Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-31
BY j. ED. GRILLo.

spscisl pisgat.h 10. Inc star
NEW YORk May tt.-An even hreaN
il all the xat'oIfa4s can now 7ppe for in
New York. The dual defeat of McAlecf
men on Decoration day was a hard blow
To their aspirations caused ny their IN
ability 10 conDcct s3feIH WITH the deliV
cry of Ford and Vaughn, Stallinss t"o
star pitchers.
1t WAS the good fortune. OF the BiSf-
lnnders to get their hits when 'heA
counted most. and the absence OF time
~ drive which caused tho Undoi11E OF the
Nationals winning streak. There was
hardly an inning during the morning
struggle that a base hit would not nave
turned the tide and there were Il time or
two in the afternoon when had base hit
been made there would have been DIFF
ferent story TO tell
Both ObcrIin and Groom pitched We'll
enough TO win ordinarily. but hoth 1aI-
tered at the wrong time. and the few hits
made off of them gave the locals enough
runs to annex their games.
But the fact must not hc overlooked
that the Nationals were np against two
pitchers who have fooled all other teams.
- still indicated. McAleer's men hit
Ford and Vaughn Just about as hard Us
have the other teams in the league,
though Ford was SO wild that he did
NOT deserve q victory. He gave nine
passes. which ordinarily would prove
enough To drive any other pitcher TO the
bench.
But when lie did manage TO get it over
the batsmen could do little or nothing
with his delivery. When a ball was hit
hard il was usually right q, one of the
waiting iielders-
Vaughn in the afternoon did not look
impressive, for he was hit continually,
but only occasionally safe. though there
were several line drives gobbled up be-
mind him.
With Walter johnson slated to pitch
TO-DAY asainst Quinn it looks as If the
Nationals were assured of an even break
in the series for when Johnson is right
mis- New York team does little with
him, and Johnson has shown in his last
Two appearances that he is ready to 80
tha route.
An even break is usually considered a
GOOD enough showing away from home.
hut after winning that first game it
seemed that there was chance to get
nns of the two yesterday, and with
johnson working 1t seemed that there
vas chance 10 take d ma jority of the
Games. But the dual defeat Yesterday
killed such chances.
Jack LeIivelt will be benched TODAY
His place will be taken by George
BROWNE lSnFeil Is not InJrlnS 10 SUI
MCAleer. The youngster is badly off OF
his stride. He is not going at the bal
as he did when he first Joined the tea II
and until he gets back in form he will not
ho played if Browne comes UP to eXpecta-
lions and he seems TO he ready Just
how Browne will he in left field remains
70 DC seen. for he is anything hut d. good
fielder and is not accustomed TO the posi-
tion either. But it Is figured that with
his speed. following Milan in the batting
order, the team will he benefited.
Frank Oberlin is truly bard lucl,
proposition. He has not pitched u poor
game of ball for the Nationals this spring
yst has failed 10 annex = victory. His
pitching yesterday morning was effective
in all but one inning, but that would no:
have harmed had his teammates beer
able To get any runs for him. Oberlin is
70 be worked more regularly in ri1e future
because McAleer has confidence in him
and il he can be lucky enough to get into
some games in which his team will make
runs he will win games handily enough.
Red kiilifer. TOO, is off his stride with
ne bat. IT has been several days nov
since Red got ANYTHING that looked like a