The Washington herald., 1911-08-02
FRAGMENTS OF TIE FRAY
s. AS SEEN FROn %
y TIE PRESS BOX 4
Well, weIl-four in a row,

First time this season, but not the
last.
And we haven't stopped yet Buck
Becker on the mound to-day in the first
game of the double-header.
Come on you navy yard rooters! Turn
out and give Charlie a good send-off.
Maybe he will make 1t game No. 5.
Let's hope so. anyway.
Red" Walker couldn't hit Mr.. Gregg
Spartacus famed all three trips to the
plate, but he made up for his weak hit
ting by doing some sensational fielding.
Tom Hughes sure did twirl a great
game. Only five hits and not a base on
balls. Some hurting. by jove!
Jim Saffel will never be contented until
the press box is completed. Yesterday
Jim soiled his new Panama and his white
flannelS.
That three-sacker OF Kid EIberfelds
was a peacharino. And Doc Gessler
came across with the timely swat. Doc
is sure The boy in the Finch these days.
Germany Schaefer. our peppery guar
dian of the initial station, played an
other swell game. Dutch" speared
twelve chances in the most approved
style.
And Mcbride was there in the fielding
line with several sensational stops and
throws.
Phillip sure does announce the bat
teries and changes in great style This
is one of the best features of our ball
park, and the patrons appreciate it,
imp Parker was on the job all right.
but that bad ankle is still on the blink.
Our Capt Mac made a great catch
of Olson-s pop fly in the first session.
The ball was hit low. and George had
to hustle TO get under it.
And then Red Walker made a pretty
catch of Lajoies drive. Had the ball
gone by him, Jackson would have scored
and Larry would have gotten a double
at least.
After Milan had walked and Germany
Schaefer had singled in the first Kid
Elberfeld hit into an easy double play,
and our hopes died Then Schaefer
caught him off second.
Easterly tried to steal second on Cab
by in the second. but Powerful Charles"
just pegged the pill. and Ted was caught
fiatfOoted. Some peg!
And maybe Germany didn't make a
neat play on Conroy's throw of Balls
grounder. The peg was low, but Dutch
was the boy on the job, and scooped it
up
''Schaef" again saved Conroy an error
in the third. Smith hit a slow bounder
to Connie. and the Widow pegged high
to first, but Germany went into the
air and snagged the pill. Some snag!
After Milan had dropped Gregg's pop
fly, fast double play-Kid Elberfeld
TO Capt. Mac to Germany-kilIed the
Maps
In the third. Long Tom Hughes just
walked to the plate missed three, and
walked back to the dugout again
Milan was there with a little bone in
the third. Clyde tried to steal third when
Schaefer received free transportation and
the heavy end of the batting order on
deck.
When Joe jackson slapped that pill into
left center in the fourth, neither Milan
nor Walker was near il, but Milan did
grab the pellet after a hard run.
Our Kid Elberfeld. the star of them
all, opened the fourth with a beauty
triple TO right center. but the Kid had
trouble navigating to third, as that bum
pin of his is on the blink.
DR.. Harry Gessler, the swatter of two
base clouts, smacked the pill at Stovall
so hard the Nap leader was lucky to get
out of its way, Elberfeld scoring run No.
l on the slam.
since his return to the game in the fourth
inning, but he died on second.
Germany wouldn't take a chance in
throwing the ball to Hughes on East
erlys bounder. Dutch" beat Ted to
the bag by inches only.
Sid Smiths double in the fifth did no
good, as Elberfeld and Schaefer took
care of Gregg's grounder, and the in
ming was over.
''Gabby'' walked to the plate in the
fifth and laughed at Gregg. Then he
walked.
King Larry made one of those old-time
stabs when he grabbed Milan's line drive
on second and doubled Street at first
This was the banner play of the day.
That play on olson's grounder by
Mcbride in the sixth was sure a pipptn.
George grabbed the pill and made a
perfect peg to Germany, beating Ollie
by a step.
And maybe 'Red'-our "Red"-didn't
pull a great play on Joe Jackson's fly
the fence. but Spartacus made a great
running catch.
Bill Evans received another hard bump
on the shins. Billy gets in the way of
more foul tips than any other arbiter
in the business.
With two down in the ninth, Joe Jack
son singled to left. and the mighty Lar
ry, king OF all clouters. stepped to the
pan But Red Walker made q great
running catch of his pop fly. and game
No. was ours.
In the fourth. Clarence Walker was or
dered 70 bunt. after Gessler had gotten
frst. He failed to show form In tho