Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-06
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The star.
BOSTON. July 6-Walter Johnson
was in fine form yesterday. and Man
ager McAleer's choice of this twirler
to bring home the fourth game of the
series was well made. The Nationals
left Boston still in the throes of the
heat wave. They are in better shape
really TO make the Detroit team hustle
than they were when they came to
town The catching department is. OF
course lame. but Henry is standing up
under the strain in great shape. lie
was robbed of a three bagger yester-
day. Duffy Lewis making remarkable
one-hand catch of mighty drive into
left field, with Lelivelt on third The
Alameda Kid speared the drive with
one hand. the hit going for sacrifce.
scoring a run. Henry figured in an
other run in the seventh, which came
on a combination OF errors. and he
poled a single in the eighth, all of
which looks pretty good for future ac-
complishments.
Johnson had the Red Sox almost help
less. and they were Very fortunate in
getting any runs at all against the
combination of heady pitching ana nne
support But six scattered hits We're
made. two OF these being poled by
Speaker only one doing damage, the
other being cut off by fast double
play. Walters slow ball was working
10 perfection, and he famed seven or
the Red Sox but one of his four bases
on balls counting To be sure, ne mt
two players. one being Engle, who
scored
Milan had good day with the stick.
getting three hits in five times up, two
of them doubles. scoring two runs he
was slightly injured by pounding pan
sent out by Capt. Wagner In the n1ntn
inning and retired, c. Walker going TO
the garden.
The visit of the Washington team to
Boston this trip has been somewhat re-
nnarkable for the frequency or long mus
Walter Johnson, with two out In the nItn,
got hold Of one of Pape's benders ana
sent it soaring out toward left center.
DUFFY Lewis didn't move hair and IT'S
Speake! ran only few feet and stopped
The ball went over the fence into the
middle entrance of the left field bleachers
fer home run.
DOC" Gessler, who anticipates the re-
ceipt of a check for $50 for hitting the
bull. was somewhat disturbed when Harry
Hooper sprinted TO the right field fence
in front of the portrait OF the prlde OF
the pasture. getting there just IN Tune
for that $50 bulls-eye. Otherwise,
Gessler was feeling pretty good.
The heat has got Kid Elberfeld and
Cunningham played second base again
yesterday, doing very well, figuring In
two double plays, as well as running
into right field for several Texas
leaguerS.
Aside from the substitution Of c.
Walker for Milan Sir James finished with
the lineup he started TINS was not tne
case with Patsy Donovan. II takes the
Red Sox teams entire pitching stan 10
go through three games. Three twiriers
a day is the order. with -FOUR or nVe
pinch hitters and a substitution In the
irfeld. In yesterdays game Patsy USED
Pane. Moser and Collins. sending Thoney,
Engle. Hall and Wagner up as pinch hit
tiers OF these two delivered, one because
he was hit in the back, and the other
drove a single, moving man to second
or the Others, one famed and the other
hit into double play
Germany Schaefer, on first: has
shown BOSTON something. While ne
didn't have much to do in the way OF
hitting the ball yesterday he moved his
man along in the ninth inning with a
neat sacrifice and seems to keep the in
field peppered up.
McRrdes throwing from deep short
during this series has been remarkable.
His consistent, clever work has helped
materially in making il possible for
Washington To split even. One thing that
has been noticeable in the series Is the
way in which The Washington team has
moved the men aloug. They, however,
have not been very strong on stolen
bases.
Larry Pape stopped a hot drive by
Milan, headed for the center field fence,
with HE bare hand in the third, and in