The Washington herald., 1911-04-19
By WILLIAM PEET.
off to Long Tom Hughes.


The veteran. after year in the NIL
nors. demonstrated that he could come
back
The chesty New York Yankees yes
terday were not only beaten, but smut
out, to O-and Tom Hughes did it.
The veteran allowed only four scat
tered hits, struck out five, only gave two
bases on balls. and made three clean hits
himself, driving in a run-and It mas
been said they never come back
A happy crowd jostled its way out Of
the bail park gates. The fact that
Washington won and busted up the New
Workers winning streak did not please
the fans half as much as the great
twir,ing of Long Tom. His name was IN
everybcdys mouth, and he could have
had anything he wanted.
Outside of Hughes remarkable exhibit
ton. the battle was featured by some Of
the greatest air-tight work ever dis
played on the Florida avenue bail yard
by a visiting twirler. Twice Big Jim
Vaughan, of the Highlanders, was up
against a full house, with nobody out,
Snd each time he retired the side in
one-two-three order, TO the great disgust
OF the faithful IN the grand stand and
bleachers.
The game abounded in features, one
being the initial appearance of Hacken-
schmidt Conway, the Youngstown re-
cruit who was showed into right field
and who celebrated his big league en-
trance by smashing out pretty three
bagger the first time up. Conway was
sent into the game instead of Gessler,
as the Yankees worked a southpaw
twirler. and Gessler has not as yet hit
his true stride.
Three Hits for Schaefer.
Germany Schaefer played left field.
and divided the batting honors with Tom
Hughes, cracking out three pretty hits.
Clyde Milan pulled off couple of sensa-
tional running catches in the outfield,
and George Mcbride also had one of
his good days at the bat
The Nationals collected two errors, but
these did no damage, on account of the
gilt-edged twirling of Tom Hughes. The
New Workers also showed a couple of
niscues, and one of them paved the way
for a Washington tally.
The locals first good chance to score
came in the second round. when Charley
Conway smashed the ball underneath the
right field stands and pulled up at third
before the sphere could be returned. Con-
way had a nice long rest on the far cor
ner, watching Vaughan dispose of Henry,
Mcbride, and Street in turn.
In the Nationals fourth the first run
bobbed up Bill Cunningham led of
with a pretty single to left Conway
sacrificed him to second. John Henry
gave Knight hard grounder. which the
lanky boy fumbled. Cunningham tried
to make the plate on the error, but the
ball got there first, Henry racing TO
second on the play. Mcbride crashed TO
deep center and the collegian was over
the plate like a flash.
Jim Vaughan got into hot water in the
Nationals fifth, when Hughes and Milan
singled and Schaefer was safe on Hart
Zell's error. Three on, nobody out, and
the crowd yelling like mad. Kid Elber-
field sent up a high fly to WolteT, but
Hughes was not permitted to run home,
which he could easily have MADE. Cum
ningham struck out and Conway made
the third out on a grourder to Chase.
Full House and No Hits.
The same situation confronted Pitcher
Vaughan in the seventh. Schaefer led
off with q single. EIberfeld doubled and
Cunningham was hit. filling the bags
Conway sent a grounder to knight and
Schaefer was forced out at the plate.
forced EIberfeld at second. What Man
aer McAleer said under his breath at
this stage would hardly look good in
print. The crowd also muttered harsh
nuts, and had the game been lost after
these scoring opportunities had presented
themselves there might have been
lynching in this neck of woods.
Tom Hughes trusty wagon tongue gave
the Nationals their second score in the
sixth chapter. Henry opened the inning
by sending up a pop fly which Knight
srlothered. Mcbride singled to left and
took second on the hit and run signal,
as Street died, Chase to Knight. Hughes
then made the longest hit OF the game,
driving Che ball over Cree's head in left
field and hitting the fence. Quick work
by the visiting Outergarden men kept
Hughes on second, but Mcbride walked
home.
When the Nationals eighth opened
Manager Chase had substituted Jack
Quinn in the box for Vaughan, and the
former held the home team safe.