The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-03-06
NATIONALS TAKE
FINAL CONTEST
Trim Bill" Dahlen's Brook
Ign Recruits, II to 1.
ATTEMPT MADE TO STOP GAME
Constable Arrives About the Fourth
Inning, but Is Placated by doc"
PInyers-waIter johnson Makes
His Appearance in Box.
Special to The Washington Herald

Special to The Washington Herald
Hot Springs, Ark, March 5.-In the last
game that they will take part in here this
season the Washington players, with the
assistance of the Detroit Tigers, compos-
ing the An-American team, played rings
around Bad Bill Dahlen's Brooklyn CO.
horts, and before one of the largest
crowds Of the season defeated them by
the score of II to 1.
Incidentally. it might be mentioned that
Judge Wood. prosecuting attorney. en-
deavored to stop the game, but was I'M
successful. Along about the fourth in
ming he sent Constable Howard to the
ball grounds to arrest all players and the
umpire. Doc owens met him at the gate
anticipating trouble of this sort, and told
him that If he attempted to stop the game
there would be trouble and there would
be a riot. Owens agreed to stand good
for the players and accompanied the con-
stable to Justice of the Peace Smiths
Office, where he gave bail in the sum of
500 for his appearance tomorrow. Only
a few were aware that the trouble in
this direction had started.
To-day's game marked the first appear
ance of Walter johnson, the star pitcher
of the American League, in the box. He
pitched a better game than any OF the
twirlers, allowing but one hit in the three
innings he worked, but that one was
smashing home run by HummeI. When
HummeI was at the bat Johnson called
to Milan to play farther out, but Milan
replied that HummeI wouldn't hit it in
"a hundred years" The next moment
Hummel caught the sphere fairly on the
seam and scored the only run for Brook
Ign. Incidentally, it was the only hit
they got of of Walter, who shot them
across with all his oId-time speed. When
he entered the box, the crowd gave him
a great hand Conroy played a fine game
at third, accepting four difficult chances
without an error, and making three hits
out of four times up. In the third in
ming he cleared the bases with a ter
rife line drive and easily made the Cir
cult, sending in Bush and Schaefer ahead
of him.
Germany" for the benefit of those
who said<he was slowing up, had the
only stolen base, and beat out an infield
hit. Capt Mcbride did not play, as
he was not feeling any too well. Sam
Crawford did the most terrific hitting of
the afternoon, making two three-base
hits and a home run, the latter drive 60
ing clear over the trees growing by the
right field fence. Ragon, the last man
to pitch for Brooklyn, received a fierce
lacing. seven hits being made of him in
the two innings he officiated. Hans Lo-
bert, the former Cincinnati third sacker,
but now of Philadelphia, held down the
initial bag for the All-Americans and
played a good game. Dixie Walker al
lowed four hits in three innings, but
kept them we'll scattered. When John
son came to bat in the fifth, the crowd,
remembering his two previous home
runs on the other grounds, called on him
to knock out another. He slammed the
first ball pitched to deep center for two
bases.
Milan's only put-out was a beautiful
running catch of a lne-drive from Dau-
bert's bat. which he nailed with one
hand. cutting or a sure three-bagger.
The Nationals leave tomorrow at lao
o'clock for Atlanta. In speaking of their
visit here Capt. Mcbride said: I'VE
have not only had a most pleasant time
but every one of the boys received great
benefit from the baths and training that
they have epne through. We go to
Atlanta almost in midseason condition.