The Washington times., 1908-09-03
BY THOMAS S. RICE.

Game today at p. m.
Iantiuon's men are almost high enough
in the 400 today 10 desert their families
and run Oft with chorus girls.
Their standing as a result of yester-
days victory by 3 to over the Boston
Red Sox is ~. BY the same token.
those same Sox were soaked in the per-
Centage and now have but 49, With
Washingtons pitchers working Ike
rife corps the chances for Washington
getting sixth place this season are not
so bad as was thought some time ago.
The victory yesterday was due 10 %
combination of luck and inside baseball.
The inside ball came in the matter OF
working the hit and run TO perfection
in three instances. once in connection
with each run and the luck came in
the fact that although Wagner or Nc
COnneIl stopped the ball each time, he
was so far off his balance that he could
not handle It after he knocked it down,
and what should have been an out or a
scratch safety advanced a runner TWO
bases instead of one II made old
hearts grow young to see a Washington
team get away with that sort of stuff.
We have seen the leaders in the league
do IL for so many years while Wash
ington could onlv stand aside and ad-
mire, that 1t was hard to believe the
home team was working the tricks in
stead of the visitors.
While we have sid luck had a share
in the proceedings, We must so light
on the ktnu fate gag. for the primary
factor in eacn case was the certainty
with which Ganlev, Delehanty, and IN
glaub hit the ball exactly as per in
structiOns, and TO exactly the right spot.
The good fortune came in the further
detail that BostOn's indeldeTs invariably
mishandled the ball, because of the
angle a which they received II. a foot
either way in any Of the three cases
would have enabled them To get in front
Of the bulb and make play.
Boston had the base-running idea
and got away with il three times on
Jack Warner, one or the stolen bases
resulting in the tally that tied the game
in the sixth inning, but Boston's efforts
were not a circumstance TO those put
up By Washington. The nerve and skill
with which all the Nationals except
Hughes skipped around the circuit Of
fered food for thought Tor candidates.
The failure Of Hughes to shine as pur-
lOiner of sacks was due to accident
While Steele does not balk he has a
slow and uncertain manner OF pitching
that IS confusing to men on bases. In
the third inning he waited so long thai
Hughes. who was on second, suddenly
found himself fat-fOOted away frOm
the bag, and his only hope Law in get
ting 20 third instanter. Steele heard
the cOInmotion. as Thomas started oT
his long and weary route and sQuelChed
him with a throw 10 Lord.
Ganley got into the same fix as
Hughes in the eighth inning. off FIRST
base, but when the captain saw him
self isolated. he chased for second with
such a rush that the entire Red Sox
contingent became ratified and Ganley
reached the haven of refuge, whence
he was able to score on Unglaubs hit.
That was a valuable theft for Wash
ington.
Boston got eleven hits. among them a
two-bagger, and earned both its runs
of Hughes. That 1t did not tie up or
win the game was due to the splendid
support he received. The big rally was
McBride's one-hand spear of Sullivan's
overhead liner in the fourth inning. We
will make a little bet that George was
the most surprised man i'm the grounds
when he came back &c earth and found
the ball in his mitt
Speaking of holding onto what you
get, GoUde, the Cleveland outfelder,
dropped a fly in Detroit yesterday and
let in three men, with two out. That
may cost the Maps the pennant Goode
made two Just such plays in one game
when Cleveland was last here. Then il
was blamed on the sun I'm center. and
he was switched to left Wonder If the
sun had anything TO do with his muff
yesterday?
Unglaub is making a speciality OF fore
ing runners at second. There is i
peculiarly deceptive manner q bout ing
iaub that keeps the fans on edge. He
aofa in close nlaVs as IL he had Ia efpr