The Washington herald., 1911-08-10
By WILLIAM PEET.

inShOOts yesterday Afternoon and sent the
hall over the garden wall in right field
the game was over. This swat unknOtted
the tie and beat St. Louis, to 4.
Gessler's mighty drive happened in the
eighth inning of a weird ball game and
gave the Nationals the best of the pres
ent series. three games out of four.
Jack Powell, the Mound City masto-
don, hooked up with Buck Becker, te
pride of the Navy Yard. and pitching
honors were about even Errors at crit
ical stages were responsible for all the
runs except Gesslers round-trip smash.
The Nationals touched up Jack Powell
for eight hits, and of this number Clyde
Milan drew four. but by a singular coin
cidenCe only one of Milans safe pokes
counted in the scoring
Becker was bumped in spots and was
not effective as against Chicago, al
though the youngster made a Creditable
showing, at that Laporte and Hogan
did the best clouting for Wallace's wan
derers.
Home fans enjoyed rather a unique
sight, that of seeing an outtielder get
hit in the head with a fly ball. Hogan
was the victim. There were three men
on the bases at the time. Mcbride
cracked ouJ a long fly to left field. Hogan
got under the ball all right, but evidently
lost it in the sun. The ball blasted its
way through his paws, landed on the
top of his head, and glanced off into
center field. B.fore it could be recovered
the Nationals had depopulated the sacks.
Luck Breaks Our Way.
Luck. for a wonder was very much
with the McAleer outfit, the first four
taIles being handed over on a silver
platter. but ii is agreed hy about 2o,ooO
baseball fans in the District that it was
about time things were breaking our
way
on the other hand. the Browns were
a bit lucky. Germany Schaefer had
bad day at first base. one throw got
away from him and helped the Browns
TO break into the run column. Doc Gess!er
also dropped a na:d-hit ball in right
field which proved fatal and gave ST.
Louis a chance to %nOt the count.
The Nationals started off like worlds
champs. collecting three tallies in the
first inning. Milan raped one Of PowelIS
offerings TO th" right field fence for
twO-bagger Schaefcr was hit on the
arm. Elberfeld laid down a peach of
bumt. advancing Milan to third AMI
Schaefei. to second. Gessler drew walk
filling the bases. Spartacus hit sharply
to Wallace and Milan was thrown out
at tn" plate. McBrid" lifted a fly to
Hogan. which hit MIN on the 'kOnk.' as
described in the foregoing, and before
Hogan could get lis hearings SChaeter
Gcssler, and Walker crossed the plate.
Nationals Add Another.
The Nationals fourth gift tally ma
teritlized in the second. after two had
persisted. Milan singled to right and
stole second. On the hit and run play
SChaefer drove up a high fly to LapOrte,
the latter lost il in the sun, the ball
slipped through his mitts and rolled to-
ward right field. Milan sprinted home
and Schaefer made dash to second,
only TO he caught on close decision.
Becker was lucky To hold the Browns
to a couple Of tallies in the third,
when Wallace after crashing through
Walker. attempted to stretch a perfectly
good threc-bagger into home run. The
relay-Walker. Mcbride to Street-nip-
ped the Mound City leader at the plate
by a good margin. Powell grounded to
Elberfeld. who threw poorly to Schaefer,
placing the fat pitcher on first. Shot
ten doubled to left. Austin grounded
to Mcbride. and the throw got away
from Schaefer. permitting Powell and
ShOtten to score.
The Browns threw a bright red scare
Into the local camp by coming up from
behind and tying the score in the
eighth Austin pasted one of BeCker's
er Schweitzer lined to Milan. and Aus
tin refused to make try for the plate.
LapOrte smashed the ball to deep right.
Gessler was lucky to get his paws on
it. The mediCO was close to the
fence that. fearing a collision with the
boards, he doubtless let go of the ball.
This smash scored Austin and placed La
porte on the midway bag. Hogan
dumped a single into right, and LapOrte
crossed the plate with the tying run.
Looked for Something to Happen.
For some reason or other the home
eventually be the Nationals portion. and
although Jack Powell, the obese, was
twirling gilt-edge ball and causing the
Nationals to pop up dinky flies or roll
the ball at some infielder, everybody
looked for something TO happen, and it
sure did happen in the eighth when Doc
Gessler lifted the ball over the right field
fence The crowd instinctively knew what
was coming while the pill was in the air,
for a mighty shout went up long before
the pill landed on the unseen side Of the
wooden inclosure Gessler's smash
cleared the fence by at least ten feet,
and is the first time this act has been
performed in the concrete coliseum as it
10 now laid out.
over the fence on the bound when Cleve-
Ter is the first gent to drive it over on
the fly.
Becker settled down in the ninth and
disposed of Wallace, Powell, and Shot
ten in turn.
The Score