The Washington times., 1911-05-28
KNOCKERS JOLTED
BY McALEERITES
Potomac Soldiers March Triumphant Over PROSTATE Red
Sox, Just When They Were Accused of Being Senle
and Spawned, and Those Who Listened Regret 1t.
By SENATOR"

Were YOU out there? A whole lot Of
you fans had cold tootsies and failed
to be on hand to see the Army Of the
Potomac march triumphant over the
PROSTATE remains of the rambling Red
Sox by a SCORE of to 4. Perhaps you
had listened to the knockers who said
the Nationals were not there with the
goods, were a bunch of old, senile gents,
spawned and halt, lacking in fight and
all that sort Of thing. Well, II you
thought that, you deserved to miss
that battle on the Florida avenue links
yesterday in which the home boys, get
ting away to a bad start, buckled right
down to their task and wiped up the
ground with the enemy, driving Ray
Collins to the stable and hammering
Eddie Cicotte while he performed.
Chief among the shifting WALLPAPERS
were vivid" Conroy and George Nc
Bride. When Connie showed up at
the plate in that now-famous seventh
session, all the croakers proceeded to
work hard. So did Connie" He caught
one to his liking and away it went to
right field, driving in two runs and
giving the Nationals the lead in a Bit
terly fought battle. Then the knock
ers retired to the rear TO celebrate the
downfall OF the Red sox.
Start Off With Three.
In the opening spasm the Red Sox
got three runs on good, sound drives
following a walk. With one choked to
death, Yerkes pulled a pink ticket ad-
vanced to second on Lewis pretty drive
to left for a button and went in on
Engle's fine drive to left. Lewis tried
to reach third on that drive, but was
spiked near third on Hughes relay to
Conroy of Milan's throw. Then Heinie
Wagner-they call him Heinie because
1t isn't his right name-drew another
pink ticket and chased Engle across
the dish when Williams, that hulk Of
man, poled a pretty double to left
center. Yes, there were three runs In
for the enemy, and with Collins swing
ing his very best article of baseball,
avenue denizens. But the Nationals
settled right down to work. Here Is
what they did.
In the first Milan spanked a fine single
over second and went all the way
around. when Jack Lelivelt caught the
pill between the kitchen and the wood
shed, driving 1t on a line to the club
house for two sections of the round
trip. Two flies followed, and one run
was all we got-right then. But In the
fourth there came another.
Doc Gessler, pharmaceutical phenom.
started things by BURNING one over that
first bag to the right field corner, Aiva
williams doing a "save-me-child" dive
at the sphere as II passed him at the
rate of four million miles a minute. Nc
Bride drove one at Wagner, who had
just been eating butterscotch-well, you
know how his fingers felt. With Rub
bershirt Bill. Cunningham on the JOB
with the willow wand, those same
knockers got busy once again-and re-
tired to beat the band when the Sche-
nectady boy belted that ball right where
it lived for a snappy single to left
Gessler left third base and walked
across the home plate-just like that.
Score Tied in Sixth.
The score was tied up in the sixth,
and the stage set for the next most
glorious inning. In that sixth with one
gone Gessler was allowed to walk fol
nothing and he moved up when Nc
Bride dribbled a single to Hooper's sec
ton. Cunningham forced Mcbride and
then tried a bluff double steal with
Gessler. Wagner made a mess of the
short throw and Gessler had scored
another tally.
Now. step right up, place your eye
carefully against the little hole and you
will notice right here-that famous sew.
bands lateness for supper last night
etc. John Henry slxied to Riggert 70.
a starter and 1t looked like an ordinary
game until the Powerful Gabby" Street
picked one to center for a base and
Tom Hughes came through with another