The Washington herald., 1911-09-09
BY WILLIAM PEET.

The second game of the series tumbled
into the laps of the rapacious Yankees
yesterday, Hal Chase's crew taking a
long drawn out, Uninteresting battle in
the concrete coliseum, 2 to l.
1t was Tom Hughes against Ray Cald-
we'll. Hughes yielded the most hits, but
with alright support would have won
his game Caldwell was lucky in more
ways than one.
Once in a while George Mcbride has
an off day, and yesterday was one OF
them. His errors were partly RESPONSE
ble for the visitors runs. But nobody
has a kick coming when Mcbride does
a little "booting," as the crack short
stopper during his servitude in the Capital
has saved twice as many games as ne
has helped to lose.
Only the hardest kind of luck kept the
Nationals from breezing over at least
cne run in the sixth inning Milan took
a desperate chance and failed to get
away with it. a double play resulting
and two clean drives which followed
went for naught
Considerable excitement cropped out
half an hour before the game when one
of the army officers from College Park
circled around the ball yard in an aero
plane II was announced that he would
effect d landing, and tho field was clear
ed in a triCe. The aviator evidently
caught sight of Frenchy in the grand
stand, for he changed his mind, and
after cutting up a few Capers sailed OF
into the distance.
Kid EIberfeld had a good day at the
bat, connecting for three solid whacks
out of four times up. John Henry was
behind the bat, and the COllegian smOth-
cred every attempt at stealing bases, and
also held Tom Hughes twisters in fine
style.
Hughes Should Have Won.
Ray Caldwell uncorked a lot of stuff.
The nig leather Chuckers change of pace
bothereds the Nationals a lot Tom
Hughes. after an enforced rest. gave a
fine exhibition, and deserved better
things
The HighIanders' pair of runs smacked
decidedly of the gift variety. They came
in the second inning. and proved enough
TO win the ball game.
Gardner opened by going out, Conroy
TO Schaefer The Widow made a swell
stop OF a haTd-hit grOunder and got his
man by half a step knight smashed the
ball to deep right for a three-bagser. Al
Handiboe popped TO Mcbride. Blair sent
Mcbride a sharp hit grounder. The Ma
tionals captain could not get to ii in
time to take the ball on a good bound;
a tumble resulted and Knight scored
The writer gave Blair credit for a hit
on this play. Blair tried to catch Tom
Hughes mapping. and with the ball in
the pitchers hands, attempted to steal
second. Hughes slammed TO SChaefer
and Germany pegged TO Mcbride. who
had his man out, but, unfortunately, in
tagging him, dropped the bal[ A safe
rap to center by Caldwell on the hit and
run play counted Blair. Daniels singled
TO right but in trying to stretch the
c10 iDrO rJTO ha retired for
the third out.
Had Capt. Mcbride pulled down Blair $
grounder ard gotten his man at first
the visitors would have been held run
less. But it's an in the game, and acci-
dents will happen in the best Of regu-
lated families.
HandibOe in Right Field.
Al Handiboe. the Washington amateur,
was given a trial by Hal Chase. If
Handiboe looked promising he was to
be signed up and taken along with the
club Handiboe affixed his John Han
cock to contract last night for he
made a favorable impression by hand
ling every chance in the field and COM
ing across with one hit out of three
times up.
The Nationals averted a shut-out in
their half of the second. Doc Gessler
smashed to left for a single. Red
W dlkeG OGeW a pass. MCBrlQe SdCrl-
feed apd both Gessler and Walker ad-
vancedNa peg When Wild Conroy went
out, Gardner to Chase, Gessler crossed
the plate. Henry made it three out by
whiting
In the fourth and fifth innings the
Nationals opened with safe swats, but
the hitters who followed could not pro-
luce the necessary bat music.
Milan opened the sixth with a single
10 right and Schaefer relied a grounder
at Jack Knight Milan was on top of
second when knight reached for the
ball, and on the throw over to Chase
the Tennessee flyer darted for third. II
took a perfect peg 10 get Milan. and
accurate shooting is one of the best
things Hal Chase can do. Milan was
snuffed out and the crowd groaned when
the inning closed, thinking of what
might have happened If the speed boy
had not attempted to sneak down to
third. Elberfeld then came through
with a dandy single to right, and Doc
Gessler bumped the right field fence
with a terrific drive Handiboe played
the ball just right He was lucky to
be in a position so that he could catch
it on the rebound, and he, hustled it in
so fast that Gessler got no FARTHER than
first base, Kid Elberfeld pulling up at
third on the play. Gessler stole second,
and it was up to Red Walker, but
SpartaCus died, Hartzell to Chase.
In the ninth inning the Nationals had
a fighting chance, but Ainsmith allowed
himself to get caught mapping at second.
and when Doc Gessler attempted to
steal he found the ball waiting for him.
Elberfeld led off with a single, and Nc
Aleer sent Ainsmth out to run for the
medico. Gessler was hit, putting two
on the bases and nobody out A quick
throw from Blair caught the too VEN
turesome Ainsmith off the midway bag.
Walker made the third out and closed
the game with fly which wolter camp
ed under