Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-07
TIGERSDEVOUR DOLLY GRAY
ANDHANDILY BEAT NATIONALS
Outfielder Browne Sent Home Schaefer
Inspects Michigan Fielder-"Doc"
Reisling Pitches Today.

tip which hit his mask in the fourth, and
Mc-Aleer took him out and put Hardy i'll
the game Street could have continued.
but McAleer has never seen Hardy eaten
and this looked like a good chance 10
give him a trial. Hardy has not inn
proved as catcher over what he was
last fah. He winds up before ne throws
and would not be hard to steal on. But
he does seem able to bit fairly well. Nc
Aiefr realizes that he is badly in need of
2 catcher to help Street out and an eff
fort VIII he made to have Ainsmith,
cured from Lawrence. 10 TIC team as
soon as possible, though tho Mt onals
have no claim on him until IT.. New Eng
land League seas son is over.
Ever since Bill Hinri,h joined the
team he has been looked upon a
Joke. Even McAleer was disappointed
in the tall. awkward youngster and it
of time when he would he shipped back
to the coast But Bill evidently has
not been trying TO show himself at his
best until Yesterday. when, before the
game. he pitched to the batters in prac-
tice.. Bill looked like an entirely diff
ferent pitcher. He handled himself
like a veteran. and had SO much stuff
that his teammates could do little with
his showing. and from this on the
youngster will get much more attention
than he has heretofore.
Milan made a great catch in the sec
ond inning when he came forward and
caught Jones line drive off his shoe
tops Clyde continues to play great
ball. In fact. he is the only high-class
outfielder that the team can boast of.
McAleer~ has much better line on
the strength of his team now than
early in the season. and he realizes that
considerable strengthening will have to
be done before Washington will be able
to boast of a winning team The Ma
tionals manager considers that his
nucleus consists of Milan. Mcbride.
Street. Johnson and one or two Of the
other pitchers. 1t is around these play
ers that he hopes to build team lie
figures. of course. on using Elberfeld.
whose work this spring has been the
best of his career: but E;lberfeld Is no
longer 'youngster. and any season
may he his last. For this reason Nc
Aleer doesn't care to bank on him.
Hugiley Jennings, a few weeks ago. was
decidedly doubtful as to his tea r's ability
10 win another penrant, as at that time
the Athletics were going along at a great
clip. While his own team was not playing
up to its usual form. Today Jennings is
confident that ne will accomplish the feat
of winning -four flags in row. He don't
fear any Of the other teams now. but be-
Iieves that it will only be a question Of
time when the Tigers will be leading the
race It: took us long while to get
will go right through to the finish. 1
feel confident now that We will win be-
cause We have the best, team. There is
mo doubt about. our strength. We are
shou!d wjn.. but of course for -ttme~it
seemed that the way things were break
ing against us this would be the
season when we would fail. But 1t is
different now. We are playing up to our
hest standard and 1t looks like cinch
for u.s.
George Moriarity is playing wonderful
ball at third for the Tigers. He figured
In several sensational plays yesterday
ever did before. Delehanty. too. is show
ing himself to be much better ball
player than he ever was for Washington.
His fielding Is now to be favorably COM
in the league. while the dminutive DOME
Bush is playing spectacular game at
short.
Killifer. is showing much Improvement
in his fielding but he Is not hitting
10 be cut out strictly for utility purposes
for. when played regularly. he does not
seem able to hold his own with the site s.
There are those who insist that Killifer
should he developed into a catcher. though
McAleer don't think we'll of making that
sort OF an experiment.
The one run the Nationals scored of
Mullen yesterday came in the first in
ming when Milan walked. sacrifice and
put-out placed him on third and he
scored when Mullen made a wild pitch. In
the Tigers half Of the first they cinched the
game. Jones started matters with a hit
which struck Gray on the heel. Bush sac
rifced. and when I-nglaub dropped Nc
Brides assist of Cobb's grounder Jones
scored and Cobb reached second
Gray caught Cobb mapping Off second,
but Mcbride dropped the bali and Craw-
ford came along with a triple. which
scored Ty. and rame home himself a mo-
ment later, when Deiehanty singled to
right.
There were but two chances for the
Nationals to score thereafter. In the
fifth Conroy singled and Hardy hit for
two bases, with one out. but Gray famed
and Milan proved easy. Their ANAL
chance came in, the ninth. when Mullen
walked Mcbride and Kiilifer. but Mortar
~ prevented trouble by making a great
stop off Conroy
Jones two-bagger. a sacrifice. and a