The Washington herald., 1909-04-20
sTANpING oF - cLURs.
~ WiLLIAM PEET-

President, Gid see his first game Of IN,
season yesterday and rooted hard for IN,
home team, could not save Washington
from defeat al the hands Of the Boston
Red Sox. The scores TO Indicates Just
about the odds the visitors showed better
than the Nationals, both at the bat and
in the field.
The President is about the biggest base
bail fan in the country-aIways was-and
hopes to take IN lot Of games here this
season.
Il was sorry 70 see Washington lose.
but enjoyed the fun immensely" said he.
2ir. Taft. in conversation with President
Noyes. Of the Nationals. vas very much
impressed with the speed displayed by
the Red Sox on the bases. and when Jake
StahI made a sensational one-hand catch
in the fifth cried out Bravo
Gray on Firing Line.
Dolly Gray. soho lasted les than one
inning against Boston on Saturday, was
ordered out for duty again yesterday. as
Cantillon st.H believes the Californian has
the making Of a big Lacquer.
The Red Sox rang the bell eleven times
on Gray. but less than half the number
OF hits were clean drives. The visitors
beat cut six inheld scratches and bunts
Gray's support was wretched throughout.
Eddie Cicotte. the knuclIle bah artist.
started IN the box for the Bostons and
for i've innings only two hits were made
OF his delivery. IN the sixth Cicotte was
vida pass. batter hit. and two sin
gles gave Washington a run. and Mana
ger Lake sent Elmer Steele in 20 stem
the tide The youngster had his nerve
With him and kept the home teams bat
music down 70 soft pedal during the re-
mainder Of the game.
The fielding features included a sen
sationaI one-hand catch By Stahl and two
saappy double plays in which Mcbride.
Delehanty. and Freeman figured
Two Men Are Chased.
During the excitement IN the sixth.
when 1t looked Ike an airship ride FOR
Cicotte. Morgan and Thoney became 10
qUacious and told Umpire Evans what
they thought OF his work. These players
were promptly baaished from the grounds
amid jeers from the grand stand.
The visitors started ont after runs IN
the second inning Gessler. Iirst I'D.
drove out a long fly 10 GanIey. Stahl
drew four balls Niles flied 10 Mcbride
and Hooper was rewarded with q pass 70
first. CarTigan met the first bail pitched
on the nose. sending II TO short right and
scoring Stahl. Hooper going 70 third.
With Cicotte at the bat, Charley Street
attempted a short throw on Carrigan's
steal 10 second; the ball got 10 Mcbride
on the bound. and before il could be re-
turned 10 the plate. Hooper was safe
with run number two CiCOte ended the
agoay for Washington by flying out 10
Freeman.
IN the fourth the Red sox packed the
game away IN ice. rolling I'D four runs
in a peculiar manner After Gray had
made Gessler fan ont two roundhouse
curves. the Red SOX leader bumped q
beauty along the third-base lire for a
twO-bagger- Stahl beat out a grounder
10 COnrOy and Niles scratch scored
GessleT- HOOper's safety counted
StahI. and, with the Nationals infeld
playing close. Carrigan's Texas Lacquer
just over secon let Niles n. Cicotte hit
into a double play. but Mcconnell was
faster than COnroy's throw, and Carrigan
came home with the fourth tally. Nc
COnneu q minute later was caught be-
tween first and second, and the side was
retired
Nationals Score a Run.
The Nationals could DO nothing with
Cicote until the fifth, when the knuckle
ball twirler's base on balls 10 Mcbride.
the first man up. proved costly, as Nc
took second on Streets out and crossed
the plate on Gray's pretty single to left.
Mr.. Cicotte's balloon went I'D IN the
following chapter. Unglsub swung hard
on q slow one and the ball rolled safe
Just inside the third-base line. Dele
hanty drew q base on balls. Conroy's
scratch single filed the bases. jerry
Freeman was hit in the arm, forcing in
Unglaub. Enter young Mr.. Steele.
Mcbride was safe On a scratch hit. per-
mitting Delehanty TO come home. Streets
gr0under 10 Mcconnell retired Conroy |
at third. and Gray made It three out
on skyscraper 20 Speaker.
In Boston's half OF the fifth two runs
were scored. Lord walked and Speaker
singled GessIer's out, Mcbride 70 Free
man. advanced each runner a base. and /
then a wild pitch permitted Lord and
Speaker TO cross the rubber, placing the /
figures Boston. S; Washington. 3
In the eighth, Steele had 10 difficulty 1
n retiring the Nationals n order, but /
a base on balls to Gray IN the ninth, /
followed by Clymer's sharp single and
GanIey's sacrifice fly to Hooper, gave /
Washington another run. Gray settled 4
down after the afth and pitched fine ball.
The third game Of the series VIII be-