Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-28
BY JED. GRIJA-O.


and lost four.
,rhere was one other occasion Wteh
Washington team made splVt winch
created enthusiasm. back in the DAYS oi
lake Stahl but that was mere hccioeii''
for the team lacked the class 10 Iioi'l us
own and eventually resained It's IA posi-
rion at the bottom of the race 1t pres
ent aggregation under Jim McAitTi doeS
not make that sort of an 1mpreSso1' II
looks as if Washington finally had "a team
which can be depended upon to give ID
GOOD account of itself III the present
race. .,
IT has shown particular SfenstI
against the western teams from "lSh ~
tied one series and Won t,liee -,
The tie was with Chicago the ooN 'iiIt
IIaI-inc two games here and WinnliiS ohe
Of them Three were won from IleNe-
land three from Detroit ana lWo iioi
81 Louis 1t was the manner III NI.Ci
these games were won that mas createu
- ,,oSt favorable. impression about the
team. 49, e,,aS INT
have shown the locals dong supeHoi
work and deserving 10 win. II oeSihS "
- ,ile q hall team that will have 10
ba reckoned with before the present CAM
uaien is over Do not allow Npurseil "
get the remnant bug, for thaa IS OUT vi
Tho question but the time has come when
r. Eo.ionaIs need no longer serve as
"
door mats for the other seven teams 10
fatten their averages on F'Rne more
A position at the top OF the Seoo0u ui>i
sion at the end of the season ~ ilo' d.
all impossible. On its showing III the
last three weeks the team may even uo
better than that. but before any sucm
predictions can be made 1T Will ne Wen
to wait and see what success - 'i't'
with on the road.
To Gate the National club has never
been sood road team. Its only trip
this spring was disastrous. ana ohti
it shows a disposition to win more games
on the road Its position III inc id'e t0si-
not be predicted
But if the result of the trip WINCH
starts today should not be up to eXpecta1
lions il can safely be said that no WASH
inston team ever put up better article,
of hall than have the Nationals during
the past two weeks
For the first time since Walter john
son has been member of the Nationals
he las a standing which gives him more
victories than defeats. johnson has won
six games to date and lost but hVe, and
Judged on the form he displayed against
the Tigers yesterday, he is just rounding
into his very best form. and good re-
suits may he expected from him from
this out 1t was not generally known
that Johnson has been suffering consid-
erably of late with sore side. Even
before Yesterdays game he complained of
II hurting him to warm up. but once he
got i'm the game the pain left him, and he
pitched of his very best games
There were only two balls hit hard in
that struggle by the Tigers and these
were the two hits which are scored
against Johnson, one of which, aided by
a poor throw by Unslaub, blossOmed into
q run.
Johnson was as steady as a rock. had
terrific speed, a good curve. and, what is
more. he used his change OF pace to ad-
vantage. Now that Johnson has acquired
hall !, xIaIf1 zytt
than ever. With his terrific speed. he
has batsman on tension. and when
he floats Up that slow one he is sure to
catch him on his stride. and if the ball
il lst at all weak chance is offered as
rule
Perhaps no player has had to bear as
much criticism because of his alleged
weakness al the bat az George Nc
Bride. All one ever hears at ba IL
game here if it happens that Mcbride
does not make hit every time he ia es
the pitcher is. Too bad lie can't hit"
This is a much mistaken impression. Nc
Bride does hit. He had better batting
average last season than twelve other in
fielders in the American League. and,
what is more. he seems constantly to be
improving This spring his hitting has
been one OF the features of the Nation
ais playing. This is especially true of
Mcbride in the games against the west
teams. i'll which he has not only hit
timely.
lie was there again in pinch yester-
day. when. with one out in the seventh
and killifer on first. he drove the ball
into left field for two bases. and il
would have been three-base hit but
for the ground rules which prevailed.
Detroit.s siefeat YESTERDAY can be di-
rectlN attributed to the poor work be
hind the bat Schmidt made d foolish
play when. in the second inning, with
Mcbride on first and Unglaub on third
and Street up. with two out he threw
10 catch Mcbride stealing and allowed
Jngiaub to score. Street is not dan
gerous hitter. and even if Mcbride was
second the chances of Street making
hit would have been very slim. How
ever this play gave the Nationals their
first run.
Then in the seventh inning, after Kill
fer had been hit with a pitched ball
Schmidt had passed ball, which pu
Red on second from where he was en-
abled 10 score on McBride's long double
Not until the Tigers get a catching stat
that can help the team out will il ever
loom up az one of the strong teams o.
the country.
When in the second inning Cnglaul
overslid third base on McBride's infielt
hit he would have been nailed by Bush:
throw had not McAleer grabbed him ant
pushed him back on the bag. There il
play which the umpires allow, which
however. is contrary to the rules which
provide that a coacher must not leav,
his box under any circumstances. Blu
the coacher has been helping the has,
runner in instances of this kind so Otter
without being penaliZed that the umpir
always overlookS the play.
Bill Donovan of the Tigers is a grea
adinirer of Johnson. When Walter wa
pitching to Bush. the last man to fac
lin i'm the game, Donovan remarked
IS M q Johnson
Inc is like today by resorting to straight
away base ball He has too much TO
that. but players made a mistake b.
way YOU can get runs off of johnson
when he is good. aud l never saw hin
better than today. He is sure to hav
great year. for he seems III NOR
settled, and the fact that ne has acquire
a slow ball makes him all the more dan
gerOuS
Donovan may be right about il bein
possible 10 beat Johnson by Tesorting {
the bunting game. but the several al
tenpts made TO lay down hunts yeStef
day failed because Johnson had so niue
speed it impossible To lay the ba
down.
Rid Eiberfeld split of his fingers i
practice yeSts rday and was unable
play II will perhaps be several days be
fore he will be able IL get back in tn
game. and in the meantime tonroy wi
cover the position. Wild had plenty
do yesterday and handled everything
perfection.
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