The Washington herald., 1915-03-28
nick ALTR0CK'S
PLEBES DEFEAT
Cardinal A. E.
Second-String Nationals Are
Given Big Hand by Alex
andria Fans.
COMEDIAN IN LIMELIGHT
Veteran Southpaw Is Whole Show
and Pieases Bugs" with
EIumorist Stunts.
COMEDIAN IN LIMELIGHT
BY JOHN A. DUGAN.

Alexandria. Va, March G.-ShOuId
Mayor Tom Fisher ever decide to resign
his position as head of the local city
government il is sure bet that Clark
Calvin Griffith. the manager of the Ma
tionals. would not and could not be Il
lone candidate for the hOnored position.
as Nick Altrock. the leader of the Wash
inGton Plebes. took this little Virginia
hamlet by the horns and ali today. and
he now ranks first in the hearts of tn"
many royal baseball fans who attended
the game when the comedians protegCS
humbled the Cardinal Athletic Club it,
an interesting but One-sidcd battle by a
count of 2 TO /.
Nick was the whole show from the
opening of the batting practice until he
made Mcbride pop to Gallia in the ninth.
and those ardent supporters OF the ma
tional pastime in this city have COM
pletcly forgotten that such stars of the
diamond as Clark Griffith. Walter John
son or Chick Gandil ever existed. Every
where in the sporting circles here tonight
Uncle Nick as the crowd insisted upon
calling him. vote him first among the
greats in tine history OF baseball
Long will these real baseball bugs"
remember the visit of Nick Altrock and
his Plebes TO this city, and when the
punt of the football is being heard on
all sides next fall echoes of this memo
rable contest will still he the talk of the
native sons. The COol-headed fans in the
early aftermath tonight are finding
many sensational plays but the work of
Altrock throughout the contest over
shadows the efforts of the other eleven
athletes who worked in the contest for
the second string Nationals.
Opens with single.
Sylvester Breeu's local boys were
outcIassed from the opening crack
Of the bat but gamely stuck to their
task. and although they faced an as
sortment of curves and fast balls,
which they never saw the like of be
fore, they settled down after the open
ing chapter and played exceptionally
good ball for an amateur team
Acosta opened the battle with
slashinE single through Bauer and
moved to second when Merchant FUN
bIed Seiglie's grounder. Dug Neft
singled to center field. scoring Acosta
and his Cuban teammate moved cross
the pan along with Neff when Aliens
worth booted williams drive AT this
period of the inning Eddie Thompson
Jv,s..-g lie wild and issued pass
to both Eondeau and Brown-Williams
was caught mapping before the pass
to Rondcau and run down between
first and second. Lamar distinguished
himself with Z tCrltIlC UrlNe 10 right
field, scoring Brown and Rondcau. and
when AltroCk and EnEel were retired
the old ball game was tucked safely
on the Plebcs' side of the ledger with
Il 4-run margin for EnEcl to work on
Four hurlcrs were used against the
local boys. Alan Clarke. She Clark
willie southpaw. did the best work a
he set the Cardinals down I'm the
three innings in which he worked
without Il hit. although he issued tw"
free transportations 20 tho initial
sack Engcl allowed but ten men 10
face him. setting quartet down by
the strikcout route and granting but
one hit. this coming in the third when
Owens singled to right center.
GaIIia In Great Form.
Bert Gallia vas In great form. The
Good Boy Curver" used but twenty
five balls during the two innings.
which he worked on the mound. In
both innings the side was retired Nv
the strikc-out route. and but one hit
was secured off his delivery. this com
ing in the eighth after two were out
when he had three and two on Eddie
Thompson.
In answer TO the call OF the fans
Uncle Nick Altrock took UP the burden
in the ninth and endcavorcd to show
the fans that IL was no burden to work
upon the mound by calling in tho out
CONTINUED ON FACE THREE