The Washington herald., 1911-06-09
Ry WILLIAM PEET.

Walter johnson wasn't feeling very
well yesterday, so he just went in ana
trounced the Cleveland Maps, to z
holding StovalTs Stogies to eight scat
tered hits. Outside of a lot of speed,
perfect control, and a sharp-breaking
curve, he didn't have a thing.
Opposed ta Johnson was Willie Mitch
ell, southpaw, whose best bid fer fame
was a twelve-inning battle against the
Athletics last week. Willie also pitched
good ball. but could not stop the home
folks when they got started. Mitchell
was mussed up for three tallies in the
third and one in the eighth.
Both clubs played errorless ball. the
nearest approach to a miscue coming in
the Maps third, when Grover Lands
hit to right got away from Doc Gessler,
but the pill reached him on bad hop.
and the majority in the press box ruled
that Land should be entitled to dou-
BILE.
That the score was not larger for
washingtOn's end, the Maps can thank
Ole Olson and Neal Ball, both of whom
injected a couple of high and lofty
fielding stunts into their efforts that
caught the crowd. Lelivelt was plainly
robbed OF a hit in the fifth, and the
home team a run when Ball dug saw
age grounder out of the dirt, whirled
around and retired Jack at first.
Schaefer, Lelivelt. and Mcbride were
the boys who drove in the local tallies
with safe hits at the right time Doc
Gessler continued his heavy hitting by
polling a two-base knock in the sixth
Slugger Joe jackson, of the invaders.
got to Walter Johnson but once for
safety, but when he tried to steal sec
ond he found the bail waiting for him
ir Cunninghams paws on perfect
throw from Street. Three snappy dou-
BILE plays also featured the battle.
Maps First to Score.
The Naplanders were first TO break
the ice and. butt into the run column.
Ball tapped one of Johnson's speedy
slants into right field and completed
the circuit when Lands Texas Lacquer
got away from Gessler.
The last stanza of this round proved to
be the Nationals big inning. Three runs
counted and would have been enough to
win the game
Bill Cunningham ushered in the spasm
by clubbing the ball TO short left.
pebble DETECTED the course of the pill, and
it rolled into the newly constructed
players pit. Cunny pulled up at second
base. Gabby Street sacrificed Cunning
ham to third. johnson took three healthy
swings, and Milan was hit in the Shoul-
der by swift inshoot. The little Ten
nessee flyer sneaked down to second and
scored a minute later behind Cunningham
on Schaefer's drive to right field. The
comedian placed the ball nicely, and as
jackson tried to nip Milan at the plate,
Schaefer raced to second. Lelivelt
dumped a single over Balls head, and
Schaefer was over the plate. Elberfeld
made il three out on a hoist to Graney.
The Maps crawled up a peg in the
seventh, when Stovall and Birmingham
both singled, were advanced on Turner's
out and Stovall came home on Balls
high fly to Lelivelt.
Knapp Goes In to Pitch.
Mitchell pitched only seven innings for
the visitors, as Manager Stovan sent Ted
Easterly in TO bat for him in the eighth.
When the Nationals trotted onto the field
IN the last half of this chapter Knapp
was doing duty on the mound, and, to
show that no hard feelings existed, the
home boys kicked a run out of his sys-
TEN. Lelivelt started by going out, Olson
to Stovall. Elberfeld walked and was
forced out at second on Gessler's ground
er. Gessler stole and breezed home when
Mcbride polIed the ball to short right
field.
The game was played in exactly one
hour and thirty minutes. and was one
of the shortest battles here this season
The Score.