The Washington herald., 1911-09-21
By WILLIAM PEET.

CnlCdBOS entertainment CUlLlllllNSGr was
drawn into the fracas at the Concrete
Coliseum yesterday, toward the end of
the seventh inning. the rising tide of
enthusiasm which attended the collec-
tion of two runs by our brave boys sub
sided into a solemn hush. The jig was
up, and the 2Oth of September added an
other year of defeat to its grisly array.
A fussy person of the name of Bar
rows kidnapped from some cotton mill
league down New England way, where
he was regarded as the Ty Cobb of the
North had been collecting runs at the
rate of one per appearance at bat. had
swiped three talles from the gloomy
gladiators while those who were help
ing him in his dastardly work had added
a pair for good measure.
Our hired hands had made few hits
and then had gone to sleep on the bases.
when it suddenly occurred to them that
ii was time to play baseball. They start
ed in all right. and had Mr.. Benz, a
recruit OF promise mOpping his fore
head as the runs fiOated in Then Duffy
threw the recruit the high sign, and High
binder Walsh came in.
Henry subbed for Herman Schaefer
or first. He might have done it bet
tel. but he did il we'll at that, barring
rather stupid throw of the ball to
home when it should have gone to the
middle of the diamond.
Commonplace. mediocre ball marked
the playing on both sides up TO the
fourth inning. although the BarrOws
party had scored in the second.
Business began to pick up in the fourth
inning which Hughes started by pass
ing BarrOws. TannehilTs lick got away
from Mcbride. and BarrOws passed the
equator on the run and took refuge on
third. whence he completed the circuit
when Sullivan sent a skyscraper to
Long. making his second run.
Henry started the locals half of the
fourth hy beating out an infield hit by
pretty sprint. hut Elberfeld hit To
pitcher. and Henry thrown out at
second. although he threw Tannehill by
a knee tackle after being put out. FL
herfeld then started for the equator.
hut the ball was waiting for him be-
fore he got to the Ofiing. Long then
struck out
In the fifth Long took care of Nc
COnnelIs fly. Zeder went out, Mcbride
to Henry. Mcintyre got his base on
balls. and fence-husIcr Bodie struck out
for the second time
Enthusiasm PrematureIy UncOrked.
There were loud cries from the few
FASTENERS preSrn, when Doc GeSsler priad
open the fifth with hit and the faithful
in the risht-tield pavilion started a chorus
uf cheers which suddenly turned to jeers
when GessIer trihed with transformer
E"nz'S wing and got nipped for his care
lessncSs Capt Mac then struck out.
The diftidenJ Mr.. Morgan. who boards
up his words during a game-yOu can
copper that OHe-Sot d cheap hit on his
line drive Il Tann"hill, who lost it in the
sun and advanced to the equator when
one of Bcnz'S sTitters got by Sullivan;
but Stree Was not equal to the occasion,
In" garrUloUs one weakly striking out
u-Gi, ba,
in handy later on.
Rarrows. the lucky child. got a hit
to start the sixth. and was advanced
by TannehilIs sacrifice. Then Collins.
another bush league wonder who is
being tried out by Duffy the desperate,
got the benefit OF a close decision
which was .vehcmentlv disputed by
Henry and Hughes. and whose YER
hCsity was chOked by Pull Perrine.
Barrows had taken third and Sullivan's
single brought BarrOws and Collins
home with the two runs which fur
nished the margin of victory.
Milan Scores First Run.
The Gladia;ors were let into the run
column in their half of the sixth. when
Zeb Milan sneaked a wicked liner past
Mcintyre for a drei-saCker which would
have been a home run with proper
coaching. The little wonder reached
iOIIt ny a great sprint on Henry s
short fly to Mcintyre.
In the seventh session. Duffy's des-
peradoes got a run that did not be-
long TO them. Zeider walked and Nc
Intyre doubled to right, Zeider stopping
at third. Ping Bodie hoisted a short
fly to Long. which he cleverly threw
away after catching. giving Zeider a
run to which he was not entitled.
Washington Has a LOOk-in.
That sometime lucky seventh. which
has been forgotten by the faithful. gave
our gladiators their only look-in, and
for a minute or two it looked as if
there was something doing.
Long opened the session with an easy
out. Tannehill TO Collins. Doc Gessler got
in a single and Mcbride followed suit
Collins, to the huge enjoyment of the
fans in the right-field pavilion muffed
MOrgan's foul fly after a hard run. But
Morgan went out on an infield fy being
declared out while the ball was in the
air. But Gabby Street was right on the
job. Having been unable to get the ball
into fair territory by the usual means
the talkative boy knocked one into the
pocket of Collins shirt. That was a new
one on the Chicago recruit, and while
he was trying to untangIe the ball from
his innards. Gabby was doing a sprint
for first alongside of Benz, the pitcher.
Ball, pitcher, and batter reached the initial
station together. but Benz muffed it.
Gessler scampered home while the comedy
was being staged. Then Hughes con-
tributed his effort in the shape of a hit.
and Mcbride scored. Great glee in the
stands, and our glorious gladiators max
ing signs as if they knew a ball game was
on
Walsh to the Rescue.
Here II was that the unfeeling Duffy
derricked the nice young man who was
getting into the good graces Of the local
fans. Two were on and our own and
only Zebulon lightning Milan up "A
truce was declared. The diSagreeable Mr. |
Walsh-disagreeable only as a pitcher
agin you-went in, and the ball game was
over.
Three wide ones were handed up to
Milan. Walsh turned his back to the
audience, frightened up his surcingIe, |
turned back to his task, and struck Milan |
out on three balls.
For the rest Of the game the Pick-
wickian) ruffian from the anthracite re-
gion made monkeys out of our poor boys, |
only seven men facing him In the 2l-3
Always the Same