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comparative ease, because he covered q
lot of ground.

Kid Elberfeld should hit much better
this year than he did last. because he has
changed his style. The Kid all last sea-
son handicapped himself because he gave
too much attention to helping the run
ner. He has always looked for an open
ing OH the infield to push the, ball
through. This undoubtedly is good base
ball. but when it is overworked 1t places
great handicap on the batter Elber-
field is doing moro straightaway hitting
this spring, and the result Is that he is
hitting harder than he did before. What
is more. he is pulling the ball to left field
where he used to do most Of his hitting
into right.
Two out of three from Boston Is d very
satisfactory showing. hut the real test
will probably begin tomorrow when the
Nationals hook up with the New York
New York team has been going along
very smoothly since the season opened
taking three straight from the worlds
champions, and it has always been a
hard team for Washington to beat. Last
season the Highlanders won fifteen out
against Washington. OF course, the
fact that they made clean sweep at
Philadelphia assures them of nothing
here. though it must be admitted that
| on form the Nationals Will be up against
a tougher team than Boston proved it.
self to be.
iris Speaker helped his team to the
first run by interfering with Ainsmith
when Gardner was stealing in the fifth
inning Though there were two out and
there was no occasion for bunt, Speak
err when he saw Gardner going down
deliberately held his bat out, forcing
Ainsmith to step outside and throw over
the bat. The throw was wide, of course,
but though Capt. Mcbride registered a
protest Umpire Connolly would not allow
the claim. Speaker followed this trick
with clean two-bagger to right field
which scored Gardner.
1t will probably be Dixie" Walker
against Big Jim Vaughn Monday.
Whenever it is possible to play games,
even though the grounds be sossy. there
Will be no postponement here this season.
Manager McAleer wants to avoid the
playing Of as many double headers later In
the season as possible, as he figures these
to be a hardship on his players curing
the real hot weather.
Another innovation which McAleer pro-
poses is not to change the time of calling
the games during the season. but have
them all start promptly at $50. 1t is
believed that this will meet with the
approval of a majority of the fans.
Charley Conway broke into the game
for a few minutes yesterday. but had
nothing to do. He took Millers place IN
right field after Street had batted for
him in the ninth, but nothing that he
could reach was hit in his direction.
lar game at third He made several
wabbIes on easy plays. but redeemed
himseIf by two brilliant stops and throws.
His pickup of Miller's grounder which
had passed Collins and quick s.a ana a &c.
team trouble in the seventh, and he stop
ped an impending rally in the sixth by
his one-hand pickup and quick throw
to Garner of Elberfeld's grounder, which
resulted in double play. incidentally,
he was there with two clean hits.
Had the weather been favorable there
would have been another record crowd
to witness yesterdays game. Though
the skies did not clear until about the
time the game was called there were In
the neighborhood Of D,00I spectators
in the enclosure. and this 81. Inc spite
early in the day whether there would
be game or not.
The present stands are so much larger
than were the old that the ordinary
crowd would have filled the old plant
to overf1owing.
Little things change the aspect Of a
bali game Had Johnson's line drive got
would probably have won easily enough,
for it would have given them a two
run lead surely, and that has it's effect
as a rule on the other team. Cut out
Ainsmith's misplays yesterday and john
son would have been given credit for
pitching a good game of ball. As it
was, everything broke wrong; and In
stead of being hit safely about four
times, which would have been the total
number of base hits Boston would have
made had Johnson received proper sup
port, Boston gets credit for ten base
hits.
Mighty Matty sure got his Ia New
York The PhillieS hammered Big SiIs'