The Washington herald., 1908-03-13
YANIGANS SHUT OUT
Washington Regulars Show
Form and Win, 5 to 0.
MEINKE CARRIES OFF HONORS.
Chicago Recruit Continues His Re-
markabIe Fielding, but Is So Weak
mt Bat that He Is HopelessIy Out
OF It-OberIin Does Best Work OF
Day in the Pitching Box-ScOre.
ipecial 10 ma WashinCton Hernld.

Special 10 The Washington Herald
Galveston. Tex. March I2-It would
have done the fans good to see the game
here this afternoon in which the Wash
ington regulars beat the Colts. or. as
by to O.
There was as much real baseball as
you could wish. and twice as much as
there was in many of the American
League games last season, and there were
any number Of exciting moments. Three
double plays. all on ground balls and all
perfectly handled. will show that it was
a match for blood. The Yanlgans were
charged with seven errors and their
rivals with two. but fully seven Of these
were due to the sandy nature Of the dia-
mond, which deceived the inheldsrs on
the direction and force with which the
ball would bounce Keep that in mind
in all these Galveston games.
-Altizer, Shipke. Meinke. and Pickering
made errors of this sort that were ride
ulous. They set themselves to receive a
hot bound and had their arms in motion
for such a play. Indeed. the ball stopped
almost short, their arms went round too
far. and tumble or wild throw was
the result.
Meinke was the star He is a sweet
fielder, faster and truer than anything
Washington had at second last year un-
til relehanty came along. but is hope
lessly out OF it because of his weak bat
ting. He made pickup and underhand
throw on a double play that brought
Manager Canullon TO his feet with
yell OF approval
King Bill Caught.
Another exceptionally good stunt was
pulled of in the seventh inning. With
Kay on third, KaAoe hit TO Ganley at
the left field fence. Kay. despite his awk-
ward movements in the field. is a fast
base-runner. yet before he could get
home. Ganley and Altizer had relayed
TO Warner who got Kay at the plate by
a fraction of an inch There was loud
below from the Yanigans. but Umpire
Patten was right.
Ganley's headwork and throwing on this
issue were away above the ordinary
But he was not much above Altizer. who
Brasped the situation Immediately. took
the left-held throw on the run and passed
It TO Warner by a quick, whirling heave
Delehanty made his first appearance
and seems in the pink Of condition, with
muscles already hardened. He made a
two-bagger first time up.
all the pitchers did well. with Oberlin
making the best showing, He escaped
with one hit against him. Kelley famed
GaDley and Pickering in succession. Burns
also famed Pickering.
Street was not in the game because Of
slight attack Of sickness. Tom Hughes
had a bad bruise on his shin, but there
was no evidence Of It in his movements
Kahoe and Warner are holding their own
nobly in the catching department.
Score in the First.
The regulars scored in the first inning.
Pickering beat a bunt. and when Burns
threw badly to first. Pickering took
second He went to third on Clymer's
out, and scored on Delehantys double
TO center.
In the third inning things broke wretch
edly for the Yanigans and a succession
Of weird errors let the regulars get three
runs without a hit. Clymer walked and
stole second Tony Smiths tumble of
Delehanty's drive put clymer over the
plate and Delehanty on second. Smith
promptly duplicated the performance by
boring Altizer's whack. whereupon Dele
hanty scored and Qayy took second.
Freeman sacrificed Altizer to third
whence he scored when Shipke misjudged
a sand skinner sent him by Mcbride and
Juggled the ball instead Of getting Il 70
the plate. Warner drove a sizzler over
second base which Meinke gathered in by
a mighty dive, after which he touched the
bag and threw Jack out a mile at first
1t was hair-raising stunt II he could
only bait
The final run came in the sixth inning
and was no more Keeley's fault than the
three in the fourth. Clymer was safe
when the sand again fooled Meinke
Delehanty sacrificed and Altizer's infield
out put Clymer on third. He tailed on
Freeman's single.