The Washington herald., 1909-06-26
NOTES OF THE GAME.
We got one Of EN-. anyway.
Boston i now in second place.
Red Sox play hera again .o-dar

Boston - now in second place.
Red Sox play here again to-day.
Gessler robbed Street OF hit I, the
seventh inning Of the first game.
/ Gabby Street was there with the sure.
death throws. Nobody stole second or
/ him yesterday.
Everybody was glad to see Leliver
make a hit A little more confidence Is
al the youngster needs
! Delehanty really ought 10 have been on
the bench. but MS services we're needed
and he played on his nerve.
Same old Jake"' yelled bIeacherite
/ fan when Stahl pulled a lou one out 0,
the dirt in the second game
Vice President Sherman was an in.
! terested spectator and rooted hard for 2
victory in the secOnd game.
Arelanes pitched a great game and de-
served victory. With the exception OF
one inning. he was invincible
| George Browne could hardly walk -
the clubhouse after the game. and said
his bum leg felt worse than ever
| Lelivelt. CantilIons Tri-State Ieapue
recruit got his first hit during Wash
I ington rally In the fourth inning.
Wagner played a great game at shor,
I Tor Boston. accepting the six chances
that came his way without a slip-up.
Joe Wood viii twirl for the Red sox
to-day, while either TannehiH or
Tom Hughes viii go in for Washington.
Bullet Thoney got in the game in the
| eighth, when he was chosen 10 run for
I Carrigan. However. ne failed 10 advance
a sack.
over FIVE thousand persons turned out
TO see the games. IL was ladies' day. ans
a vast assemblage OF the fair sex were
numbered among the crowd.
George Mcbride. the Nationals guar
4 dian OF the short field. helded brilliantly
! In both games. with his usual stunt OF
making difficult chances look easy.
Silk O'LOughlin was about as popular
| with the Washington blescherites as ne
was in Gotham. The vet was forced to
contend with roasting throughout the
game.
/ Jake Stahl. the former National man
sger, played well al the initial sack
scoOping en- up in fine style Jake IS a
favorite In Washington. and always gets
the glad hand.
Boston had a chance 10 score rms, g,
the third inning OF the first game when
Welter smashed out a three-bagRer win
two down, Mccormick was unable to pro-
duee the necessary hit.
'Jigger" DonOhue and his big stic,,
were much In evidence in the second
game. The former members Of +ha vTli+a
Sox troupe contributed brace OF bingIes
and a sacrifice out Of four trips to the
plate.
The papers are full OF Lajoie's rnisban.
and how greatly Cleveland is handicaDed.
But Washington has Delehanty. Browne
and Clymer on the injured list. and hard
" mention has been made of II outside
OF Washington.
IN the second inning Spencer hlt a
SLOW grounder 10 second which he should
have beat out. The stocky catcher did
the ice-wagon stunt. and was an easv
victim. Some one suggested a match
race with Joe Cantillon
The Nationals pulled of a play in the
fourth that made a hit with the fans.
with Unglaub on second. DeIehantv laid
neat bunt along the third-base line
draVing in the third baseman. Unelaub
who was all wisdom started OF with the
crack Of the bat. reaching home when
Lord threw TO the keystone sack 10
catch Delehanty
The Red Sox looked dangerous in the
opening session OF the second. game. Nc
Connell, the first man 20 face Pitcher
Groom, waited for four wide ones. Lord
was an easy out on a grounder TO sec
ond. Hooper singled TO center. and Nc
Connell reached third Hooper then
matched HIS feet-footedness against
Streets trusty wing, losing out by a
lash.
Doc Gessler, who has always been a
terror to Washington boxmen. was pur-
posely passed. Doc started to steal. and
when Street made q motion as II to
catch the runner. Mcconnell beat II for
home. However. things didn't 20 ths.
way, and snsppy throw from Street
to Groom and thence tc Conroy caught