The Washington herald., 1911-08-01
Maps Go Down
Before. Johnson
Big Twirler Takes Things Easy and Nationals
Win in a Walk-ELerfeld Steals Home,
Pitcher James Hurt.
By WILLIAM PEET.

tomac, couldn't see BUCK DeChei' ''
pride Of the Navy Yard. against the Maps
yesterday, and sent in Walter johnson
for the purpose of making it three In
row from the Maps. How well the
Kansas Cyclone performed is best shown
in the box score. The home folks
chaIked I'D an easy 5 to victory by
virtue Of twelve solid swats against nine
scattered bingles for the opposition.
The pastime was marred by an un-
fortunate accident, resulting in the maim-
ing of pitcher Bill James. the Maps
human string bean. In the fourth round,
Walter johnson picked one OF James
slants on the nose, the ball took nasty
bound, struck the pitcher on the right
shoulder, caromed off from his chin at
right angles. and rolled to the outfield.
James dropped like a ton Of brick, and
had to be carried to the Washington
Clubs dressing room, where 1t was found
that the force of the blow had fractured
the clavicle bone at the apex. James
will probably do his ball playing from
the bench for a couple of weeks.
AS it turned out James accident woulo
have made little difference with the hnal
score, for the human slat was pounded
good and plenty, and was due lor
change of scenery in the course OF an
inning or so. Blonde kaler, the reneh
mound toiler, worried through the re-
nafnder of the game and the home folks
let him off easy, only damaging his twist
ers two runs worth.
Three Doubles for Gessler.
Doc Gessler. the chunky medico, pro-
vided the swatting features, walloping
the pill for a trio of three-baggers out
of four times up. AS Gessler drew
walk the fourth trip, his clouting mark
Yesterday 1000.
Joe jackson robbed Elberfeld OF
three-bagger in the ninth when be
chased into deep left center and pulled
down the Kids long fly. Larry Lajoie
and Elberfeld also contributed some
sparkling fielding stunts around the
keystone sack and Elberfeld electrfhed
the fans by stealing home.
Walter Johnson was able to take
things easy. He made eight of the
Nap crowd walk back to the bench on
strikes. and only put on extra steam
when danger threatened. Ted Easterly,
usually a heavy hitter against the Ma
tionals, bit the dust three times.
In the first inning, after two had
gone. EIberfeld worked Bill James for
transportation. Gessler followed with
a wicked drive to the right field fence.
sending the Kid to third. The crowd
stood up and looked pop-eyed a minute
later when Elberfeld, taking advantage
of one of James big wind-ups, made
clean steal of home, sliding cleverly
around Fisher. 1t came so sudden that
the visitors were caught mapping
asleep at the switch. Spartacus Walker
drew a pass and stole second. Mcbride
crashed TO short left for a single. Cess
Ter counting. Walker also tried to
sneak home, but was killed on Olson's
dandy throw to Fisher.
In the third another tally came the
way of the home folks. Schaefer singled
TO left after Milan had perished. Elber-
field was hit in the arm, but Gessler
came across with his second two-base
wallop and Schaefer counted.
Larry Raps Out Single.
The Maps broke the ice in the fourth
and scored a run. Joe Jackson was
passed and went all the way TO third
on Larry's safe slam to right. On the
double steal Mcbride intercepted a high
throw from Street and managed to run
down Lajoie, but Jackson breezed over the
plate while this was being done.
Doc Gessler pried open the fifth with
a two-bagger, his third Of the game. A
wild pitch sent him to the three-quarter
stretch. and McBride's timely poke to
left scored him.
The Maps managed to get to johnson
for one more chalk mark in the sixth, a
base on balls TO Olson being directly re-
sponsible. Jackson gave Mcbride a hot
grounder, Mac making a marvellous stop,
but threw hastily to EIberfeld in an
attempt to nip Olsen at second. The
ball sped into right field, and before it
could be recovered Olson was home
The Nationals waited until the eighth |
before scoring again. Conroy led off |
with a base on balls, Street sacrificed
him to second, and Walter johnson |
drove one thruogh Olson for q single, !
the Widow counting on the poke. During |
the last three innings Johnson was right |
on the job, and never gave the visitors a |
chance TO creep up near the Washing |
ton run total