The Washington herald., 1911-08-13
Fisher Too Much
For the Nationals
New Yorkers Capture Third Game of Series by
f to Score-HartzeH Cracks Out Two
Homers-Not Local Player
Reaches Third Base.
By WILLIAM PEET.

Ray Fishers slippery-elm saliva slants
we're too much for the Nationals in the
third game of the New York Yankees
series yesterday, and the Highland clan
danced off the field with a clean-cut 4
to victory.
This Fisher person did not look to
have a whole lot of stuff. but there was
something on that old ball the home
folks could not hit-in fact, not one OF
our heroes f1irted with third base during
the entire nine rounds, and only twice
did the McAleerites kick up the dust
around the keystone sack. The correct
score should read, Fisher 4. Nationals O..
Jay Carl Cashion, the Carolina thun-
derbolt did not pitch such a bad game
and ordinarily must have got away
with it. had Fisher not been so stingy
with his old base hits. Cashion was
bumped harder than the score would in
dicate. Swell fielding behind him helped
keep the enemy's run total down.
Hartzell, the Yankee third sacker. had
an off day at the bat-he only connected
for two home runs. Good healthy smash
es. both of them, one clearing the right
field fence and the other humping up
against the boards in left center. Rather
a fancy piece of knitting for one man
in single game.
Fishers pitching was on par with
his sUpport-well-nigh perfect. Hal
Chase and Gardner took delight in rob-
bling local swatters of safe hits. Cum
ningham in a measure evened things up
when he jumped over coward first base
in the second inning and speared with
his gloved hand a scorching grounder of
Hartzelrs war club.
Cashion Gets His Hit.
Cashion continued to show his reported
hitting form by beating out an infield
roller in the eighth. Wild Conroy and
Germany Schaefer We're the only Ma
tionaIs who refused to be tanned by the
demon Fisher. Each of the veterans con-
nected for two hits.
In only one inning did the local crowd
have a chance to do anything in the
scoring line. This was the eighth, when
after Gabby Street had expired on an
infield tap. Cashion knocked the ball out
of Fishers reach and was safe at first.
Milan connected for his only hit of the
day, pretty single 10 left. With
Cashion on second and Milan at first the
crowd set up a mighty shout as Germany
Schaefer the hero of Fridays skirmish,
stepped to the plate. The Teuton wor
ried Fisher into making the count 3 and
>. The next one came over and Germany
hit under the ball hosting a foul fly
to Sweeney. Lelivelt was sent in to hit
for Walker and the crowd broke forth
Win dnOIleT remembering JACK
dandy three-bagger on Friday. which
made possible the winning of the sec
ond game. Like Schaefer before him,
LeliVelt fell a victim to one Of Fishers
curves, and the best he could do was a
roller to Hal Chase.
The HighlanCers- started after runs in
the first inning, pulling down two before
the crowd had comfortably settled back
to enjoy the game.
CaShiOn presented WOlter with ticket
to first. On the hit-ane-run play Hemp
hill drove safely to right. Wolter kept
right on going to third, and Gessler's
throw was trifle late in arriving. While
Wild Conroy was cropping for the ball
Hemphill sneaked down to second. Con-
roy with hasty aim fired, but missed
the mark. the ball rolling to the first
base pavilion, and Wolter scored. While
Cashion was giving Hal Chase a third
strike, Hemphill stole third, and romped
home a few. seconds later on a wild
pitch.
Home Run for Hartzen.
Hartzelrs first home run came in the
fourth, after two had gone Cashion
got himself into hole With two strikes
and three balls, he was forced to put
the next one ever. Hartzell was waiting
for il with toe hold on the plate. He
caught The ball on the point of the jaw
and away 1t sailed over the right field
fence. landing up against the brick build
ing and bounding back into Gesslers
hands
In the ninth CashIon found himself in
the same predicament with Hartzell.
The pitcher was forced to put the ball
over the plate or walk the batter. Again
Hartzell was waiting for the ball, and
this time sent it shrieking to left center
between Milan and Lelivelt. Milan hustled
as fast as he could, and the relay from
Mcbride came in like a shot, but Hart
zell is no slouch on the base paths and
beat the ball home by a couple of steps,
The Nationals have Just closed one of |
the best weeks of the season Eight |
games were played, and of this number |
six were won. |