Evening star., 1909-06-20
NOTES OF THE GAMES.

George Browne and ovid" Conroy were
greeted most royalty when they walked
to the plate to bat. Browne was always
a great favorite with the New York fans
and always has a good word for New
York.
In the second inning of the first Street
and Donohue would have had a double
steal if Chesbro hadn't been ungailant
enough to shoot the bali into Nick
Altrocks elbow.
You should have heard the crowd shout
when Street picked a foul right off the
wires of the press stand. Some catch:
Yes. a big one
Austin struck out with two on bases
and locked at the end of his bat to try
TO locate the hole.
Johnson stopped the game in the fourth
until he could send over to Cantillon and
get a fresh supply of chewing gum. The
spit ball was beginning to creak a little.
Right after he got the gum he made two
wild pitches and Unglaub in throwing the
ball home heaved it over Streets head.
Too much gum.
KERN was clearly ratified in the fifth
when Mcbride hit into the crowd for two
bases. Donohue tried to score and the
umpire bawled him out. when as matter
of fact, Donohue was only entitled to go
as far as third. The umpire forgot the
ground rule until Cantillon called his at
tention TO it. More than that. If the de-
csion had been in order it would have
Not satisfied with one circus catch of a
fcu fly. Street came back with another
smiling all over the crowd gave him
Il noisy reception.
"N hats Nick Altrock playing for?'
sa,d Harry Stevens.
ITO make nine men, was the reply
Milan should have scored in the eighth
inning when Street hit for single to left
field. His indecision cost Washington a
sure run.
Almost eyerythipp that Washinoton
batted in the ninth went into the crowd,
and the Hfghlanders threw to the same
place what the Washingtons didn't bat.
Street got anxious In the ninth inning
and walked over to the broom and picked
il up. busting off the plate. Then Johnson
pitched two strikes in succession squarely
over the heart of the rubber following
with a third that Chase fouled Off
IT was the greatest attendance that
Washington ever played to in New York.
George Browne and ''Wid" Conroy said
ii was because the folks had turned out
to them.
The crowd became impatient in the first
inning OF the second game because the
players We're dilatory and hoWled at
the unlpires to hurry them up.
Mcbride made a grand stop of Austin $
hit in the first inning of the second game.
but the old temptation to throw when
the runner had the ball beaten could not
be resisted and his wild heave TO the
crowd cost Washington dearly Had he
played the ball safe Austin never would
have got home.
What peach of stop Mcbride did
make in the second on Kleinows sroundel
back OF second base! He grabbed il with
his left hand. passed it to his right and
shot it to the base ahead OF The batter
| Groom hao speed.
No play in the afternoon was more
| heartily cheered than when handsome
| young woman in one OF the boxes caught
a foul on the bound
| Street was very careless in the second
game when he rolled the ball to the
pitcher with man first. Still Groom
was smart enough TO throw Austin out
| Donohue was robbed of hit whei
Laporte jumped three feet in the air and
nulled down a beautiful line drive.
! Had Groom pitched as well as he field
! ed the score of the second game might
| have told a different story.