Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-15
Special Dispatch 10 The Star.

Special Dispatch 10 The Star
T.EVt.LAND Ohio. July 1.-THE Maps
have apparently killed off their Washing
ton hoodoo They have met Tom Hughes
in four contests this season, and sue
cseded in beating him in every encounter.
The Nationals old nemesis, Denton Te-
eumseh Young. still has 1t on them. Cy
made his debut for the present season
in Washington when the Maps maze their
first eastern trip. and defeated McAleer' 5
bows He repeated Friday a. Somers
PARK. winning without even extending
himself.
Young has always been a hard nut for
the Nationals 10 crack When he vas with
the Boston Red SoX. CO says he recalls
only one game in four seasons in which
the Nationals took his measure His sue
cess aCains; this team has continued
as Nap. OF course. the Nationals line
up has undergone several big changes
since The day when Cy was the idol of
Boston fans. but his luck against the
Washington players still sticks with him.
Cy really outpitchei Dixie Walker Friday
and was entitled to the decision The
Maps scored one run in the first in
ming With one down Walker issued
passes TO Olsen and Jackson. The former
died a. third on an attempted double
steal. bur Jackson registered on Mana ger
S.ovalIs solid whack TO center. There
vas no more doing in the scoring line I'M
Iii the sixth. when Jackson got q lie or
Cunningham's tumble and came around
on Stoyall'S sacrifice and Balls double
Ano-he- tumble. this one by Mcbride
started the Maps on the road to two
runs in the seventh. Cy Young was the
beuoAcis9y. Graney singled and after Oh
sen had been retired Jackson singled.
scoring f'N and tSr3ney,
The Nationals never had a look-in until
the ninth, such was the quality of Den
ton rs pitching Graney made two
base muT OF Schaefer's III. and the
Dutchman scored on singles by Elberfeld
and G. Walker
Naturally jim NcAIeer and his boys
were soTeiv disappointed when the Maps
made clean sweep of the series. This
t. m" second time this season that the
locals have cleaned up on the Nationals
four straight games They hay" won
every game PLAYED with McAieers boys
at So7,ers Park, and two of four at
Washington.
The Nationals were up against stiff
proposition. however. as the Maps are
pla wing better ball than any team In
the league right now. Starting with June
Ii the locals have won twenty and lost
eight games. They Won three from Bos-
ton one from Detroit. four from Chicago.
four from Washington, two from Phila-
deIphia and six from ST. Louis. They
dropped four TO Detroit. two TO the Ath-
letics and one each to the Browns and
White SoX. Jim McAIeer is setting a new
record for American League clubs for
the last four or five years, at least JIM
Is making his jaunJ through the west
With only seventeen players, which Is
eight less than the limit. He had only SIN
teen up to tine time Gabby Street reported
Friday The players include three catch
srs Street. Ainsmith and Henry; five
pitchers. Johnson. Groom, Gray, r.
Walker and Hughes; four outfielders. &:
Walker. Lelvelt. Milan and Gessier. and
five infielders. Schaeter, Cunningham,
Mcbride. Elberfeld and Conroy.
No American League club for several
seasons past has undertaken a trip with
30 few players as maze up the Washing
ton party. McA.eer, however. realizes
full we'll that the Nationals only hope
now is 20 keep out OF the cellar berth in
the American League. Jim's idea Is TO
bring i'll new materia! as rapidly as ne
car secure youngsters and stick them
night in the lineup and get a good line on
them this season without the necessity
uf lar;ing them down south next spring
only to learn that they are y. q. for
couple OF years away. As matters noW
stand McAEeer has room for about SIX or
seven youH gSters-
Manager McAIeer OF the Nationals was
an amazed man when Catcher Gabby
Street came stroili9g into the Colonial
corridors Friday. Street, one OF the
greatest catcEers the game has ever
known has met with two disastrous ac-
cidents this season. IN game at Bos-
ton early in the season the thumb of his
throwing hand was split open. June :.
IT, New York, with Johnson pitching.
foul from Cree's bat hit the Up OF the