Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-13
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
| CLEVELAND, Ohio, July 12.-The Maps
wouldn't object If they could play the
| Washington Nationals all season. No one
can blame them, for up to the present
| VIZ ting they have bumped the Nationals
| in eight of ten engagements, an 800 per-
centage- This mark, IL maintai ed
throughout season, would win the flag
in any old league. Time was when the
shoe was on the other foot, and 1t was
no unusual occurrence for the Washing
ton team to win anywhere from twelve
to sixteen games from the Maps during a
eason. The Nationals had the jinx on
the locals year in and year out, but this
season the spell appears to be broken.
When the Nationals came here on their
first jaunt through the west they met
with four successive setbacks. In Wash
ington the Maps split even in four shows,
while in the present series the locals
have triumphed in both matinees. with
two others still to he heard from.
Bob Groom pitched splendid article of
ball Wednesday. the Kind that wins
nine times out of ten, but this hap
up against his master in Southpaw VeAn
Gregg, the real sensation of the Ameri-
can League in a pitching way. Gregg
annexed his seventh straight victory and
his fifteenth win of the season. He has
won more games than any other pitcher
in the American League The count We'd
nesday was 4 to 3 against the Nationals:
That it was no disgrace for the tribe of
McAleer to be downed by this clever
pitcher goes without saying. for 1t was
this same Gregg who managed to shut
out the worlds champion Athletics for
the first time this season.
The Nationals got away to a flying
start in the opening round. They mad
horseShoeS all over them, else they would
have been retired scoreless. instead of
beng credited with two runs. Milan
worked Gregg for pass. and then
Schaefer drove sharp bounder to Tur-
ner. 1t looked like a cinch double play.
but Neal Ball forgot to cover second.
Turner had started to make the throw
to second. but when he saw the sack
uncovered he sort OF held back on the
ball and made loop throw to Ball, too
sacrificed himself for the Nationals
cause. Brownie Gessler slammed out
beautiful double, scoring Milan and
Schaefer.
The Nationals third run came in the
fourth, when Cunningham singled went
to thord on Henrys safety on the hit and
run. and scored when Turner fumbled
Grooms grounder.
After Stovall had forced jackson in the
fourth, he raced to third on Birmtng-
hams single, and registered on Balls in
field tap. The Maps tied the count in
the sixth. Jackson third strike was
a passed ball for Henry. After Stovall
and Birmingham had been retired. Ball
singled, scoring Jackson, and came home
on Turner'S double.
The Maps annexed the run that gave
them victory in the eighth on StovalPS
single, Birminghams sacrifice and Tur-
ner's safe slap.
Manager McAleer is we'll pleased with
the lineup he presented against the
Maps Wednesday. He shifted Elber-
field from second to third and sent
Cunningham to second at the last
moment, and the Nationals put up
rafting good game. Jim says third
base is the Tobasco Kids natural posi-
ton and he will play third from now
on. Several of the Nationals were
greatly peeved when Umpire Mullen
called Milan out at the plate in the
seventh. Milan tried to score from sec
ond while Turner was throwing out Ell
berfeld. and was ruled out at the plate
on Stovalls throw to Fisher. The play
was mighty close, and Clyde appeared to
have the throw beaten. Had the Ma
tionals got that verdict they might have
won out in the long run.
Mike Kahoe. scout for the Nationals. is
here to report to his boss. Manager Jim
McAleer, on the result of an extended
trip through the south and west.
See any good Players" asked one of