Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-17
BY j. ED GRILLO.

w after johnson WdTHlS up We'll liz
will pitch the final game against 81. Louis
today. McAleer is anxious to get even
with Wallace for those four games the
Nationals lost in 81. Louis, and he wants
TO make sure of today's game. and for this
reason will pitch Johnson IL there is q
chance. If Johnson does not warm W
we'll Dolly Gray will be given another
chance TO show xhether he is in form or
not
Mcaleer had letter from Mike kahoe
this morning. Mike Las been looking
over Johnson the New Orleans first base
man. who has been mentioned as posi-
BILE acquisition T. the Nationals kahoe
does not think Johnson would help the
team. ana besides Mc-Nleer is SO well salts
fed with S'haefer hat he is not worrying
about a first hascnan.
II would not trade Schaefer for any
FIRST baseman in the league. barring
Chase" said Mcaleer. "Schaefer is play
ing as good hail a any man in the coun-
try lie will improve. too. when he gets
accustomed 10 the position. but his work
on the inside is great. He worries the
pitchers AMI i hitting like fend He
is a grea' man for US just now.
When a pitcher l. nit safely nine times
and issues i've bases on balls. things are
certainly breaking well for him If the op-
posing team falls To score run.
This was Walkers record yesterday
against the Browns. Ordinarily such a
performance would result in the defeat OF
a pitcher. but Walker got 10y with shut
out 10 lis credit Though hit harder
than lie has been of late, Walker had
worked freely. and with better control
would have allowed fewer hits. Walker S
support was gilt-edsed. and this had much
TO do with SAVING him.
There does not appear TO be the slight
est question that the local club has pick
ed up valuable young player In Red
Walker. VI he has any weakness IT mas
not been discovered in the games he has
PLAYED 10 date True he may lack eN-
perience. but he has all the earmarks OF
developing into a cracking good man.
His outffeld work is particularly brilliant.
lie covers a lot OF ground. has good
arm and is about clever at picking up
ground balls any fielder Washington
has ever had.
To say that Walker is weak on a curve
ball simply because he has famed twice
in the six games is ABSURD. Ball players
OF years of experience and classed among
the good hitters frequently strike out on
curve balls when they are set for fast
one and Walker does not differ in this
respect from any other mortal
Barney Petty was less effective yester-
day than he has been at any time this
season. After holding the Athletics to
one run few days age Petty was inquired
to be tough proposition for the locals.
but they caught him with poor control
and this proved his undoing in the very
opening inning. when the Nationals on
three bases on balls. hit and sacrifice
ny scored three runs.
i,h he - . INa
the Nationals appear TO have struck
faster stride than they nave shown at any
time this wear There IS an occasional
we'll pitched game now. while the team is
hitting and fielding much better than It
did earlier In the sea son. With good
pitching the team may yet move up IN
the race The present makeup of the
team gives McAleer stronger front than
he has ever had Schaefer is an improve
ment at first base over any man Nc
Aleer has tried there. Elberfeld plays
second we'll as he did third, while
Conroy and Mcbride present strong
defensive front in the other two infield
positions. With Gessler hitting in his
best form and Milan and Walker playing
good ball the outfield, too. begins TO loom
mp strong. so that all that is needed to
make the team win l. steady. effective
pitching. and there are Indications that
the twirlers. too. are getting better
BY winning three games in row the
Nationals !.sr- established record for
the season. What : more, two OF the
games were shut~4cts. and, in fact the
Browns do not aIl ar TO be in the same
class with the L.. .,ls. Wallace has a
poor ball team, wnish Till find ii a hard
matter 10 get out = last place.
Talking about come backs. Schaefer
furnishes an interesting illustration. In
~ he placed on first base Ger
many did not look like he had much
longer IL stay in fast company. but
ever since then he has played good
I'm many day. The most surprising
feature OF Schaefers work is his hit
ting and fast work on the bases. He is
On. OF the fastest men on the team and
uses rare judgment. With Schaefer
going as he H. there is no occasion for
the club 70 make any special effort TO
ind a first baSeman S,haefer Is filling
the bill most satisfactorily and it would
he easy matter 10 find player who
could fil his shoes.
There was not n single inning that
Walker did not have MEN on the bases
and only two in which lie was not hit
eaf.ly. Eut poor work on the bases pre-
vented trouble for the Nationals. Stupid
base running by Mclean in the sixth
helped the locals whlse lot With the
score three 70 nothing against them Me-
loan led off with d two-bagger and then
foolishly tried to score on 1apoTte's
single to right and was thrown out at the
plate. Ope run would not have helped
ths Browns. 4 MeloaR evidently does
not know tEis Had he remained on
third there would have been two men
on and more out and the situation would
hav. looked a triie sGually.
Today'S game j. the last TO bc played
here for about ten days. Monday the
Nationals open a series of four games
in Philadelphia. then 60 TO New Ycrk
and return here for four-game series
with the Athletics. After that series they