Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-14
BY ]. ED GRILLO.
Special Dispatch TO The Star.

Special Dispatch 10 The Star
ST LOUIS June 14.-That the Nation
ais did not score four straight shutouts
over the White Sox was due TO wlid
throw to first base by Johns which
rave the Sox the tying run In fourth
That they did not win the game two TO
one was due to the absence OF a timely
hit on several occasions and the inability
Of EilIifer to sacrifice in the ninth. That
the Sox were able TO get the run III the
thirteenth which gave them the game
can be blamed on Clyde Milan. who mis-
Judged Gandlrs two-base hit in that
inning.
1t was Johrsons wild heave however.
which did all the damage. With one out
he walled Dougherty. and then Gand1l hit
a bounder right at him which escaped his
gloved hand. He was slow in going after
the ball. but when he got it cut loose at
full speed. 1t was wide of the mark,
however. and before it could be retrieved
pougherty had crossed the plate and the
score was tied.
I.elivelt's single and Tnglaub's double
had given the Nationals the only tally IN
the very opening round They mace a
game bid for more in the third. but hard
luck prevented this. Milan had hit safe
Iy with one out in this inning and Leii-
Welt had walked. Gessler got one to MS
liking and sent il screeching toward sec
ond. 1t was right at Zeider and double
play resulted.
1t looked like runs in the sixth, when
with one out Olmsted walked Lelivelt and
Gessler but the best Cnglaub and Nc
Bride could do was to strike out. While
McleerS men got a man on occasionally
after that their best chance for victory
came in the ninth. Purtell's error gave
Mcbride a life in this inning. Conroy
hunted, but Purtells throw to second for
Mcbride was late and both were safe
I[illifer was to sacrifice, and he is usually
good at the trick, but this time he fouled
twice and then sent sizZler to PurteN,
forcing Mcbride. Street flied to right,
which would have scored Mcbride had
Killifer got him over, and Johnson died
on the infield.
The Nationals got a man on in the
eleventh. and twelfth by means of safe
hits, but they could not score. Then
came the thirteenth, and on the thir-
teenth day OF the month. 1t was unlucky
for Johnson. Gandil. the first man up.
lit liner to center. Milan started in
for the bah, but it went over his head
Purtell. in trying to sacrifice, popped
UP to Street, and Blackburn was sent
TO first on balls. thanks to Umpire Con-
nelly. Payne singled to center, and Mi
Ian would surely have thrown Gandil
out at the plate had he not fumbled the
ball, and hard-fought game was over.
Is Johnson did yesterday he feels it his
privilege to criticise the play which lost
him the game. Yesterday it was Milan
who was responsible, but Johnson never
growled. The only comment he had to
make was. 1T was too bad Clyde did
not get that fly. johnson pitched a
great game of ball in only four of the
thirteen innings did a man reach first
base on him, but that wild throw 10
.nglaub did all the damage.
Wade Killifer is considered the surest
sacrifice hitter on the team. yet he failed
been able to put Mcbride and Conroy
over, he would have Won the ball game.
Strange to say, Kfllifer did not attempt
to sacrifice after he had two strikes, for
at that stage he still stood a better
chance of putting the ball down than he
did of making base hit.
Just as soon as Elberfeld's finger is
we'll he will be played at second base.
Conroy has been doing such exceptionally
good work at third that McAleer will not
take him out Of the game, but Kfllifer
has not been holding up his end. His
fielding has been good enough, but he
has displayed a weakness with the bat
that is appalling. Three times yesterday
he famed. Elberfeld can play the posi-
ton. at least McAleer thinks he can,
ana, at any rate, he will he tried there,
for his hitting is sadly needed. OF course,
10 long as the team was winning Nc
Aleer refused 10 make change. but now
that the spell has been broken he will
get the Kid in the game as soon as
he is able to pay.
Eddie Seitz, the semi-pro. pitcher who
has been added TO the Nationals string,
worked out with the team before the
game yesterday. He pitched to the bat
tiers and made a very favorable impress
sion. He looks more like Jack Chesbro
than Ed Walsh, but has finished style
about him that would indicate that he
knows something about pitching. His
motion. too, is similar to Chesbro's and
what impressed McAleer most was his
good control.
Seitz however, did not make the trip
to st. Louis with the team. He has some
business affairs to straiShten out here
and will join the team in Washington
when it returns from Boston.
Olmsted won his first game yesterday.
Things have been breaking bad for the
young man in his other efforts to win,