Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-14
Walker Gets Poor Start.

Four runs were made off Walker in the
very first round. and it looked like a lost
battle after that, but the determined Ma
tienals never let thought of discourage
meht7 enter their minds. They started
after. Bill LANCE hard. and Were able to
drive him off the slab in the sixth after
he had started to hand out the passes in a
prodigal manner. Walker had held the
S5s without another run until the sixth.
and after the locals got to him for three
solid swats in the sixth McAleer called
foeo Otey to come 10 the front. and the
.oangster finished OF the battle as II
he was veteran. Although the Sox gave
hin bad scare in the eighth. he man
aged to nip the rally before it was we'll
under way. and 20 keep the score down.
There was plenty of hitting on both
sides TO win two games.
Washington got thirteen hits and the
Sox got twelve. Five of the thirteen hits
were nlad,. OFF LANCE and six off Scott
and two off Young. who finished up the
game for Scott after he had been taken
out TO let Payne hit for him. Ten of the
twelve hits made by the Sox were made
OF Walker and only two off Otey i'm the
three rounds that ne worked
LANCE was very wild and was i'm trou-
Die from the start. but he was able
TO get out OF trouble in the first few in
nlhss because OF good support Milan,
the hrst man up. was walked and Conroy
lined to Tannehill. who doubled Milan off
nrst with ease. Lelivelt then got a pass
but he was caught mapping of first and
was run to death between bases The
SoX were able TO make four runs in their
opener of Walker. and every one present
thought the game was tagged for a Sox
victory.
McIntyre led off with scratch hit to
NIL Srrl
gle that bounded off Walkers glove.
Callahan then laid down a bunt that
moved Maity and Harry around to third
and second. Bodie slammed a terrific
orive gust TO the right of Cunningham and
Mcintyre and Lord scored and Ping
moved up to second on Gessler's neg
home. Collins then uncorked a nice two
bagger into left field and Bodie scored.
On Tennehflls out Collins reached third
from Where he ambled home on Corhan's
hit t'., left
iood LAnge Saves Himself.
Large &as'dn hole the second again,
burot1ssfot out by striking the side out.
Epslfteld draw pass to start with and
CESAR htE 70 short left and the Kid hur-
rieG RSl stosthjrd and drew a bad throw
from Jimmy Callahan. which let Gessler
reach HseeUrdi Also. LANCE then settled
and s:ssaas-ett Cunningham. Mcbride and
He nens r IN, in a r2N retiring the side with
In the third the Nationals got their first
run. With two out Conroy singled and
Jack Lelivelt planted a two-bageer in
lefxro1 which Conroy scored all the way
from T6rst!er Efberfeld and Bessler drew
passes. filling the corners but Cunning
ham again struck out. The second run
waso scored for the visitors in the fifth.
I.esfyelt led off with a long hit To the
right field fence which should have been
a henle run. only that the ball hit one OF
the iron pal.nes and rolled back into the
grounds instead of going on through the
fence.
A long ny by the Kid brought him
home. Walker had been holding the Sox
all this time without d run. Two hits
were made in the fifth after two men
were out but no runs scored In the
sixth came the finish of Iange He walk
ed Mcbride and Henry the first two to
face him. and then Scott took his place
Scott was no better. for he walked Walk
and scored Mcbride and Henry Conroy
went out at first and Leiivelt was pass
ed filling the bases for the second time
E4berfeld then singled and brought in
WALKER with the run that gave Washing
ton the lead.
The Sox tied UP the score i'm their half
of the same round. Collins popped out
and Tsnnehif singled. Lelivelt dropped
Walkers throw on Corhan's grounder
aid sullivan singled. filling the bases.
Scott singled and scored annehiii, and
Two runs In each of the remaining
rounds were made by the Nationals.
which put them afar enough In the lead