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

. ernnon 10 pitch game for that club. lie
was beaten s to 1. but blames his defeat
on errors.
The absence OF Elberfeld from tic team
has made wonderful difference. and just
as soon as he is able lie Will be back at
third base. Not that Conroy Is not play
ing the position well, but he lacks the as
gressivc ness OF the Kid. aud that is
something that McAleers men need Il
lot of
No one feels Efberfeld's absence more
than McAiecr He realizes that the Kid
has been Of the greatest assistance to him
in more WAYS than show on the surface,
and he is hoping for the day when he can
get back in tho game. F,iherfeld is anH-
iol!s to work but his finger $ far from
being healed and il viii be several day
yet al the least before he viii be aole to
get into the game.
Notwithstanding the threatening wealth
or, there were two splendid crowds out
both afternoon and morning. So far the
trip hos been a profitable one. but when
the team gets out west, where all the
clubs have been sumping. there is going
TO be a material falling off.
No man on the team is hitting as we'll
Mcbride. He got a. hit in each of the
games yesterday, his single iii the MORN
ing preventing shutout. but inaddition
to these hits he slammed the ball hard
every time up and was robbed of Il couple
of hits by circus catches. Incidentally
Mcbride is playing a grand fielding game.
which even the partisan spectators are
forced to applaud. In New York the fans
consider Mcbride the best shortstcp In
the league George always plays great
ball here.
For the first time this season the Ma
tionals were shut out in the afternoon
1t seemed as If they would have this eN-
pericnce in the morning, but they man
aged TO get a. run in the seventh and
avoided the disaster. 1t is the only team
In the country, outside of the minor
leagues. perhaps, which had gone to this
date without having failed to score one
or more runs in any of their games.
Defeat is not taken as matter of
course by the Nationals any more. The
players have had taste of Il winning
streak. and they like it. They were a
ra her sore and ,lownheartcd bunch after
the afternoon game. There were no
smiles. but lot of yrumbiing. in which
almost every member of the team took a
hand Manager McAleer is anything but
an easy loser. He took the double defeat
rather hard. But there was no place to
lay the blame, unless it was to the fact
that the Nationals bats did not connect
properly With the ball
Tonight tho Nationals leave for C1eve-
lind. where four games are scheduled TO
Chicago. It will be q case of rush from
the grounds direct TO the depot for the
Nationals.
The afternoon game was Interrupted
after the eighth inning By a. shower
which flooded the field When II was
over the Nationals took their last turn at
the Id; and though Milan ard Gessler
got on by reason of hits, 10 runs were
scored.
II might have been policy to pitch Dolly
Gray in one of the games here. so as TO
have all the right-handers in reserve for
the Cleveland series. Lsft-handeTs are
never effective against the Maps SO that
Gray cannot pitch there and Will proba-
big not make his appearance in a game
again until tho Nationals reach Detroit
After their experience Saturday,
when Street nailed every man who at
tempted to steal. the HiEhianders came TO
the conclusion yesterday that it was folly
TO attempt this play so not a. man tried TO
steal Street is i'll his hest form now and
is catching great ball.
While Killifer has taken a temporary
slump i'll bis batting, he is showing mark
ed improv In his fielding. He Is
becoming very fast around tho second
bag and several of his stops today We're
hair raiSers. kiilifer now gives promise
Of becoming n tirst-cIass fielder. He has
stopped lighting srOunders, which vas
his only fault when Jennings had him,