Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-06

NATIONALS POOR GAME
ATHLETICS SIMPLY ROMP
AROUND THE BASES.
Weird Fielding by the Washingtons
Hand Over q Soft Contest to
the Mackmen.

PHILADELPHIA, May 6.-The Wash
ingtons made their initial 1910 debut in
local American League circles yesterday
afternoon. but as far as the visitors from
President Taft's home were concerned
they made, very little impression on the
social gathering at Shibe Park. The Ath-
letics won without any eXertion or fuss
Of feathers, the final figures being 10 to L.
The crew Jimmy McAleer pilots for
better or worse this year put up a. punky
exhibition OF big league base ball They
booted. muffed, fooled and even shrinked
grounders, which gave the Athletics runs
Of the cheapest Sort while their hitting
was light; in fact, extremely meek be-
fore the splitter Cy Morgan served up
for nine innings. All of this base ball
patchwork on the part of the visitors
soon gave the Athletics the lead in the
second inning, and, with the six they
piled UP in the fourth, due mostly to
some weird work on the part of the
Nationals, took all the interest out of
the game.
FROM that time on it was only a ques-
ton OF getting the game over.
With the result tied up, Connie sent in
four of his Yanigans for a bit of major
league practice, retiring Collins Oldring,
Baker and Davis in favor of Rath.
Strunk. McInnes and Houser Mack could
also have sent five more subs had
they been available without taking any
chances of losing the game.
The. day suited Cy Morgan and he
showed the result of the atmospheric
conditions by denting the Washington
sluggers' batting averages Four hits for
total of five sacks was the best the
Nationals could get off Happy Cy," two
OF the hits being infield hunts which
could not be fielded in time to get the
runner at first. Morgan did not pass a
man, but he managed to soak DOC"
Gessler In the ribs with an inshoot. this
being his only battery blunder.
walker was not hit nearly as hard as
the score would indicate. 1t was his err
ratio support which brought about his
downfall. The visitors when thew had If
In their bones played the game like a lot
or amateurs and it did not take long for
the Mackmen to pile up runs without
much bingling. The sixth, which took all
commonplace interest out of the argu-
ment, was as luscious an inning as the
Mackmen have enjoyed this year. Six
tailies were hung up in that session, most
OF them coming over thanks to the
ViSltors yellow fielding.
Walker got away with the first three
Mackmen who faced him in the opener.
but was not SO fortunate in the next
round. Schaeffer started trouble for his
pitcher by letting Bakers grounder get
through him. which Melted Frank two
bases by fast sprinting. Davis showed
Baker to third on sacrifice poke to
Walker and Murphy's long fly to Lelivelt
allowed Baker to score. Barry singled
to left and then the value Of running out
all fly balls was fully demonstrated when
Livingston lifted an easy fly to LeIivelt.
Barry never stopped running when Liv-
ingstOn connected and by the time Leli-
Welt got under the ball Jack was making
for third. Then Lelivelt. to the joy of
the crowd and disgust of Walter. made
an inglorious muff of the ball, allowing
Barry to score and Livingston to reach
second. Paddy took third on a wild
pitch, but Morgan ended the inning by
tanning.
The third was peaceful enough, but the
fourth caused the crowd to jeer the Ma
tionals. After Baker had been retired
for a starter. Davis singled to center
and took second when Murphy beat out
hit to Elberfeld. Barry singled to left.
scoring Davis. and while Lelivelt was
juggling the ball Murphy reached third
and Barry second. Livingston walked,
filing the sacks and bringing up Nor
gan, who rarely is known to hit safely.
Cy, however, was keyed to the moment
for such q ticklish situation. He hunted
nice one toward first, which Walker
fielded. but nobody was en- first, Crooks
having come in to field the ball. While
Morgan was rushing to safety at first
Murphy scored. Barry overran third on
the play and Walker tried to get him.
His throw almost tore off one of Elber-
fields hands and the ball shot cut to
left, Barry and Livingston scoring on the
heave, Cy reaching second. Hartsel kept
up the amusement by singing to cen
ter. scoring Morgan. Topsy slid to sec
ond for a stolen base and tore over the
plate with the sixth run Of the inning
when Mcbride let Oldring's grounder get
away from him. Collins and Baker then
kindly ended the farce.
Strunk's single. Raths sacrifice, dou-
bic by Baker and single bv Murphy net
ted the Athletics their other two runs
necessary to total ten for the afternoon
Washington's only run was made in
the seventh on Elberfe,d's infield tap.
Gessler being hit with pitched ball.
Crooks single and McBride's long fly to
Oldring. The score:
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