The Washington herald., 1911-09-26
BY WILLIAM PEET.

For six innings in the Concrete Coliseum
yesterday, Tom Hughes, the ancient hoo
doc of the Cleveland Maps. held the visi-
tors runIess and pitched the kind of ball
that wins pennants. In the seventh, by a
combination of hits and Washington err
-Ors, the gang from Ohio shot over three
taIlies and won the ball game, as the
best the Nationals could do with Blanding
was a count in the fifth and one more
in their half OF the seventh.
The matinee was uninteresting with the
exception of a couple OF sensational
catches by Walker in left garden. The
visitors played the best ball and deserved
the victory.
How George Stovall has been able to
inject so much life into his bunch is a
mystery to local followers of the game.
The Maps, during their two appearances
hSre this trip, lock like a different ball
club from the one seen here previously
this season. That the Maps will easily
finish in third place is the belief of near
ly every member of the Washington club,
and also several hundred Capital fans.
Long Tom Hughes held the Maps to
nine hits only two of which counted
in the scoring. The Maps won the game
when Mcbride slipped up on Butchers
GTounder in the seventh session, allow
ing Easterly to score.
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game and Wild COnrOy performed around
third. The Widow put up one great
game, handling thirteen out of fourteen
chances. Wild also smashed out the
longest hit of the game, a dandy three
Dagger to left center.
Walkers Work a Feature.
Red Walkers great work in left field
vas easily the big noise of the after
noon, for Saprtacus snagged a trio Of
5riYes that had fence" written all over
chem. In the opening stanza. with
riraney on first, Allie Olson slammed the
pill to left, just back of third and on
:he foul line. BY a great sprint and
dive, Red gathered in the ball. Again
in the first round Red came tearing in
and snagged Lajoie's line drive.
In the second Walker make the banner
play of the day. Neal Ball met the first
Eau pitched and away it sailed for the
left field fence. Red was off like a shot
md, turning just in time, caught the
sphere as it was dropping. 1t was a
great play and Walker was cheered to
the echo when he came in to the bench.
Clyde Milan made a pretty play right
after this. Turner hit a high line drive
to center and sprinting with the ball,
Clyde pulled it down as it was going
over his head.
Germany Schaefer slipped one over on
Blanding in the fifth. With two down,
and Henry on first, Blanding walked
Milan Schaefer sent the first ball
pitched to left field for a single, scoring
Henry. Again in the eighth SChaefer
was the hitting boy, for he opened that
IessiOn with a clean single, only to die
trying 10 reach third on an lnfield out.
GFaney opened the game by sapping
a single TO right Red Walker then made
that great catch and one man was gone
Jackson walked and when Lajoie hit a
short fly into left, Walker was again on
Ihe job and doubled up the shoeless Won
Ter at second.
In the Nationals half of the opening
act CLYDE Milan beat out an infield hit
and after Schaefer had gone, Olson to
Lajoie. Milan stole third. EIberfeld
struck out, something the Kid seldom
does, and Olson took care of Walkers
drive.
Nationals Score First.
The first run of the game crossed the
plate in the fifth inning John Henry
being the lad to score. Conroy was an
easy out, Turner to Lajoie, but Henry
scattered a single to right. Tom Hughes
went out via the Turner-LatoIe route,
and Milan walked. Germany Schaefer
was there in the pinch and singled to
left, Henry scoring. Milan tried to beat
!he throw home, but he was nipped at |
The plate by a foot
1t looked bad for the Nationals in the |
sixth. for with three on the sacks, Nap
Lajois came to the plate. But the best |
the king Of sluggers could do was a |
little roller to Mcbride, who tossed the |
pill to Elberfeld, forcing Jackson at !
In the seventh the Clevelanders man. |
aged to shove three very suspicious runs |
over the plate, but they were runs never
theless
Birmingham opened the round by drop
ping a little single to left Ball famed
and Conroy captured Turner'S pop fly.
Easterly stopped one Of Hughes slow
ones with his neck and ambled to first.
Twirler Blanding did the unexpected by
hitting safely to center, and Birmingham
crossed the plate with the tying run
who had replaced Graney in left
field after Graney had been slightly hurt
sliding into second. hit slow roller to
which the Nationals captain
fumbled, slipped, and fell down, Easterly
scoring. Olson hit a weak little drive to
Conroy, beating the throw to first, Bland
ing counting. Jackson ended the inning
With a drive to Red Walker
ConrOy RRps Out Triple.
The Nationals scored one more IN the
seventh. Wild Conroy, who put up a
classy article of ball throughout tripled
10 left after Mcbride had popped to