The Washington herald., 1909-06-27
GAMES TO-DAY.
Detroit at Chicago.
Cleveland at 81. Louis.
OF THE TEl
By WILLIAM PEET.

Washington had about as much chance
10 win yesterdays game with Boston as
the proverbial camel sliding through the
eye Of a needle. The Red Sox sent Dolly
Gray 10 the tall uncut after one round
and a half, and jumped all over Tom
Hughes for seven hits and five runs dur
ing the remaining chapters Final score
Boston z. Nationals 8.
From 2 local standpoint the only good
thing about Schiller was his name. sug-
gestive or a long cool drink. and welcome
on a day ike yesterday. Schlitzer. with
his easy delivery and slow-breaking
curves was a complete puzzle Six hits
ne allowed the tribe Of Cantillon. and.
with the exception Of the fourth and
eighth innings, kept them beautifully
scattered. The locals had no trouble III
swatting the ball. but BOston's defense
was equal 20 everything that bobbed Up.
Only one error is charged 70 the visitors,
and this did not figure in the scoring.
Several Brilliant Catches.
Donohue, Milan, and Hooper contrib
uted brilliant catches for features, while
the visitors ran bases in grand style.
Umpire Perrine appeared TO have lost his
nerve completely, for he turned every
close decision on the bases Washington's
way.
Gray, by his own wiIdness. got him
self In bad right off the reel, when Nc
ConneI was walked and Lord beat out
a bunt. which Gray tossed poorly 10
Donohue allowing Mcconnell a safe
journey 10 third Hooper went out on
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work. was able 10 hold Mcconnell on
third. Gessler's grounder 70 Conroy
killed Mcconnell at home. but Stahl man
aged to eut a sizzler past third. scoring
Mcconnell. Lord came home on Lelivelt's
wild heave 70 the plate. Stahl attempted
70 reach the Ihree-quarter station but
was thrown out. Score; Boston, 2; Wash
ing:on, O.
TwO-bagger for Wagner.
Wagner was so glad TO see Gray in the
second that he smote the first hall
pitched TO deep right for a two-bagger. |
Niles was hit in the Stats. and then Mr.. /
Gray vanished, Tom Hughes taking I'D
the burden. Carrigan popped TO Conroy, |
and Schhtzer's sacrifice advanced Wag-
ner 70 third. only to score a minute later
on wild pitch. Mcconnell died on a |
grounder TO DonOhue for the third out. /
After Lord had gone out in the third. |
Hooper singled 10 center and counted on (
Gessler's crash 10 the right field fence
for a three-bagger. On Stahrs sacrifice /
fly Gessler came home Wagner made II 1
three out on a grounder TO Conroy.
The Nationals started a little batting |
rally IN the fourth. but only one run re- !
suited. After Delehanty had flied 70
Lord, Donohue walked. McBrfde's single
sent JiGgs 10 second. Lelivelt connected
for a pretty single. filing the bases
Street caught the first ball pitched on the
point OF the jaw, sending it on a line to |
deep left. Hooper made an almost i'm
possible catch, but was so far away that
Donohue came home from third Hughes /
was unable to keep up the hit music and
went out on fly 10 Gessler.
Hughes Does Better.
During the fifth and sixth innings
Long Tom pulled himself together And
allowed no liberties, but in the seventh <
Boston secured another run McCou- 1
nell drew four wide ones. stole second |
and came around 70 third on Hughes
pooT throw. Lord flied TO UngIaub but
Hooper's third hit OF the game scored |
Mcconnell.
In the eighth Washington started an /
other promising young batting rally. I
Milan beat out q bunt. Conroy flied to
Wagner. Unglaub's single gave Milan /
third Milan scored a minute later on /
Delehanty's savage drive 10 left. Dono-
hue sent O grounder to Wagner, and L
while Delehanty was being run down be-
tween the bases Unglaub flew home
'Score-Boston. 6; Washington 8
The visitors tackled up their seventh
tally in the ninth. when Hooper, who was
hit by q pitched ball, was forced to sec
ond as Tom Hughes pasted Stahl IN the
back, and crossed the plate on Wagner'k
tvO-bagger to rfsht