Evening star., 1909-05-05
TANNEH|Ll SHOWS
UP IN GRAND FORM
Pitches His First Game OF Sea.
son and Shuts Out
Boston.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

BOSTON Mass. May 5.-Jesse Tame
hill did himself proud by his splendid
pitching yesterday against his former
comrades, the Boston Red Sox, and quit
the field a victor by the smallest posi-
bic score of 1 to 0.
Pitted against Jesse was Cy Morgan,
who also pitched a great game OF ball,
but lost by committing a balk when there
was a man on third in the third inning
Those who expected that Jesse would be
a mark were most disagreeably disap-
pointed. for he was in his best possible
FORM But three hits were made off him.
and two of these were made in the first
two innings, and but one fly ball was gath
cred off him in the outfield He 1elded
his position perfectly, and his team played
"A game entirely different from the snow
ing made the day before.
Mcbride had lot to do at snort ana
gathered everything that came his way,
and Delehanty did fine service at sec
ond. Jrnglaub could not have played a
better game than he did Conroy was
the one of the infield who was not kept
tolerably busy.
While it was fine showing that Tan
nehill made Morgan was hit but twice
safely Clymer making a double in the
second and Milan single in the next IN
ming Not one of the Washingtons got
on base in the last three innings of the
game. In the entire game the Washing
tons went out in order in five innings and
the Bostons in five.
Never Saw Second.
Each pitcher hit man and gave two
passes. Boston tried vainly to get nan
on second in the game, and the first two
innings got two men on bases, the only
gifts given by Tannehill, and three times
in the first two innings local runners tried
for second only to be met by the ball
After that they twice reached first. only
to be doubled up. Washington reached
second twice i'm the game and third and
home but once. Clymer made a fine
drive i'm the second and should have
reached third with the most consummate
ease, but he miscalculated the distance to
slide and was caught. There was but
one out at the time and the chances for a
run were very good indeed.
After the third in which Washington
scored, the Nationals saw first but twice,
and in one case Milan was doubled, and
in the other Mcbride was out trying to
steal.
Wagner of the locals played fine game
in his territory. and Mcconnell at second
and Stahl at first did very fine work in
deed.
The loss of the game hurt immensely,
inasmuch as it displaced the locals from
the second position in the race and en-
abled the New York Highlanders to take
that position.
The fine weather and the fact that the
game was the last that will be played on
the American League grounds here until
June brought out the fine attendance of
1.199 people. While they rooted hard
for Boston. they could not but applaud
the splendid showing made by the
visitors.
Street Seems Satisfactory.
One, two, three was the order for the
Washingtons in the first inning, the play
of the inning being Morgan's fast field
ing of Ganley's slow bounder toward
third. For Boston, Mcconnell walked,
and was out trying a steal, and Speaker
singled and also came to grief trying to
steal.
Del started the second by tanning. and
then Clymer wasted his slam over Cess
ler's head by failing to make his slide
sufficiently long to reach third.
Tannehill killed Gessler's hot one by
a fine stop and got his man in Bostons
half. Bud Stahl walked. and was out
trying to steal. Niles beat a slow
grounder and was left.
Washington scored in the third. when
Milan singled and stole second. Tan
nehill walked and was forced by Ganley,
Milan going to third. Ganley made sec
ond and Morgan baked, allowing Milan
to score. 1t was one, two, three for
Boston in its half of the inning.
Washington, with Unglaub, Del and
Clymer up. didn't do any better in the
fourth Boston sent Lord. Speaker and
the fourth. and they were thrown out at
first by sharp fielding of Mcbride and
Del.
After Wagner leaped in the air and
pulled down Conroy's line drive with
one hand in the fifth. Milan walked and
was doubled up on Streets fly to McCon-
nell. Boston didn't fare any better in
It's half. Niles got in the paht of a