The Washington times., 1910-04-15
Washington IS. Athleties today, 4

Washington vs.. Athletics today, 4
P.
A grand oDenipgl
This Is the CONSENSUS CT opinion
around town today about the drSt game
Of the American League SEASON IN
Washington yesterday between wash
irEton and The Philadelphia Athletics
II vas al the srander because wash
incton wen b. TO G. 1t was stGi more
crand because the grade Of baseball
PLAYED By the ho-le folk was so high
as 10 lead the fans 10 have al sorts
Of wild dreams about the future
The Distinguishing mark OF The Do
eeedincs apart from the presence OF
the President Of the United states. was
the good baseball Bear that in mind.
Il was a classy game The work was
not exactly. sensational except in one Or
Two spots bur ii was the genuine mayor
league article, tie kind that IS worth
seeing whether the home team wins or
loses.
Ginger, Pepper Papuka.
The above observations are. largely
built upon anothe-ths confidence and
spirit displayed By rhe washington
team Did you notice it, Ever see 50
much sass outside OF a garde1z Ginger.
pepper, paprika, etc. 10 scorch the
whole league. II warmed the cookies
Of the heart 10 have so much of IL
around the place There was none Of
the Iacka6aisical WeL-we-can-t -helE-ir-
if-we-60-Iose ar which has marked the
teams representing this city even when
they were in the midst of their winning
streaks 80. stree, Bob- As we have
remarked before, tHe present agsresa-
ZION has, somehow OF other. gotten
the idea into its collective mead that i
IS destined to land -aEay Up from the
bottom II you d0ubr them. they are
willing To spend a nickel Tor q pencil q
draw q maps L how they are going 20 90
IT, The better 1=a---l- fSTlen tl1eE De
come the better the fans WIZ 9e pleased
Il might have been expected tnat so
ing against Eddie Plank ana sl-l q
GOOD team as the Athletics our earnest
young men might have felt some trepl-
oa--On- especially as l-oE were D---i5
had been. 1izltp pointed -rE many many
Vezrs Fur- tbCT did no such tHI1E
From the very lrEr inning t1eT went
d bout their business ot punching Plank
-rrves a. = thev had f- all settled I'm
advance and what -1c~ did Eras
shame 20 the gfuakc-E-
How Confidence Arises
Naturally. any team looks good when
u IS Eitting and -he opposition, IS not.
but that iz not tEa fuI explanation Of
The department OF our ban --au yester-
5v The latent batting strength IN
the upper part Of the batting order IS
enough 70 keep hope alive uHtiI the last
horn blows, and we feel SAFE I'm the
prediction -Hst - q e-stifyile number
OF occasions this season j. WI s-6denly
come 80 life and vaIlop home enough
runs 20 win AFTER ai5 has appeared lost
The effects ar enthusiastic euc0uraEa-
mont were never NOS c.ezriE l.-usrrs---
ed than they were Yesterday 81 rre COR
duct OF Milan 81 the plate re was 10
longer the rfulid. uncertain 7-7Te r1rlE
vCuti we iJrer--la-t year, but a null
had COM fli5.-e-l ne WIS mere De-
causr be deserved the houCT- lie was
not afraid 10 Try whatever might cOnlc1
into his mind as the proper thing 10 do
with 2 hunt when he had such n chance
% fail down was PA evidence ot his new
The ci~fi-iH7ff-E aEzti We -sa7lght going
n third because he utsr0ol- q signal EE
FcEaefe-. the fans and Manager Nc
AIeer T5t him down Ti-ht in their adj
verse comments and the center fielder
had 10 reason 70 feel GOwurasI. ne
demonstrated self-sssurau0e IN the fifth
-nrinC when he. LAD down a mighty
pretty re8Ser and beat &c 10 first His
sacrificing hitherto has been rather dis
--essiuE- but he has taken to heart the
c0aChiuE he received ar Norfolk ar5 bids
fefr 20 be one of the most reliable sui
ci5es in or ranks
Pulling for GessIer
Perhaps no man ever had a crowd
pulling fgr him TO deliver the goods
more than Doc Gess-er had yesterday
Esverytinle he came 10 bat the specta-
tors were with him 20 a man They
not only wanted the pIeasurable excite
ueur Of seeing him hoist n skvscra7e-
over the right field crowd but. they
wanted him 20 make the hit FOR his own
satisfaction GessIer can hit and VIII
hit and the Iact that he has been Off