The Washington times., 1911-04-26

PHILADELPHIA, April 26.-Waltel
Johnson was the most surprised person
at the Aldine when he was shown a re-
port from Washington to the effect that
he was ill, and was planning to return
to Washington for a rest.
THE only thing that makes me feel
i'll is thinking of those two games i
have failed to win, but physically l am
all right, and willing TO work as soon
as Jim says the word" was the big
pitchers comment on the report.
Mangled ana Mauled.
What was that Admiral Phillips said
at the battle of Santiago when he looked
from his ship at the poor Spaniards?
1t was something about cheering and
dying, wasn't It? Yes. Well, the same
thing might wel have been said when
Malaria John Coombs, aided and
abetted by eight fiends from the lower
regions mauled and mangled Jimmy Nc
Aleer's band of Nationals. The White
Elephants had been saving themselves
I'D at Boston in order to take revenge
upon McAleer's team. They did. Ow!
1t hurt, too.
Coombs' Strange Illness.
John Coombs was reported in the
morning to be i'll at his home in Kenne-
bunkport, Ne. Yes, he had lost thirty
five pounds in five weeks, was very
sick man, couldn't move, and all that
kind of Junk So he walked into the
box and gave the Nationals just three
thing, born of error of judgment. Yes,
Coombs is a sick man. but save us from
such sick men On this trip.
Long Tom" Hughes warmed UP, and
the fans decided that the battle was to
quickly died. In the second Danny
Murphy hooked the pill over the right
field barrier. the ball bouncing up on to
a piazza and into window of dwell
ing house. Then in the fourth Frank
Baker duplicated this stunt, lifting the
pellet over that same fence. But his
home run only tied the score, for the
Nationals had stepped in with two
scores in their half of the session.
Milan died, but Schaefer walked. Col
lins. Murphy, and Oldring tried for War
rem Miller's Texas Lacquer. Any of
them might have taken 1t: none of them
did. A wild pitch sent the comedian and
the Phillies' flyer up bag; & Harris.. al IT'S.
fell all over himself when Cunningham
bounced one down his alley. and
Schaefer and Miller were over. Yes,
those two runs looked good-for few
minutes.
Hughes Begins to Sway.
The Champions grabbed the lead in
the fifth, when Tom Hughes swayed and
shook from head to heel. Strunk am
bled and was sacrificed. Hughes. hit
Collins in the middle of the back, and
Baker tripled. Tee-hee! remember what
the admiral said. That was the end
of Hughes, and Dolly Gray marched up
to be slaughtered in the sixth. He was.
too, very much slaughtered.
Murphy connected with double to
right, scoring on McInnis' single to left.
Lapp died, but Coombs singled through
Mcbride. Strunk was hit on his think
Innis, and then McAleer adorned Gray
with a pretty medal of the order of the
Great Tin Can. Fred Sherry took his
place, and grabbed Collins swipe, get
ting Strunk at the dish. Baker walked:
and Oldring and Collins worked a double
steal, the former tallying. Collins came
in on Davis, drive to right: Murphy's
and Baker scored, aberfeld stopped
the murder by takih, |nnis crack,
and forcing Davis at \ Six fine
young runs on six fine y. 4 hits.
The last run came in the ighth when
Davis scratched a single to Henry,
went UP on Murphy's drive to right, and
scored on McInnis' sacrifice fly to
Schaefer.
Flag Raising Success.
But the flag raising was a great sue
cess: the slaughter that followed need
not be enlarged upon. The parade to
the center field staff, Germany Schaefer
acting as captain Of the Nationals.