Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-21

! for he allowed but thirteen men to face
him in the four innings. and the only hit
made Off him was a rank scratch by
| Perring. 1t was only in the sixth inning.
when there were two on the bases a
result of Meyers experience and none
out, that Walter cut loose at top speed
with the result that he famed two of the
three men who faced him. He took it
| comparatively easy during the remainder
of the game, for he had comfortable
lead.
And words of praise are due Wild Con-
roy. when you stop to think of it. there
is veteran who has been of consider
able service to the team this year. He
has filled in in various positions and has
always made good and his hitting. while
not sensational. has been at a clip that
has told. There IS not lot of fuss about
Conroy. but he attends to his own af-
fairs very we'll and all things considered,
is pretty handy. fellow to have around.
Lajoies error cut large figure in that
game 1t was his boot of Milan's ground
er which resulted in a run in the third
inning. and when he allowed Becken-
DORIS grounder to get through him in
the fifth he started a rally which lost
that Larry errs. but when he does they
are usually costly.
The Cleveland system of playing the
game has not changed in recent years.
The team still. insists on violating every
rule of base ball, and this may explain
its rather poor position in the race as
much as anything else. In the fourth
inning yesterday Graney alked and was
sacrificed by Turner. bringing Lajoie up.
With a man on second and this leagues
best batter up one would not expect any
play but to allow Lajoie to hit. Instead
however, Lajoie got two strikes on him
self. and then the hit-and-run play was
tried. with the result that Lajoie had to
hit at a ball several feet outside. and
struck out. Just why batter of La
joie's prowess should be handicapped by
playing the hit-and-run game. thus TAX
ing chance of forcing him to hit at
bad ball, when he could wait for what
Joe Birmingham undoubtedly earns the
distinction of being the greatest throwing
outfelder In the American League Bir-
mingham had two opportunities to dis
play his wonderful arm in the game yes
terday. and he cut down two base rum
ners that the average outfielder would
not have attempted to make throw on
In the third inning, with Conroy on
second, Gessler hit long fly to right
center. Birmingham made the catch.
but he was out SO far that Conroy figured
he could reach third easily after the
ball was caught. Birmingham threw him
out by feet. In the eighth inning Cess
Ter attempted to score from second base
on Unglaub's base hit to left center but
birmingham came in, scooped up the ball
with one hand and made perfect throw
to the plate which nailed Gessler. The
beauty of Birmingham's throwing is
that he keeps the ball low and has ter
rife force behind it.
Mitchell, Hardness and Koestner should
in course of time make Jim Mcclure
three valuable pitchers. They all have
the size and plenty of stuff, but need
experience badly. BY working them reg
ularly during the rest of the season Nc
CURE hopes to make them winners by
next spring.
Following the Maps here come the Chi
cago White Sox for series Of six games
Friday. There are four regularly sched-
last trip, which will necessttate the play
Ing of two doubleheaders, which, Incl
dentally, is going to be hard strain on
the Nationals pitching staff But these
games will give the locals a chance to
P2ss Cleveland in the race. for the Maps
will be over in Philadelphia fighting the
leaders, and the Nationals certainly fig
ure to take more games from the Sox
than the Maps do from the Athletics
Both teams rallied in the fifth inning
yesterday. but a great catch by Milan
stopped the visitors after they had scored
two runs and taken the lead Then the
locals cinched the game by scoring five
runs on Lajoie's error of Beckendorfs
grOunder, safe bunts by Schaefer and
Milan, a pass to Lelivelt and hits by
Conroy, Gessler and Cnglaub The score
tells the rest of it: