Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-09

| presented Cy Young and Lew Criger as
| their battery; Buck Freeman, Hobe
| Ferris, Jimmy Collins and Fred Parent
played in the inf1eld for them. and But
termilk' Tommy Dowd. "Chick" Stahl
and Charley Hemphill did duty in the
, outer gardens.
1t was in Cleveland. May %. 1901,
that the Nationals first crossed bats
with the present Indians. who then
were known as the Blues, and were
managed by Jim McAleer. in the
initial Cleveland Washington setto the
decision went to the westerners, to 5.
Win Mercer, who quit this earth via
the suicide route, pitching for the
city lineup: Ollie Pickering. right
field: Jack Mccarthy. left field: Bill
Bradley, third base: George Lachance,
first base; Doggy" Wood, catcher;
Erve Beck, second base: Frank Shei-
beck. shortstop: Frank Genins, center
field: Bra ggins and Scott, pitchers.
May 25 1901. was the date of the
first meeting of the Nationals with the
Detroit Tigers. then under the direc-
ton of Miracle Man" Stallings. Thanks
to seven misplays by the home team.
Washington won, to 5, Wyatt Arnold
Lee being on the slab for the victors.
This was the way the defeated COM
bination lined up: Jack McAllister.
third base: Jimmy Barrett. center field:
Kid Gleason, second base: "Ducky"
f1oiHeS, right Helu. FRANK D1llOn. nrSL
base; Kid Elberfeld. shortstop; Kid
Nance. left field: Fritz Buelow, catcher;
Emil F'risk, pitcher.
Griff Headed White Sox.
In Chicago. June 2. 1901. the Nationals
encountered. for the first time. the
Clark Calvin Griffith. the residents
manager since 1911. The Illinois team
lost its inaugural with Washington. on
the basis of to 5. Wyatt Lee ana Bill
Carrick doing the boxwork for the VIM
ners. The losers had one of the
craftiest batteries ever known of. "Old
Fox" Griffith being their pitcher and
Billy Sullivan, now with the Tigers in
an advisory capacity. their catcher. In
the infeld were Frank Isbell. "Sandow"
MerteS. Fred Hartman and Frank Shu-
CART. and in the outfield were Hermas
Mcfarland. Dummy Hoy and Fielder
Allison Jones. who will visit Washing
ton this year as leader of the ST. Louis
Browns.
The Browns first Year in the Ameri-
can League was 1902, and their first
game against the residents took place
in this city May 81. It lasted ten in
ninss and was won by Washington, 5
suit of Harry Wo1vertons single. Ed
Delahantys double and Billy keister's
single. Jim McAleer was St Louis
boss then. and this was the lineup he
doped out for the first game here: Jesse
Burkett. left field: Emmett Heidrick,
center field: Billy Maloney. right field:
John Anderson, first base; Rhody Wal
lace. shortstop: Dick Padden, second
base: Barry Mccormick. third base; Joe
Sugden. catcher, and Jack Powell,
pitcher.
In 1908 the New York Yankees took
Baltimores place in the American
League. the new teams first game
being played in this city April % An
error by Herman Long and three hits
in the fifth gave Griffiths present team
the decision over his old one, to l.
This was the way the Old Fox lined up
his forces the day they played their
first game for the American League
championship: Lefty" Davis, left
field: Billy Keller. right field; Dave
Fultz. center field; Jimmy Williams,
second base: John Camel. first base:
Wild Conroy, third base: Herman
Long. shortstop; Jack O'Connor, CATCH
err. and Jack Chesbro. pitcher