The Washington herald., 1911-05-05
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.
By WILLIAM PEET.

Back from n successful journey arounu
the Eastern circuit of Ban Johnson's s
league the Nationals tackled Connie
Mack's Athletics on the Florida avenue
yard yesterday afternoon and submitted
t. a good old-fashioned lacing, score
to 2
a goodly crowd. including Consul the
monk, from Chase's; Frenchy. the demon
rooter, and Hypo Reid, greeted the boys
and offered words of comfort and en-
coura cement, besides making imp Con-
nolly's life miserable after his jumps had
chased Jack Lelivelt to the clubhouse
for disputing a decision in the seventh.
Mack's tribe looked like the same old
hard-hitting, classy-fielding outfit of yore.
If they have gone back any they did not
show il yesterday Several times in the
early rounds they threatened to score,
but fast work behind Hughes kept the
platter clean. In the fifth, the cham
pions grabbed Long Tom Hughes. put
him in the electric chair. and shocked
four runs out of his system before he
was removed. There was no disputing
these runs, either. as all but one was
fairly earned on clean, hard, smoking
drives.
Nothing but Runs.
In that fatal fifth the air was full of
hits and the Athletics went around the
bases so fast it made the spectators dizzy
Tom Hughes was derricked and Dixie
Walker went in. but the Alabama baby
had nothing but glove and a prayer
He worried through the inning. permitting
two runs to count against him, and Nc
Aleer ordered Fred Sherry to try and stop
the slaughter. Sherry made his first ap-
pearance before a Washington audience,
league slant artist al work Sherry not
only stopped the run-getting. but allowed
just one solitary hit, and made the fans
happy in the thought that McAleer has
added live one to his fnging corps.
One Of the queer features of the battle
was the hitting of the Nationals Lefty
krause was touched up for eight safe
drives. six of them being good for two
bases each.
Time and again the home team filled
second and third. and a safe clout would
have caused trouble. but Krause refused
TO allow liberties. II was the same old
story-hits not coming when most needed
The visitors played errorless bah.
krause had perfect control. and the Ma
tiOnals were almost helpless.
good
Il e first four innings. He was lucky in
the second, when Harry Davis cracked
the ball over Milan's head and was
thrown out at second. Harry slipped
and fell as he turned first He would
eventually have scored on McInnis' three
bagger.
The old-fashioned slugfest in the fatal
fifth started with Murphy driving the ball
to the center field fence. Milan got under
nrfa I-,+
pulled-up at second McInnis hit a saw
age grounder at Kid Elberfeld. which the
pePpery one stopped with his shins FL
berfeld saw he could not get McInnis at
first and tried to tag Murphy at third
but was a fraction OF a second too late
Thomas singled to right and Murphy
crossed the plate. Krause attempted to
sacrifice. but was given first base and
also a safe hit because Hughes fumbIed
the ball This filled the sacks. Strunk
hoisted a long fly to ConrOy, scoring Nc
Innis Oldring raped out a pretty single
and Thomas came home. Collins doubled
to left sending in Krause. This ended
Tom Hughes. and Walker stepped into
the box.
Dixie Walker on Mound.
Walker faced a full house with Baker
at the bat. and the latter picked out one
to his liking and drove it high in the
air to Milan. This sacrifice fly scored
Oldring. Harry Davis sent the ball dane
ing into left center and Collins raced
home with the champions sixth run.
Before Dixie Walker was allowed to
hike to the bench Murphy combed him
for a single, sending Davis to third, but
McInnis relieved the strained feeling of
the multitude by going out via the FL
berfeld-Somerlot route.
In the second inning the Nationals
broke the Ice and scored the first run
of the game. Elberfeld led of with a |
double, took third on McBride's out |
Somerlot was hit by a pitched ball and
Cunningham walked. filling the bases |
Ainsmith cracked out long fly which |
Oldring gobbled. Elberfeld scooting home
on the out. Tom Hughes had a great
chance to make himself famous, but |
ANONYMOUSLY famed. |
In the third, fourth, fifth, and seventh |
innings McAleer's hopefuls managed to |
get runners within striking distance of |
home. and hits would have done the busi- |
ness-but no hits.
In the ninth, Cunningham led of with |
a single Eddie Ainsmith doubled to left, |
and Milan poked a safe one into right |
"Cunny' came home on the clout and |
Ainsmith, 1t is believed, might also have |
scored. but he was checked at third base |
by the coacher.
Baker played a nice game for the \
Athletics and Mcbride also had a good |
day at short for the Nationals.
Lelivelt protested 80 loudly at third |
strike decision In the seventh that Um-
pire Connolly sent him to the clubhouse |
Miller held down the garden during the /
remainder Of the conflict
Cennie Mack will likely pitch Cy Nor