The Washington herald., 1911-08-15
Becker Uses Brush
On the New Yorks
Highlanders Are Whitewashed in Fourth Game
of Cunningham and Milan Shine
for Nationals-Score, 3 to o.
BY WILLIAM PEET.


Becker, the pride of the Navy Yard, for
the southpaw twirler not only beat Hal
Chase's Highland clan, but kicked
bucket of whitewash all over them
final count 8 to 0.
Becker did not show any alarming
speed or puzzling curves, but he had
good control and a wise old owl in
Gabby Street behind the bat. The
Yankees touched Becker up for nine
hits, but these swats were beautifully
scattered over the nine rounds.
Midget Warhop was the same tough
little customer His underhand subway
ball had such sluggers as Gessler and
Street standing on their heads, and II
remained for Bill Cunningham and
Clyde Milan to furnish the ammunition
that killed the Yankees. Only five
swats were credited to the home folks
but the visitors inserted a couple of
boots" into the fray at critical stages,
all of which helped the Nationals cause
considerably.
While Warhop twrled good enough to
win almost any game, the Yankees
never had a chance, as the Nationals
gave Buck Becker air-tight support
every time a blow-up threatened. Two
New Workers were nipped at the plate,
and three who attempted to take Hber-
are now sorry they tried it.
Cunny and Milan Star.
Bill Cunningham and Milan were the
heroes for the McAleer gang. Cunning
ham, in addition TO riddling Warhop for
a two-bagger and a single, put up a
grand fielding game at second. His stop
Of HemphilIs vicious grounder in the
third easily spoiled a perfectly good three
bagger. Knight and Gardner were the
visiting stars.
Doc Gessler led off the Nationals sec
ond with a line drive, which Hemphill
gathered in. Mcbride stopped one of
Warhop's underhand shoots with his left
arm. Conroy popped to Gardner, but Bill
Cunningham ratified board off the right
field fence with a savage slam for two
bases, Mcbride coming home on the
smash.
The Nationals never had another
chance to score until the eighth. Becker
first up, gave Gardner a grounder, which
the keystone sacker allowed to get away
from him. Milan poked the ball between
Hemphill and Wolter for a double, send
ing Becker to third. With the infield
playing close, Schaefer sent a high fly,
which WOlter gathered in, but the out
permitted Milan to score. Red Walker
latter, in attempting to make the play on
Milan at the plate, threw the ball high
and the Tennessee flyer slid safely home.
The visitors had chances galore TO col
leCt runs. In every inning but the first
and seventh almost any old kind of a
swat would nave turhed the trick, but
Becker was not giving anything away in
the shape of timely hits.
Daniels Caught at Plate.
In the second inning, with only one
down. Daniels got as far as third, aided
by his own single a sacrifice. and wild
pitch. Hartzell drew a walk and Gard
ner grounded to Schaefer. The Dutch
man was waiting for the ball, and it
came back TO Street like a bullet. Dan
iels was smothered at the plate Blair
made the third out by tanning.
Earl Gardner opened the Highlanders
fifth with a clean single to left. Blair
sacrificed. and when Wolter beat out A
roller to Schaefer Gardner raced to third.
Then came an attempted double steal,
with Gardner and Wolter the contracting
parties. One of the prettiest plays of
the game cropped out right here. Street
lined the ball to Mcbride, the shortstop
like a flash whipped it back to the
catcher, and the speedy Gardner arrived
at the plate fraction of a second late.
1t looked like slow curtains for Becker
in the eighth, when, with two gone.
Hemphill on third and Chase at second,
Bert Daniels stepped up to bat. This
Daniels person had previously cracked
out three hits out of as many times up,
and the grand stand pessimists cried,
Its all over nOW-heres where Becker
blows Becker had something to say
about the matter. and a mighty shout
arose as Daniels hOisted a feeble fly
into Spartacus Walkers waiting paws.
This was about the best chance the
Yankees had to win the ball game.
Becker since joining the Nationals has
pitched four games and won three Of
them. Great work for a yoUngster from
a Glass z league, eh, you fans
The Score.