Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-26
REGULARS DISPLAY
THEIR BEST FORM
Put Up Game Uphill Struggle
and Beat Conroy's
Team, 13 to a..
HENRY PLAYS FIRST
IN IMPRESSIVE STYLE
Milan Is on Hospital List and
IncIement Weather Has
All Players Under
Its Spell.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

ATLANTA. Ga. March 2J.-McBride's
regulars smothered Conroy's Shamrocks
this morning at Ponce de Leon Park
when they piled up thirteen TALES to
their opponents four in nine innings of
ball in which every kind and class of
play was in evidence.
This makes the series between the two
teams an even break. each having won
three games and two resulting in tie.
Dolly Gray was pitted against Bill Otey,
The latter pitching for the regulars. Both
apparently had plenty of stuff at times.
out the batters had on their hitting
clothes and nailed out a total of twenty
TWO bingles. three two-baggers, triple
and home run being mixed in the lot
The Shamrocks started out like winners
tallying three i'm the initial spasm on
singles by Schaefer and Corbin. a sacri-
flee by Conroy and singles by Miller,
Somerlot and Conway. In the fourth
they tailed another on singles by Ain
smith and Gray, followed by a two-bagger
by Schaefer.
The regulars Tailed one in the first
round. f.lberfeld singled, swiped second,
went to third on passed ball and scored
on CunninghamS single. In the fourth
Mcbride singled. but was forced by Henry.
Street hit for two sacks, Henry scoring.
Regulars Have an inning.
Then came the large and juicy round
for the regulars, every man getting
crack at the ball, with Doc Gessler up
twice. With but one hit, the regulars
tailed six times. Gessler got a life on
error. Mcbride walked and Henry
beat out bunt. filling the sacks.
Street walked. forcing Gessler home.
Otey hit to short Schaefer making
Mcbride at the plate. Ralston walked.
forcing Henry home: passed ball tai
lied Street and moved the other two run
ners up. Elberfeld hit TO Bunting, who
hit Otey in the back with the ball, the
runners scoring, Elberfeld reaching third.
The Kid scored on an infield out.
In the seventh Mcbride walked, and
went to second on a wild pitch. Henry
got life on an error and Street singled,
filling the sacks Doc kalston then polled
one to deep left for the circuit, sending
all the runners home ahead of him.
Gessler singled in the eighth, and Nc
Bride doubled, scoring Gessler. This
ended the scoring.
Zeb Milan has trained down to such a
him to lay off until Monday so the fleet
footed center fielder did not don. a uni
form today. but watched the game
from the bench. Doc Ralston taking his
place in center field. the rest of the two
line-ups remaining the same
John HenryS hand has mended and he
was at his old stand on the initial sack
looking even better for his couple of days
Iay-on. lie got enc right over the bag
that was hit swiftly down there by Gray
In the ninth that was pippin
chief Swain is laid up in bed with a
bad cold. 1t has settled in his back and
the big fellow could not get out of bed
this morning. He is being doctored and
dubbed, and ought to be able TO get out
again by Monday.
1sianagers Jordan and McAleer are figur-
To he.
turned over TO the Atlanta club by WASH
!nston Jordan and McAleer had a talk
tbs morning If the Atlanta club is will
ing TO take Washingtons Indebtedness to
the Akron club i'll the Ohio and Pennsyl-
vania League off McAleer's hands, then
they can have the PLAYER. This indebt-
edneSS amounts to $1,000 and there seems
very little chance of the deal coming
through as the result
Conway. Corbin and Miller are the
other three men who are being consider
ed Tor places in the Atlanta outfit BY
Monday something of definite nature
as to just who Washington will turn over
&C. Atlanta will be learned.
Bunting's Arm Is Lame.
Dave BuntinS's arm has gone back on
him. The young third sacker could hardly
get them over to first base today, John
Somerlot saving him about three errors
by mighty pretty pick ups.
high wind blowing. which interfered
with the practice. Balls hit on a line to
the outffeld were turned back by the wind
and turned into easy outs. instead of GO
ing for safe hits Miller robbed Gessler
of a circuit clout by pretty running
catch and with the aid of the wind
Bill Otey got hit i'm the head when he
came to bat in the fourth inning Ii set
him of his pins for a minute and the
big fellow did not know what he was do
4ran Iya.s oh had He hat
to the plate, the knock evidently making
him forget that he was entitled to first
base.
Joe Quirks eye is coming around nicely
now. The trainer has taken much care
with il and has been carefully dressing IL
each day. lie says that he will he able
Ia take the bandage OFF in few days.
Germany Schaefel WAS certainly hiring
got two singles and two-basger in the
first three trips to the pan. How are
yon hitting, Schaefer?" asked Hughes.
Not much today answered Germany.
Haven't low bridged any one yet" lie
and Eiberfeld kidded one another
every time Schaefer came up Ger
many drove one AT him the last time up
and the Kid speared il with one hand.
turning the laugh OH Schaefer
john Henry was lacing the ball too for
fare Ne well. He was up five times,
getting two singles and a double, reach
ing first on an error once and forcing
Mcbride the other time. He got all the
way around on three OF his times 10
first.
Doe Gessler had grand day in right
field. The big outielder pulled down six
putouts and one assist as his days worn
some of his catches being OF the sensa-
tional variety. The boys are getting
mighty sweet on the pitching of Dolly
Gray. THAT fellow has got the best
curved ball for a ieft-hander | have
eyer looked et, at said Gessler to
him. YES Dolly is going mighty good
Doc and j believed that this season is
going TO ne his best. He has got a
fast one. TOO. that is peach. with a
2Coatinued on Third Pasea