Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-23
BROWNS MAKE It
THREE IN Arrow
TaiI-EnderS Steal Bases at
viii and Win Without
Trouble, 6 to d.
WALKER ALLOWS HITS
WHEN THEY DO DAMAGE
Old Story of Opportunities
Not Accepted-Hamilton
Good in Pinches.
Special pispatch 10 The Star.


ST. LOUIS. Mo, July 22-Dixie Wal
kers inability 10 fool the browns en-
lbled the tail-enders to put It over the
Nationals Of Washington for the third
successive time in the current series this
afternoon by tally of & to 4 In bat
Inns rally in the ninth round the Taft
rilic athletes threatened trouble. and al
though they secured pair of runs, the
huTrah stuff Iell two TALES shy of tying
tn matinee
Walker failed TO do even we'll as
G-ey and Hughes IN the two previous
encounters. 90 the show might nave re-
suited in a victory for the McAeeTites.
That is because Earl Hamilton. the young
southpaw tHrled only fair game. He
hed the better of the hit argument, : to
IL, and. while I've was in trouble several
times. mapagcd TO fool the enemy DIT
periods when danger seemed imminent.
Walkers peculiar delivery also got him
in trouble and the fact that the Browns
pifered four sacks. one double steal IN
HE opening round. made Young E.ddle
AmSmith look foolish. Rut for Walker
allure to hold the base runners in the
opening inning a blank would probably
have resulted.
Starting the show. Shotten hit the first
pail pitched 10 center for base. Austin
missed three as Shotten stole. Walker
bit Mclean. VINO. with Shotten, pilfered.
Laporte also struck out, but Bill hogan
planted Texas Lacquer i'll center for
, bag and Shotten and Mclean crossed
gith the first runs.
Steals Were Numerous.
Hogan pilfered second. but Stephens
nded the session with a roller to Nc
Bride 1t looked troublesome for Ham
atom in the second, but only one run was
cored off him. Austin gave Clarence
maker Il life by booting his grounder
Nc Bride Goa xed q pass. after which Con
oy doubled past Austin. Clarence scored,
pat with men on second and thiru 1iahi
,lon settled down. He forced Ansn,itn
% foul one TO Clarke Dixie Walker
,olled to Hamilton who, with the aid
n Austin and STEPHENS. pinched McBrlce
n a run-up between third and the plat"
lillian was unequal TO the emergency ana
truck out.
The Nationals hit out another run in the
fourth and tied up the count at two all,
After Clarence Walker had rolled to Wal
lace Mcbride singled over second he
moved sp when Laporte and clarke klied
,'onroy Then Ainsmith singled over sec
pnd and Mcbride crossed Dixie W alker
en.led ii with lift to Hogan.
Dixie weakened again in the sixth, when
the Browns jumped into the lead by tailv-
ing another pair Laporte opened with a
souble to right Hogan caught Conroy
asleep and his intended sacrifice went for
, base hit Stephens put single in right
and a Dorte crossed. Wallace'S single
70 the same territory would have only
backed the bases. but when Gessler made
a wide return 10 the plate Stephens reg
Istered while Clarke went to third and
Wallace TO second. Hamilton struck out
and Milan killed base hit for Shotten
b. racing in almost TO the grass Tor
bertS short ny.
Pass Proves Costly.
The Browns total was raised to SIX IN
the seventh. This time pass to Austin
paved the way for the scoring. After
Mclean sacrificed and Laporte fouled 10
schaefer, Hogan singled to center and
Austin chalked up run five. Hogan pill
fered his second base and scored on Ste
phens' single to right
Starting the ninth, Mcbride coaXed
pass from Hamilton. Conroy bunted sale
~ and when Austin fired the ball past
Clarke to the wall Mcbride scored all the
VA from first while the Widow raced TO
second Clarke knocked down Atnsm1ths
roller recovered and stepped on frst- Al
this iuucture Waite: Johnson was m
jected into the pastime as q plnch inter
lie made good by shooting a single 10
center. scoring Conroy. That put II up 10
Milan and Scaaefer, but the best the Tor
ner could do was TO put up puny pop
To I,aporte. while .'Germany's'' effort was
a long liner 10 Shotten. The drive looked
good as il left the bat but Bert made a
long run and a brilliant catch.
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