The Washington times., 1911-07-19

CHICAGO, July 19.-This is an of day
for the Nationals, and most of then
slept late.
George McBride<ran home to Milwau-
kee, leaving Secretary Fowler in charge
of the outfit. Mcbride will join the
team tonight in time to board the train
for ST. Louis.
Johnny Becker. a semi-professional
southpaw pitcher from Washington,
joined the team yesterday for a trial.
He has had some experience in the
Tri-State League, and II he shows any
thing in workouts in ST. Louis he will
sign a contract and become a full
fedged National. Becker is tall,
rangy fellow, and has been touted
highly to President Noyes. Before leav-
ing for ST. Louis. Manager McAleer
said he knew nothing about him, and
would wait until he saw him work be-
fore expressing any opinion.
Sox Cleaned Up.
The Nationals cleaned up the doughty
White Sox, and have lashed Doc White,
their old jinx, to the mast and have mu-
tilated him, disf1gured him and soundly
beaten him. Never more will they fear
his slow, teasing, treacherous slants.
And Fred Olmstead, that twirnng
fiend who broke in upon their amuse-
ment in the second game and handed
them the acrid ounce, he. too, has been
broken upon the wheel drawn and
uuartered. Jesse Baker, the southpaw,
came in for a licking himself and he
was there on the field Of battle when
the nifty Nationals romped away with
the honors in a to / contest.
Dixie Walker, the Alabama beauty.
was there with hippers. His control
was very much in evidence. His fast
ball broke beautifully, and his change
of pace had the heaviest Of the White
Sox sluggers popping flies.
Every man Jack Of the Nationals cop
ped a bingIe and vivid" Conroy leaped
and cavorted around the field and upon
the paths, for he bingled every time he
got the chance. AS a matter Of fact
the Nationals played like champions
and the White Sox like the inmates Of
an old ladies' home.
First for White Sox.
Although Kid Elberfeld slapped a
safety to center in the first, Doc White
got away with that inning. 1t was in
the next that the earthquake came,
blowing him to the bench. Oimstead
tried to save the precious vase in the
front room, and he, too, was blown
away. Jesse Baker did manage to stick
through that inning. He got his later
Gessler started the second with a
hard drive to center. White nearly be-
came an invertebrate reaching for
Red" Walkers little bunt. Mcbride
sacrificed, and then came the terrible
"WId" Conroy. His safe plunk to left
scored Gessler and Walker, and sent
G. Harry to the seat next the water
E. 'Dorf' Ainsmith. cute child. laid
down a little one for olmstead. and
mered the pill safely to starboard, and
before Mcintyre could do anything Con-
roy was over. ''Zeb'' Milan carefully
singled to midfield, scoring Ainsmith
That finished Olmstead, Jesse Baker
striding jauntily to the slab for a little
work for Comiskey.
With Dixie Walker at second and
Milan on first, Harry Lord pulled a
prize handicapped execution when he
grabbed schaefer's drive and heaved IT
to Collins, when by stepping back three
steps he might have had a double play.
However, Harry looked foolish. and the
fans groaned, and Mcconnell tossed out
Elberfeld, ending all the cheering and
catcalling. -Four runs had come In and
three hurlers had facd the lads from
the prettiest city in the nation.
Sundry slams eventuated here and
there until the sixth, when another tally
Leaked % over the pentaggn for the the