Evening star., 1909-06-15
COMMENT ON THE GAME.

Schaefer to Moriarity. uWplres-Messrs. Sher-
COMMENT ON THE GAME.
Yesterday was another Blue Monday"
| for the Nationals The day after Sunday
| seems to be "hoodoo" to the locals,
as no matter how we'll the boys are
| going the week previous. they generally
| get bad start on the second day of
the new week. Manager Cantillon init
mated some time ago that he would
have the boys report to him at the park
! Sundays, and perhaps it would be the
answer to overcome the Mondays slump.
| first-class shape yesterday. although he
| insisted to Manager Cantillon that he
was all right. The sun was unusually
hot. and between innings Trainer Ed
dinger was continually sponging off the
twirler Gray has plenty of speed with
his curves and drops, but yesterday he
depended entirely on his wide curve.
There seems to be an understanding
feeling right when looks are against
them gives indications of being afraid
of shirking, and for this reason men will
play when they should be on the bench.
reported Ill. and he doubtless thought it
was good form to go in yesterday. You
never catch the wise old birds this way
They have to be right, and they are not
bit backward in telling their manager
| that they won't work.
Tomorrow the celebrated prospective
pennant winners" the st. Louis Browns,
open a series OF three games, and it is
to be hoped that their win in Philadel-
phia will not brace them up until they
quit Washington. 1t was their first VIC
tory on the road Hoffman and Stone.
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the wind early in the spring. are ouut Of
the game on account of injuries, and the
pitchers have been OFF their stride, which
probably accounts for the slump. The
ST. Louis papers had been touting the
Browns all winter as sure contenders for
the pennant. and the come down has been
something awful. Hughes will probably
pitch for the Nationals, with Jack Powell
or Graham carded for the visitors
The Washington Club management has
done the proper thing in setting aside one
day in the week when women are admit
ted to the park free when accompanied
by escorts. Last Friday a large crowd
of the weaker sex was on hand and
doubtless thoroughly enjoyed the game.
AS the management has favored the wom-
thing and show their appreciation by TAX
ing off their large hats, SO as not to OBJ
struct the view of the men behind them
This is done In theaters and will be ap-
preciated at ball games. A well known
patent attorney forwards this suggestion
to The Star. so fall in line, ladies. and
be accommodating.
i If the rain will hold up long enough
the Nationals and Detroits will get to-
gether this afternoon for the final battle
of the series. Walter Johnson is carded
TO pitch and either killian or Donovan
may face the locals. George Mullin was
out In uniform yesterday afternoon, but
FROM the way he sought the shady hooks
and reclined on a chair he is not yet
ready to resume work. 1t is to be re-
gretted that MulIn is out Of sorts. as an
advertised battle between him and john
son would have packed the park.
4 George Browne has apparently regained
all his old-time confidence and IS playing
in the great stride of three years ago.
when he was the wonder of the National
League. George got a nice start In the
first inning, when he beat out bound nr
over Willett's head, which was cleanly
and quickly handled by Schaefer, and
his next two efforts were nice safe drives.
In the third. Browne hammered~a line fly
, into right center that would have carried
, to the clubhouse but for the excellent
fielding OF one Sam Crawford.
In the second inning Schaefer whipped
a beautiful drive into left that just kept
inside the foul line. Browne gathered up
the ball SO far out that Dutch thought
a double looked easy and tried for sec
ond. When he reached there the ball
was waiting on him owing to Brownies
beautiful throw. to Mcbride. Manager
I iCantillon remarked when he came home
from the trip that he hoped Browne
would have the chance to show off his
whip.
'tseveral times during the western trir
Browne did the best tossing I have ever
Witnessed in major league games. re.
marked Cantillon. "and to my mind he Ii
better than Birmingham. whom the Cleve
land people believe is wonder. Wher
Schaefer started for second yesterday
l ,,1d >faH hot n 10 hI
! put out If Mac held the ball"
81 Catcher Stanage certainly batted il
good luck yesterday. getting two hits OIL
as many times at the bat. In the secont
! inning Stanage tried to drive the bal
! out Of the lot with heavy swing. bu
I instead perfect bunt resulted and h
I easily beat IT out. In the fifth inning
! run and this time popped a little fly to-
! far out for "Dell' and too far ava.
for Milan to get to. It's pleasing to b.
lucky.
3 Pitcher Willetts was right on top o
! | his game in the third inning, when h
I caught Manager Jennings wig-wag sig
4 nal as Delehanty walked to the bat wit
q Browne on third and Conroy on second
: A hit surely meant two runs and a lon
: fly tied score, and as result Del
= was given free pass to first. f1llin
the bases. Donohue had made a clea
! were large that he wouldn't repeat al
: though he has been doing great worl
Z with the stick in pinches since joinin
Z the locals. The dope worked righ,
as "Jiggs" died at first, but only afte
3 he had given the spectators a splendi
! thrill by driving a hot bounder at Mo
& rarity which the latter fumbled. Dono
3 hue got down to first In more than or
= binary time, but Willetts saved the gam
by making a splendid cover Of the bas
and taking Mortarity's throw. beat tn
3 runner TO the sack by half step. .
4 bouquet Of posies Is certainly due MI
q Willetts for his fast fielding.
i Business Manager Fowler saved the clu
3 something like $4,000 yesterday by star,
3 ing the game ten minutes ahead of time
& His experience told him that a storm wa
i coming, and while he would have like
i the Nationals to win. 1t is his business I
look after the finances and 1t was b