The Washington herald., 1908-07-04

Starting or Ike winners. weakening dur
ing the middle sessions. but finishing in
good shape, the Nationals continued their
winning streak yesterday by romping
home easy winners over the Highlanders;
by z to T.
For the greater part the proceedings
were dull and listless. While the homers
were as gingery as in the double-header
on the previous day. the double defeat
seemed 10 take much OF the steam out
of the Yankees. and to make matters
worse Lake was in the box during the
early innings.
Lake is as slow as a man working by
the hour, and before he dried up at the
beginning Of the fourth about as much
time had expired as is usually required
for nine innings.
The game lacked many Of the frills and
thrills of the double-header. but one play
by Clyde Milan stood out as promi-
nent as third term shouters at Chicago.
While II IS customary when a good catch
is made TO label II the greatest ever. it is
no exaggeration TO say that the play by
Milan eclipsed anything seen at the local
ball yard this year.
Holds on TO the Ball.
In the third inning with two out. Con-
roy poled a nasty looking liner toward
short right center which was too far in
for Pickering and TOO far out for Altizer.
Milan. who was playing rather deep.
came racing In at top speed. with chances
100 10 l against him reaching the ball
before it struck the ground. but he sue
ceeded in getting I'm far enough 20 dive
and spear the leather inches from the
ground. The youngster was going at such
a clip that he could not maintain his bal
ance but went head over heels. turned
a double somersault. and came up with
the ball in one hand and his cap in the
other.
For a moment the crowd was dazed. as
i was thought that the ball had gone
through Hiii~z's legs. but when the fans
realized that the player had actually
succeeded in reaching the fly and holding
on through his gyrations they arose and
gave him an ovation.
often when an outielder jumps and
makes n stab with his gloved hand many
fans consider it wonderful In such plays
It Is largely a matter Of luck how the
ball strikes for once II shoots into the
middle of the glove it usually sticks. but
among ball players il IS proverbial that
the hardest catch to make is on a drive
just over the heads Of the infielders which
is reathed when it is almost on the
ground.
Had the ball gotten past Milan It would
hardly have changed the outcome Of the
game. but il was a really great play. and
the young TennesSean well deserved the
applause he received when he came in
from the field, and which was repeated
each time he stepped to the plate.
Smith in Good Form.
Excepting the sixth inning. Charley
Smith pitched a good game. In the
fifth three hits netted New York two
runs. and in the sixth two infield scratch
hits and two outs gave the Yankees an
other tally. These were the only two
rounds in which the visitors were able 10
make more than one hit.
After Lake had been hit too freely for
Manager Elberfeld's fancy, Vaughn and
Sweeney. a pony battery. were sent in.
Vaughn lasted only one inning and Cbes-
bro took up the task Of pitching in the
fifth. In the seventh Chesbro was toucb-
ed up at lively pace, a base on balls
being followed by four safe drives that
sent in the three runs that won.
Washington counted in the opener
Niles booted Milan's chance. and GanIpv
beat out a grounder 10 first. Streets
single sent IN Milan. and AItizer scored
Ganley on bounder to short.
In the third Pickering hit. but was
forced by Street. Freeman's OUT placod
Street on second. from which point be
scored on Altizer's long single to right
a single by Smith. two bases on balls
and Niles error on Ganley's grounder
scored another for Washington In the
fourth
The Yankees got a pair Of runs in the
fifth. when singles by Stahl and Sweeney
were followed by Niles triple to the club
house. In the sixth Moriarity beat out q
grounder TO Smith, worked around 10
third on two outs. and crossed the plate
on Stahls hit New York tied it up in
the seventh, when Shipke mad a low
throw on Chesbro's chance, on which the
pitcher made second. and scored on Niles
single grounder to first which Freeman
threw over Smiths head. Niles collided
with Smith on the play and is not expect
ed to be in the game to-day.
In the seventh the Nationals won.
Shipke walked. stole second. and was
sacrificed TO third by Ganley. On Picker
ing's fly to left Shipke scored. Street rip
ped Off n triple 10 right center and was
chased home by Freeman on a single.