The Washington herald., 1911-03-14
BY WILLIAM PEET.

SPECIAL to I he " aShlngLOn he5sLQ-
Atlanta, Ga, March 12-Germany
Schaefer's Sausages, or the Nationals
Yannigans, opened the series against
Capt McBride's regulars this morning by
taking the first game, to >, and tonight
the Regulars are smarting from the
taunts and jeers hurled at them by the
victorS.
The battle lasted only six innings. but
so much was crowded into these chapters
that a book could be written. One acci-
dent occurred to mar the fun Left
Fielder Fred Corbin, while chasing a
smoking line drive from Lelivelt's bat Il
the fifth, twisted his left ankle and had
to quit the game. Corbin declares he
will be all right tomorrow, but he walk
ed with a perceptible limp tonight
1t was not until big Bill Otey had work
ed three innings for the Regulars that
the SausageS broke into the run column,
and Doc Meyer was the unfortunate fling
er Meyer said after the battle that he
didn't have a thing. My splitter refused
to work. he declared.
Captain, manager and first batter-Up.
Germany SChaefer, of the SaUSageS, was
the main factor in bringing home the
bacon for his team. He not only smash
ed out a timely three-ba gger with the
sacks crowded but chased into deep left
field and pulled down sSyscraper from
Cunningham's bat in the fourth that
made the boys fairly gasp.
johnson Uses His Speed.
AS the writer stated yesterday, Wal
ter Johnson pitched his first real game,
or three innings of 2 game, and used
plenty Of speed, too. While Walter was
touched up for six hits. he would have
earned a shutout but for an error on
the part of Jack LeIivelt Then Dolly
Gray went in and worked the remaining
three innings. He was rumpled up badly
in the fifth. a couple of passes and two
punched hits. including a home run, pro-
ducing four tallies for the Regulars.
kId Elbcrfeld did not put in an appear
ance, so Doc Ralston was assigned TO
play third base for the Regulars, and
RalstOn gave good account of himself,
handling every chance CIeanly and crack
ing out home run and a twO-bagger.
In the opening chapter the Regulars
got to Walter johnson for three hits,
but run was avertnd when Germany
Schaefer threw out Miller at the plate
on Cunninghams clean single past third.
In the second, the Nationals broke the
ice. Corbin died, but Mcbride cracked
out a single. Henry hit a savage ground
er through LeIivelts paws. Mcbride 60
ing TO third. Street sent up long fly
10 Swain, and Mcbride came home on the
out
Schaefer's boys managed to get three
hits off Bill Otey, but fast fielding kept
them from scoring. Doc Meyer ap-
peared in the box when the fourth open
ed and Manager Germany yelled. Here's
where my club shines-wc always come
up from behind and win our ball games"
Sure enough Swain led off the fourth with
a base on balls, reached second on Con-
ways sacrifice and scored when George
Mcbride made a poor throw off Bunting's
gTOunder Ainsm.th died, Cunningham TO
Henry. Dolly Gray walked. Then Capt.
SChaefer drove the ball between Milan
and COrbin for d three baEger. sending
in Swain and Bunting. Schaefcr tried to
stretch the ClOut into a homer, but could
not beat the throw to the plate.
Meyer Connects for Double.
Dolly Gray retired the regulars in the
fourth but in the fifth Henry was forced
at second on Streets infield tap Meyer
pumped a two-bagger into center, the ball
being lost in the sun so that Swain had
no chance to get it Milan walked, filling
the bases, and Doc Ralston caught a
beauty on the end of his bat, sending
the ball over SWANS head for a home
run and sending in Street, Meyer, and
Milan ahead of him.
Previous to this, in the Yannigans' half
Of the fifth. DOC" Meyer was hit hard
and five runs counted when LeIivelt
cracked out a three-bagger. Gessler,
Swain, and Conway followed with clean
singles. Mcbride inserted an error into
the game right here, which also helped
the Yannigans in their hunt for runs.
The regulars are out for revenge to-
morrow, and say they only let Schaefer's
bunch win the first game to give them a
little encouragement 1t is likely that
Tom Hughes and Dixie Walker will
pitch for the Yannigans, while Bussey
and Groom are down to work for the
Regulars.