The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-10-05
NEW YORK TAKES
LAST OF SERIES
Meyers Weakness Loses
Game for the Wash
ington Club.

NEW YORK. Oct. 5.-The last New
Eork-Washington tussle of the present
campaign was a free-hitting affair." New
York winning by s TO 5, with Chase's
men setting the pace in bingling. Be
fore the end Of the second stanza they
had driven Meyer, who comes from
Youngstown, Ohio, to cover, and they
Kept on hitting when Otey, late Of the
virginia League, was substituted in his
stead
The Federalists welded the willow in
an able manner, and Manager Chase
deemed 1t expedient TO send WARRIOR to
Quinn's relief after the sixth inning.
Chase, much to the delight of the
populace, and in order not to disappoint
the many Giant scouts who were m the
stand, inserted himself into the contro-
versy In the sixth frame and helped put
the game on ice. Chase was at bat
twice, and made two hits. his sore paw
not seeming. to interfere at all with his
welding Of the willow or with his field
Ing Of his position.
HAD McAleer kept Meyer on the rub
Der the Youngstown recruit might have
established record for hitting bats
men. He fingered in the pitching vine
yard for one and two-thirds innings.
and during that time winged three men.
A grand throw to the plate by CLYDE
Milan in the first spasm probably then
kept the Highlanders from driving
Meyer 10 the tall timber Clyde tried
10 save the newcomer in the second bv
getting VOTERS drive, but the ball
went through him, two runs scored, and
McAleer rushed Otey to the rubber.
Otey wasn't any more effective than
MS predecessor, and only gilt-edged
support saved the left-hander from viz
GINA from suffering the fate Of the
man he had relieved.
Henry Gets In Game.
John Henry, Larry McClure's old
backstop. broke into the proceedings at
Ihe same time as Otey, and showed that
Scout "9Iique" Kahoe had made no mis-
take IN recommending him to McAleer.
Inc Amherst graduate turned in a tidy
eaten OF foul fly and pegged out the
only man who tried 10 steal. Washing
ton, with Street, Ainsmitb and Hem,
now possesses three rafting good back
stops
The game bristIed with brilliant fea-
lures, even though the athletes took
their own time about getting through
with 1t, and the fans feared that the
tuu nine innings could not be played.
The Nationals got a single and a dou-
bic in their half of the opening inning.
but failed to count. as Milan. who had |
contributed the One-base walIop, had
been picked Off first base before Gun
ninghams two-sacker arrived
The Hanks got run in their half !
Meyer filed the sacks by passing Dan 4
les and hitting Hemphiu and knight. l
ana Gardner's long fly TO Ralston al /
lowed Daniels to score. Cree lined 70 /
centerheld for a single and AIilan's
throw TO the plate nailed HemphiH. The
Nationals died without a struggle in the /
second inning, and then the Yanks 1
chased In three runs Austin dropped ? |
single into centerfeld and advanced I
while SOmerlott was tagging Mitchell
after his slow roller along the first
base line. A balk put him up another 1
peg and he counted on Quinn's fast 1
drive past Cunningham. Daniels was 4
hit, Hemphill flied 10 SChaefer, and
Wolter hit TO deep center for three
bases, scoring Quinn and Daniels. Otey |
succeeded Meyer at this stage and-I
ended the inning by tanning Knight
Washington Team Scores.
The Nationals got their first run in
the third inning Henry was safe when /
Wolter dropped his pop fly after Slip |
ping. Otey famed, and Milan scratched |
single past Quinn knight grabbed |
Lelivelt's Erounder and got Henry at /
third base. Milan reaching second. Cum !
bingham singled past short and Milan |
counted. The Yanks died easy in their \
half. although Gardner led of with a i
single. and the fourth was a scoreIess
round Each team scored once in the /
fifth inning. With one out IN Wash
ington's half Otey hit over Daniels !
head for three cushions and scored on +
Milan's out, Gardner TO WoIter.
Knights single, Gardeners sacrifice and /
Cree's safe wallop to right centerield |
brought in the Yankee run.
The sixth was a busy inning for both
teams. With one out SOmerlott hit
past Knight and he finished the distance /
on Schaefer's drive which rolled past
Cree and 10 the fence for three sacks.
Schaefer scored on Ralston's line drive
70 center field which Cree's fast fielding
held TO n single. It looked good for
three cushions. In New YOrks half I
Daniels double, a hit batsman and
Chase's infield hit filled the bases and
Knight cleaned I'D with drive 10 left
field for two bases HenTy's single and
steal and Cunninghams third hit gave
the Nationals their final run In the sew
enth Inning.