The Washington times., 1911-08-22

CHICAGO, Aug. 22.-If there is any
thing in the makeup of the Nationals
that resembles the hue Of a quarantine
flag. it is still undiscovered.
On Sunday the team got about as full
fiedged a lambasting as 1t has received
in many a moon, but yesterday it
showed that II possessed what Jim JEFF
fries lacked, by coming back and hand
ing those "darned Sox" the beating by
: to 1.
Our esteemed fellow-ciuzen, Walter
Johnson, who winters in far of Cof-
feyvine, Kan. was the prime factor
in the victory, and the secondary con-
sideration was a lot Of rather mediocre
fielding by that band whose checks
Charley Comiskey signs. Defensively
the Sox were about as steady as an
eight-day clock that needs a tinker,
while Mr.. Johnson went along in ex-
cellent shape, although he was hit in
places just enough to make the game in
terestinE.
A crowd about the size Of your collar
was on hand and the only real en-
thusiasm came in the fifth inning when
Charley Street peeled off long fly to
left which Dougherty dropped letting
the backstOp get as far as second base.
Some OF the boys gave ii hit, but it
looked like a mighty raw mnff and will
go down on the record as such. Dough-
erty has gotten into a habit of late of
dropping one chance a day, and when
he was ieered today he was upset To
the extent that he turned to the bleach
critics and said some real mean things
The Nationals were first to score, and
with Walter johnson pitching. the i'm
preston seemed to be that that was
all they would need. In the first Milan
led off with a triple to the hleachers
and ran across the plate before Lord
had chance to return high bounder
which Schaefer showed toward third
base.
Streets Long Fly.
In the fifth the went the enemy one
better when Street lifted a long fly
behind Dougherty. which the left field,
er dropped, allowing a pair of bases.
Johnson cut the air to pieces three
times. but Milan, by bunt, caught the
Sox infield on its heels, showing Street
to third and landing safe on first him.
self. Schaefer gave Tannehill a chance
and the shortstop threw to the plate,
getting Street Schaefer continued on
to second, and when Block heaved down
Milan sprinted home.
This advantage was short-lived, for
in the second half of the same round
the Sox went to the front with a total
of three runs, having their best inning
OF the day at the expense of Johnson
With one down, Mullen hit over short,
and when Block skied a high fly, which
would ordinarily have been an easy out,
Gessler got under the ball, but just be-
fore 1t hit his glove he was blinded be-
cause of the sun and the pop went for
a hit
Lange, in place of Scott, hit over
Schaefer's head, scoring Mullen and
moving Block around to third. Chouin-
ard was put on the base in place of
Lange, and the substitute Immediately
stole second, while the whole Washing
ton infield got tangled up in the throw
down, finally landing Mr.. Block off
third. McIntyre's single was long
enough to let Chouinard cross the plate,
and then came Harry Lord with an
other hit, which put Mcintyre on sec
ond. Dougherty came across with an
ether hit, which counted. Mcintyre, but
before further damage could be done the
Nationals stopped the rollg.
In the sixth the Nationals tied up
doubled. .
To the Front Again.
In the seventh the men from the
Nations Capital again went to the
front. Johnson doubled over Dough-
erty's head, and moved along when
Milan sacrificed. Schaefer lifted a fly
back of short which Tannehill dropped.
enabling Johnson to score. The Dutch.
man got to second on Walkers hit, but
the ex-Carolina outf1slder was forced by