The Washington times., 1911-07-16

| CHICAGO, July 16.-If the skies clear
and the sun streams forth this after
neon, the Nationals and the White Sox
will mix it up in the second battle OF
| the series. Bobby Groom may be sent
10 the slab by McAleer. though Dolly
Gray is possibility. Eddie Ainsmith.
crying for work. may be used in this
Sabbath game behind the bat.
Fred Olmsted Is about ready for a
little duty on the hill, and Acting Man
ager Harry Lord may delegate TO him
the task Of trimming the meek and
lowly Nationals. Still. Doc White may
DC used on the mound to cinch :hinSs.
Long Tom" Hughes awoke late to-
day and found himself a wreck. His
entire carcass was covered with black
and blue marks, awful scars, dents and
such
Really, he was a pitiable spectacle.
Amby McConnelTs three sacker had
stove in three ribs. Ping Bodies tre-
mendous slam over the left field bar
rier for four sacks had knocked both
Of his legs askew. Bill Cunningham's
eerie heave in that sad, sad sixth had
torn a great hole in his heart. Not
until today did any Of the Nationals
recover from that to defeat in the
opening battle with the White SoX.
For four innings Hughes stood the
white-hosed lads on their heads; for
four innings he might have looked any
human being in the face and wished
him to a warmer habitat. Then the ex-
plosion went off and even went off
again and again, leaving Hughes and
the ill-fated Nationals stranded at low
tide Jimmy McAleer couldn't enjoy
his supper, and his breakfast today
was tasteless.
Jim Scott, almost a pitcher, was
knocked in the head and carted away
after the third, the Nationals one large
inning. With Henry out on an aerial
foul to Payne. Hughes lowered the
spirits of the Southsiders' by clawing
off a triple to left. Scott couldn't get
Milan's coaxer and there were two on,
when Schaefer, the right man in the
pinch. shot a screaming bounce to CEN
ter, Hughes ambling across.
ElberfeId's free ride filled the cor
ners and Milan and Schaefer hiked 1t
in when Gessler pierced the right field
defense with a double. Tannehill went
to sleep after fumbling McIntyre's re-
turn of the drive and Elberfeld toddled
over. Yes, Clarence. at this point at
least two men in the stands were heard
to use profane and blasphemous nomen-
clature directed toward TannehiIl.
Harry Lord might have stopped
Red" Walkers bounce with a step
ladder and it went for a bingIe. Tame
hill seized McBride's slap and got Cess
Ter at the plate and a moment later
Walker was caught at the same place
trying to work a double theft with his
captain.
Those four tallies looked good until
the bruised and battered wing of Sir
Thomas began to weaken in the fifth,
and then Dolly Gray began warming
up in right field. He may be there
yet, for he never was called upon, even
when the storm of hits and errors was
at it's worst In the fifth Scott got
his and Irving Young choked off the
attack. Milan walked. but was nailed
whack to left and Elberfeld was safe
when TannehilIs toss pulled Zeider off
the frst-eorner. The squall was hum
ming about the park and Lord hung
the tin can on Scott in favor of Young
Gessler hit into a rapid double play.
In their half of the fifth the Sox
copped two runs. Mcconnell singled to
right and Zeider strolled. Tannehilrs
drive to center filled the bases. Cum
ningham pulled down Payne's fly in
right field Mcconnell scoring, and Eel
der went over while Pat Dougherty
was forcing TannehilL
The sixth was execrable. Lord and