The Washington herald., 1911-06-07
By WILLIAM PEET.

The Cleveland Maps started after their
ancient hoodoo Tom Hughes. when the
Nationals were in Cleveland last month,
and succeeded In driving away the jinx.
Yesterday they finished the Job. Long
Tom was buried with the proper cere-
mony and q few rocks tossed on his
grave for good luck. Eight to two was
the score of the opening battle.
Gen Joe Jackson, touted fence
smasher, played his first matinee before
a washington audience. The fans who
turned out to witness the game viii not
soon forgot Jackson; neither will Tom
Hughes. In the very first inning, Jack
sons initial appearance at the bat, he
hooked UP with one OF Hughes low
twisters and drove the ball over the right
field fence. They haven't found the ball
yet.
This feat has been duplicated but once
during the past five years. Iris Speaker,
OF the Boston Red Sox, lifted one to that
section OF the park.
Hughes was hit harder by the Maps
than by any other club here this season.
He worked two innings and part Of an
other, and was yanked out in favor of
Sherry after Cleveland had raked him
fore and aft. collecting six runs on six
hits, the swatfest including two homers
and a pair Of doubles.
Sherrys performance makes him a
marked man. The youngster allowed
only FIVE bingles, and after the third
held the Cleveland sluggers runless. 1t
looks very much as II Sherry will soon
be ordered to start a game for the Nc
Aleerites.
EIberfeId on Third.
Kid Elberfeld held down third base,
and the fans welcomed him back with
q rousing cheer when he stepped up
TO the plate for his first turn at the
bat. Doc Gessler and Ainsmith led
the home folks with the stick, while
Graney and Jackson proved to be the
Nap stars.
Ven Gregg, from Portland, Greg,
who has twirled the most consistent
bail for the visitors this season, was
very much of a puzzle to the home
flock. He was reached for a couple OF
tallies and several times during the
game the Nationals had opportunities
to score, but Gregg invariably tight
ened up, and nothing happened.
The bombardment Of Tom Hughes
started in the very first inning. Graney
drove the ball between Schaefer and
Cunningham. Olson gave George Nc
Bride a grounder. Mac" threw poorly
TO Cunningham in an attempt to head
off Graney at second. Then came Gen.
Joe Jackson with his big war club. and
away sailed the ball 'over the right
field fence. Jackson trotted around the
bases behind Graney and Olson.
The Nationals were able to pull back
one of these three runs in their half
of the second, when Gessler doubled to
right. Mcbride walked. Cunningham
forced Mac at second, and on the play
Gessler came home.
Hughes Goose Is Cooked.
The Maps drove Tom Hughes to the
tall and uncut in the third. Here's the
nournful story in detail. Graney smash
ed the first ball pitched into the club
house and was permitted 10 walk around
the bases. Olson popped to Milan. Jack
son was hit in the stats. Birmingham
singled and the bases were drunk. Turn
er ripped of a two-bagger. scoring Jack
son and stovaH. Exit Tom Hughes and
enter Fred Sherry. Ball singled to left,
scoring Turner and Birmingham, and
then Sherry settled down, retiring Land
and Gregg on strikes.
Washington's other tally cropped out IN
the fourth after Gessler had perished,
Gregg to Stovan. Mcbride singled, Cum
ningham doubled into the left field
pavilion. and Ainsmith singled, sending
in the Nationals captain.
Although Sherry was bumped for
couple of. hits in the sixth and handed
Jackson a walk, filling the bases, the
young twirler forced StovaI TO fly to
Gessler for the third out
With two on in the fifth and the same
number in the eighth, little bat music
would have sounded sweet TO the ears of
the Washington fans, but Pitcher Gregg
put on the brakes, and the Nationals
were snuffed out before any damage
could be inflicted.
Although Kid EIberfeld failed to con-
meet safely at the bat, he put up his
usual strong game at third base, and
from now on will be played there regu-
larIy.
The Score.