Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-12

trip. With any kind of pitching at all
Jimmy McAleer believes that he would
be able to make a fair showing, for his
men are all hitting the ball with a
use when the opposing teams is able to
slaughter his pitchers. Ten safe hits were
made by the Washington men In yeste- =
days slaughter. but the ten hits and
the six runs. which would be enough to
win an ordinary game. with something to
spare, counted for nothing inu such one
sided contest as the last two games have
been.
South Side rooters are overjoyed be.
cause of the great batting feats of the
Sox. Jimmy Callahan is leading the bat
fest SO far against the fasteners for he
has made seven hits out of eleven trips
to the plate. The example that he has
set has caused the smuggling spirit to run
riot In the veins OF other members of the
former pitcher is going to pull the local
team into battle for first place honors
before the middle Of the season.
~ X
The hitting Of the Sox will not continue
at the present pace, however. for long.
The weakness of the opposing pitchers
has given the Duffyites their opportunity
in the last two days and 1t is going to
give the Chicago men q lot of confidence
In their batting ability, but even Duffy
himself does not expect that it will con.
tlnue at the present pace for many days
X X
Doc White, who has always been SO
successful against the Washington team,
was somewhat surprised by the ferocity
offerings were hit to all corners of the
field and 1t would have been rather a
one-sided affair with the score running
the other way If the game had continued
as it started.
Up to the fifth inning tn, sox had made
only three runs and three hits of Groom,
while four runs and five hits had been
made by the Nationals up to that time.
After that. however. the slugging started
IN earnest and there was no way for Nc
Aleer to head it of. for he had no other
pitcher to send to the relief of Groom be-
cause he had used up all the surplus
pitchers on his staff in the first game.
Lelivelt, the youngster that is holding
down first base for Washington in the
games here. is making q decidedly good
impression with the bat and In the way
way In the fielding line. He has many
OF the fine points to learn still. but he
has shown that he is ready and willing
to learn and McAleer is going to let him
stay there.
u
in yesterdays game because he got a
severe bump on his throwing hand in
Wednesdays game and was unable to
grasp the ball to throw it yesterday OF
to hold the bat. Henry did not handle
the offerings of Groom as well as Ain
smith would have DONE but the youngster
did some splendid work under the trying
conditions that he was placed in.
X II X II
The victory Of the Sox pulled them into
closer relations with the top Of the list
but. owing to the fact that both the Ath.
letics and the Red Sox won their games
they were unable to move up any in the
race.
The champions pulled out in the final
inning against the Browns and the Maps
were unable to stop the Boston men. sc
that the White Sox are still tied for
fourth honors, but the second defeat OF
the Tigers has lessened the distance
from fourth to first place.
X *
Lang or Walsh will be sent to the
pitc hing slab by Duffy in today's game.
and McAleer will likely have to send
Gray back again. although he worked the
last innings Of the Wednesdays game.
* x
Johnson will hardly be able to work.