Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-03
NATIONALS TAKE It
EASY WITH CORNELL
Locals Pile Up Four Errors,
But Defeat New Workers
Without Trouble.

Professional wrestled with amateur out
7th street and Florida avenue way yes
terday afternoon, and, might be ex-
pected. professional won. In other words
the Washington American League base
ball team on its own sand lot tried
conclusions with the young men from
Cornell University, and the locals, with
out extending themselves very strenuous
ly, won by the score of seven runs to
three.
1t wasn't such punky demonstration
OF the great national pastime at that, for
the collegians. having no carefully foster
ed salary wings to take into considera-
ton, spread themselves all over the dia-
mond and whipped the pellet in all direc-
tons at top speed. The Nationals, con-
tinuing in their preseason preparation for
the six-month struggle which must en-
sue before the title to the league pennant
is determined. took few chances and &C
cumulated just enough tallies to stow
away the victory.
AS a whole the collegians acquitted
themselves very well. 1t was natural they
should be trif1e nervous at first. because
the tackHng of major league bunch was
pretty large contract for them, but
when their initial tremors were Quoted
they settled down and played good heady
base ball.
Pitchers Not Extended.
Johnson. Walker and Oberlin pitched
three innings apiece of the nine-innng
contest, and the fact that none of them
used top speed and wide twisters helped
the Cornell youngsters quite a bit, be-
cause the college boys annexed several
more hits than could possibly have been
their portion If they had been compelled
to face real class pitching. The real
dyed-in-the-wool fans, of whom quite
few decorated the bleachers and stands.
s. owed that they shared with the local
players the feeling that it was only
matinee after all, for they had only good
natured joshing to offer when errors of
commission permitted runners to advance
along the base lines, and in couple OF
Instances to score.
The real value of long experience in
the game was well demonstrated when
the Nationals were on the paths, because
they worried Pitcher Goodwillie by their
long leads off the bases, and time after
time he wasted throws to catch them
mapping. Milan was the only National
TO be trapped off first, and Goodwilie
just happened to catch him off his
balance. BY sliding into second from
unexpected angles the Nationals made it
practically impossible for the man who
covered the bag to tag them, no matter
how good were Catcher Williams throws
Six stolen bases were credited to the
Nationals, while not one of the coIlegians
succeeded in pilfering on Street or Hardy.
Got Good Start.
Magner, the first man up for Cornell
in the first inning. brought bowls of ap-
plause from the college rooters. by clout-
ing the first ball served by johnson for a
single to center field. He died stealing,
however, and Owens and Rutherford
could do nothing with Johnson's shoots.
The visitors should have gone out in
order i'll the second round but after two
were out Matchmeer was given life
when Schaefer let his roller get away;
Thompson dropped a Texas Lacquer into
short left, and Howard, the former
Western High School star, bounced
single just back of first base Gnglaub
tried hard to make the play, diving head
foremost into the bag to beat Howard,
but Umpire Handiboe called the runner
safe, and before Unglaub could recover
Matchmeer had registered from second.
Howard beat it for second on the play,
and when Street hurled the pellet TO
KiIifer Thompson scored from third
Wagner first up in the third, and
he again opened the inning auspiciously
by Slamming the pellet into short center.
He took second on Owens sa ,rifice, but
died sliding into third, when Johnson
grabbed q hot one off Rutherfords bat
and caught Magner midway between the
bases. Rutherford took second, while his
teammate was being run down, and he
tried to score from that corner on Will
liams' safe drive to center-but Milan
made perfect heave to the pan, and
Rutherford was nipped.
The collegians did not threaten again
during the game, save in the fifth, when
base on balls and two errors gave
leln run. Howard, the first man up
ia this session. worked Dixie Walker for
o pass, but he was caught by a mile at
s>.-..- I, ..eH GOoGwIlie bounced a bunt
toward the pitchers box-only Killifer
dropped the assist. With men on first
and second Magner essayed a sacrifice
and then came Unglaub's weird throw
past Elberfeld, Howard scoring.
"Zeb" Opened With Hit.
For the Nationals Milan opened with
safety past second base. and Schaefer
reached first when Goodwillie fumbled his
bunt. Both runners scored on Gessler's
triple into right field.
kllifer. first up in the second inning
drew a pass, and he was safe at second
when Goodwillie threw wild to catch him
off first base. Street also worked the
pitcher for free transportation. and
both runners advanced on ,.Johnson's
sacrifice. Goodwillie uncorked a wide
one. which went through Williams, and
Killifer scored. Milan died on pop fly
to Thompson, and Schaefer annexed four
balls With Street on third the result of
the passed ball which scored Killifer,
Schaefer made bluff to stead second.
lie drew throw from Williams, and
Street scored. 1t was a perfectly exc
cuted double steal The two runs in this
inning were registered without a hit
Elberfeld was hit by a pitched ball I'm
the third, and he stole second and scored
on Killifer's double along the left field
foul line. Lelivelt drew four wide ones
in the fifth inning, stole second, went to
third on Gessler's out and scored on
Cnglaub's sacrifice fly to deep left field
kiilifer made the only other run for the
laa&
by clouting the leather into left field for
two bases, taking third when Goodwillie
threw wildly to catch him off second, and
crossing the pan on Hardy's long sacrifice
fly TO left.
The score:
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