The Washington times., 1911-08-09
RED WALKER HERO
OF BLEACE1ERITES
Timely Slugging Makes Him Real Thing" In Near
Battle Yesterday In the Florida Avneue Ball
Yard-Started All the Rough Work."
By SENATOR"

A young gentleman by the name OF
Clarence Walker was the real thing
yesterday in that near-battle within the
confines of the Florida avenue ball
yard. Yes, that lad was there with
! three beautiful bingles, two tipping
| singles to center and one roaring,
shrieking drive over the head of One
Round"-or is it "One-Armed ?'-Hogan,
in the port garden. emitting the sorrel
topped flyer to a complete circuit Of
the bags and a bundle of sawdust from
the good-natured tobacco man.
Same kid. who hammered out those
biffs. started all the rough work in that
opening session when Red" Nelson was
cured of his desires to be a major
league twirler. crossed the pentagonal
disc just twice. sent four other sterling
young athletes across the rubber ahead
Of him and in the garden pulled down
three flies, besides chasing numerous
fouls to the far corners. Yes, Red"
Walker was an extremely busy child
yesterday, and those fans who habitual-
ly occupy seats in that section of the
field have taken him to be their own
hero. They gave him a merry recep-
ton every time he moved his right
foot in front of his left yesterday.
Game Very, Very Soft.
Oh. the game? soft-it was very, very
soft. Yes. the Nationals Just couldn't
help winning by score Of 10 to 5 be-
cause Red" Nelson presented them
with six runs right off the reel. Milan
was hit and Immediately forced by the
comedian. Elberfeld strolled and so
did Doc Gessler, filing the corners for
the initial appearance of Red" Walker
And "Red"-he just slapped a whizzer
through the box to center, sending
Schaefer and His Kidlets across the
dish. Several yells were heard from
various sections of the field.
Frank Laporte miscued on McBride's
roller and again the bags were covered
with nifty Nationals. Wild Conroy,
who can't sleep nights lately because he
dreams about leading Ty Cobb before
the end Of the season with the willow,
carefully plastered a stinging bingle to
center and Doc Gessler and Red
Walker raced each other over the dish.
1t wasn't over yet. though. for THE
Powahful Mr.. Gabby'' Street was stand
ing there at the plate and he sometimes,
If not always, comes through with the
needed plunk. He did then, Hogan
breaking his neck out in left to retrieve
that far-reaching clout of the Nationals
veteran backstopper. Mcbride and Con-
roy concluded the scoring on that
hearty drive and Street, after fooling
around first. managed to land on second
without being caught. Yes, "Gabby', did
make a two-bagger. Six runs ana
Walter Smokeball johnson could take
things easy from then on. He did, too.
Three Runs for Browns.
The poor old Browns copped three
tallles in the fourth by punching
clouts. Hogan doubled to left, Ste
phens singled through Conroy, Black
singled to right, and Rhoderick Dhu
Wallace slapped a double to left.
johnson decided that three runs were
enough right then and proceeded to
Whit Earl Hamilton, successor to Nell
son.
Shotton cracked a triple to right,
beating Gessler's heave by Cne-sixteenth
of a hair. Austin's sacrifice fly sent
BERTHE over the dish, and the score
threatened to be close. Yes, II threat
ened, that's all.
Hamilton had been going along well
enough till the fifth, when the Ma
tionals grabbed one tally and again in
the seventh jumped on mis- delivery Cor
three more, putting the battle beyond
dispute and making everybody happy.
Sehaefer strolled, was sacrificed, stole
and was spiked al the pan
on Gessler's roller to Laporte. Cess
Ter chalked up lone steal for himself