Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-24
McALEER CLAIMS BAD LUCK
HAS CAUSED NATIONALS SLUMP
Walter Johnson Takes Final Game From
St. Louis Browns Way
Home Today.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ST. LOUIS. Mo-, July 24-The Nation
ais are on their way home today after an
invasion of the western cities OF the
American League circuit that can hardly
be called successful. Against the teams
this side of the Alleghenies the McAleer-
ties won only four of the sixteen games
played. They prospered best in Chicago,
where the four games were evenly di-
vided. Against the Tigers in Detroit and
tie ,ail-end Browns in st. Louis. how
ever, they won only one of the four con-
tests III each town, while four shows We're
dropped to the vastly improved Cleveland
team. While Manager McAleer can hard
ly point TO the record of the club with
pride, he feels that it was misfortune
more than poor playing that caused the
poor. showing. In Cleveland and Chicago
games were tossed away after they APP
Feared TO have been served up. while with
any Kind of an even break in the luck
McAieer says he would have won more
than one game from the Tigers.
The Nationals were smiled on by Dame
Fortune Yesterday, and they brought
their western tour to close by a 5 to
victory over the Browns OF the eight
games played on Missouri soil this sea-
son. Yesterdays was the first one the
Taftvile men have won. incidentally i;
was the first time during the last series
that the Nationals got the breaks. Walter
Johnson was the HEAVIER. but run scored
off him In the fourth looked awfully big
In the face of the pace cut out by Lefty
George. the famed St Louis lemon. He
went along like a milion-dollar beauty
for five rounds, and also drew excellent
support. Then his helpmates gave about
the best burlesque Of the national pa slime
seen here this season: After George had
famed Ansmith, Johnson set up fly
that almost hit Mclean on the head. 1t
Melted Walter two bases. Milan expired
on roller to Wallace. but Shotton stood
still and watched Schaefers easy pop
drop in front of him for a single, John
son. of course walking home on what
should have been the third demise. Elber-
field got bona fide single to right and
with Schaefer pulled a double steal, al
though Stephens had Germany at the
pan. bu; dropped the ball.
Clark followed up this crude stuff by
fumbling Gessiers roller. and Elberfeld
tailed the third round 1t surely seemed
that George had no friends on the ST.
Louis team. and it was no surprise that
he chucked it up and allowed another
pair of runs in the eighth inning.
He was taken out to let Schweitzer
swing for him in the eighth. and Roy
Mitchell finished the game. johnson al
lowed only FIVE hits, two and a pass
coming in the fourth, when the lone st.
Louis run was scored. At that in this
same round Clarence Walker pegged out
runner at the plate.
1t rained all yesterday morning and
held down what was expected to be a
fair-sized crowd. At that 1850 braved
the clouds and turned out fer the matt
nee.
Manager McAleer. Herman Schaefer.
Walter Johnson. Kid EIberfeld, Clyde
Milan and Gabby Street stopped off in
Cleveland today to participate in the
Addie Joss benefit game between the ALL
American League team and the Maps.
McAleer will manage the team. He says
he expects to have enough talent for two
teams and will juggle the lineup so as
TO give everybody chance Manager
Rhody Wallace of the Browns is the lone
st. Louis player selected for duty on the
all-star aggregation. He left with the
Washington party last night.
One Of st. Louis two Sunday evening
papers printed a rumor last night that
President Hedges was making an effort
to obtain Norman Elberfed OF the Ma
tionals to succeed Wallace as manager
OF the Browns. 1t is said that Elberfeld
would inject some life and ginger in the
local outfit. In base ball circles here
however, the rumor is taken with grain
Of salt. 1t is believed here that if Wal
lace is dethroned Fred Lake, former
manager of the Boston Americans and
Boston Nationals. would get the job.
Lake is now scouting for the Browns.
President Hedges departed on another
mysterious trip yesterday.