The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1911-02-16
Distinguish Themselves In
First Major League
Match Game.
HOT SPRINGS FANS
RECALLED YESTERDAY
Schaefer, Milan, Johnson, Conroy,
and Dixie Walker Con-
spicuous on Diamond.


certain members of the Washington
baseball club are part owners of rec
ord Doubtless a game of baseball had
been played in some part of the United
States before the All-Nauonals and the
An-Americans lined up at Majestic
Park, Hot Springs yesterday, but 1t is
questionable If two teams composed of
major league performers had previously
taken part in a formal game.
The Washingtonians who distinguished
themselves with the All-Nationals in
cluded Schaefer on second, Widow"
Conroy cavorting at short, Milan romp-
ing about center field, Johnson making
himself useful in left field, but declin-
ing to take a chance with his pitching
arm, and Dixie Walker pitching five inn
ings and playing the remainder of the
game in right field. The All-Nationals
won to l.
Walker held the opposing batters
down to two hits. one of which was a
screaming homer by Campbell, and the
other a scratch.
Fromme, of Cincinnati, yielded seven
hits. and Clark, of Providence, was
touched four. Chappell, who pitched the
final four innings for the Nationals,
gave but one single.
Another game will be played Saturday,
and it is expected Johnson will pitch.
All the Washington players will get into
uniform today.
The only deal put through by the
Washington club at the Chicago meet
ing was the sale of Second Baseman
Kinifer to Minneapolis. 1t was a cash
consideration.
President Tom Lynch and the Spald-
ing ball were the chief winners at the
wind-up of the National League meeting
at New York. Charley Murphy was the
loser. Lynch had his salary boosted
from 5000 to $4,000, and while this is
the highest salary ever paid TO Ma
iional League executive, still it is far
from the Ban johnson standard of the
American League.
In view of the open hostility of Muir
ply to Lynch, the raise in salary is an
other Touchdown for the Chicago boy. !
The Spaldings are said to have given |
the league $4,000 in return for twen- |
ty-year official ball contract.
St. Louis was not named after the !
Father of her country. She was not [,
first in war, nor first in peace, but she !
is last in the American League. 1t be |
hoOVes Mr.. McAleer to lead his young !
men forward in a manner 10 render i'm I
possible the resurrection of that stereO- |
typed witticism in its application TO
the National Capital
Running a tail end ball team is not |
all JOY, but it has its Compensations, as |
Mr.. Robert Lee Hedges can testify. AS
a result of the falling through of the |
plan to have a syndicate acquire owner |
ship of the Browns, Mr.. Hedges is in I
possession of $4,000 put up as a forfeit |
by the members of the syndicate, and !
If he desires to strengthen his team he !
is in financial position to do So
The forfeit money was posted with =,
Hedges as a guarantee that the SynUi- |
cate would come forward with $500 coo |
more at certain time, and they failed !
to do so. Hedges, therefore, retains the |
$4,000, and it is said he has an unques- !
toned legal right to do so.
Nothing in baseball is more mvstifv-
Ing to the enthusiast than what is known /
as inside ball" 1t Is supposed to |
spring from mysterious signals by the
manager, which, being acted on by the |
players, upset the best laid plans of |
G4e other team. Some notable instance I
- the workings of inside balp' are !
here unfOlded.
Cornelius &cGilIicuddy was in deep
thought. He was silent, even sullen !
Three Mackerels on bases, and ColIirs
Up. Collins glanced at Cornelius. who
fliCked the lobe of his left ear with
his score card. Collins tripled, clear .
said the fans.
Jawn McGraw stood back of the
grandstand wall looking through a .
peephole and making faces at KLEIN, |
who had banlshed him from the playing
field. Doyle at bat, saw McGraws grim I
ace, and accepting it as a signal, |
hit for four sacks. Marvelously heady, |
Clark Griffith was at third base coach
Ing. Reschar was on first. Come on, !
Old Boy" yelled Griff
The man at bat singled to right. and
Bescher skipped to third. Deep work.
Jennings coaching Crawford at bat,
Mortarity on third. "E-e-e-yahw'
shrieked Jennings. Crawford hit a foul
fly over third. Moriarity started for
home, but got back to third before he
could be TIN own out by the chap who
caught the foul. Brainy.