The Washington times., 1911-06-23
DIXIE WALKER TOYS
WITH AVALANCHE.
Coaxes 1t Along With Squirt of Fancy Pitching Where
upon 1t Promptly Descends Burying Alabama
Beauty in Quintet of Athletic Runs.
By SENATOR"
Only Washngton Newspaper Nan Nationals.

NEW YORK, June 23.-Today Dixie
Walker, the Alabama Kid, knows
to his sorrow what it means some
times to try fancy pitching when
there arc two gone and a rookie
hurler is waiting at the plate. He had
Tiny" Leonard in the hole when he
put an extra flourish on the ball and
plunked the big fellow in the short
ribs. Then the avalanche burst upon
Walkers head and when it was done
five runs had counted, putting the
Worlds Champs ahead. The Nationals
continued to fight. however, and made
the final tally to 5 against them In
fielding efforts.
Doc Gessler and ''Zeb' Milan contrib
uted the two best stunts seen in many
moons. In the sixth Murphy poled a
long. low fly straight toward the right
field corner. Gessler set across the lot
after it. He saw he had little chance of
making the catch, and so at the very
last moment Owed through the air
straight ahead The ball landed in his
outstretched hand, and the entire first
base bleachers became a yelling, roar
ing mass of fans.
1t was Murphy again in the eighth who
gave Milan his chance for similar
play. Milan was playing deep and came
ground like a steam engine, but knew
he could never get under the descending
ball. So he too, leaped forward along
the ground, taking the ball in his fng-
er tbs. These two catches were un-
equaled in the game and could not have
been done by every fielder.
Fate of Thomas Fly.
Ira Thomas shot a fly to left in the
fifth that showed Red" Walker a star
in the garden. AS the youngster started
for the ball his spikes caught in the
grass, and he fell prone. Quickly leap
ing to his feet, he was away, running
like a deer for the sphere. He reached
it easily despite his handicap.
Eddie Collins scored in the first ses-
sion after singing to center when Bak-
er doubled to right. Then Dixie Wal
ker settled down and pitched f1rst-class
ball until he tried his foolish stunt with
Leonard. The Nationals came through
with two runs in the, third and held the
lead till that fatal seventh. Milan
Schaefer strolled. Both came across
when Doc Gessler rippled a beautiful
safety to center.
With two down in the seventh, Tiny"
u,
Bender when "Rubber-Collar" Egan had
banished him for throwing away a ball.
claiming it unfit for play. Dixie prompt
ly attempted to make a monkey out of
the youngster, hitting him. Lord tripled
to left, scoring Leonard. Strunk beat
out a dancer to Mcbride, scoring Lord.
Schaefer stopped McBride's throw on
Collins, and Strunk scored. Baker dou-
bled to right, scoring Collins. Mcbride
threw wild on McInnis, and Baker, was
across. A passed ball advanced McIn-
mis-, but Ainsmith threw him out when
he tried to reach third on the play.
Barry's Safe Punch.
With one down in the eighth, Mcbride
lost Barry's punch, and Thomas solid
swipe to right put him on third. He
scored when Leonard bumped a daisy
single to center. Thomas followed after
when Lord belted another safety to the
same place.
The ninth saw the Nationals making
a fine rally, and three runs. Jack Lell-
welt, hitting for Dixie Walker, pounded
the green fence in right center for two
sacks. Collins took care Of Milan's
little one, but Schaefer coaxed stroll
from the big twirler. Lelivelt scored as
Red" Walker was forcing Schaefer.
Kid Elberfeld was on the job with fine
safety to left, and he followed Walker
over the platter when the "Akhoond of
Swat" walloped the pill to far right
on McBride's bounder, but Baker ended
the trouble by getting under wild"
Conroy's feeble fly.
Throughout the fray both teams,
suuabbled with Egan. who seemed to
be having a pretty fair afternoon be-