The Washington times., 1911-06-25

NEW YORK, June 26.-The Nation
ais wound up the week by dropping
two games to the Highlanders and
falling to land even one battle in
seven played. Furthermore, Tom
Hughes joked himself out of a vic
tory in the first game of the double
header, and, their appetite still un-
satisfied, the Yankees fell on young
Sherry and hammered him all over
the lot. Eleven to six was the first
total and to 2, the second. and be-
lieve me, they were most painful af-
trays, too, from a Washington stand
point.
There absolutely was no license for
the Nationals to drop the first game.
Jim Vaughn had been knocked off
the slab and replaced by Ray Cald-
well, the raise ball artist. and Hughes
had nothing to do but go right along
with to 2 score in his favor. He
grew careless. however, and had to
be relieved by Grav Dolly took a
walloping and then Otey got his, while
Caldwell breeZed along to an easy
victory.
Doubles as Starter.
Bert Daniels doubled to left for a
starter, but was caught off second.
Hartzell singled to right. stole sec
ond and tailed on Cree's beautiful
pelt TO left for three sacks. With two
gone, -Elberfeld singled to center. pill
fered another and tailed when Leli-
Welt banged a double to left, tying
the score. Mcbride walked in the
second, was sacrificed by Cunning
ham, took third on Henry's out and
scored when Hughes slammed a single
to left The Nationals were ahead,
but got three more in the third
Elberfeld singled to right, taking Sec
ond when Daniels lost the ball. Leli-
welt beat out a slow one to Hartzell.
and both scored when Red" Walker
banged a triple over Daniels top-piece.
Walker ambIed over on McBrides safe
ty to Hartzell. That was enough of
Vaughn. Caldwell succeeding him, and
retiring the side.
Daniels doubled to left in the third
for New York, after Caldwell had
scratched a safety to Cunningham, and
scored him. Elberfelds wild toss let
Gardner reach second in the fifth, from
where he tailed on Caldwelps out to
Schaefer.
Hughes let the score be tied in the
sixth by sloppy work in the box.
Hartzell drove a single to center, and
Cree followed with one TO right. Hughes
served up a few slow ones to Chase,
and Hal stepped into one for a single
to right, scoring HartZen, Gardeners
death let Cree score.
Gray No Better.
Dolly Gray came in with the seventh,
and allowed two runs right off the reel,
putting the Yankees ahead He passed
Caldwell, who scored on Fftzgerald's
smash to center. Fifty came through
on Cree's drive to right.
In the eight four more Yankee runs
were counted, and Bill Otey made his
appearance. Chase opened with a dou-
BILE off Gray, to score when Blair
cracked a. double that hit third base
and bounded to the pavilion. Otey re-
Iieved Gray, and Caldwell laid down
SLOW teaser for a safety to Cunning
ham. putting Blair on third. Daniels
then cleared the sacks by slamming a
homer to right.
In the ninth, the Nationals pushed
one run across. With one gone, Leli-
welt tripled over Cree's head and hiked
It across on McBride's resounding
smash to left, for a sack.
The Nationals could do little with
Caldwell. He whitfield eight of them
while he was working, and kept the hits
scattered till the ninth. But Tom Hughes
lost the game by trying a little funny
ers. When he woke up, he found he was