The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-20
NATIONALS FIND NORFOLK
EASY PICKING, SCORE 6 TO |
McAeerS HopefulS Capture Opening Practice Game
of the SeaSOn-"DOc" ReiSling and Dolly Gray
in Fine FetIe-HOme Pitchers Easy
Special to The washington Herald.

was in form this afternoon, and the Ma
tionals won their first practice game
from Norfolk, 6 20 !.
There was not much else tc the game
bat the Doctor during the six innings
which he pitched. lie had speed and
coatrol, and the Norfolk batters. some
of them good ones. were helpless before
him. But thirteen men faced him in the
first four innings.
Chandler. the first man 10 so against
him, was an easy out, from Conroy TO
Unglaub. Reggy went out on a little fly
20 Walker, and Steiner was struck out.
The first man TO face the Doctor in the
second inning drew base on balls, but
he got no farther than first base, as the
three others were easy outs Only three
Norfolk men went to bat IN the third,
and each of those was thrown out by the
pitcher at first.
II Reisling keeps up the pace which he
struck this afternoon, he viii be factor
IN the American League race this year.
lie worked easily. and so well pleased
was McAleer with his performance that
he let him pitch the three innings which
1t had been determined to have Walker
work;
The National scored runs enough In the
first inning to win the game, and took
things easily after that. Pitcher Lloyd
vas ineffective. and they had no trouble
piling up the talIies. Lloyd gave both
Browne and Schaefer bases on balls. Ges-
Ter followed with single to center which
scored Browne. and Schaefer took third.
Schaefer Comes Home.
Cessler next made a biun at stealing
second and drew throw there from the
catcher and Schaefer scored. Unglaub
hit TO center for single and Lelivelt,
driving one to the right field fence for
three bases. scored Unglaub. Mulianey
fell in going after Lelivelt's dVive, but
for the fall the hit would have been
one-sacker Conroy went out, from third
to first Mcbride singled. scoring Leli
Welt. Hardy drew a base on balls, and
Reisling ended it by going out, from third
10 first.
The whole National team displayed
good form in the game, and seems now
fit to start championship campaign.
The infeld works as smoothly as a well
fabricated piece of machinery. Few low
hit balls viii get by t.
The first safe hit of Reisling was made
by Reggy in the fourth inning. It was
a clean drive to left But the next two
batters were easy outs, and Reggy him
self was thrown out at second. from
Hardy 10 Mcbride, trying 10 steal
The Nationals in the fifth inning made
the first of their three double plays. Low
oh "a
Mcbride. was sacrificed TO second by
johnson. Lowell and Engle then at
tempted the hit and run game. but the
most that Engle could do was TO pop
a fly to Schaefer, and Lowell, being caught
off second, was doubled there, Schaefer
throwing to Mcbride.
Another fast double followed in the
sixth. McCoRnachie, hitting Clearly to
left, was forced at second, Schaefer TO
Mcbride. by Chandler, and Chandler was
thrown out at first, Mcbride TO Unglaub.
Nationals Score in Second.
Another run was scored by the Nation
ais in the second inning. After Browne
and Schaefer had gone out, GessIer ham
mered one into right field for two bases,
and scored on Unglaub's drive 10 left.
After that the Nationals made no serious
effort TO score.
McAleer took Reisling out OF the box
after the sixth inning TO give Gray a
chance. Dolly found himself in fair con-
dition. But the local men found him
easier than they did Reisling. and hit
the ball hard, although only once into
safe territory.
Gray had no trouble in disposing Of
Norfolk in the first inning which he
pitched, but had more trouble in the
next chapter. He gave Lowell the first
man up. 8 base on balls. Schaefer let a
drive from Johnson's bat get through
him, and Lowell went to second. and
scored on Engle's hit 10 right.
washington put an end TO the game
by another double play in the ninth.
SteinfeE. being safe on an error by ing
laub. was forced Al second on MulIa-
ney's infeld hit. Mcbride to sehaefer.
and the latter threw Mullaney out at
first Unglaub's error was on a difficult
throw from Mcbride.
Welsher, one OF the Norfolk pitchers.
pulled off double play unassisted I'm
the sixth inning. Mcbride hunted and
was safe at first. Hardy next popped a
fv 10 inheld. and both Chandler and
WeIsher went for it. Welsher took 1t.
Mcbride had gone down to second on
the delivery Of the ball. and was nearly
10 that base when Welsher made the
catch. First base being uncovered, It
was then race back there between Nc
Bride and the pitcher. The latter. being
nearer the goal. beat Mcbride to it.
Big Crowd on Hand.
The biggest crowd that has ever turned
out so early in the season witnessed the
game. more than 5000 persons passing
. IN the gates. and both the locals and the
Nationals got more money cut of it than
they will out of some of the games which
they will engage IN during the champion
ship season.
The weather was perfect and sufTi-
ciently warm for the players to sweat
freely. It was the warmest day that the
Nationals have yet had for practice and
they got in a good days work although
NicAIeer did not require them to prae-
tiee in the morning
The score.
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