Evening star., 1909-05-23


Special Dispatch to The Star.
CLEVELAND, Ohio, May 22.-Manager
Cantllon. Capt. Donohue and the Ma
tionals were happy when they departed
for Detroit tonight by steamer. where to-
morrow they start a three-game series
with the two-time pennant-winning
Tigers.
Cantillon was jubilant over the fine
work OF the Nationals here. Capt. Jiggs
is going to be the Nationals mascot.
Mark what 1 tell you. He has injected
life and spirit into the boys such as they
never knew with Ganley as captain, and
he will pilot them to many victories be-
fore the season ends. l am beginning to
see sunlight through the dark clouds and
figure that the Nationals will shortly be
on the climb.
My boys played better ball in Cleve-
land than at any time this season. When
j get back in uniform / think Jiggs and
j will be able to keep them going at top
speed. and If they play the same article
Of ball against the other teams as they
showed against Cleveland, they are bound
TO win more than one-half of their games.
That means the first division. That's our
aim and ambition.
Wants Two in Detroit.
"Philadelphia walloped Detroit three out
of four games. and l think we will make
Jennings men taste the dregs of defeat
in two OF the three contests. We want
all three games, II we can get them.
"Dollie Gray. Charley Smith and Tame
hill ought to be able to turn the trick.
We have downed Detroit In days gone by,
and we're going to try and win the sea-
sons series from them
Mr.. Pinch Filter was conspicuous by
his absence In the Nap camp today and
that accounts, In part, for the Larrupers
defeat at the hands of the Washington
Nationals. to 1, giving the Cantillon-
ties an even break on the local series.
Same Old Hoodoo.
Tom Hughes was the fellow who would
not permit the pinch hitter to toe the
plate for the Maps. Tom had sore
arm. He also had a sore shoulder. These
handicaps, however. did not prevent him
from holding the Maps to four hits and
tanning eleven of them In six innings.
He was the same Nap hoodoo as of
,ha, if Hughes did not have that good
right arm of his with which to foo, the
Maps, he could walk TO the pitching
rubber with his empty sleeve flying In
the wind and still trim the locals.
1t seems that the Lajoietes are beaten
every time Hughes enters the box. Prior
TO the game 1t was announced that Tom
would be unable TO work, because OF a
sore arm. Walter johnson was selected
for slab duty. Everything was lovely
just as long as Walter held the Maps
in check, but when triple and a double
followed in rapid succession in the third,
Joe Cantillon passed the high sign to
Capt. Jiggs Donohue that Hughes arm
was greatly improved. Tom started to
warm up, and although Johnson got off
with only one run scored against him in
the third, Hughes relieved him in the
fourth.
There was no more scoring for the
Maps, although they came very close
to it on several occasions. If the pinch
hit had been forthcoming at the right
time the Nape might have tied the score
or perhaps won. That's where Hughes
starred, however. His speciality was
striking out men who were expected TO
deliver the pinch hit. That accounts
for the Nationals victory.
Lots of Tanning.
There were twenty-five strike-outs in
the game. Hughes leading with eleven in
six rounds, Berger having nine in seven
and johnson two in three. Rhoades, who
relieved Berger, was unable to fan a
single man.
Hughes best bit Of pitching was in the
eighth inning, when, with Maps on sec
ond and third, the mighty Lajoie came
to bat. Everybody expected Tom to walk
Larry to bring Stovall up. Street, how
ever, figured that the best Lajoe could
do was to drive in two runs. which would
leave the Nationals one run in the lead.
and he told Hughes to go after the Nap
leader. Larry permitted the third strike
to float over. Lajoie insisted that it
was wide Of the plate. but Umpire KERN
thought otherwise. and all the argument
in the world could not have changed his
opinion.
Hughes also frightened up on another
occasion-the seventh round-fanning the
last two men up after the first two men
had singled. Johnson by clever bit OF
pitching In the third did the same thing.
Berger pitched mighty fine article of
ball. but his support was wobbiy. Not
that they made SO many fielding mis-
plays, but the Nationals caught them fiat
footed on slow rollers several times, and
these little hits enabled the Nationals to
make the circuit.
Berger started out like a winner. Brown
pitched balls. all wide outcurves. while
Turner threw out Delehanty. 1t was
the great fielding OF the little cotton
top throughout the entire game that was
the feature OF the Maps play.
Milan Scores First Run.
With Donohue on the retired list In
the second. Milan stopped one of Berger's
inshoots with his ribs and walked. 1t
proved a costly gift, as Easterly had a
short passed ball on Clymer's third strike.
the batter was out, but Milan raced to
second. from where he registered on Nc
Brides clean slap to left. Mac took Sec
ond on the throw to the plate, but died
there, as Turner threw out Street
The third inning found the Nationals
to the fore with another count. Johnson
famed, but Browne bunted safely. Brad
ley made a great play on the ball. but
nice slide by the fleet George enabled
him to beat Brad's throw. Goode mis-
judged Conroy's line drive to right. and
it counted for triple. Browne register
ing. Delehanty hit TO Lajoie, and Larry 8
throw to Easterly nipped Wild at the
plate. Donohue famed
Bradley got as far as second base in
the first inning by grace of Mcbride S
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