Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-16
STREET WILL TRY TO CATCH
BALL FROM AEROPLANE
Nationals Star Catcher Hopes to Add Another
Record to His String-Latest Gossip of
Yesterdays Defeat.

ped, for it was the stealing of second
that played havoc with Johnson, every
one of these pliers being followed by
base hits.
Then, too. there would have been diff
ferent story to tell had Johnson's line
drive in the second inning not been spear
ed by Williams. No ball during the after
noon was hit harder. 1t travelled like
lightning. but in sticking up his mitt,
Williams happened to knock it down, and
a double play resulted where if the ball
had gone safe two runs would have scored.
Johnson would have been perched on sec
ond or third and there would have been
but one out. Once in the lead the Ma
tiOnals would have had little to fear from
their opponents
Ray Collins and Larry Gardner. pitcher
and second baseman, respectively. for
Boston, are graduates Of the University
of Vermont. Both were very much in
evidence yesterday. Collins pitching win
ming ball. while Gardner got three, hits
and stole q base.
The ball from Collins bat in the sixth
with which Schaefer had his troubles,
was peculiarly hit ball. which curved
fully six feet as IT reached Schaefer, and
consequently got away from him. But
for this mishap there might have been
chance to win the game out Schaefers
hit for three bases in the eighth was the
longest Of the day, rolling to the club
Lewis kept It down to q three-bagger.
There Is nothing to warrant the predic-
ton that Boston will be as much of
factor in the present race as that team
has been In the past two That wonder
full outfield will carry 1t along fairly we'll.
but 1t is far from being well balanced
team. and should not be a factor In the
race. First base is not satisfactorily
filler. though Williams is some pump
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teams only high-class catcher, and Engel
is a third base star going to the left, but
can cover as much ground as a water
bucket to his right. But Boston has
shown here, for they do not appear to be
in good form Just yet. But a good out
field and pitchers alone are hardly
enough to make team prominent in this
company.
Can 1t be that the predicted reversal of
form is going to materialize in the case
Of the Athletics? Three games in a row
to New York does not make, the worlds
champions look very good just now.
though the trouble seems to be that the
team is off of its batting stride, while
New York seems to be playing at its best
clip. This Is undoubtedly going to be a
tight race for a while at least Detroit
pected. and those Tigers are a hard lot
to stop once they get to going. New York
is another team which is going to be
dangerous for while at least and, of
course. the Athletics will take a brace
soon. Chicago is indeed a disappointment.
Detroit has clearly outplayed the White
Sox. while Cleveland has shown but lit
tie, considering that the Maps have been
playing against the weakest team in the
league
AS was to be expected after what hap
pened. there was considerable complaint
among the spectators because Manager
McAleer had allowed AinSmith to catch
Johnson. But there was no way for Nc
Aleer to see before hand that Eddie was
to have a bad day. 1t was not because
Johnson was pitching that Ainsmith was
far of. for he frequently demonstrated
last season that he was capable of hand
ling JOhnsOnS delivery.
AS a rule Charley Street is a most dan
gerous batter when facing left-handed
McAleer picked him to bat for Miller in
the eighth inning. Most of Streets good
days with the bat last season were
against left-handed pitchers, and he was
just the man to pick to go against Collins
in the eighth yesterday when there were
two men on. OF course Gabby failed, but
that does not signify that his selection
was mistake, for the chances are that
he stood better show to hit than any
man available. Miller showed early in
the game that he does not like left-hand-
ed pitchers
Duffy Lewis captured two long flies
off Of the left field pavilion fence.
ing there. would have been good for
couple of bases each. Henry gave him
one chance in the fourth and Mcbride
sent him on another journey in the
fifth. but he caught both balls with
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