Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-05
BY J. ED. GRILLO.
DISPATCH to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CLEVELAND, Ohio. June 4.-NothinG
that has happened the Nationals this
season has had such a bracing effect as
that batting streak in the ninth today
Base hits were of course always welcomed
by ball players but, to make six clean
hits off of d lcft-handcr was more than
any Of the team sadmirers could hope
for. It is believed that this batting reilly
will have d normal effect on the other
teams for it shows that the Nationals
are not necessarily helpless against u
south-paw, and it was this fact that
pleased the players. The hitting was
terrific. One usually sees q few 11uke
hits in these rallies but on this occasion
every bali was hit square on the trade
mark and shot through the infield as if
released from u rifle barrel.
well, we've started to hit at last and
from this out look for better results,
said Manager McAleer tonight. "AiI our
trouble on this trip has been that We
have not hit, but it seems to be that We
have finally got going and we will do con
siderably better from this out. When a
team is not hitting there is not much
chance for victory. The pitchers feel
that if they get Il run or two behind the
game is lost and they do not take the
interest in their work that they should
have felt satisfied right along that We
would get to going one of these days, and
/ think we have, for that hitting in the
ninth today was about the finest ] have
ever seen, for it was all clean cut"
Kid Elberfeld took a quiet sneak out of
town this morning to look Il promising
pitcher over in one of the minor leagues.
This twirler has been highly recon-
mended to several major league CLUBS
who have sent their scouts to look him
over. But it happens that the owner OF
the team is friend of McAleer and he
got the Nationals manager on the phone
last night, telling him to send some one
to look the pitcher over at once. Fiber
field was selected for the job, because he
is unable to play anyway.
Germany Schaefer gave an exhibition
of coaching during today's game that
had the crowd Of several thousand stand
ing up in the stands in the ninth. paying
no attention to the game and laughing at
and cheering Schaefer. He had been
kidding with the crowd good naturedly
all afternoon, and when the Nationals
got their one-run lead in the seventh he
began to cut loose. He performed all
sorts of antics, and when the hitting III
the ninth began he proved the best come
dian ever seen on ball field. Link had
retired the first two men to face him
when Johnson got hit. Now. young
man. announced Schaefer to Link, I'VE
will show you what we can DO after two
are OUT Then came Mlans. hit and
Schaefer turned fiip-fops and hand
Springs and when Browne followed with
a hit which resulted in two runs Schaef-
er lay on the grass and went through
swimming motions. Link finally had
three balls and two strikes on Gessler
when Schaefer made a hit with the fol-
lowing: ".Now: young man. you are in
a desperate fix. Take the advice of my
long years of experience and walk this
fellow for il you don't walk him he IS
very apt to knock one of the boards loose
ON the fence The ball went on line
and hit the center field fence, Whereupon
Schaefer deplored the fact that Link had
not followed his advice.
The crowd started to leave about this
time but Schaefer pleaded with them to
remain, for as he said, the big show
was not yet half over, and it was not,
for two more two-baggers followed. After
the Nationals scored in the ninth the
crowd did not pay. any attention to the
plays any more. Schaefer was the center
of attraction and he gave splendid en-
tertainment.
If Cy Young has gone back, as has
been limited this spring, he did not show
it today He seemed just as good as
ever, and if he had been given support
he would have proven a most trouble
some proposition for the Nationals But
after the seventh Mcclure thought he
could hold the Nationals down by pitch
ing Link, who, however. proved the
easiest kind OF q proposition.
johnson had terrific speed TO-DAY In