The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1911-05-23
MRS. GRAY BRINGS
TEAM GOODLUCK
Victory Over Tigers Second One at Which Youthful Wife
of the Nationals Pitcher Is Mascot, and 1t Was
a Stirring Game at Detroit
By SENATOR"
Only Washington Newspaperman With Nationals.

DETROIT. May 23.-Happiest Of al
the Nationals today is the pretty
youthful Mrs. Dolly Gray. Yester-
day she mascotted the Army OF
the Potomac to another victory, this
time over the Jungaleers. She attended
the last game in Chicago, when her hus-
| bands team mates defeated the White
SOX, and not since had she gone to the
park. But yesterday she decided to go
and break the string of defeats which
have been the lot of the Nationals ever
since landing in St Louis. And the Army
of the Potomac, led by Maj. Gen. Dixie
Walker, routed the Tigers by a score
of to 8 in a battle bristIing with ex-
citing moments.
George Mcbride, tired of getting but
one hit a game and sometimes not even
that. used a brand new stick and picked
off five beautiful, careering bingles in
his five journeys to the pan. Doc Cess
Ter, Germany Schaefer, and Jack Leli-
welt Clipped in with three apiece. Say.
lads, wish you had all been there watch
ing the fun.
The third inning saw the Nationals
cop their first tally, when Milan walked,
and stole and landed on Lelivelt's
ripping safety to center. In the next
session GesSler drove safety to center,
reached third on Cunninghams sacrifice
and home on Henry's long booster to
Cobb.
Schaefer Comes Across.
In the fifth Schaefer danced a single
to Bush's right, and Immediately work.
ed the delayed steal. and kept right on
going to third, when Ness let stanage's
toss roll to right. Conroys single to
InF ba
George Moriarty, he OF tho sunburst
visage, Uhaled one of Walkers benders
for the Tigers first hit in the fifth, took
second, when Henry ran to the stand
for Stanage's foul, and scored as Scha efer
let Cunningham's low toss get away
from him.
Count up two more for those Nationals
In the sixth. Mcbride splashed a peach
to the middle garden. and after Cum
ningham and Henry had skied to Davy
Jones, Dixie Walker played cricket with
low one shooting It to left for a sack
along, the foul line. Milan scored his
captain with a beauty to right, and
Walker followed after on Schaefer's
waIlop to left for n button, Milan tried
to land in the dish, but Jones line toss
to Stanage got the little wonder.
Ty Cobb polled a single to center and
reached second on Crawfords safe drive
to left. Walker took Delehanty's droop-
ing daisy and got him at first. but
Cobb scored as Delehanty interfered
with Schaefer. though Bill Dineen didn't
happen to he looking.
Last for Tigers In Eighth.
The last Tiger roar was registered in
the eighth. After that the beast kept
very very quiet. Perhaps he was still
gnawing on the bone tossed him by
Dixie Walker. our young Tiger tanner.
Dave Jones hunted safely but was
forced by Bush, who grabbed third on
Cobb's double to right. Delehanty's
sacrifice bunt' to Walker scored the
midget short stop.
Jimmy McAleer, almost afraid to smile
yet, ordered up a few more charges of
dynamite and Doc Gessler was given
the honor of setting them off. Schaefer
and Lelivelt opened hostilities by SHOW
ing singles TO center and left, respec-
lively, advancing a hassock on Conroy's
neat sacrifice bunt to LATTE. Harry
Gessler, NJ. D., advanced to the pan and
touched off the dynamite with a ringing
plunk TO right. scoring both runners and
forcing Hughey Jennings to grunt and
growl from the depths of his cage under
the stand. oh, yes, George Mcbride got
in one more single, this time to left,
but there wasn't any more tallying. It
was a distinctly obese afternoon for
the Army of the Potomac.
Walkers Superb Control.
Dixie Walker earned a crown of laurel
for his fine work. He had superb con-
troll. a fine hurst of speed and curves
wide enough to stretch across the
street. He closed his exhibition by