Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-06
EVERY NATIONAL PLAYED
LIKE A SURE-ENOUGH CHAMP
Mcbride Was Everywhere, Del. Was on the Job
Every Minute, Ung1aub Made Sensational
Plays, and Clymer Got Under Some
Difficult Chances, and That Boy
Johnson-MIy, But He Had
the Goods With Him.
Special Dispatch 10 The Star.

Special Dispatch The Star.
NEW YORK. September 3.-Nere all
the Washington pitching staff composed
of Johnsons the Highlanders wouldnt
make a run in season. On Friday he
pitched them into the zero class. and on
Saturday he duplicated the feat and made
easier work of it, if anything, than he did
on Friday.
The Nationals WON'T to w.
Eighteen innings without a run is travel
ing rapidlv even if it is against the tail
end club 1t might be thought that some
man would be able to get over the rubber
for the benefit of the home team.
FIberfeld seemed 20 take it as some
thing of an affront that Johnson was
called upon to repeat. What are they
irving to do growled the Kid. Snow
US up"
II wasn't exactly that. Cantillon said
that none of the other Washington pitch-
ers was quite right. and that, as Johnson ''.
was willing to go on. he could see no lea
son why he should not be permitted 10 uo
He had a fairly easy game on the day
before said the Washington manager
land when he warmed IN this afternoon
he appeared to be all right. and was per-
fectIy willing to pitch. He will nave d
good rest before he is asked 10 go III
again and / can't see why he should nol
he entitled to make a little record ioI
himself so long as he is Wiling 10 go
ahead with il. For that matter l don
know but he would be able to pitch all
four games against the Highlanders ana
beat them as they are playing at present
Three Measly Hits.
For five innings this afternoon the New
York men failed to make base hit Then
they broke out of their rut long enough
to scratch one. 1t was close call, as
the umpire might have called Conroy out
if he had not been feeling very we'll. Dele
hanty and Mcbride were both on the pall
which was hard to get. ana II wa
whipped over to first like flash, nut the
umpire said Conroy had little the pet
ter of II.
In the next inning Laporte and Morlarty
made hits. and that was the extent OF the
New York batting during the afternoon
The Highlanders never were nearer a run
than second base, and they were lucky 10
get that far. When a young man can
swing speed around a home plate In the
manner in which Johnson was Shipping
the ball first to one corner and tnen TO
tho other as he did this afternoon. there
is little hope for the team which opposes
him.
With the good pitching. which at least
shone for Washington, there was any
quantity of admirable fielding on the
part of the visitors. Mcbride and IN
glaub seemed to be running race as TO
who could pull off the more sensa.
tional plays. Mcbride had the better OF
it, as he had more work to do. put one
of the stops which was made by CnslauB
was a beauty. 1t is new to New YORK
10 see him at third. but he plays the posi-
ton better than he played hrst LOT Dos
ton One siZZled toward him this after
noon so rapidly that he fell over on his
knee. stuck out his bare hand and got
the ball, and then threw the batter;
Laporte. out ten feet from the Dag, ana
everybody howled gleefully. for If there Is
nothing to cheer in the play of the high
handlers. there is something in the good
work of the other fellows.
Mcbride Was Everywhere.
Mcbride spread himself between third
base and second until Edward Everett
Bell insisted that Mcbride was a back
stop and had no place on the infield.
When he was tired of robbing the New
York players of the few hits that looked
as if they might amount 10 something.
he sailed back to the outfield and relieved
Ganley and Pickering of some OF their
work.
Washington ought to let two or three
plavels go" observed an admring fan,
and keep that fellow out there by him
self He has played four positions since
he has been the field TO my knowledge,
and I wouldn't be surprised to see him
behind the bat before long, picking louis
off the screen.
Delehanty played a great game at sec
ond and very conspicuous young
man with the bat. once he hit the score
board for three bases and another time
he shook up the boards in left field fence
for double. He. too, is an improved
ball player. Perhaps working by the side
OF Mcbride has done him good, but there
is not the slightest doubt that he is far
superior this year to anything he has
been since he broke into the major
leagues.
Clymer Was Right There.
While noting the fine plays which We're
made by the Washingtops the fact must
not be overlooked that Clymer pulled
down two line drives which were labeled
three baggers. Both of them gave him a
long chase. but he was under them
squarely and took them into his big mitt
as if he had only walked two steps to
get the ball.
Washington tumbled a ton of coal into
the cellar in the very first inning. Man
ming wild and Wobbly and Pickering
impatient. quiet. hung around the plate
until he had received a present Ganley
laid down pretty sacrifice that needed
the batter. Jnglaub Smote a hot one
straight out 10 center and Pickering
scored by narrow margin. Cantillon
suggested to the outtielder in audible
voice that il would have been better had
he hit the dirt. Delehanty caught one
OF Manning'S curves in vital spot and
lifted the ball far beyond the head OF
O Rourke. Cnglaub scoring, and the bat
ter tearing OFF three bases before he was
out of breath Clymer fitted perfectly in
the pattern and laced a hot one through
short, the ball Swimming along the ground
like a swallow over the water. Dele
hanty pegged home and Elbertield hailed
Manning into the refrigerator and sent
Lake To the rescue. He caught Clymer
mapping at first and Freeman was an
easy out To Hemphill.
Ollie's Mighty Swat.
The third inning was Pickering day
Ollie smote a fast one between Hemphill
and McIlveen all the way to the fence
and skittered around the bases like "A
erasshopper beating the ball half city
block before ii could be relayed home. In
fact. he was turning third when the weary
outfielderS were getting ready for the first
throw. Then Washington went out i'll a
row
The Senators had grand opportunity