The Washington herald., 1911-05-28
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.
By WILLIAM PEET.

Expecting to see a bunch of ball toss
ers all shot to pieces, and putting up
anything but good baseball, a crowd OF
1900 fans trooped out to the Florida ave-
nue. ball yard yesterday and were treat
ed to an agreeable surprise, witnessing
hard hitting. sensational fielding, nine
round melee in which our heroes emerged
from the field carrying with them the big
end of a 8 to score.
All the more joyful the occasion, for
the reason that the Boston Red Sox were
the opponents. and this bunch has done
more toward keeping the Nationals down
near the bottom of the latter than any
other club in the Ban Johnson circuit.
1t was the first game here in three
weeks, after trip West that caused
even the most cheerful rooter TO lose
faith, and the victory left a nice taste
in everybody's mouth.
The hitting streak our boys cultivated
in Detroit was still in evidence yester-
day. Young Mr.. Ray Collins was driven
from the slab in the seventh with the
bases loaded, and Chubby Edward CT
cote substituted. Before the chapter
drew to a close five Washington base
runners chased each other across the
Visitors Are OutpIayed.
The Nationals outbatted and outfielded
the fiery hosed troupe. When it came TO
pulling off the sensational stuff Capt
George Mcbride was -ery much in the
large round spotlight. Two wonderful
stops robbed Boston sluggers of safe
clouts. Conrov also came across with
some stonewall defense around the third
corner. while Jack Lelivelt. in left field,
pulled off the one best thrill of the day.
1t came in the opening round, when
Hooper. the first man up. drove a foul
fly straight into the third base stands.
Lelivelt raced over to the concrete wall
poked his right hand into the crowd and
caught the ball Nobody but Lelivelt
can make these catches
The veteran Tom Hughes must not be
forgotten. for although touched up for
eight hits. he kept them wide apart, with
the exception of the first inning, and it
vas in this chapter Boston scored its
first three runs
Hughes started out poorly He was
wild and did not seem to have much on
the ball. Two passes, 4 couple of sin
eles. and a two-bagger Welded Boston
three chalk marks. After this Long Tom
settled down. and nothing more hap
pened until the ninth, when the visitors
boosted their run total to four.
Only One Error.
The Nationals PLAYED errorless ball,
with one exception. Henry muffed a low
thrown bali from Mcbride in the second
But for this miscue the error column
would have been as clean as whistle
Washington managed to cut down Bos-
tons 'lead in the last half OF the first
1ad nsF y-itb ei.
second. Conroy flied to Riggert, but
Lelivelt drove the ball to the clubhouse
for a two-bagger and the fleet little
infielder crossed the plate.
Gessler broke open the home fourth
with a two-base knock to right field.
Mcbride grounded to Wagner, who fum-
bled Cunningham cracked out a single
TO left. and Gessler ambled home
The home folks tied the score in the
sixth, when, after Lelivelt had gone,
Gessler drew pass: Mcbride singled
TO right: Cunningham hit sharply TO
Engle, who threw out Mcbride at second,
Gessler going to third. Then came a
bluff steal by Cunningham to draw the
throw. Gessler dashed to the plate and
that he was able to make 1t was due to
Wagner's muff of perfectly good short
throw by Carrigan.
COLLINS Gets His Bumps.
Collins waterloo came in the seventh.
Henry opened the chapter by flying out
to Riggert. Street and Hughes both sin
gled. Milan drew a pass. filling the
bases. Exit Collins enter Cicotte.
Wild Conroy pushed the second ball
pitched to deep right. sending home
Street and Hughes. Lelivelt grounded TO |
Wagner, who fumbled and threw poorly, |
Milan crossing the plate.
Gessler was hit by a pitched ball. Nc
Brides scratch single counted Conroy |
Bill Cunningham popped up a foul fly
near the grand stand, and Engle made a |
beautiful catch. Lelvelt saw his chance |
to race home, and as Engle's back was
turned when he caught the ball, his throw
was necessarily hurried and to one side.
Umpire Perrine called Lelivelt safe, and
this was the Nationals fifth run as Hem /;
ry died on fly to Riggert, a singular |
coincidence, as this player opened and
closed the inning with a hoist to the
same territory.
Miserable errors by the visitors gave
the McAleer crowd another run in the
eighth. Street opened with a clean single
to left. and then let himself get caught |
mapping. Hughes famed. Milan flied to |
Lewis. who muffed the ball Before he