Evening star., 1909-09-12
NEWYORK TAKESTW0
GAMES FROM LOCALS
Nationals Make One Hit in
First and Mcbride
Loses Second.

JuSI 10 U6nlOnSLIdle lHdI lieFe cannot
possibly be dispute concerning the cell
lar championship in the American League
this season, the Nationals climbed into
their uniforms yesterday, went through
the motions of playing two games with
the young men from the ..only city in
the world and lost both contests. Two
names stand out prominently in the dual
performances = Brockett and Mcbride =
the former because he sent such siants
across the pan in the first game that
the locals were held runless and almost
hi1less, and the latter because his errors
tof commission had the effect of present
ling the victory in the second session to
the visitors on silver platter. The
iecores were: First game, New York. 3:
Washington. o; second game. New York.
-; Washington. 1.
There was nothing to the first game
Ibut Brockett. This young finger from
New York town stood in the center of
the diamond through nine innings OF the
initial game and moved down the Ma
itionals without sign of mercy or pity
In six OF the nine innings he famed the
ed1rst batter. and when the locals were
inot whiting they were popping easy flies
or extinguishing themselves by other
comparatively painless means. Lelivelt
made the one. single, solitary and lone
D.
but Il came In the fourth inning when
two were out. and a moment afterward
''Laliy'' was chloroformed at second as
he tried to pilfer. With this exception
Brockett had clean bill of health until
the eighth inning. when wobbles in his
support otherwise errors by THE Only
Hal Chase and by KnighD permitted
Schaefer ad Mcbride to pirouette along
the base lines.
Substitutes Fail.
The time and the place seemed oppor-
tune. SO Marse Joe sent Slattery to bat
in place of Street, and Milan instead of
Groom. The former gave Brockett
easy chance and Schaefer was forced at
third. and Milan drew the only free ride
of the game, filling the sacks. With two
out Yohe made mighty swipe-and sent
the ball straight up into the air. When
1t came down Sweeney swallowed it
and the lone chance for runs vanished.
Groom pitched for Washington and on
the whole his performance was creditable
In the first three innings the visitors ex-
pired In order. Groom was generous at
the opening of the fourth, as he per-
mitted Demmitt to slice a single past sec
ond, and then smacked Willie keeler on
the wrist with an inshoot. Both runners
advanced base while Mcbride was
throwing out Chase at first, and they
scored easily on Engle's screaming drive
to center. The only other New York run
came in the eighth. Knight opened with
a safety to center, Austin sacrificed,
knight took third on Sweeney's out and
registered when Brockett laced the leather
into Killifer's territory.
Reisling Did Well.
Doc Reisling should have had the de-
cision in the second game. but the usually
sure-footed and sure-handed George Nc
Bride stubbed his toe twice on fielding
chances. and each stub cost a run-and
the two runs gave the victory to New
York. Stub No. 1 came in the sixth
round. Demmitt inaugurated proceedings
with a double to right, but he was held at
second when keeler skied to Lelivelt.
Chase placed a slow bounder into the
short field. and though it was obvious the
runner could not be nipped at first, George
made strenuous heave into the dust at
ungIaub's feet and the ball rolled to the
Srandstand. Meantime Demmitt was
rounding third, and he registered before
Sir Robert. could retrieve the pellet. None
was out in the ninth when Chase singled,
and the runner was safe at second when
Mcbride juggled Schaefer's perfect assist
on Engles grounder. Both runners ad-
vanced on Crees sacrifice, and Chase am
bled home from third on knights long
sacrifice ny to Lelivelt.
Six hits were made by New York In the
second game. and like number by the
Nationals. In the fifth inning Schaefer
opened with a single TO left, took second
on McBride's sacrifice and third on
Streets scratch hit through Lake. With
opportunities open for sacrifice fly. a
hit or almost any old kind of an intield
out. Reisling popped foul which kleinow
goDbied. Meantime Street stole second.
but Iohe unequal to the emergency
and the runners were left. Schaefer Whit
fed in the seventh, but Mcbride got hit
cut OF his system. and after Street had eX-
pii ed on a fly to center, Reisling drove to
the clubhouse, Mcbride scoring. Reislng
did not sprint quite fast enough and he
was nipped at third, Dernmitt to Cree to
Austin. The scores: