The Washington times., 1911-05-31
TEAM HANDS SOX
TWO NICE GAMES
Six Thousand Swetering Fans Watch Careful Presenta
ton BY the Nationals on Holiday and Both Scores
Are Close Enough to Create Anxiety
By SENATOR"

: Knowing that the visitors had a
chance and they themselves had but a
mere tumble of a place to land down in
| the cellar with the rest of the pipes.
! the Nationals carefully presented the
! Red Sox with two victories on the holi-
day.
The morning game ran along for ten
innings when the enemy nosed ahead,
TO 5, but the afternoons contest
stopped with nine sessions, the Nationals
being once more on the short end of
a to 4 score. More than 5000 fans and
fanesses roasted on the unsheltered
seats, while the slaughters were being
enacted on the field below.
In the morning Tom Hughes allowed
a bit of cotton waste to get into his
brain boz, clogging his wheels when he
to take Conroys throw to catch the
flying Carrigan, the man with a chin
like the rock of Gibraltar. Just that
little lossy stuff tossed away the battle
which was hard-fought down to the
Bobby Groom allowed his wits to
wander for the veriest fraction of q
second in the last of the ninth in the
afternoon, and Sea Lion" Halls quick
toss to, Wagner nailed Groom as he
off a batting rally which had brought
in two runs already.
Hope in Johnson.
In the afternoon it was generally ex-
pected that Walter johnson would tame
those red-hosed youngsters from the
land of beans-but he didn't. Perhaps
it wasn't all his fault, either, and then
again he didn't seem very strong, as
the game neared its end. The sun in
the box seats was pretty hot, and the
fans all sympathized with the big fell
low, though he was being paid to stay
there, and they had to pay to do it.
The Nationals had a two-run lead on
the SoX until the sixth inning, for Milan
had scored in the first session on Le-
iivelt's solid, man's-size biff to center
and in the third Conroy's teaser to Will
liams allowed Street to score. This
was brought down in the sixth to q
one-run lead, when Yerkes singled to
center and scored on Lewis double
to left. But even at that the Nationals
were ahead, and should have copped it.
Wagner opened the ninth with a single
to right and Williams walked. 1t looked
to most folks that Johnson's toss of
Nunamaker's bunt had beat him, but
Jack Sheridan said otherwise, and the
bags were filled when Larry Gardner
showed up in place of Wood. AS in the
forenoon, he was there with the goods,
driving a single to center, scoring Wag-
ner and Williams. Hooper sacrificed,
and Yerkes drove one at Mcbride,
whose throw got Nunamaker at the pan.
Iris Speaker ambled, johnson prefer
ring to take a chance with Lewis. Fool
ish chance! Lewis doubled to those
left-f1eld seats, Riggert and Yerkes COM
ing across.
Last of Ninth Stirring.
Thrills in punches were provided in
the last of the ninth. Mcbride hit to
left for a single and pilfered as Cum
ningham was tanning. Schaefer, hitting
for Henry, gave Wagner a chance to
make a bad throw. Miller ran for the
comedian, only to be forced by "Gabby"
Street. Yerkes tried to double up our
rising young backstop and tossed to the
derrick, Mcbride rushing over.
Kid Elberfeld, who had failed in the
morning, came up then for johnson and
doubled to right, Ainsmith, running for
Street, Tailed on the drive. Cheers tore
open the sky. and it rained within five
minutes. The fans became apoplectic.
1t was bad for them to be like that
However. as Elberfeld's ankle is still
lame, that tall slim greyhound of
person. Robert Groom, was sent out to
run for him. Yes, it was funny, for
within a minute Hall, who had relieved
Wood, swung around and caught the
tall toothpick lad off the bag with a
heave to Wagner.
the unsheitered seats for q summer