The Washington times., 1912-09-12
LACK OF SLEEP
HURTS NATIONALS
Poor Baseball, Coupled With Woefu Loss of Rest,
Causes Grfhth's Team to Lose to
The Naplanders.
By SENATOR"

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Sept. 12.-Bad
baseball on several occasions, coupled
with a woeful lack of the sleep
wallop, did for the Nationals in the
second battle with the Naplanders, and
Walter johnson dropped a close contest
by score Of 3 to .. Misplays accounted
for two of the three Cleveland tallies,
fiendish heaves by Eddie Foster and
John. Henry doing the trick. Then,
when the Nationals had chances to
tally. they just couldn't hit the pill.
Joe Birmingham shook up his batting
order and sent Fred Blandlng back
again to see II he could succeed where
blonde got away with it largely because
johnson was unsteady at the start the
Nationals were guilty Of lurid pegging.
and were anxious to degree with the
willow. There's the game In nutshell:
The. twisted batting order proved Of
considerable assistance to the Napland-
ers, for Larry Lajoie came through with
a handsome swipe in the opening ses-
sion that scored two runs. His second
drive put Jackson on third, from where
he scored on Henry's painful peg to
center field In the third.
Though beaten, the Nationals were
ever, dangerous. They kept George
kahler warming UP IN right field until
the last inning. for birmingham couldn't
tell what minute the Griffmen would
pound Blanding from the mound or he
would be compelled to surrender by his
own wildness. However. he managed to
last out the game, and alrs well that
ends we'll
The umpiring of silk" O'Loughlin
and Fred Westervelt was miserable to
an extreme, though they didn't rob the
Nationals of any victory. That would
be going too far. but as officials both
proved sadly deficient. The work of
O'Loughlin behind the bat was afro
cious. and some of Westervelt's decisions
at first and second brought loud laughs
from the fans in line to see the plays.
The season Is nearing its end-a good
thing for both these umpires.
After Elanding had gathered in Noel
ler's bunt, in time to snag him, Eddie
Foster bounced a single to center and
stole. Milan's fly to Hendryx showed
that young mans weak arm, for Fos'
ter had no difficulty in going to thiro
ing bingle through Turner, scoring Fos'
ter. Gandil might have done something
but he insisted on trying to steal
though Blanding was wasting balls al
midway. Just bad baseball, that's ali
Two were down in the Naplanders
half when Turner scratched a single
past Laporte at the bag. Foster made
sons sizzler over third but he fol
lowed 1t up with a painful peg to the
right field pavilion. putting Turner OF
third and Jacks on second. Ther
came 'LarrupinS Larry. His SWee
drive to right scored both runners anc
the Naplanders were ahead to stay.
After the battery had perished in the
third Moeller worked Blanding for
pass and Foster followed suit. The bis
! pitcher was manifestly unsteady, bu
Milan just couldn't control his anxiety
| He poked at the first ball. showing up &
little fiy for Lajoie. Good night.
Johnson famed both Chapman ant
| Turner in the last half of the third
! but Jackson singled to center. goint
to third on Lajoie's drive to left LAIR!
/ made a bluff to steal and Henry peggeC
| to center field Jackson marching across
! the plate with a cheap, but useful tally
| Not again till the sixth did the Ma
| tionals have a Chance to break up tn
! game, though SchaefeT howled anC
yelled back of first base, promised mar
| wells to the fans and predicted hits tina
| never came. Moeller singled to right
| but was forced by Foster. Milan's bun
to Turner was perfect and two wer,
on. Gandil tried hard, but only tipped
| the bali for a high bounce to Blanding
both runners moving up. Laport
| seemed much too dangerous and so n
was purposely passed. while the fam
howled. Shanks had an opportunity o
n lifetime. but though he hit the bal
hard, ii went into the waiting hand
OF Chapman. and Laporte was forced
| ending the attack.
| Urged on by the shrill-voiced Griffith
the Nationals kept up their attempts Il