The Washington times., 1911-07-24

PITTSBURG, July A-The Nationals
are now homeward bound, a much dis
couraged and disappointed bunch, fol-
lowing the disastrous showing made
against the teams Of the West.
Marvellous Sabbath exhibition. Won
derful exposition Of the great national
pastime at St. Louis yesterday. Barney
Drcyruss may have psid $3.50 for
Marty O'Toole-may have. Get that?-
but what would P. 7. Barnum have
offered for that collection" Of noble, sterl-
Ing athletes who romped around, kicked
up their heels and the ball, banged the
idle gale and otherwise showed how
not to pIay ball out on Grand avenue
yesterday? The Nationals copped to
tho tune of to l. slightly consolatory'
but T. was one of the punkest shows
ever staged anywhere.
The Nationals didn't win. The Browns
iust lost, that's all. Whenever Rhoder-
ick Dhu Wallace's bunch decided that
t,.ir quests needed a run or two they
nrocecdec to gIvo 1t to them through
the medium Of dropped throws. and Wild
tosses. Whenever chances came Tor the
Nationals TO score they 1ew urnld ana
tied anchors to their feet lest trey make
them. Jimmy McAlecr was SO nlied
with raw green disgust that he refused
tn murmur a word before he hiked for
tic train to take him to Cleveland. He
was too full for utterance.
Walters Brother There.
waIrcr johnson twlrled to the great
ed.Acaticn Of his young brother. who
cone ALL tie way from Cofteyville To
see him. His Young brother may nave
been delighted. hut then-lIe doesn't see
many real games. Walter started on
wildly but effectively. Lefty George,
his opponent. was equally effective ard
not 80 wild. The Browns collapsed. thus
making George look pretty bad, while
Johnson continued to the end OF the
matinee.
The Browns grabbed one lonely tally
in the fourth. and 1t looked large enough
70 COD until the sixth and eighth ses-
sions got in their deadly work. Mclean
walked, and was sacrificed by Laporte.
He tried to score on Hogan's single to
left, but Red" Walker knitted him at
the platter with a wild heave to "Dorf
Ainsmith Only stupid running by Me-
loan lost that run. Hogan went over,
though, a moment later, when Stephens
bounced a bingle to right. The Nationals
paraded to the platter and paraded back
again for five innings, but the balloon
SCARED in the sixth and left them in the
lead. Mclean misjudged Johnson's wal
lop, and he grabbed two sacks. just like
that.
Clyde Out. -
Wallace tossed out Milan, and 1t look
ed all over when Schaefer shot up a
baby fly for Wallace. The high wind
carried that pill out to short center. fall
ing Just out Of Wallace's reach. John
son galloped over the dish. tying the
score. Schaefer scooted over to third
when EIberfeld slashed a single to right
and he landed at home when Laporte
tried to dig potatoes around the platter
with the ball. While the Browns were
pursuing the pill to the rathskeller. FL
berfeld toddled around to third. Even
now 1t should have ended, but didn't.
Gessler pounded one at Clarke. and
George lifted his dainty little heels from
the cushion a moment too soon to retire
him at first. Elberfeld seized the oppor-
tunity and tailed It was painfully soft.
Then in the eighth the Nationals copped
a couple of more just for good measure.
Milan horned in with a bing toward
Shotton, and as soon as Hogan had
taken Schaefers dy the Tennessee terror