Evening star., 1911-06-02
TO CHANGE INFIELD BEFORE
PRESENT SEASON IS OVER
Present Short Field Handicap to Nationals.
Detroit Team Again Shows Abil-
ity to Score Runs.

| he has cracked out three home runs,
which would indicate that he is some
what of hitter himself.
What ails Dixie Walker? In hardly
more than one game this year has he
lasted the entire route. and in all others
he has been dragged out after going a
few innings Walkers only creditable
troit last week, when he easily beat the
Tigers. Since then ht has appeared
twice and has had to be lifted. 1t might be
policy to let Walker go through a full
game regardless of the result.
1t is pity that Bill Cunningham does
not land on the ball more often. for his
hits are good for the eyes. When he hits
sharp line drives always result that travel
at terrific speed, and allow him several
bases as a rule. His triple yesterday
would have been a home run on an
open field. 1t was a line drive between
Jones and Cobb. and easily travelled to
the fence, and would have gone farther
had 1t been possible
When Bill Otey hesitated In the eighth
whether to throw to first or to third to
get Cobb. he probably saved a run by his
hanty hit sharp bounder which Otey
grabbed. Cobb made a bluff to come home
and Otey motioned to throw there, then
ne turned and made motion to throw
to first, expecting to catch Cobb off of
third, but both moves failed and both
men were safe. Had Otey thrown to
first there is no doubt that Cobb would
nave scored. as it was he was caught be-
tween home and third when Mcbride
grabbed Moriartys bounder.
Long Tom Hughes. who pitched against
the Bostons Tuesday, will be worked
against the Tigers today. Manager Nc
Aleer proposes to pitch Hughes. johnson
in hA TT
against Detroit Lafitte will probably
pitch for the visitors.
With good ,upport Lively would never
nave been in trouble. He is trouble
some spit-baller. who appears hard to hit
when hits counts for any thing. The side
should have been retired in the seventh
when the Nationals scored four runs and
same within one of tying the score. before
tally crossed the plate. Jennings did
not weaken on his youngster, but allow
ed MIN to go the entire route. To have
taken him out would have discouraged
him. and Jennings does not believe in
dlscourag1ng his pitchers. 1t is very sell
tney are going poorly, and the system has
worked we'll for him.
Gainor. the Tigers first baseman, will
De out or the game month yet, and for
this period at least the leaders are GO
IiiS ~ Uc weak dl HTSI DdSe. Tne position
is new to Delehanty and poor throws are
not handled well by him. which places
another handicap on his team. Capt Mo-
riarty in speaking OF Gainor yesterday,
said: He is the best youngster that has
broken into the game in many a day He
can hit and in pinch is as good as any
man on our team. His absence is a seri-
Gus loss to us. and several of the games
We have lost woulo have been won il
Gainor In the lineup"
As pinch hitter Schaefer bids fair to
lead the league this year. He has been
used four times since the team came
nome and on each occasion has started a
rally. II he has not gotten a hit he has
Ieached nrst base on an error or pass
Just as soon as Germany's charley horse
which prevents him from running at ease
mends he will be in the game regularly.
No game that has been played here
this season furnished such a variety of
base ball as the one of yesterday About
everything imaginable happened and
there were brilliant and stupid plays. 1t
required ten innings to settle the argu-
ment, and Detroit was found with one run
to the good at the end. The Nationals again
made rally In the tenth, when Schaefer
hit safely with one down and O'Leary
fumbled Milan's grounder But Conroy
struck out and Lelivelt fouled to Mortar
ty. The score: