Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-12
TOMMY LONG LOOKS LIKE A
NATURAL YOUNG BALL PLAYER
Gadsden Recruit Makes Favorable impress
sion in His First Game With Nation
als-Runs Come Easy for Locals.
BY J. ED GRILLO.


doing anything sensational.
The youngster from Gadsden does
everything like a ball player. He stands
up well at the plate. is fast and hits at
the ball like hitter. He is cool and
acted as il he had been in this company
for years. and in the field seemed to
cover a lot of ground. and is blessed
with good throwing arm.
The first time up he drove cut long
sacrifice fly TO right. which allowed Milan
10 tie the score. He struck out in the
second hut got the only real clean MT
the Nationals made in the fifth when he
sent liner to center. The last time he
faced Bushelman he hit 10 Janvrin, AZ
third and had the grounds been fast he
would have beaten his throw re first Tor
as il was the ball got to Engel Just
step ahead of him.
Long in his actions and looks resem-
bIes Bob Ganley, who played here Tor
several wears very much He Is taller
and a right handed hitter. but his &C
lions remind one of the former captain
OF the Nationals. If Long has any faults
t. overcome that were apparent Yesterday
II was his timidity on the bases he
does not get the lead fast man IKE
him should get. and this is very apt 10
handicap him in stealing bases. though
lie had no opportunity 10 make an at
tempt al this yesterday
Ii is to be hoped that Manager Nc |
Aleer will continue to play his young
st.-s from now to the end of the sea
SON. This will give him ample time |
To size up Morgan. Long. Walker and /
Cunningham. if he Will get the latter !
into the lineup. He knows the abllitS |
of Eiperfeld and Conroy. and il the (
chn Fah w he
of time to fall bach on his veterans ,
1t is very evident that the young play !
ers need experience, and there Is no /
better place to get it than right IN the I
championship games. OF course, some /
games may be lost because of the /
presence on the team of inexperienced /
hands but y hat matters that. since the /
team stands but slight chance to i'm /
prove Its position in the race:
II is not unlikely that Manager i
Donovan will use another of his young !
pitchers today. Haggerman, secured /
from Denver. will most likely be work ,
ed. while either Groom or Buck !
Becker will Dc the twirling for Wash
lngton.
Manager Donovan proposes to give
all OF his youngsters chance TO get
into the game during the remainder
of the season AS many of them as
report viii be put into the game so
as to give him good line on what
material he can figure on for next sea- |
son. Boston does not have much hope
to finish higher in the race anyway,
and the rest Of the season will be
used in experimenting.
Bushelman. after miserable first
inning gave evidence of having the
making of a mighty good pitcher. In
ability to get the ball over the plate
in the initial round, when he walked
four, hit another. made error him
self. and was further helped along by
a wild peg by Janvrin, all of which
Melted the Nationals five runs without
having made base hit BuShelman
pitched exactly forty balls in this
inning. just twenty-nine less than Wal
ter johnson used in an entire nine
inning game in Cleveland recently.
when he established a record. But
after that first inning the youngster
from New Bedford pitched brilliantly,
and had all the earmarks of eventu
ally making pitcher of some ability.
1t was not a good day for RAY Morgan
II was the first time the Danville young
ster has PLAYED a full game on the local
held, and the sogey ground seemed to
bother him considerably He had three
errors. only one of which cut a figure in
the result. however. being responsible for
the visitors first run. Notwithstanding
the fact that things were breaking poorly
for Morgan. he kept up his ginger and
did not appear to nc disturbed by his
errors, which is always a good sign.
After getting that five-run lead Walter
Johnson took matters rather easy Only
now and then did he cut loose at top
speed and there was neye.' a time when
he failed TO hold the visitors safe Ii
was easy game for the big fellow and
no less than three of the five hits made
off of his delivery were of the scratchy
variety.
Engel at first comes far from filing the
bill. while Janvrin at third is boy off
the lots feEkes and Gardner are good
ball players. bat the combination tie
whole Is hardly up to the major league
standard. But the Red Sox have Won
derful outfeId. Speaker Hooper and
DuffE are brilliant trio. and 1t would
not take much 70 make that team con-
tender in the pennant race.
While. of course Speaker is rated
among the really great ball players OF
the league. one seldom hears anything
about Harry Hooper. the Sox right field
er. and yet that player is undoubtedly
one of the most valuable in the league.
There is Aothing that he does not do we'll
lie hits, Is fast, and fielder and
thrower compares favorablv with anv
neider in the league. But Hooper is
quiet fellow, who does not attract atten-
ton TO himself. and thereby loses some
of the praise which his work deserves
F!berfeld has been hitting in very poor
luck OF late. Yesterday he drove a liner
al Gardner and later he was robbed out
OF hit by Engel. who knocked down
his sharp Grounder. In the past few
games Elberfeld has met the ball square,
" nearly every time up. bat he seems I'M
able To get il into safe territory.
Johnson fielded his position spendidly
Twice he covered the bag and took as
Gsts from Schaefer. while four hard hit
balls were hit al him. which ne knocked
down with great ease and got his man
at first base. ANY one of these drives
would have been a base hit but for John
sons ability as fielder.
HAD there been strong wind blowing
Tom Long would have distinguished him
self ~ hitting over the right field fence
The frst time up with the bases fun.
he sent out a long fly. which Hooper
picked off OF the fence, which would have
required bat little more force to clear the
wall As II was, IL allowed Milan TO score
from third base and Long got credit for a
sacrifice.
IL Is not often that a team scores FIVE
runs in ole inning without making any,
thing that looked like base hit but that
was the Nationals record I'm the first in
ming. Milan walked TO start with and
when Bushelman made wild throw TO
catch him mapping he went to third
Schaefer also drew a pass and when Ell
berfeld walked the bases were fun
Longs 'y 10 right allowed Milan to score
and while Walker was forcing E.lberfeld
Schaefer came home Mcbride was hit