Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-22
McALEER SANGUINE SERIES
WITH NEW YORK IS WON
Johnson Expected to Take Second Game
From Highlanders This Afternoon
Street Established New Record.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, April 22-Observe that
James McAIeor is all smiles. Part of it
is due to the fact that he has proved
himself TO be frst-class prophet. Only
a small part, however. The remainder
is because he was able TO show the fans
of New York a good ball team. Yesterday
morning he said that Washington would
win this series from the HiShlanders.
1t is not a joke. either continued the
manager. Il mean ii. L like my team
pretty well. | don't like il well enough
10 believe that it can win the champion
ship, but | do like it enough to be salts
fed that it can win from New York
Whereupon Groom went forth, pitched
hall like Il coal driver working for a PEN
sion and shut the Highlanders out
shut them out good and strong and be-
fore much smaller crowd than was ar
ticipated. The size of the crowd has
everybody guessing. 1t was agreed that
there would be not less than 1900 per-
sons to see the opening game. The
stands were not even filled. Mat mas
caused this lack of enthusiasm no one
seems to know. Perhaps il was the
weather which was in part responsible 1of
it turned from promising warm TO I'M
comfortably chilly between early in the
forenoon and late in the afternoon. mere
wasn't a whole lot of enthusiasm and
that is another strange symptom. Late
last year the fans on the hill were wont
TO become purple in the face the moment
that Chase appeared in sight, but yes
terday afternoon, while there was a fine
welcome for the young manager, 1t was
not half so hearty as the greeting which
was wont to be bestowed on the great
first bdSeman.
It's all of il something which nobody
can work out. for the Highlanders never
have been so popular as they are now
Y. -ptl va
given to the club when Frank Farrell
turned over his ground to the homeless
Giants. The first game was done brown
in the first inning, and two or three
called the turn by stating that the first
team to score with Ford and Groom
working in the points would he the team
to win Washington scored first. and
only once, and that once was qlte
enough. Frankly. the Senator'S should
have had about four runs in that first
inning If they had got after Ford with
a little more steam they would have
sent him to the bench in hurry.
The game opened beautifully for Wash
ington- Milan cracked a line hit straight
many Schaefer followed it with another
single i'm almost exactly the same place.
Elberfeld hunted, and when Ford grabbed
the ball he got it on the wet side ana
threw it foot over C1aSe'S head. Mi
Ian scored and the other base runners
advanced. Schaefer was on third and
Elberfeld on second. If Cunningham
could have come through with single
1t would have been the end of Ford
Chase would never have dared to let the
game run farther, but Cunningham chop
ped the ball straight into Ford's hand;
and was out at first. McAleer hoped
that Miller might get along with sac
rifce fly IL he We're unable TO hit the ball
safely, but Miller poked an easy one to
knight. and Schaefer was run out on the
line. Mcbride died on a fly to right field.
If he had been batting one man ahead he
would have scored the second run for
the Washngtons. After its first inning
Washington shut up like clam There
wasn't anything TO its game except to
get out. Street did manage to hit the
ball for two bases, with two out. but
the Nationals had no chance to score.
New York. strangely enough. made all
of It's play in the first inning. With two
out Chase and Hartzel hit safely in
succession, and both moved up on a wild
pitch. but Knight could only pop out to
Mcbride. Wolter cracked out a double
I'm the third. with one out. but somebody
gave him the sig" TO run crazy on the
bases and he was caught city block
and some more. trying to steal third:
Six put outs and six assists for ''Gabby''
Street Yesterday. Wouldn't that make
you believe that he was playing short
stop instead of catching? What business
had the Highlanders running bases on an
arm like that? Street was throwing out
"A rev WieD tie w dSiitIStbHS were
ticing in Atlanta this spring. and remark
ed that his arm felt rather good. Reckon
that the Highlanders did not hear him
make the statement.
There is method in some of the wit
ticisns of Schaefer. Often when he is at
bar he gets The catcher little off the
tract. by putting across a funny one
More than that, he keeps the umpire in
good humCr. and a who can keep
the umpire in good humOr is all right.
Five minutes in the cold air lost
yesterday afternoon because Connolly,
CHIEF umpire. had not consulted with the
captains in regard to ground rules and
other details. The time shouldn't be add
ed to a game. especially after
noon when the weather is none too good.
II should he subj acted il there is any
way 20 do il
City Chamberlain Hyde threw out the
first hail and Connolly fumtled ii. Some
how that did not seem TO make him
popular with the spectators.
As a Judge Of outfielders there should
be none better in the United States than
McAleer. He says that Milan is one of
the greatest Outfielders whom he ever
Sir Rudolph. or any other knighted
gentlemen. for McAleer was one of the
best outfielders who ever played in the
great national game. In the humble
opinion of the writer there never was
his equal. Milan came in behind the