The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-03-21
BEST EXHIBITION
GAME | EYER SAW
-HUGHEY JENNINGS
Nationals Defeat After an
Eleven-Inning Battle
Seems Homelike.
INFIELD'S WORK
BRIGHT FEATURE
Mcbride Active, While Conroy and
Unglaub Are Strictly on
the Job
BY THOMAS S. RICE.

SAN ANTONIO, Tex, March 2--It
seemed mighty homelilIe TO see the
washington club beaten yesterday by
one run after eleven innings of bat
Ting.
IT was reminiscent of a score of by
gone years for the club TO lose out in
that manner, and il made sore the
heart of the Capital fan. but there was
little for which you could administer a
real chiding. Hughey Jennings de-
cIared it wa sthe best exhibition game
he had ever seen, and that it contained
more bright plays than one out OF ten
league games. He was right. 1t was
surely q thriller from start TO finish
The ball which Blankenship let get
away from him for three bases, thereby
tieing the score. waIloped him on the
shoulder as the result of a bad bound.
due to rough outfield. There was no
excuse for his dropping McIntyre's fly in
the seventh inning. but there may have
been some shred of reasoning in his at
tempting to make homer out OF
three gger in the seventh session, for
Washington was doing nothing and one
hand was already out
The encouraging feature was the
nlavinr of the Washington infield.
Twice Mcbride went over and got
hard-hit balls that had gone through
Conroy and nailed the runner at first
Conrov's own fielding was splendid
The versatility of Unglaub at second
was another star attraction. He han
died several difficult propositions that
brought a hand from the crowd. For
an all-around infeld, he is going to
prove as good as any in the American
League.
Milan Laid Up.
Milan is temporarily out of commits
sion because of a sprain received In
sliding. He is a reckless base-runner
In that respect but his work lacks
finish, and he has been warned more
than once that he was likely to break
his leg.
saws hereafter ne will slide head fore
most a great running eaten ne mace
in center yesterday was me pest III
dividual bit of playing for the day
Ty Cobb is just as good as he ever
was if not better. He is running like
a deer and hitting like a fiend- Ganley
Is no slow poke, but Cobb knocked down
a clean single from him yesterday anh
came within an ace Of throwing hin
ont at first Gauley being safe on a
close decision. He took a liner from
UngIaub as it bounced of the very hI
of the center field fence and returned
II 10 the diamond in time to hold ing
laub at first base. Nobody who sees
him working down here can say he Is
fourhushing or owes his reputation &c
the good will OF the scorers, but ne does
have the luck which attends success
Cobb's Scratch Hit
The scratch hit Cobb made that wor
the game yesterday was a rank fizZle
such as a timid tyro from the bush
league might have made. and il was i'm
possible for johnson TO get 10 the ball
washington fans have seen Cobb try
one thing with his bat and Unexpectedly
accomplish something entirely different
but equally as useful. and he IS turning
lust such tricks right now.
Gray may pitch the whole game
against Detroit today and il will be q
genuine trial for him. Whether Can
tillon was wise in letting Walter John
son pitch eleven innings yesterday Wher
he had fever the night before and
had TO have a doctor in Galveston. Is q
question
Milan's sprain is being treated by
Harry Tuthill, Detroit's trainer, as the
washington squad is without trainer