The Washington herald., 1911-05-19
NATIONALS ERRORS GIVE
OPENER TO CLEVELAND
Maps Take Advantage of Every Misplay to Pile Up
Runs-Germany Schaefer on First
BY HENRY p. EDWARDS.

baseball Writer, the Cleveland Plain Deale)
Special to The Washington Herald.
Cleveland, Ohio, May 1S.-Cleveland de-
feated Washington with the famous Tom
Hughes in the box, this afternoon, but
1t took three pitchers and six Washington
errors to let the Maps grab the victory
& by the score of, 9 to 6. Had the Nation
ais given Hughes even fair support he
would have won his game hands down
for the first two Cleveland pitchers were
far from being puzzling to the McAleer
brigade of swatsmen. In fact. Cleveland
would have scored only one run had
Washington played perfectly in the field.
On the ether hand, most of the runs
gathered by the Nationals were the re-
suit of consistent work at the bat with
out any misplays chucked in
Elberfeld was the worst offender. He
was charged with only two errors, but
he had several other plays which were
mighty close to legal fooZles. For that
matter, none of the Washington infield-
ers handled the ball or threw to first
as well as usual. 1t may have been be-
cause McAleer had introduced a new first
sacker in his effort to chase the hoodoo.
Germany Schaefer was the player pick
ed out to succeed where Somerlot, Henry,
Lelivelt, and Gessler have failed. He
had a busy day of it to-day, for there
was scarcely a throw that went true to
him. He was digging them out of the
dust half the time and jumping or reach
ing far the other half. If the other in
fielders were Intentionally trying to see
how badly they could toss to first. they
could not have succeeded more perfectly.
Fifteen Swnts for Nationals.
Fifteen hits We're made by the Ma
four, three singles and a double Clyde
Milan grabbed three singles. while Nc
Bride and Lelivelt came next each with
a double and a single. But some way
or other the fifteen hits did not bring
the results they should. The great sup
port given the Cleveland pitchers at
times was largely responsible.
The Maps scored two in the first in
ming, errors being responsible for both.
With one out, Olson was safe on Elber-
fields low throw. He went to third on
Jackson's hit to right, and scored on a
wild pitch. Jackson took second on that
same wild pitch. stole third, and scored
when Hughes threw out EaSterly, DASH
ing home after Hughes made the toss
to Schaefer.
Washington got one back in the fourth |
when Gessler tripled and scored on Nc |
first half Of the sixth. With one out
Mcbride smashed one back at West |
which went through the pitchers hands, !
struck his forehead and bounded to the |
grand stand, Mcbride going to second. |
West dropped in his tracks. but was
soon revived and left the field with a bad |
cut over his right eye. Kaler took his
place. Mcbride completed the circuit on
Cunningham's fly to Jackson and
passed ball
Maps Have Merry-go-round.
1t was in the last half of the same in {,
ming that Cleveland broke loose and won |
the game, scoring seven runs, thanks to /
Several Washington errors. Jackson led |
OH with a grounder to Cunningham. One
out. Easterly singled to center StovalI
singled to left. Birmingham fouled to
Ainsmtth. Two out. Ball singled to LETT,
scoring Easterly with what was really /
he only earned run of the game When /
Lelivet threw home in an attempt to
get Eastrly Ball legged it to second, and |
when Ainsmith tried to head him off /
le threw wild, and Stovall scored and
Ball went to third Elberfeld's low throw
aVed Fisher and scored Ball. In picking
he ball up Schaefer inadvertently booted f.
t and Fisher took second. When Kaler
lit to Schaefer Hughes forgot to cover
lrSt, and two sacks were filled. A pass
o Graney filled them, and then Olson hit
0 the scoreboard in left field for a home
un- Jackson again grounded to Gun
lingham for the third out.
That ended Cleveland's scoring, but In
he eighth Washington drove Kaler from
he box. With one out, Ainsmith sin
lied. Olson dropped Hughes pop fly .
1ilan and Schaefer singled and Lelivelt
oubled. scoring three runs Kaler then
etired in favor of Blanding, who made '
Ilberfeld and Gessier hit easy grounu-
rs to Olson and Bail, Schaefer scoring
n Elberfeld'S out. That was all, a dou-
lie play cutting the Nationals down in
he ninth.
The Score. 6