Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-10
Special Dispatch to The Star.

above the Nationals center fielder is
Tyrus Raymond Cobb.
| For three days in succession Milan has
performed wonders in center field Not
alone catches that demanded great judg-
ment and wonderful speed, but plays
that were out of the ordinary have been
pulled off by Milan.
1t was surely Milan and no one else
that saved the Nationals Sunday on de-
fensive play. 1t was Milan's remarkable
running catch Of O'Leary's wicked smash
to left center in the ninth that prevented
the score from being tied, for Schmidt,
batting for Willett, smashed the ball to
left for two bases, the hit that would
have driven in the tying run.
And going deeper into the history of
| the game it was Milan's stop and throw
| on Delehantys smash in the eighth that
made the fifth run that Washington
scored in the ninth the winning run of
| the game. Delehanty drove the ball to
left center 1t was low drive and a
fierce one. Milan started at the same
toward the fence. While in full motion
| he ..hot his gloved hand down and
stopped the ball. An instant later he had
recovered it, and whirled and thrown.
was held to two bases, and Delehanty
died on second.
George Mor1arity was talking about Mi
lan's work today. Take 1t from me-"
much speed as Cobb in going down to
| first l would just as soon be trying to-
get Cobb as Milan. That Washington
boy is every bit as fast Detroit has
looked over Speaker ever since they be-
! gan talking about him, and Detroit has
| seen Jackson and has opportunity to
] look over q few fair outfielders of her
| own whenever the team plays here. but
Milan has struck deep in rooters' row in
this city and they'll swear he is as good
as anybody in the business when it
| comes to fielding.
Mr.. Norman Elberfeld has taken unto
| himself the commission to enliven the
stay of the Nationals in Detroit. To car
ry out his commission Mr.. Elberfeld sent
| his right into the countenance of Paul
II. Bruske, a local sporting editor.
| Elberfeld and the newspaper man met
| in a downtown cafe last night. Mr..
Elberfeld had a grievance against the
newspaper man. So he stepped up to Mr..
Bruske and, SO the story goes, showed
one of the sport writer's hands, then
struck him.
Now. Mr.. Bruske has a reputation as
an athlete and Is quite handy at the fist
game himself He quickly prepared to
give Elberfeld a tussle, but several play
ers and bystanders jumped between the
men and separated them.
1t has generally been the lot of Mr..
Elberfeld to lead quiet and peaceful
existence while in Detroit. While he was
still Highlander he remembered bet
that some local merchant had made with
him a few years back and, according to
Elberfeld's story. the merchant forgot to
pay, so Elberfeld wanted to get his bets
worth out of the delinquent bettor' 8 anat-
omy. But the merchant had left town or
succeeded in hiding from Elberfeld; at
least he did not find him. Another time
he threatened to thrash sporting writer,
| but failed to carry out the threat.
If team keeps on fighting that team
is bound to bring the breaks it's way
sooner or later. With Washington the
breaks came later. 1t was the fighting
spirit that won for them yesterday-that
| spirit combined with the fielding of Milan.
Walter Johnson did not have his usual
| effectiveness against Detroit. Bush, who
considers Walter the greatest pitcher the
game ever knew and feels himself
doomed every time he faces the blond
| twirler was the only Tiger who utterly
failed to show anything against John
| son; all the others hit the ball hard.
O'Leary was tine other Tiger who failed
| to get hit, but OLeary isn't hitting
much against any pitcher. and at that all
welt made a star catch on one of them, a
low line smash Jack got the ball few
inches from the grass, fell, rolled over
and held the ball.
That wicked break to Johnson's fast
/ ball, the one that the Tigers talk lot
about, was not much in evidence yester-
! day. His fast one was treated the way
| the Detroit club treats fast balls, with
| joy.
| Clarence Elmer Mitchell, from Red
Cloud, Neb, left-hander, who pitched
| his first ball in the major leagues while
the Tigers were in Washington on their
first eastern trip this year. and off whom
L It,,y ,iv,evI oy-H
bases filled. was started for the first
| time at the beginning Of a contest Sun
days battle was the third he has ap-
peared in. He was good for seven in
| nings.
Washington could not connect safely
with Mitchell's curves. When they did
connect good fielding kept the recruit
clear. But Washington kept coming at
him and the coachers took advantage of
Mitche1rs inexperience. 1t was the
| coaching of the Nationals as much as
| their determination that upset the left
handler. They talked him out Of the
game and they batted 4 victory over
| WiIlett.
Gessler and Lelivelt singled in success
sion in the second inning There was, no
one down and a score might have come
| there If O'Leary had not worked the hid
den-ball trick on Leivelt Washington
did not get another scoring chance until
the sixth Johnson started this inning
with single. Bush succeeded In getting
under Milan's high lift. but Schaefer
| raped the ball to center for a sack
| Elberfeld bounded the ball to Moriarity.
Johnson ran into the Tiger captain and
| was touched out, but Schaefer got to
third. because Moriarity's throw to dou
I bic Elberfeld at first was bad. Gessler
walked and the bases were packed Leli-
!, welt did not attempt to hit. and also got
a base on balls forcing Schaefer home.
Mcbride lined single into left. Elber
| him. but Jones made good throw to
| Stanage and got Doc" at the plate.
| The last three batters in Washingtons
batting order were retired in row in the
| seventh but with the first division up in
tho eighth Mitchell again showed signs
| of distress.
| OLeary made tumble of Milan's drive
and Schaefer forced Clyde. Eiberfeld
drew a base on balls. and it looked as il
| the Jig was up when Mitchell handed
| Gessler three wide ones in a row. He
| settled back and lobSed the next ball
waiting for his base on balls. Mitchell
lobbed the next ball over and Gessler
stepped up to the plate.
The next three were over. Gessler
foued two and then met one squarely.
1t shot out toward right. The game
seemed to go with II. but Crawford hap
pened to be playing deep and near the
foul line. He raced back to the bleach
ers, and that is where he caught the
ball. It would have been four-base
hit had Crawford played a natural po-
sition. Lelivelt came up and Mitchell
could not get the ball over for Jack. He
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