Evening star., 1911-06-09

tionals have had at first base this sea-
son. Not only is he fielding the position
satisfactorily but he is displaying good
Judgment in making plays Schaefer con-
tinues to hit well enough to lead his
team and many of his hits are timely
in the first two in the third inning yes
terday and played a splendid game
throughout.
The series with Cleveland now stands
five to two in the Maps favor. Base ball
of the kind the Nationals have played in
the last two days will cut it down to
five to three this afternoon. Walker
and Johnson were able to hold the visit
ors down to a nicely in the last two
games. and Groom may show a flash of
his best form this afternoon. Cleveland
has no license to be in front of Wash
ington. The team is far from being a
strong one in its present state, and does
not display the spirit which wins. If
there is one team which the locals should
have very confidence against it is the
aggregation over which Stovall Pre- sides
1t may not be fair to judge a ball play
er on his performance in three games of
ball. but in that number of games Joe
jackson has shown enough to warrant
the statement that no one has right to
place him in the same class with Ty
Cobb or iris Speaker. Jackson undoubt-
edly is a good hitter, but the rest of his
ability is but ordinary He is far from
finished fielder, nor does he compare
league as a thrower. Neither has he the
ginger. that a high grade ball player
must display these days, though he may
just now be discouraged at the way mat
course, player may be good ball
player and yet not compare with Cobb
or Speaker, for this pair, particularly
the former. set very high standard.
which has never been reached before, or
ever will again.
E1berfeld did some splendid fielding
in that first inning. His stop of Oh
sons high bounder. which he turned
into double play, killed the Maps
round. and he ended the inning by
good pickup Of Jackson's sharp
grounder.
Neal Ball did much to keep the Ma
tionals' score down. In the second in
ming he robbed Gessler OF base hit by
a splendid stop. and he repeated this
performance at Lelivelt's expense in
the ffth but his s., best play WAS WAS on on
came in, scooped up slow bounder
with one hand. and without steadying
himself threw mis- man out at first on
q close play.
cured from the Tidewater League, has
been given his unconditional release.
He lacked control, and as he did not
cost the local club anything he is at
liberty to go. where. he pleases.
When the Chicago White sox open
their series here tomorrow, local pa
irons of the game will get their flrst
peek at Ping" Bodie, the western
fence breaker, and Jimmy Callahan.
,Hn 1c 1oh in n ic
on earth by tearing into the cork at
one Of the hardest hitters in the bust
ness. His long suit is driving out
home runs and three baggers On the
coast last year Bodie made thirty
home runs and he has been doing some
tall hitting this year.
Jimmy Callahan. after several years OF
retirement from the big show, has re-
turned, and is showing himself to be one
of the best hitters in the organization.
Though no longer a youngster. Jimmy
the Chicago team.
Johnson's pitching was backed up by
splendid support yesterday, and as re-
suit the Nationals won comparatively
easy game from the Maps. The scoring
started in the third. when singles 10y
Ball and Land, together with Gessler 8
error, gave the Maps their first run. The
Nationals took the lead in the last half
of this inning, which Cunningham opened
with a two-bagger. He was sacrificed
to third. and after Johnson had struck
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