The Washington herald., 1911-04-18
YANKEES BAT THEIR WAY
TO VICTORY IN TENTH
Nationals Put Up Stiff Argument but Lose First Game
of Series by to 3, in Overtime Came
By WILLIAM PEET.

their initial appearance in the Capital
yesterday and sneaked one over on our
band of athletes Final count, after ten
innings, 6 to )
This victory gives the Highland clan
four in a row. and unless somebody
stops them right quick they will have
abreast in the American League race
for some weeks to come.
North pole weather and a wild West
West show did not keep the crowd away;
there must have been 1000 persons in
side the Florida avenue inclosure. and
while the game was ragged and poorly
played in spots. there was enough free
hitting and sensational stuff to make
everybody perfectly happy.
From a local standpoint, the loss OF
the game can be summed up in several
'ifs'-and these ifs lean toward Bill
Cunningham and Doc Gessler. the for
mer, because he put up a poor defensive
game, and the latter, because he failed
to smash the ball safe when men We're
on bases. Clean handling of the ball by
Cunningham in New York's second and
third would have saved two runs. and
any vigorous cluo swinging on Gessler's
part. On the other hand, Cunny's mis-
cues would not have mattered had Cess
Ter walloped the bail to unguarded spots
in the eighth and ninth.
Walker Knocked Out.
But enough for the ifs" The facts
are these: Dixie Walker was knocked
out of the box in the second and Steam
boat Bill Otey got his bumps in the
tenth
Walker did not seem to have much
stuff, and was yanked out after working
enc inning and a half. Bill Otey then
went in, and the human slat," after
being mussed up for a tally in the third.
settled down and made the Yanks look
ike a flock of bush leaguers until the
tenth, when they mauled his twisters to
all parts Of the yard
Walter Abels, husky left-hander, es-
sayed to crush McAleers hopefuls, and
was right there with the crush stuff
until the fourth, when the Nationals got
him by the throat and choked a couple
or runs out of his system. Exit Abels
and enter Jack Warhop, the human
flea" with his pesky little underhand
delivery. Warhop was in real trouble
only once, the eighth, when the Ma
tionals tied the score. He was threat
ened with abuse in the tenth. when the
bases were drunk and two had perished,
but managed to dispose IF the burly Doc
Gessler-and the game was over.
Hal Chase and Clyde Milan were the
spectacular gents. Chase tagged a high
throw from Hartze1l and pulled down
the ball with one hand. the crowd giving
him a rousing cheer. Milan took a low
dive after a hard-hit liner from Cree's
war club in the first and speared the
ball at his shoe tops. This bit of fancy
work also tickled the fans.
1t was, all in ALL the same only story
Nashington's pitchers blew up at crit
iCal stages and McAleer's hitters were
lacking in the pinches.
Yanks Draw First Blood.
The Yanks started first after runs.
Wolter and Hemphill had been safely
tucked away in the opening chapter
when Chase scratched to right and stole
second. Hartzeu singled over Cunning
hams head, and the New York leader
raced home.
Otis Johnson, the Terrible Swede,"
opened New York's second by drawing
a pass. He was plainly out trying to
steal second, but Cunningham dropped
the ball (first If for loss of the
game). Sweeney crashed to left center
for three bases, Johnson coming home
Blair famed for the second out after
Bill Otey had replaced Dixie Walker.
Otey then disposed of the next two
men.
Otey faded the first pair of batters to
face him in the third, but after Knight
had singled, Cunningham fumbled Cree's
easy roller (second if for loss of the
game), and Johnson dubbed the ball
into the left-feld stands for a two-spot.
knight counting. After this Bill Otey
settled down. and the Yanks were help
less before his slants until the tenth.
With three-run lead, it looked as
if the cause was lost beyond recall, but
McAleer's hopefuls came up from be-
hind, snatched two runs in the fourth
and tied the score in the eighth.
Cunningham opened the fourth encour-
agingly. He smote the first ball pitched
TO deep left for two bases Gessler
famed. John Henry singled to right,
Cunningham scoring. Street skipped a
dying mans chance; that he was able
to cross the plate was due to a poor
throw by Birdie Cree
This bit of brilliant offensive work put
the rooters in a joyous mood, and when
the home folks tied the score in the
eighth, the crowd went wild. Milan, first
up in the eighth. blasted the ball through
Hartzell Schaefer sacrificed him to sec
ond. Elberfeld put the business end of
his bludgeon against the ball and sent
1t screaming into the left field stands
Milan coming home. Cunningham forced
Elberfeld at third, reaching second him
self, and Gessler might have won the
game had he picked up a bat with a hit
in it His best effort was a high fly
to Wolter.
Bat Way TO Victory.
The Yankees simply batted their way to
victory in their half Of the tenth. Chase
flied to Milan, but Hartzell and knight
singled, Cree doubled, and Blair singled.
The result, three runs and the game, as
the Nationals could do nothing except
throw bright red scare into the opposi-
tion In their half of the tenth, when
Miller. batting for otey. singled Milan
followed suit. Schaefer forced Milan. FL
berfeld died on a roller to Chase. and
Cunningham walked, filling the bases.
Doc Gessler's second chance to jump into
the hall OF fame presented itself here,
but the sawbones sent a grounder, which
knight gobbled, throwing Gessler out at
first and ending the game.
The Score.
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