The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-10-08
Observation-Disclosures
Then Concert Second Game
to Screaming Farce.
Johnson Holds Highlanders to Four -Witherup
Makes Favorable Impression But Hardly Has
Chance to Show His Mettle.
Game today at $3.50 O'Clock.

Game today at $3.50 o'clock
For eleven innings yesterday at
American League Park the Nationals
and the New York Americans grappled.
with neither having the advantage until
washington chalked up the only run OF
the game in the eleventh round Score
] to 0.
After battling every inch of the way
as II thew were fighting for the pen
nant and with the members Of both
teams playing sterling baseball the
same two clubs went on the field for
a second engagement and to relieve
the strain handed out an exhibition of
the most uproarious farce comedy that
would have shamed Weber and fields
in their palmiest days. Score to 4
Walter Johnson was on the slab in
that first skirmish and with the aid Of
Mr.. WARRIOR, who has not yet attained
that eminenCe in major league baseball
which would Justify the omission ot
the title. this combination gave the
struggle all the dignity of battle
royal.
Five Hitless Innings.
For five sessions Walter held the visi-
tors hitIess and the rumor went around
that the Idahoan was primed for a
shattered when. in the sixth round. Cree
from back in center garden, lined out
q three-bagger just inside the base line
TO right field. which bore all the ear
marks of being a real hit and not a
fiuke, as were many of those in the
second game.
And by the way, before we forget II,
the number Of scratch hits that went
by yesterday IS a boon TO some folks
batting averages whose names we fore
bear TO mention, and comes pretty near
being a record for near-Dingles.
McBTide's Redeeming Stunt
Since George Mcbride is charged with
two errors in the first game. and since
for neither could any exJenuating cir
cumstanCes be cited, il IS only chartu-
Bile 10 loudly call attention 10 the beau
tiful play he pulled of in this same
fifth session and which saved 1.-THE
Yankees from scoring the winning run.
Sweeney. first man UP. knocked out a
slashing liner which looked TO be out
of anyone's territory. Mcbride was
right on the hop and speared the pros
peCtive single, and by a beautiful throw
caught the runner just in the nick of
time. What might have happened had
this attempt gone for a hit, in cOmbina-
ton with the triple that followed, would
not have been worth worrying about
this late in the season, but would have
left Mr.. Mcbride without a saving dis
count on that very punk muffinE method
of handling Laporte's easy grounder in
the third, or his overdue return OF
Warhop-s pop fly in the eighth
Young Mr. Warhop deserves all kinds
Of credit for wOrming his way out of
close quarters again and again, espe-
cially during the early innings In the
second a double by Mcbride, just after
Freeman mad singled, promised run,
Street narrowly escaped tanning when
on the third good one he took desper-
ate chance and lifted a ridiculous little
pop fly over 10 MOriarty, who guarded
first.
Steers Close to Danger.
In all but four innings WashinEtonians
were left on bases. Oven Walter John
son got a hit. yea. a veritahle two
Dagger, and was stranded high and dry
on second when Milan produced the next
&ggest surprise of the afternoon by
tanning.
In the sixth a base on balls and a
bingIe by Unglaub, which looked sus-
piclously like q double, only Bobby re-
fused 70 run fast enough. put the High
landers to the extremity of pulling of
double play (MOriarty, unassisted) 10
keep out Of trouble.
The Nationals scored in the eleventh
With one out
Ganley singled. Unglaub reached first
on O'Rourke's error. Pickering singled,
filling the bases. Ganley was forced at
the plate by Clymer, but Freeman saved
the day by furnishing the longed for
single.
1t is a pleasure to dwell on that first
skirmish, and a gloomy prospect TO turn
the page TO the second.
Start Second Like Winners.
The visitors started like winners. The
third session was a very sad affair for
the Cau5iIlonites. even if the tables were
turned later. Sweeney and Wilson sin
gled, Cree's double scored both, and
Cree later took third on Shipke's error.
Gardner and Laporte Doth lifted sky
scrapers TO UngIaub, WHO played first
in the earlier stages of the skirmish.
In that saddening fifth, which was
excruciating, even II il did happen 10
the opposition, three singles, UngIaub's
triple, and errors by Moriarty and
O'Rourke netted washington eight runs.
The game gave Washington fans a
chance TO see Witherup in action. While
the exhibition can hardly be a fair cri-
terion Of his ability, for a pitcher can
hardly be expected to do his best with
his team five runs TO the good he
made a favOra BILE impression. He seems
10 have much of the wildness OF a
yOungsteT in throwing. which can be
remedied, and all the GOODNESS of a vet
eran in pincheS, which is his chief rec
SmmendatiOn- While eleven hits were
1cored OF his delivery, II speaks well