Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-18
DIXIE WALKER GIVES SIGNS
OF ROUNDING INTO FORM
Nationals Pitching Staff Now Seems to Be
at Its Best-McBride's Fielding
Praised by McAleer.

stec is entitled to lot of credit for his
good pitching. He was always cool and
he had something on his fast ball that
the bat,ers could not gauge. Getting
out of that first inning with but one run
being scored gave Link a lot of encour-
agement and he did splendidly thereafter.
Instead of being censured for his effort
to reach the plate in the sixth inning
killifer was praised for his alertness.
Unglaub had hit a grounder just to the
right of Link. which the latter thought
would serve to thrc " oct Killifer coming
from second to TIL. rte turned and
found he was too Ia. =. ..tGl med
and hurled to Stovall = Ill was
low and bounded out of .cs-.all's mitt.
killifer seeing the ball get away from
Stovall started for the plate. But the
ball did not get away from Stovall as
far as it seemed. and he got 1t up in
time to make play for Killifer at the
plate. 1t was a close play, but Umpire
Sheridan gave the decision to Easterly.
1t was a good chance for Killifer to take
game would have been won, for Nc
Brides hit which Perring knocked down
would have been a, double and would
have brought two runs home.
There does not seem to be any way to
stop Lajoie from leading the league with
the bat this year. He is hitting every
thing that Is thrown toward the plate
ball away from Larry and yet make it
possible for the catcher to make the catch
seems out Of the question. Walker served
him high ball three feet outside In the
eighth inning, but Larry reached out with
his big bat and sent the sphere into right
field like rifle shot. 1t was that hit
which won the game. for Flick went all
the way to third on it and made it pos
sible for him to score on Stovalrs long
sacrifice fly to left.
Incidentally. Lajoie drove in the first
run. when after Turner had walked and
stole second he singled, bringing him
home. In all, Larry had three hits. two
line drives to the outfield and a safe
bunt, which he placed down the third
base line when he caught Elberfe,d play
ing deep In the sixth.
Bob Unglaub's batting slump is lasting
much longer than was expected. and
what is more annoying is that the big
fellow is usually up when a base hit
would mean victory. Robert had two
occasions yesterday when he could have
is off his stride, just now. but he will
come one of these days and make up for
his recent failure to get the ball safe.
an opportunity. beginning tomorrow, to
fatten their standing The st. Louis
Browns are coming this way for a four
game series. and judging by the manner
III WHICH the DINER Teams In the league
are taking falls out of OConnor's aggre-
cation. there should not be any trouble
fer the locals to turn the trick.
But the Browns must not be underesti-
mated simply because they are in last
place. The Nationals must hustle against
them just as hard as il they were leading,
To start the series McAleer will pitch
Johnson against the O'Connor OUTFIT
Thursday
Bob Groom will be pitted against either
Berger or Mitchell this afternoon.
has been batting at a 40 clip.
Milan continues to hit in hard luck.
His hardest hit yesterday was line drive
to center. which Graney went over and
sliatched out of the air.
Both Flick and Stovall, who reached
first base by reason OF fumbles by Con-
roy. died a moment later when they tried
to steal on Street Streets throwing was
right to the bag, and neither had a chance
to reach there.
In that first inning. with two men out
and Turner on second. 1t looked like a
good play to have walked Lajoie and
taken chance On StOvall who has not
been hitting Surely a batter with an
average OF 400 stands a better chance Of
getting q hit than some fellow who Is bat
ting around the $50 mark. 1t pays to
play the percentage. and had it been done
there would probably have been differ
ent story OF the game to tell.
A hit by Milan. Conroy's sacrifice. Per-