The Washington herald., 1911-04-13
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
By WILLIAM PEET.

By WILLIAM PEET.
For the fourth time IN as many years
the Washington baseball team has cap
tured an opening game. In 1903 the Bos-
ton club was trimmed on their own
grounds, : to / Three seasons ago,
Charley Smith gave the New York
Yankees four hits and won his game, to
!. Last year Walter Johnson shut ont
the Athletics, allowing but one solitary
bingie and yesterday Dolly Gray and
Dixie Walker, aided and abetted by a
rousing sixth inning batting rally. put the
hooks into the Boston Red So1, s to S.
1t not superior playing yesterday
that won for McAleer's hopefuls, but
timely hitting and ragged errors by the
hery-hosed band from the New England
Hub.
Had both teams played errorless ball,
the score would have been close, for Bos-
tons four tallies early in the battle
smaCked of the gift variety.
Dolly Gray twirled six innings, and
Dixie Walker finished the game-rather
a wise move on McAleer's part, for the
wind was blowing a gale behind the
pitcher and Walkers speed served the
necessary change of pace. as the Red
SoX were beginning to grow familiar
with Gray's curves
The immense throng enjoyed every
ting by both teams, but mostly that of
the Washingtons That sixth inning swat
fest by McAleer's hirelings will long be
remembered.
Crowd Likes Henry.
Collegian John Henry. our new first
sacKer. simply rolled himself in a hlan-
ket of glory and the crowd accepted him
as the finest specimen of a first baseman
seen in this neck of the woods since Hec-
tor was a pup.
Henry cracked out two clean singles
and accepted nine chances without the
Semblance of a miscue
Little Clyde Milan furnished the real
fireworks by a sensational one-hand catch
of a fly in the sixth. After running
around in circles he finally speared the
pellet with one hand
Kid Elberfeld accumulated a couple of
twn-haggers. both cropping out at time
when hits were needed. Milan also began
the 1911 campaign in the proper manner
h. tearing off three singles and swiping
two bases.
The Boston club looks to be 90 per cent
weaker than last season. Williams will
never fill Jake Stahls shoes if he lives
to be as old as Jim SaffelI while Clyde
Ensle looks like a joke in comparison
with Harry Lord. The outfield. of course,
is there both ways from the ace. Speak
er. Hooper. and Lewis make trio sur
passed by none in the American League.
AS the writer stated yesterday, the
Nationals. physically. are in much bet
ter shape than the Red Sox. Capt. Wag-
ner, Of the visitors. has a lame arm and
the catchers are not up to their true
form.
Wagner's poor throws and boots" cost
his team dearly. The same may be said
of Dolly Gray. for the southpaw was
dira-t1N- lot ha ,-iei
tors chalk up two runs in the third chap
ter.
Joe Wood, who essayed to twirl for
Boston. had about everything a first-class
hOxrnan needs. The Nationals were
moved down in one two three order
during the early stages, but rumpled up
Young Mr.. Wood in savage manner
during the fifth and sixth.
Visitors Score First.
Boston was first to score, two red
legged athletes making the circuit in the
third Engle, first up. was retired. Cum
ningham to Henry. Madden blasted the
ball through Kid EIberfeld's lunch hooks
Wood cracked a pretty double to right
sending Madden to third Gardner pro-
PEELED an easy roller to Gray, who first
fumbled and then slammed wild to Street
with the result that before the ball could
and Wood had scored
BostOn's fourth saw two more taIlies
added. Lewis crashed into the left field
crowd for couple of hassocks. Wagner
drew transportation. Williams filled the
sacks when Dolly Gray fumbleG his roller
Engles sharp rap to Cunningham forced
Lewis at the plate. Madden came
through with a clean single. driving in
Wagner. A base on balls to Wood popu-
1-f fAl 1lye md nAllr
loose with a wild pitch Engle scoring as
Williams had previously been thrown out
at the plate by Milan on Madden's safe
crack.
The Nationals did not score until the
fifth. Gabby Street started the festivities
by walking. Milan singled and Street
hiked down to third, an error by Wag-
ner giving Street his chance to dash
home.
The game was won in washington's
sixth. when the Red Sox balloon as
cended. John Henry had finger in the
pie, for after GeSsler had flied to Hooper
the collegian singled cleanly to right Nc
Brides grounder to Wagner was booted.
and Henry reached second Mac resting
safely on first. Street singled to center,
and Henry raced home. At this stage,
Manager McAleer substituted Miller TO
bat for Dolly Gray, and the youngster
gave Wagner an easy grounder. which
ing. Milan smashed pretty single
through Engle, and Street was across
the plate like flash. This settled Mr.
Joe Wood, for he was yanked out and
harger substituted. McAleer, in order
To meet this shift, sent in Schaefer to hit
for Lelivelt, and the Teuron met the first
nan pitched, sending it dancing into right |
field. Elberfeld then came across with
ms nrst hit of the game, a corking two |
bagger to left. The walIop scored both !
Milan and Miller. Cunningham drew |
base on balls. populating the sacks Ges-
sier was hit on the arm. forcing in
Schaefer with the Nationals sixth run,
Then karger settled down and no more
damage resulted. |
Kerger Hit Hard.
Karger was invincible in the seventh |
but the Nationals got to him for a tally
in the eighth on a two-bagger by Elber-