The Washington times., 1911-07-21

ST. LOUIS, July A-They had
a great time. They'll probably all
be out again today to follow the
interesting travels of Roger Bresna-
hans Cardinals through the medium Of
the scoreboard in left field. Yes. about
800 folks with nothing else to do saun-
tered out to Exposition Park and
cheered their heads of every time the
Cardinals piled their runs across the
pan on the distant Polo Grounds in gay
Gotham. Incidentally, a few of them
noticed that Rhoderick Dhu wallace's
Waffles handed the acrid ounce to
Jeems McAleer's Nationals to the tune
of to a doughnut, but that was only
a side issue.
Just as the boy had put up those five
runs, and the Cardinals were seen to
have a good lead, a few fans noticed
that Joe Lake was pitching great ball
down there on the hill and was making
the Nationals stand on their heads.
Dolly Gray, pride Of McAleers harem.
was aping his performance. too. Yes.
If it were not for that scoreboard in
left field, that game on the field might
have been worth watching.
Schweitzer Takes Stroll.
Cheese" Schweitzer strolled in the
fourth just as the cheer went up for
those five runs. The boy was just
climbing down the ladder when Laporte
sacrificed the Cheese" along another
rung. The boy was fumbling around
for another tag when Conroy stuck his
glove in the way of Hogan's savage
slicer, knocking it down but failing to
field it in time for any damage
Cheese was on third then. The boy
was climbing up the ladder again Just
as Jimmy Stephens stepped into one
and slammed 1t over second, scoring
Schweitzer. Only the scorekeeper saw
the remarkable stop by Mcbride back
Of the cushion. Those Cards are sure
playing great ball, believe me. Look
at their scoreboard. l
Hurray, Murray. Murray. What was
that? More runs for the Cardinals?
Gessler, the Akhoond of Swat had
turned in one of the greatest catches
ever seen anywhere in any league at
any time. 1t was the fourth chapter
and Austin hammered the pill toward
the fence in right field. Doc-they call
like those poor soldiers in. Texas
straight for the path of the pill. But
he realized that he couldn't get under
the swiftly dropping ball and so he
hurtled through the air at full length
along the sward, just mailing that
sphere as it was going by with a grin
on its face. Say, boys, 1t was a thrill
ler.
As the boy out there on the score
board slowly climbed up and down the
ladder with more runs and zeros for the
Giants and the Cards, Dolly Gray weak
ened under the strain of the duel with
the watery poison, and when II came to
the eighth Austin splashed clean sin
gle to left with one gone. II wasn't Ed
die Ainsmlth's afternoon. and so the
fat man deftly filched a sack.
Mcbride disposed of Cheese" while
Austin was moving down the line to
third. A roar went up from the few
brave fans in token of appreciation of
the great work of the Cards Just as
Gray uncorked wild toss. Perhaps that
roar unnerved him. Who knows? Any
way, Austin scored and the Browns had
sewed up the darn thing.
In the first section the Nationals had
a chance. With two down, Eiberfeld
and Gessler ripped OF sweet and ringing
singles and then worked the twin theft.
Red" Walker had an opportunity, to
become hero and nobly did he try. He
caught one where he liked II and away
went that nil for the left field seats.
Hogan hobbled out, and, with his back
against the fence, took the fly. The
high wind had carried IL down instead
Of over the fence. A foot more and IL
would have been for the full journey.
Milan Lucks Single.
In the third ''zeb" Milan spanked one
right at Francois LaPorte, gentleman.
alarms. Francois was set for 1t all