Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-17
BY J. ED GRILLo.

Three victories have been scored by the
Nationals in a row, not because the team
has played better ball In these games
than 1t has heretofore, but because the
pitching has been of the kind that the
Nationals need to win games.
Groom, Johnson and Reisling have
shown splendid form in the last three
games, In which their opponents have
scored but two runs.
McAleer's team has scored just about
as often as 1t did during it's losing
streaks. but those runs were wasted be-
cause the pitching was weak. Now that
the pitchers seem to have gained their
form good base ball can be expected from
the locals. The team. with good pitching.
is anything but tail-end proposition.
Whenever the pitching has been anywhere
near even the Nationals have compared
very favorably with their rivals. and they
will continue to do SO if the pitching con-
tinues.
McAIeer takes his teams showing in
the last three games as matter of
course. I'VE would have won right from
the jump had our pitchers been right.
said he. But we seem just to be getting
into shape. ] always felt that we could
spirit of my team. They hustle right
down to the end and every player gives
the team the best he has That sort OF a
team is sure to win and that Is why
not feel discouraged. But 1 am satisfied
now that from this out we will give a
very good account of ourselves.
When the Cleveland players left the
park yesterday they were disguised
lot, not so much over the loss of the
game as the fact that Doc Reisling had
beaten them. How did he get away with
it," queried one player. Had his pock-
cts full Of horseshoes," replied another.
That McAleer has his nerve to pitch a
guy like that against u.s." put in another.
The next team he faces will knock him
out Of the business in an inning"
That is just the sort of pitcher Refs
ling is. The teams he beats cannot be-
lieve that he has anything. 1t was so
yesterday. Every player that faced him
got a toe hold for a good swing, but
while Reisling did not appear to have a
lot Of stuff he was using good judgment
all the time, and it was this that count
ed Not having pitched for weeks. he
was naturally a trif1e wild at times. He
started poorly. too, but improved as he
went along. and but for an error would
have scored a shut-out. Whenever
pitcher can get away as did Reisling
yesterday there is no question about his
having something. though the opposing
batsmen may not recognize it,
There is nothing pleases the public
more in a ball player than to find him
hustling at all times. and that the
shortcomings OF such a player are over
looked was shown in the case Of Elber-
field yesterday. The Kid was unfor-
tunate enough to get hold of the moist
ened spot on the ball. resulting from
Reisling using the spit-ball. and two
wild heaves resulted. both Of which
threatened to turn the result Of the
game But as the inning was over the
crowd applauded him, for no other rea.
son than that it adInires the little fei
lows grit and nerve. He works from
the time Re gets on the field antil the
game is over. He tries to be In every
play runs out everything as hard a
he car, is always In the game an(
never displays that tired feeling. What
is more. Elberfeld has lived down tnt
reputation of being a disturber. He Is
popular with his teammates. attends t.
his own affairs, but works. for the fbes'
! interests Of the team. Such player