Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-15
NATIONALS 18TH VICTORY
WAS A WEIRD EXHIBITION
Heavy Hitting of the Locals and Milan's Re
markable Base Stealing Were
the Features.


and Henry could not handle it. But the
scoring rules compel a stolen base I'M
der such conditions. provided the PLAYER
has started to steal while the pitcher
was in the act of delivering the ball.
1t fairly rained two-hase hits in that
smuggling match. The Nationals got seven
of them. and there was nothing fukey
about any of them, either. being hit
sauarely on the trade mark and crashing
into the outfield.
Cleveland critics and patrons are as
founded by the peppery and brilliant
practice which the Nationals put up be-
fore every game 1t stands out in strong
contrast to the one the Maps produce and
occasions no end of comment. 1t is doubt
full If there is a team in the league when
puts up a faster or better looking pre-
liminary practice. Every one of the play
ers hustle as if his life were at stake,
and the ball is kept in action in all sorts
of sensational plays.
II is nothing short of remarkable the
way the Nationals can make runs. one
actually worries that the slumping time
has come. when the team fails to get an
armful of runs. This because of the tact
that every man in the lineup is hitting
we'll There is not a weak Sticker, from
head to foot, playing on the team. and
il seems that every man can arise TO the
occasion when nit Is needed. Shanks
and Morgan are pair of youngsters who
are great in the pinches. Strangely
enough it is remarkable how often they
have two strikes on them when they hit
clearly. This always gives Schaefer a
great chance to have fun with the spec
tators. He announces that his players
never hit until they have two strikes. and
as rule they come through and vindi-
cate him.
Morgan is far from a finished second
TO- I,,A h1x- Il fE
not a more dangerous batter in the line
up than Ray. Let there be men on the
bases and he seldom fails to hit the ball
hard and he usually gets 1t safe. AS a
fielder at second he is not star. though
one can see gradual improvement in his
work.
Schaefer is such hit with the crowds
that the umpires are giving him every
liberty to do as he pleases. He, of
course, confines himself to lot of funny
antics and never says anything that could
even be construed as being mean. Most
of the crowds which have attended the
game here in Cleveland. where the popu-
lace is necessarily sore because of the
weak showing of their team, come to see
and hear Schaefer and they are repaid
for their trouble. for he is very busy
man these days.
While it is undoubtedly true that the
Maps poor work to date is largely due to
the fact that many of their best players
are on the injured list. vet the base ball
public is scoring Harry Davis because he
never appears on the coaching lines.
There are many complaints regarding
Davis failure of interest, though perhaps
he would be doing no better with his
team. no matter where he directed it.
For the first two innings the hitting
on both sides was rather light, though
the Nationals began to get busy IN the
second, when they scored run on singles
by Gandil, Mcbride and Henry. But that
one-run lead was wiped out in the third.
when Cleveland scored four. With one
out Morgan booted Graney's grounder.
Oleson bdnted and Hughes threw low to
Gandil the ball rolling to Morgan. who
Graney coming all the way home and
Oleson going to third. Lajoie. of course,
hit safely and then Birmingham was hit
by a pitched ball. Butcher came along
with hit which Shanks threw wild to rhe
plate and the bases were cleared, Butch
er reaching third, where he was left.
But the Nationals were right back at
EN- the next inning. Gandll again started
with a single. and took third when Ora
ney threw the ball wild back to the in
field. Shanks hit for two bases. scoring
Gandf. and after Morgan had flied out to
the catcher and Mcbride had struck out
Henry hit safely. Hughes and Moeller
followed suit. and three runs We're over
the plate. They came back with three in
the fifth. Milan and Gandil walked and
Shanks sacrificed. Morgan hit for two
bases and Mcbride singled and Henry hit
for a double.
MOeller was hit by pitched ball in the
sixth. Foster moved him up to second
and Milan scored him with a double:
promptly stole third and then actually
stole home. In the seventh the game was
cinched. Mcbride walked and Henry
singled, while Hughes laid down a perfect
sacrifice. Then Moeller tripled, Fos4er
doubled and Milan singled and four runs
were over the plate.
The Maps got runs in tie fifth, sixth
and ninth, but the lead which the Ma
tionalS had gained more than sufficed to
win the game. the fifteenth straight on
the road. The score.