The Washington times., 1912-05-26
Two Victories Coveted by
Wolverton's Boys by 6 to
3 and 9 to 5.
BY SENATOR"

Well. Its all over today. Perhaps the
Ill effects may wear away with the pas
sage of time, but while they were in
the effecting business. they sure did
hurt
1t was bright and sunny day be-
side the lordly Hudson. rolling majes-
tically on its course to the sea A
bunch of Hielan laddies clubs in hand.
were engaged in massacre as wicked
as ever that more famous affair in
the glen at Glencoe long years agone.
appearance over the battlements. Their
murderous weapons cut deep and sure
and when the sun sank to rest ''over
on the Jersey side" walter SmokebalI
Akers, surrounded by their loyal COM
panions. lay piled in a heap, every man
OF them slain. hghting to the last.
here's where the covers are removed
for their untimely deaths announced to
a waiting world. johnson was slam
banged all over the lot by the High
landers. who knew when to begin and
just how to go through with their fell
work And when they ceased clouting
the bounding leather. the Kansas Cy-
clone threw away whatever chances he
might have had by walking: them. Also.
crumbled before the opposition. He lost
the honors to Russell Ford by a score
of TO 3.
Was Slaughter.
The second fray was a slaughter of
Sir Robert Groom and Jerry Akers.
thHt's all, just slaughter. There Ia
little sense in CLOSING over either af-
fair. The Nationals dropped the second
faulty pitching and hard hitting by
:heir opo0ne nts. Manager Griffith
d'ned last evening on carpet tacks ris-
s,le., raiiroed spikes crearned,. and rust
fast will consist Of something along
the same line.
Clarence walker, playing q beautiful
same in; she held. and stnging II:
spot in a gloomy picture during that
first game, The Spartan gladiator
fairly rcvclcd with the offerings OF
10 left ,Ieid and scoring, two of the
teams three tallies, cnce sliding in after
hiking from second while the pill was
rushing. from shortstop to first base to
tie plate.
Walter johnson was going along fairly
we'll until the sixth inning, and then
he wallop+d Harry Martin in the facs
with one of his speedy hooa halls, and
san Just blew up and never did come
down urtil the Hishlanders had gar.
nered FIVE runs and had salted the gama
away for future use. ,o,,o
tcr's single. let the Nationals score In
the opening inning, and another came
over in the second. Red" Walker
singled and reached second on an out
| Ainsnlith dashed n slow one at Martin
| who lost the backstop at firSt. Walker
was sailing for the plate and Chas:
relayed the Pill to sweeney too late Il
get the sliding walker. Yes, that was
| daring work. all right and gave tn:
| Nationals the lead, for the Highlander
had counted in the irst.
Daniels had strolled, taking the mid
| way on ZinE's drive to center. Chase
whiffed. hrt Cree singled to left. scor
ing Daniels. Simmons singled to center
Zinn nt the platter, Ainsmith playing
tho ball admirably.
Led By One Run.
The fight went on evenly until tn
fifth, the Nationals leading by a singh
run. Martin came up and stopped tha
ball with his face, wholly unnervinj
johnson. Sweeney Immediately beat ou
a bunt in front OF the, box, and Ford
single to right sent Al Dolan, runninI
riiced and Zinn hit TO Knight, VIII
tossed to the plate, where Ainsmit
| dropped the ball, Sweeney scoring.
Hal Chase collided with a safe driv
to left. scoring Ford. Cree beat out
slow one to Foster. and the bases yer
| full. Johnson finally pulled himself "a
gether and Mcbride took simmons fly
and Foster threw out HartzelL Bu
three runs haG come in and the Ma
tionals seemed In the ruck.
The prince OF pitchers showed himsel