CantiIlon discovered hunch lying
around loose 70 the effect that a south
paw would be good thing with which
10 stop the Maps Grand hunch: for of
Jesse Tannehill who was the Ieft-hander
in question. Cleveland scored only eight
runs in six innings But Jesse's pitching
ability was not entirely al fault, for the
Maps scored 1--WE runs on one hit in the
fifth and sixth innings
Berger Proves Effective.
Berger was CIevsland-s first pitcher. for
Lsjoie used two. as vel as Cantulon-
Berger. however, worked finely, holding
the Nationals 10 three hits and one run in
seven innings, when he retired 20 let the
fans have another look at Foster. the
Wire. from Charleston. 5. c." Foster
was lucky. for, although the Nationals
made three hits and were handed two
passes. they failed 10 score.
Berger's work was very classy. He
famed the entire side in the first inning.
and struck out seven in the seven innings
that he was perspiring on the hill He
also sacrificed himself twice, and tried
II a third time. when IL failed 70 take
Del and CIymer Suspended.
Delehanry and Clymer. the two play
ers who used some expressions during
Tuesdays game that they never found in
the Ladies Home Journal. were missing
today, Ban Johnson sending word that
both were suspended indefinitely.
Their absence placed Spike on third.
Unglaub On second. and Edmo1stol, the
demon Texan. in right field again
WashingtOn's efforts in the rlln-cetting
line are easy TO relate. so they VIII be
described first Berger whiffed the only
three men who faced him in the first
inning. but IN the second. UugIaub
doubled. and scored on Streets single. II
was one, two, three, and out after that
until the seventh. when Edrnonston and
Mcbride got on. the first singing. and
Mcbride being passed Nothing doing.
Milan was the first TO face Foster. and
he Sun-sllgled 10 center. Shipke walked.
.ley's single 10 center he was uipped at
the plate. Hinchman relayiug Alters
throw Then UuglaUb famed. and Hinch-
man threw out Freeman In the ninth
Foster passed Street and TannehiI
singled but there were two out, and
Milan hit an easy groUnder 10 Foster.
Rms and More Runs.
On the other hand. Cleveland was ousy
every minute Josh Clarke scored IN the
first On a pass. BradIey's sacrifice. ing
Iaub's error. and Lajoie's sacrifice fv.
StovalTs triple. singles by Mig and Josh
Clarke and Bradley, with Nfan-s error.
were responsible for three runs and Gates
exit in the second With two down IN
the third. StovaU singled and Mig Clarke
doubled, but Alters out finished the
round.
Hinchuan started the fourth inning
with a double. and Berger sacrificed.
Josh Clarke nit 10 Shipke. and Hincnman
was run down Then Bradley and Turner
singled and Lajoie doubled, two more
runs resulting before Turner was caught
at the plate
The real fun came in the next two in
nings. however. when Cleveland scored
I've runs on two passes. five errors, and
only one hit Hinchman making the lonely
bingle.
Cleveland drew a blank in the seventh.
but in the eighth Lajoie went around on
his single, Stovalrs sacrifice. and Alters
triple.