Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-17
COMMENT ON THE GAME.

| One OF the snapp3est plays Of the game
! nipped an Athletic run in the bud at
the beginning of the second inning
Murphy, first man up. gave Lelivelt the
run of his life after a drive against the
left field fence and pulled up on third
.before the ball could be returned. Barry
whitfield at three wide ones. but Schaefer
smothered a hot grass-cutter off Thomas
bat and Murphy was nailed at the plate
Half of the spectators thought the run
ner was safe because he went down with
| Street in smother OF dust over the
plate. Umpire Evans was on top of the
play, however, and he waved Murphy
out
Hand a bouquet to Doc Gessler's WHIP
After Collins reached third on McBride's
error and a wild pitch in the sixth inn
ing Baker sent a skyscraper into right
and the ball was carried by the wind 80
| that Gessler barely managed to get un-
der it. Under ordinary conditions it
would have been q sacrifice fly, but the
doctor made mighty heave and Charley
! Street, who was standing directly over
the plate, did not have to move an inch
| to receive the ball in his mitt. Collins
was held on third.
| Dixie" Walker had bunch of ups and
downs in the first inning. He retired
Hartsel and Oldring, the first two batters
| in rather easy fashion. and then dug
hole for himself by allowing Collins and
Baker to slam successive singles through
the pitchers box. He made the cavity
! still deeper by heaving the ball into CEN
ter field in an effort to catch Collins
manning at second hnfh
up a base. Fortunately, Harry Davis
saved UP a two-bagger until his next
time at bat in the fourth inning, where it
did no harm, and the danger point was
passed III that initial inning wnen Davis
sent bounder to Mcbride.
Gessler was the bright particular lumi-
nary with the willow yesterday He was
the only one Of the locals to get two hits,
and both OF them figured largely in the
result. His first was a clean three-basger
into left field, which developed into a
run when Unglaub raised a Texas
Lacquer behind Collins. and his second
hit, single into right in the ninth, put
cllncner on Coombs' ascension to
cloudland. Lelivelt and Elberfeld made
hits before the doctor came to the pan in
the ninth, and the doctor sent Lelivelt
home with his single. After Elberfeld
Brides double Gessler roasted on third,
whence he trotted across the pan with
the winning run when Coombs passed
killifer.
Hits were mighty scarce in the Nation
ais camp after the second inning, and
until the joyous ninth. In the SIX innings
which interviewed only one scratchy bingle
rewarded the efforts OF the locals With
the stick. That lone safety came in the
expected by laying down hunt along the
| third base line. Two men were out when
this happened, and no damage resulted,
| because Germany was caught by q mile
in attempting to pilfer second.
| Nationals way in the third inning when
| Elberfeld drew q base on balls, stole
second and went to third on a wild
pitch-but the threatened score did not
mstenanze. because two men were out
when Elberfeld started his journey and
Umpire Evans called Gessler out on
strikes.
1t is not often that George Mcbride
commits two heinous offenses at one
| happened yesterday, and the accident
was responsible for a run. It, or they.
| came in the sixth inning, when GeorRie
funbled a bounder OF Collins's bat and
then made the error worse by heaving
the horsehide away out of UnRlaub's
reach. Collins took second on the wob-
BILE. Dixie Walker complicated the sit
uation by unoorking wild pitch. which
| sent the runner to third, whence he
scored on a sacrifice fly by Davis.
| Manager MoAleer and his entire crew
of ball players leave this evening at
| o'clock for Boston, where they win hook
lup with Patsy Donovan's Speed Roys:'
In Ave games in four days. Tuesday is
Patriots day and morning and an after
noon game will be played. Tomorrow is
the opening day for Boston and reports
outpourins Of the fans" Walter John
son Will be about ready to face Boston
tomorrow. and II he repeats his perform
ance of Thursday there is trouble ahead
for Boston.
Mrs. McAleer was a spectator at YES
terday's great battle and her friends
naturally select her az a mascot. She
enjoyed the victory almost as much as
her husband.
| The - o'clock inAelders'' warmed UP
before the regular practice and showed
of, TO great ADVANTAGE. With Crooks on