The Washington herald., 1910-07-02
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.
BY WILLIAM PEET.

The only fault 10 find with yesterdays
victory over the Boston Red Sox. . to !,
in the opening game OF the series, was
that but a small crowd turned out 10
see the fun.
Boston grabbed five straight games
from McAleer's outfit IA the Hub last
week. and blew into town with a chip
on every shoulder. confident OF tucking
away at least thee games in the Red
soxs strong box
A little accident had something TO do
with Boston's losing out. but even at
that the visitors cid not deserve 10 win,
and after the first inning, when Walter
Johnson hit his proper stride, there was
hardly a home rooter who would not have
hooked the family Jewels to bet that the
home team would win.
The accident mentioned above happened
10 Capt. Harry Lord in the third inning.
when he stopped one Of Johnson's terrific
shoots with the middle finger OF his left
hand while standing in the batters' box.
Dropping his war club he turned to the
Boston bench and called for Trainer
Green.
Physician Called from Crowd.
A basty examination showed Green
that a real physician was needed. and
Umpire Egans shout. els there a doctor
in the grand stand?'' soon brought
medical expert. who vouchsafed the
cheerful information that one of the
small bones in the finger was fractured
and that the digit was badly lacerated,
all of which means that Capt. Lord will
play no more ball for two weeks or a
month.
While we are sorry for Mr. Lord and
all-that, yet his enforced vacation means
that our henchmen viii gain the benefit.
Boston has no substitute who can touch
Lord in either fielding or hitting.
Johnson was hit hard in only one
inning, the first, when Boston scored its
only tally. After that he was invincible
Opposed to Johnson was Charley Smith,
One-time National, who only lasted five
innings. The heat was too much for
Charley His Punishment from box duty
was due TO the oppressive heat, and not
because he was getting bumped to any
extent. Had Smith been properly sup
ported, not a run would have been
charged against him. After he had
pitched the fifth chapter, ne complained
Of feeling dizzy, and Manager Donovan
thought 1t best to take him out Arel-
lanes, the good-looking Mexican, finished
the game.
UngIaub Back in Form.
Bob Unglaub. Mcbride and scaefer
carried off the honors for the home folks.
Bob connected for a pretty single in the
second Inning. and his hard smash at
Jake Stahl In the eighth proved instru-
mental in sending home the winning
run.
The game opened like one Of those
johnson pitched -well-and-should-h have
won" contests so frequent with the
Washington club of late Hooper. the
first visitor up cracked out a pretty
single, which gave him second base, as
Milan let the ball get away from him.
Lord sacrificed. sending Hooper TO third.
Speaker showed his contempt for Walter
Johnson by cutting loose with a three
Dagger, the ball sailing over Lelivelts
head. Hooper scored and Speaker, while
trying to stretch the blow into a three
Dagger. was caught at third by lightning
work on the part of Lelivelt, Mcbride,
and Schaefer.
Lewis opened the second With nara
smash TO left center. He, too. was
caught at the three-quarter stretch by
Quick relays, and Boston lost q chance
for a run
Nationals Tie Score.
Smith blanked the Nationals until the
fourth round when kid" Elberfeid led
of with a single over second. Gessler's
sacrifice showed the ssL IN N second
Then came the hit and run signal, Nc
Bride grounding out, Wagner to Stahl
and Elberfeld going to third. EngIe, VINO
had replaced Lord, picked up Schaefer's
easy roller, booted the ball around a few
times, and then threw II into the crowd
Elberfeld scored, sewing up the game for
the time being.
The Nationals got to Arellanes in the
eighth. when the winning tally showed