The Washington times., 1911-08-03

Before the largest crowd yet seen at
the painted palace Buck" Becker, pride
| of the Navy Yard, got his baptism, and
| defeated the White Sox 3 to l. Inning
after inning the tall southpaw romped
| along, allowing nothing even resembling
| a hit, and he deserved to have shut out
the visitors. A hit followed by an er-
ror of judgment made 1t possible for
| the SoX to get that lonely tally and to-
| day Buck Becker is a regular men-
Der of the Nationals hurling corps. He
seen his duty and done it"
Guess they couldn't have built any
| battleships over in the Navy Yard yes
| terday, for the entire mob was at the
ball park and they made themselves
conspicuous the moment Becker come
| up out of the rathskellar to timber up
his salary wing. When he walked into
the box they cheered. When Tommy
Connolly yelled, "Strike!' on the first
ball to Mcconnell, they shrieked in glee.
and when the little second-sacker was
famed, that entire mob Of Navy Yard
rooters became a bunch Of maniacs.
The second inning saw the redoubtable
Ping Bodie retired on strikes and Beck
er's friends to a man stood up and
howled with delight. They were watch
Ing their pride and Joy performing on
a major league hill like true and tried
veteran. And all through the battle. as
the tall southpaw climbed out OF hole
after hole, they showed they were with
him. The second game, thrilling though
1t was, was as nothing compared to that
first one in which Buck" Becker proved
his worth.
Scott In Opposition.
Jim Scott was chosen as Becker's op-
ponent, and the Nationals leaped at
him in the second, registering run for
Becker to fall back upon. Doc Cess
lers punch whizzed through Lords legs
before the dandy third sacker could nail
it. Red" Walker sacrificed him, and
he scored when George Mcbride drove
the pill far out over Jimmy Callahan
mead for three corners, George % tried Ito to
near the pavilion for Conroy's foul. and
perished at the pan.
Becker got into a hole in the fourth,
and the blue-suited, white-hosed brigade
tied the score. Milan came in like a
speeding aeroplane for Lords low fly
and lost 1t. Callahan showed teasing
fioater out to short left, Mcbride, Walk
er. and Milan running for it, and none
taking II. That put two men on, and
Tommy Connolly made 1t worse by de-
Gliding that Mcintyre had been hit.
Did Becker finch? Nix, nix. nixi; he
forced the marvellous Ping Bodie to beat
down the pill toward Elberfeld, and In
a twinkling a double play had erased
Mcintyre and Ping from the paths. But
Lord was over with the tying run, and
1t was up to Becker to show some class.
He made Hard" Zeider pop to Mcbride,
ending that bit of scoring.
The Sox did nothing in the next two
sessions, perishine in order. but in the
sixth the Nationals got to Scott, and
copped the cookie with two fine young
runs. G. Erminie Schaefer lifted the
ball between Mcintyre and Bodie for
three sacks, scoring easily when Elber-
field bounced a pretty bingle to right.
Zeider spiked Gessler all by his lone
some but Red" Walker cracked one to
center that let His Kidlets go over with
the second run. Walker tried 10 reacn
third on McBrides single to right but
died on a perfect peg from Mcintyre to
Lord.
Squally In Seventh.
With one gone in the seventh, Ping
Bodie tore off a triple to left, and II
looked soually for Becker. Zeider laid
down a bunt along the first base line
that made Becker hustle. He never
lost his bearings for second, grabbing
the pill, taking a quick peek at Bodie
on third and then getting Zeider at
first. That play showed that Becker
was no slouch as q fielder. Conroy