The Washington times., 1912-04-07
RAP
AWAKENS THE FANS
Seepers Rub Their Eyes When mild Bill Drives Ou
Homer to Left-Nationals Win, ID to
From Cornell Varsity Team.
By SENATOR"

Mild Bill Cunningham greatly
amused a couple of hundred baseball
bugs yesterday at the Florida avenue
park by shifting the pellet on the pro-
boscis. sending it rolling over and over
and over again until 1t settled in the
corner pocket in deep left The mighty
drive was good for the entire circuit and
Bill made a grandstand finish by somer-
saulting over Abbott, the Cornell back
stop, who had deftly blocked his path
toward the pan. And then the fans
went to sleep again. for the Nationals
won by score of II to 2, and there was
little need to keep awake.
The calm, deliberate, deadly, persistent
pitching of Paul Musser, the Canton
controller" took all semblance OF life
from the exhibition. particularly because
the collegians were miserably frail with
the wand. Only Keller. the huge third
baseman, could hit the ball and 1t Is to
be supposed that he did 1t to cover up
his many weaknesses in the field and
on the bases. Musser was out to make
vivid impression on Acting Manager
George Mcbride, nursing an infected leg
on the bench, and little cared he about
the absence of interest in the pastime.
The game was as lively as moving pic
lures showing a Hindoo thinking of the
immortal gods.
Jerry Akers, the Dubuque demon"
eased through the final four sessions in
mastery style, though there was little
for him to do, except to watch his
youthful support hurl the ball around
and spoil the hope of a whitewash.
Cornell tailed twice and left the arena
satisfied enough.
Just a Parade.
The game? oh. there wasn't any
game, just q parade. Hightower, on the
hill for Cornell, was wild and weak and
poorly supported, everybody behind him
thinking II a mark OF honor to drop the
ball or throw 1t off the earth. In the
opening inning Bill Cunningham's loco
motive shoot to left field scored Milan
and Schaefer went all the way around
when Butler let the leather Alter
through him. The Dutchman scored on
Cunningham's sacrifice fly to O'Connell
in the third.
/ In the fifth Hightower blew up and
| four passes mixed with some bad mis-
plays and a couple Of blows, resulted In
three runs, and the fans yawned Wis
IDLY, the whole score of them, not
counting the press gentlemen. Flynn
| was on when Cunningham's homer sent
! him in. Morgan lived on an error and
was forced when Akers drew pass
| Painful episode, that inning.
| The sixth was its counterpart, three
more runs coming over on an error
| hams double to left followed by his
sprinting home from second when Nor
gan perished at first. That mad dast
Of Cunnlngham's woke up four fans II
the right field pavilion. who rubbed theil
eyes and went back TO sleep again.
Then a Nightmare.
The eighth was a nightmare, i've
more runs coming over. Moeller hit T.
Keller and went to second on the lat
lers heave TO the fence. A passed bal
gave him another and he scored
when Keller booted Flynn's slap. Gun
ningham skied, but Morgan singled Il
center, driving in Flynn and scorint
himself when O'Connell let the ball rol
almost to the bleachers. Foster singled
to center and Gordon dropped Henry
ny, each runner taking two sacks. AkerI
surprised Acting Manager Mcbride By
singing to center, scoring Foster ant
Henry.
Mispiays gave Cornell two runs. witl
one down in the eighth Keller walked
Morgan seized Abbott's grounder anC
got Keller at second, but threw to the
dugout for the batter, who got tive
| corners. Akers then hurled lsett'i
splash wildly In the general direction Of
| Flynn and Abbott was over.
| Gordon scratched a single 20 Foster II
the ninth, advancing on Bills out