Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-08
IOHNSON'S CASE CHIEF TOPIC
OF CONVERSATION AT ATLANTA
Washington Players Divided in Opinion as
to Whether the Big Twirler Will
Come Back or Not.


and scoring four runs of Walker. Groom
went out. but Schaefer worked Walker
for a free ticket. keefe bursted loose a
single. on which Germany cantered to
third. Corbin tore loose a two-sacker to
right center. sending home both base
runners. Conway got out. Corbin adj
vancing to third. Miller cracked bingle
scoring COrbin and taking second on the
scoring Miller
Keefe got a single in the ninth round
and went to third when Lelivelt let the
ball get by him. Corbin singled to center
held and keefe romped home.
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Wild Conroy was still out Of the game
with his bruised heel. He umpired the
contest and gave satisfaction for both
sides. though Chief Swain. who was not
IN UNIFORM and in one of the boxes took
great delight in kidding him all through
II. Schaefer again played second and
keefe short.
Corbn played his last game as Ma
tlonal. covering left field i'm SWANS place,
ana Corbin had mighty good day. too.
He stepped up to the plate five times
and cracked loose three bingles. one of
them double. Two CT his bingles scored
three runs, while he tailed one himself,
being about the whole show i'm the game
for the Shamrocks He accepted three
chances In the outfield, two of them be-
ing nice catches after a long run.
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Warren Miller is improving every day.
he is showing a fash of speed on the
bases every now and then that looks
promising. He is most natural hitter.
and stings the ball hard and for keeps.
He got three hits. one of them for three
bases, out OF four times up. and drew
walk the other time. He tailed one run
and drove in another.
Between Corbin and Miller the Sham
rocks scored all of their runs, they being
| responsible for all of the six, either scor-
ing them or driving them in.
Fred Corbin has signed an Atlanta con-
tract, putting his name to the document
Yesterday morning. He will don an At
| lanta uniform for the first time Saturday
afternoon and will play left field for the
Regulars In the game between the Crack
ceived little piece Of change from Man.
ager Jordan for signing with the club as
little present.
Zeb Milan is showing his speed to much
advantage in every game. He got away
from Bunting in a chase Thursday and
yesterday he eluded Keefe during a chase
between first and second. Zeb also pulled
Oft another of his shoe string catches,
robbing Schaefer Of hit in the first
inning.
Millers hitting is earning him a warm
spot in the heart. of Manager McAleer.
The Nationals boss watches this young
ster like he was his father, instead of
his manager. Miller has been getting all
the personal attention of the Nationals
boss of late, with the hope that he would
develop, and he is showing promise. There
is no kick on Miller's hitting. according
to McAleer. and If he can run the bases
with Ibis head up he will suppIant some
one in the Nationals outer gardens.
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Schaefer pulled off a mighty pretty
double play in the third inning on Milan
and Elberfeld. handling the Kids quick
tap over the bag to Keefe. forcing Milan
and the youngster, firing it to first ahead
of the Kid.
John Henry broke into the lmelight
with a spectacular play, leaping high in
the air and spearing a wild heave oy
Elberfeld with one mitt and descending.
couple of runs. for the base runners did
not advance any.
Andy Keefe will be the next of the
Washington youngsters to get his head
chopped off by the official ak. Keefe is
said to be slated for a berth i'm the Ohio
and Pennsylvania League during the
| coming season. The youngster has been
improving with leaps and bounds and
gives promise of developing into a classy
excellent and he swings hard.
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Bob Groom had mighty good day on
the hurting hill. The Highlander was
trif1e wild at the start. but he settled
down toward the end of the game and
was tight clan~ in allowing men on
the bases. The box score shows the
Regulars credited with four hits. but two
of these were the merest scratches Bob
had everything and had his control been
perfect he would have gotten away with
a shutout game.
Manager McAleer presented the Atlanta
groundkeeper with a check yesterday
morning a a token of his appreciation
for his work during the stay of the
Washington team in Atlanta. The gift
was greatly appreciated by the ground
keeper. and, to fifty show it, he purchased
the Washington mogul box Of roses,
which he gave with his compliments
Dixie Walker was peeved over the de-
feat handed him by the Shamrocks and
got after every one that crossed him the
least little bit rowing with Umpire Con-
roy all through the game on balls and
strikes. Mc-Aleer shut him up with the
remark. "Cut it out. you. What do you
care whether they are strikes or not? The
ones you get over the pan are pasted to
all corners of the lot Very little you
have this morning.
Now that Walter Johnson has gone to
his home and there seems very little