Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-15
FINALLY WIN
TWO GAMES IN A ROW
McAleer Predicts Team Will Make improved
Showing From This Out-Johnson Ex-
pected to Show Best Form Hereafter.


it is but natural that the credit would
go to johnson, because he won the game
by the rather rare score Of to o; but
1t was only because Joss was unfortu-
nate in allowing a third hit in the first
inning that he lost his game, and be-
sides. pitcher should not be held re-
sponsibie for losing game in which
his team fails to score a run. But for
that one run in the first the two great
pitchers would probably have battled into
darkness without either side scoring.
The peculiar feature Of Joss pitching
was the fact that of the seven hits made
Off his delivery six were made after two
men We're out, so that they proved non
productive.
Mig Clarke was throwing like a shot.
Elberfeld and Lelivelt attempted steals.
but both were easy victims OF course
LaJoie is a splendid man to throw to-.
lof, even IL the ball comes wide, his
size makes it possible for him to out
reach any other second baseman, and.
what is more. he is an artist at touch
ing a runner.
Graney. the, Maps center fielder, is a
stockliy QUILT. fast man, who makes a very
good impression at the plate Graney was
a pitcher not so very long ago and got a
trial with Cleveland. He was so wild,
however, and his efforts to get control
proved such dismal failures, that he took
up playing the Outfield. Of which he has
made a success. Mcclure secured him
from the Portland (Oregon) club last fall.
he looks as if he should hold his own.
There may be a decided difference in the
hittlng or Bill Bradley now compared
with what 1t used to be, but there is no
gainsaying the fact that he is still one Of
the best fielding third basemen in the
league. He made numerous good stops
ana throws yesterday. which was a busy
day for him. But Bill don't hit like he
used to, and just why that Is no one. not
even including himself, seems to know.
Simon Nichols. the Montgomery county
boy, who played with the Athletics for
several seasons and was traded to Cleve-
land, which club sold him to Kansas City,
is at his home at Boyds, Nd. where he
proposes to remain unless he is sent to
some club In the east Nichols wants to
so to Baltimore and negotiations for his
transfer there by the Kansas City club
are now under way.
Manager Mcclure in speaking Of
Nichols said: I'VE have nothing more
to do with his case. He was turned over
to Kansas City and must go there or no.
where unless that club is willing to place
him. Nichols is adverse to playing i'll
the far west. He is good ball player,
but we did not need him.
A bad bound helped Charley Street to
base hit in the fourth. With Mcbride
srounder a little to the right of Turner.
who went over and set himself. but the
ball caromed off to the side and went to
left field. Mcbride went all the way to
third on the play, reaching there by an
eyelash.
Monday it will be either Walker or
Reisling. Reisling says he has entirely
recovered from his illness and that he is
ready to take his turn on the rubber
McAleer has a lot Of confidence in the
veteran, because he showed so much dur
ing the early spring games, when he was
taken i'll.
Jack Lelivelt was out of the game just
as long: as he could stand It, He was
spectator. and he pleaded with McAIeer
to let him break in. He played a gool
game in the field and got one Of the
seven hits made off of Joss.
Yesterdays game proves what a neces-
sity good pitching is. The Nationals
were unable to score more than one run
Off of Joss, and with pitching just the
slightest less effective than Johnson's
the game would have been lost. A ball
team which does not have good pitching
hasn't q chance.
That slump which has been predicted
for the Athletics Is a long while COM
ing. Yesterday Connie Maclls men won
their tenth consecutive game and they
did it when it seemed that the SOx had
them beaten. No team is going like the
Athletics. and unless something happens
to them soon the American League is
very apt to have a runaway race for
change.
The time cannot be far off when some
pitchers will have to suffer for the bat
ting slump which seems to be hanging
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