The Washington times., 1909-05-14
HIGH-CLASS BALL
BY THE NATIONALS
AFTER BIG SLUMP
Brainy Work of Cantilon and His Men in Thinning
Tie Revelation to Knockers-E4its Pro-
ducing Necessary Runs
By THOMAS S. RICE.

As a prophet we are regaining class.
When Chicago beat washington in their
first game by TO in eleven innings we
rose 70 remark that at the rate the
Nationals were going they would soon
be holding the other fellows so closely
that even II unable TO score themselves
they would keep the game a tie until
darkness broke up the proceedings and
The fans could rejoice that a day had
passed without a beating The ] to 1
tie in Chicago yesterday in seventeen in
nings supported this contention and
everybody is feeling better.
Tom Burke's little lecture OF Mara
thon running at The Times office yes
terday afternoon was all to the good.
You should have been there.
Every account of the great game IN
Chicago credits CantiIlon's intimate
knowledge OF baseball and lightning
grasp Of a situation. His switching OF
pitchers from Johnson to Burns to
Hughes 20 Gray and back 10 Hughes
made a tremendous hit with the Windy
City baseball writer's. His scheme Of
shipping Hughes from the box 10 right
field and from right field to the box
after Dolly Gray had walked a man in
the seventeenth inning. showed genuine
baseball brains and we hope the lead
ing grouches OF this burg will bear
that in mind when they loosen up for
their next howl about him not know
ing his business. He was strictly on
the job, using great judgment in work
ing 10 the hest advantage with the ma
teriai at hts command. His men re-
sponded 20 his prompting and one II
the greatest battles the American
League will see this year was the re-
suit.
Two days in succession without get
ting the short end of the score.
One OF the oddities of baseball was
the scoring Of washington's run. in
the seventh inning Mcbride, about the
veakesE hitter in the lineup except
when Shipke is In the game. singled.
He stole second by what must have been
q wonderful bit of sliding, according TO
the accounts. From that station. he went
home on n safe smash 70 right by Otis
Clymer. a man who has been showing
80 poorly with the willow that there
have been loud demands for his scalp.
day; Delehanty. Unglaub. Conroy, and
Freeman. all of whom should be there
in swatting, had chances to accomplish
results similar 10 those achieved by Nc
Bride and ClymeT. but failed miserably-
How cen you figure on the great nation
81 game when such incidents are con-
Etantly recurring2 Both Clymer and Del
ehanty have recently been bracing up
IN the swat department, and DelehaHty
Is doing splendi6 work at second.
KID EIberfeld got four Llts yesterday
of the Detroit pitchers.
Chicago made thirteen nits. as against
six for Washington, and had twenty
x0en left on bases. There was some
wonderful spry fielding to produce those
statistics, and the Washingtonisns are
due for lot Of credit when they make
q foolishness OF the White SoX In that
manner Washington had seven men
left on bases. Hitherto IL has been the
custom for Can1llon's hirelings to get
10 FIRST and be maTOOned somewhere on
the circuit. In the last day or two the
conditions appear to have been reversed
and the Nationals are now the ones who
are improving the shining opportunity
They have been roasted to a turn for
pot developing their hits into runs. but
hook at Chicago. In the two clashes Of
Wednesday and Thursday the Sox made
= total OF twenty-four hits from which
they garnered just two tallies. Remem-
her that there arc others when YOU
Nieid your hammer on the Nationals.
Acting President HeydIer. Of the
Rational League. has suspended Roger
Bresnahan. manager Of the St Louis
cardinals. for three days for using bad
language on the field I'm Brooklyn. TIE
Rction is 20 be commended and should
he more frequent when iust.aed.
Conroy got two hits in the lengthy
contention with Chicago. Shipke got q
hit, so did Mcbride, and likewise BiU
Burns. Mcbride and Browne made sac
rihce hits and Mcbride stole the base