Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-11
Special Dispatch TO The Star.

lean League last year is far
from his last seasons form at the pres
ent time. Reports had reached Chicago
that he was off color, but there was no
one believed much of the report until yes
terday, when he was forced to quit be-
fore he had pitched out a whole inning In
the opening clash of the season between
the White Sox and the Senators.
The fact that the great speed artist
won from the worlds champions last Sat-
urday had led the Sox roOters to think
that the bear stories about the big fell
lows condition were exaggerated, but
they found that the truth had only been
half told. He faced six batters in yes
terday's slaughter at Comiskeys Park
and the first man he walked, the next
four men made safe hits off him and the
sixth man he hit in the ribs and then
FASTENED to the bench at the invitation OF
Manager Jim McAleer.
Whether the fever got into the veins of
the Sox because of their success against
Johnson Or not, they kept up their slug
ging tactics all the afternoon and made
nineteen safe drives off four of the visit
ing slabmen,' which totaled thirty bases,
thus making a record for the park for
this year. Otey, Sherry and Gray fol-
lowed johnson in order, and all of them
were treated alike.
1t was a day long to be remembered by
the boys. So many base hits were made
that every member of the South Side
team but Walsh and little Andy McCon-
nell was able to fatten his average
The smuggling was not conhned 10 the
Chicago side entirely. for the visitors
dropped nine safe drives into the field,
one of them being a home run. Cunning
ham, the big second sacker Of the Sen
ators, planted liner in right center that
got past Mcintyre and rolled almost to
the bleaeher fence before Bodle was able
to overtake 1t. BY that time Cunningham
was rounding third on his way to the
plate and was safe when the ball reached
there.
johnson was not the only star that was
driven to cover during the batting bee.
Ed Walsh was pestled so hard that he
quit after three rounds of ii and Jimmy
Scott finished out the afternoon.
AS result of the victory the Sox
moved up a little nearer the top OF the
list, but they are still tied with the High
landers for fourth place. The grand rally
of the Athletics in their game against
the Browns kept the Sox from moving up
into tie for third place. but the after.
noon gain was quite pleasing to the local
bugs because the Tigers were knocked
down by the Highlanders and the Maps
took fall out of the Red Sox.
The Washington team is suffering from
poor pitching. just as many Of the other
big league teams are suffering at present.
Jimmy McAleer is up against tough
proposition for the next two or three
weeks to get his pitchers into form to
hold the teams that they will have to
face. If the Washington pitchers were
able to do their share Of the winning the
Nationals would be making lot OF teams
higher up in the race hustle to keep their
places, for the batters on McAleers team
are hitting the ball hard enough to drve
in the runs, In spite of the fact that Man
ager Jim says that his team has not
started to hit at its proper speed yet.
Jimmy Callahan. who was sent to left
field yesterday in place Of Pat Dougherty.
celebrated his return to the game by
making four hits out Of five trips to the
plate, and he was as great hero with
the right field bleacherites az Ping Bo-
die was last week when ne MADE MS
debut here and was cheered after his
batting feat by the left field bleacherites.
Perhaps Jimmy McAleer did not feel
huge lump in his throat every time he
saw the ball sailing from Calls bat into
safe territory McAleer came near getting
Callahan last winter for his team and he
was choking down the tears all during
the afternoon, thinking what a sweet
hitter he had missed getting in the vet
eran The return Of Callahan to the
game in left field looks as II he would
get a permanent berth there. for the way
he batted the ball yesterday proved that
he is too valuable to be kept on the
bench.
Pat Dougherty will likely have a season
of rest, although Pat has been doing ex-
cellent work this spring. One thing that
Duffy is fortunate In this year Is a lot
of good batters for his outfield.
Last summer the Sox had to worry
along without q batter that could drive
out long fly to help runner In from
third, but this year several Of the extra
men on the bench are ready to go to the
plate any time to deliver a base hit.
Lelivelt, as first baseman, looks like
good man. He certainly hit the ball
hard and often enough yesterday to hold
his job there, even if he did not field his
himself as If he was a little new to the
place, but he Is good enough to keep
there for his hitting If for nothing else.
He will improve in his fielding after a few
days of experience, and he looks like the
logical man for the place.
Gessler in right field for the visitors was
on first for one day only, but his fielding
was not what McAleer expected OF him,
SO he sent the veteran to the outf1eld, and
is hoping that he will get his eye on the
ball there soon. Although Gessler did not
get hit yesterday, he helped out by
waiting for a base on balls twice and
getting hit once by a pitched ball. and he
scored twice. He was robbed OF one hit
by some good work of TannehiIl Or he
would have had a hit to his credit out of
two times he was charged with times at
bat.
Doc White will likely be turned loose
against the Nationals this afternoon and
Bob Groom will get the assignment to go
to the front for the visitors. White has
always enjoyed pitching against the
Washington team very much, for he has
had them eating out of his hand for sew
latter part Of last summer from them,
but he is going so we'll this spring that
Duffy will give him a chance to get back
at them.
Jake Stahl. former leader OF the WASH
ington team and later the firstsacker of
the Red Sox. but at present South Side
banker, watched his old teammates per-
form. Jake says that he has not had
time to see a ball game all season until
yesterday, and when asked II he was not
anxious to get into harness again he re-
piled that he had not time even to think
of the game any more.
Herman Schaefer was prominent on the
coaching line during the game. Germany
Is always welcomed here in Chicago, for
this is his home. and his antics on the
coaching line are always enjoyed nearly
as much as q victory.
The game yesterday took two hours and