The Washington herald., 1908-09-05
TO-DAY'S GAMES.
Washington at New York
Detroit at ST. Louis.
Cleveland Mt Chicago.
Philadelphia at Boston.
TO-DAY,s GAMES.
WAsHINGTON. ai NEW YoRK. ..

sFeclL 70 TIE Washizs1o1 Head
New York. Sept A-Wslter johnson. the
Washington pitcher who Is not yet old
enough 10 vote. was on the slab to-day
al American League Park. repeating the
trick ne turned last year. Last season he
pitched only once against the New Yorks
and shut them out So he did to-day
Jack Chesbro essayed 10 do the firing
for the un-Chased Highlanders. but he
was unhappy Jack and unsteady Jack.
and so on, and did not last further than
the fifth inning BY THAI time, with the
visitors three runs 10 the good. Joe Doyle
went in BE held the Nationals runless
and hiJiess FOR four innings Johnson was
effective when he needed 20 be and all
attempts 70 start q batting rally were dis
coUraged by him
Il seemed 70 make little difference 70
the HiItoppers that Hal. the hoy hero.
was no longer IN their midst. BIoriarfry
played first base quietly and effectively.
and although he performed IN no way as
brilliantly as Chase might have done had
he been there. he took al thai was com
ing 10 him
The other New York inEsIders seemed
determined TO show that they were going
20 earn their pay. and Bal made one
particularly wonderful stop OF 2 hard
grounder from Delehanty, back OF second
base. which killed the runner Al the bag
Balls one error did not count in the run
getting.
The Washington infelders played
sparkling game Unglaub made SIX as
sistss one an excellent one after HemD-
hills drive
base had knocked the fielder down. Nc
Bride and Delehanty also were spry. get
ri1g things that came their way- The
New York outfel6ers had q lot 10 do
because tie Nationals hit the bali hiEh
and far most Of the tine The zane vas
fast and vel played. and. altogether was
worth much better crowd than II drew.
ChesbrO's Good start.
ChesbrO looked 70 have things vel m
der control the drst two innings esDa-
cially after Freeman was caught steal
Ing. after Balls error gave min life
for the third out N the second innfng.
HemphiD made the first hit in rba
game in the New York half Of the -
ond, but Eoriarity's smash 10 NcBrisa
led 70 double play O-Rourke hit ove-
second base. but Ban struck out
In was -1gtou's third. Chesbro lost his
hold He walked Mcbride Street fled To
center. and johnson made Washington
first hit- a single 70 left Chesbro gave
FlcEerIIg a pass, filing the bases. Can
icy S best was a sacrifice hy 70 O'Rourfe
The left fielder held the bail a moment
too long, and then threw wide 10 1bs
plate Otherwise he might have got Nc
Bride coming home Unglaub forced
Pickering at second
The Yankees were ineffective for the
next three innings. but Washington scored
2 run each in the fourth and fifth. In
the fourth Delehanty's WALTON bounced I
on C1esbros s nit and the batter was safe
Clymer sacrificed. and Freeman bfr = I
long fly 20 O'Rourke, which kept Clvmer
at second However. Mcbride singled 70 4
center and brought Otis home In the
htln. Pickering singled with one out. and I
was brought in by GanIey's sharp double !
over nrst base II was the sort OF hit l
that sometimes gets four bases but Nc
Tween held IL down
When Doyle went in. Uasbf7r-ror
stopped al THAI sort Of thing Joe Ger
tainly had something on the ball. IN the I
sixth, Tor New York kleinow got q pass
and Doyle struck out Couroy was an
inneld out but AcIlvesn singled 10 Isft
Two On and two out with Laporte at the
bat Result. hit 10 the pitcher and no
runs No chance IN the seventh-0ne
two. three In the eighth, with one. gone
kle-nOw singled and was sacrificed along
by Doyle Conroy got q single. but
AieinoT was held on third AIcIlveen up-
with a chance 10 be hero. but q pop 10
Freeman was the best &c be had