The Washington herald., 1909-08-06
nF THE TEAAfs-
STANDING ONE YEAR AGO TO-DAY
by WILLIAM PEET,

AS a parting shot 70 Larry's Larrupers
Washington. after losing the first OF
yesterdays double-header, 20 1. un-
corked lot Of ginger and bat music and
grabbed the second. to o. Charley
Smith twlrled one Of the best games Of
his career.
The famous storm scene in VIA
Wireless" presented nothing more vivid
or picturesque than did the setting for
the ninth inning Of the final game at
cur little park yesterday afternoon. Rain
clouds threatened shortly before the
game started. but held off for eight in
nings-then il suddenly grew so black
that the outfelders were hardly discern
able from the press box on the top OF the
grand stand. Everybody expected the
lmplres 10 call the game. but trehe was
nothing doing.
Cleveland with the top OF its batting
order UP. looked mighty dangerous. After
one man had been retired. Stovau and
Flick popped the ball into the night for
two baggers. Washington outfelders
were bewildered and the crowd sroaned
with one voice. as the mighty Lajoie
stepped Up TO the plate with second and
third occupied
Smith Stops Hot One.
Larry hit one TO Smith so hard that
The pitcher could not get OUT Of its path
and retired the slugser at first.
Lord, the next hitter. drove the ball
straight up into the air and how Street
managed TO keep his bearings and get
the ball still remains a mystery. The
bleacherites set up a shout that could be
heard for miles, and then came the rain
In torrents
The opening struggle proved a sake
walk for the visitors, who drove two
Of CanuIlon's twirlers to the stable. col
lecting thirteen has for total ofeight-
cen bases. Cy Young was invincible in
every inning. but the seventh, when
Washington scored three runs on a two
Dagger and trio OF singles.
Milan's fielding for the home team, and
Balls sensational work at short for the
visitors, proved the features.
First Game.
Larry's sluggers welcomed southpaw
Dolly Gray with open arms in the
opening battle. Cray made his first ap-
pearance in a Washington uniform since
his injury in that celebrated eighteen
inning game at Detroit He appeared TO
have everything a pitcher needs and
made the Nap left-hand hltters look fool
ish, but Stovall. Lord, Perring. and
Bemis found his easy picking In Cleve-
lands first after Goode famed, Stovall
clubbed to deep left for two bases. Flick
struck out and Lajoie sent Mcbride an
awkward bounder, Stoval scored. and
Larry was safe at first. Lords two
bagger advanced Lajoie 70 third. but
Bemis popped TO Mcbride.
Perring connected with one OF Gray's
twisters in the second for two-spot.
Ball sacrificed, and on Young's fly to
Milan, Perring crossed the plate
Maps Add Two More.
The Maps added two more in the third.
StOval was hit. Flick smashed 10 right
for two bases. and Larry flied to Browne.
Lords sacrifice fly TO Lelivelt counted
stoval, and Bemis' clean single to right
brought in Flick. Then It was 'Good-by
Dolly Gray" and Wltherup opened up in
Clevelands fourth. retiring the side In
order.
The fifth inning saw .Witherup's finish
how the Maps did ciout ball stovaIl
opened with safe bang to center. Flick
beat out an inheld tap. Larry soaked the
bail TO short right. scoring Stovall. Lord
followed with n single to left, sending
home Flick. Bemis famed end PerrinV
walked Ball drove q sizzler over Dele
hanty's head, counting Lord. Young
mercifully popped to Delehanty for the
third out
The Maps Eve hits. almost in q row.
took oil the marcel wave out OF With
erup, and Oil went on the firing line IN
the sixth. He managed 10 survive this
stanza. but the visitors found him in the
seventh for two more tallies. Lord was
presented with a base on balls and came
home on Bemis' crash TO the fence for q
three bagger. Perring died. but Bal,
with a long fly 70 Milan, scored Bemis.
Oil pulled himself together and blanked
the Maps during the two final chapters.
Get TO OLD Cy Young.
For six innings. Cy Young only gave
the Nationals three scattered hits. He
weakened a bit in tie seventh. and local
batters jumped on him for a quartet Of
bingles. Lellvelt started the fun with a
two bagger 20 left. Kelley. who relieved
Conroy at third, died on a roller 70