The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-06-23
HARD LUCK WON'T GO
FOR NATIONALS LOSS
TO MERRY MACKMEN
Bender Has Everything. While Gray Is Pounded
Hard-Washngton Figures in More
Bizarre Baseball
By THOMAS S. RICE.
Rv THOMAS S. rice.

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BY THOMAS S. RICE.
PHILADELPHIA, June 23.-BrOwne
was the victim of nasty blew from
evil fortune when he strained ten
don ON the inside of his leg I'm the
third inning yesterday He tsiII feels
a shooting pain now and then down
the side of ais leg, but Trainer Law
Ter, of the Athletics, says he will be
ali right in n day or so. We will root
for LAWYER ns IA prophet, for Browne
is n badly needed citizen at present.
Can't make much talk about hard luck
In losing that first game here with the
Athletics by 10 l, but there were a
number of unusual angles TO the brutal
exhibition, none the less. The sum total
of the weird proceedings was that Gray
was hit and hit so hard that only the
fact that washington was doing so lit
tie with Bender that there was hardly
q chance to save the game saved Gray
from being yanked off the mound. Can
tili1n's wisdom in keeping him there
after he was hammered in the third
inning was justified, for the Athletics
copied three runs in that inning before
the manager could utter yslp Of dis
may, and Washington never had an
other look-in on the Indian twirler
Both Of Conroy's hits were clean
singers to left.
The Washington outfield, with Browne
injured. looks ike a comic supplement
Altrock uiingles so much bad with his
good fielding because Of his lack Of
steady experience in the rhubarbs that
he is almost crime, while Jesse Tan
nehill is still suffering from the IN
jury TO his side. and Milan can't bat.
Nick AItrock didn't strike out in two
times at bat. Is there hope?
Speaking of outfeIders. Mike Kahoe
rejoined the team in Philadelphia after
q few days spent in scouting for
gardener. He has located man he
thinks would be a help, but others
even intimate in what direction the
light Of the future star might be seen
Also. concerning Roy Thomas, there
is nothing doing. Cantillon gave that
young man some consideration, then de-
cided that he had enough southpaw
feeders to last him for long time
Thomas is said 10 be sought by the Bos-
ton Nationals, but those FAMILIAR with
his work in the past year or two do
not think ne would be much OF help
10 a bunch Of tailenders.
GRAY was as much of a disappoint-
ment with the stick as he was IN the
box.
Cantillon has a lot of fun with the
opposing players. and his caustic COM
ments are long remembered by them.
In the fifth inning Topsy Hartsel was
on first and Thomas on third when Old-
ring sent a sacrifice fly 10 AltrOck. Alt
10 er,1a
and an exceptionally clever throw 10
the plate, but could not nail Thomas,
who scored with a yard or two 10 spare
Instead of going TO second or even pos
sibly making a wild dash for third, Hart
sci stood stock still while the ball was
wandering hitheT and -thither. II was
a dumb bit of work on his part. and
Cantillon chided him by yelling TO Dono
hue: Hey. Jiggs, unite HaTtsei. and let
him goi" TOpsy was deeply stung by
TIE quips and tried for half an hour TO
think up some way OF getting back at
his toTmentor, but could hit on nothing
in reply
CanIev is complaining OF a sore leg, !
and was not in the Athletics lineup. |
Oldring played a great game in center
Absolutely the prize freak play of the
season was pulled of in the eighth in
ming. It was so extraordinary that 4 |
is almost impossible TO believe il did not
take place on the Washington field. !
But the Washington team had a hand |
IN il, and the Capital still retains its
hold on the championship for producing |
bizarre baseball situations. After AltrOck |
had soberiy and sedateiy flied TO LETT
In the eighth, COnroy singled Unglaub /
was safe on BaTTy's miscue, ConTOy !
taking second. DoHOhue drove to Eddie !
Collins. Eddie tried to touch Unglaub !
on the way TO second. and pretty much |
all the spectators and players thought |
he had. Then he heaved TO Davis, and |
most folk supposed DOnohue had been
doubled at first, even the Washington !
contingent taking that view. But In
slaub put up a tremendous roar. claim
ing ne had never been touched by Col |
Inns, and Sheridan said It was even So |
To complicate matters. DOnOhue got of !
1rst toward the next bag. In the hula |
baloo that followed. Unglaub was found !
wandering of second. and Donohue of |
first, and nobody but Sheridan seemed |
10 know who was out.
In the meantime, Conroy. feelingly
neglected in the midst of the enthusi- |
astic and vigorous attention his team
mates were receiving. snesked OF third
and made a wild drive for home The |
ball had been shooting back and forth |
between Collins and Davis al a great
rate, but Davis woke up in time to de-
tect Conroy's low down trick, and
threw 70 Thomas. Thomas said he
touched ConrOy. and COnrOy violently
declared he had not Not a spectator
scorer. - player knew exactly what
happened, until Sheridan drew a map |