The Washington times., 1911-07-23
RAIN THREATENS
LAST GAME TODAY
Nationals May Leave St. Louis Without Taking Another
Chance at Defeat by the Browns-Johnson to
Pitch If the Enemies Meet
By SENATOR"
Only w..h,neton Newspaper Man With the Nationals.

ST. LOUIS, July 23.-The Nationals
may leave this town without taking a
chance of another defeat at the hands
and bats of the lowly Browns.
The Browns are most anxious to play,
but a hard rain all night, which was
somewhat lighter but continued today,
has soaked the ball park until a game
seems most improbable.
Manager Wallace declares, however,
that he will not call of play until
the last minute.
In case it should be possible to play,
McAleer will use Walter johnson and
John Henry as his battery, while Nell
St. Louis
Browns Plug Walker.
If Jeems McAleer is to take one
scalp from the Browns on this trip,
he must do so today or forever after
hold his peace and ponder, for yester-
day the Browns made Dixie Walker,
the esteemed Alabama beauty, look
like a plugged nickel They bounced
bingles to every section of the arena
and made most of them count in the
totals, too. The Nationals lost out,
s to 4, though their squirt in the ninth
looked as If they might tie it up.
And the funny part of it was that
when the Browns weren't hammering
the Alebama beauty, he was making
them caress the atmosphere willy
niIIy. 1t was either extreme for the
big fellow with the quick shoots. He
registered a Strike-out in every in
ming but the seventh, and yet he was
easy meat for those Browns
u. Ii
session, not giving him time even to
get under way. Shotton biffed to
center and reached third when Ain
smith shot Austin's third strike to
second and found EIberfeld and Nc
Bride sound asleep in their little beds.
breathes and then he and Shotton
Unanswered the double theft very
handily. Laporte waved his stick
thrice, but "one-round" Hogan, Cali
fornia Kid, spanked his first bingle to
right, scoring both runners. How
ever. the army of the Potomac got
right after those Browns in the sec
ond and managed to tie 1t up in the
fourth.
Walkers Slap Messed.
Austin made a mess of Red" Walk
er's smart slap, and there were two
on when Mcbride stroiled. ''wid"
COHIOy cut OIL d me young Dlngle
over the third corner, scoring Walker.
Ainsmith fouled to Clarke and then
Mcbride died on the line when Hamil-
ton grabbed Dixie Walkers bounder.
Milan whitfield.
With one down in the fourth, Nc
Bride chopped a plunk to center, 60
ing up round while Laporte was
tossing out the widow. "Dorf' Ain
smith brought his captain across with
a single to center and did hornpipe
and yiddish clog combined in ceie-
bration over his first hit in some
moons.
And now the painful sixth, when
the Browns galloped into the lead to
stay. Laporte's double bounded off
the right field fence after 1t went by
Schaefer on a line.
Hogan's merry little bunt teased Con-
roy and Dixie Walker and became a hit
Francois rambled over the five points
when Jimmy Stephens picked out one
and shot 1t to right
Ainsmith leaped upon Clerkc's little
dump In front Of the pan and murdered
Hogan at third, Conroy Knocking the
breath out of the Frisco infant
Wallace Rips a Single.
Nc one really thought Rhoderick D'Hu
wallace could do it. but he Gid. He
ripped one to right for a bag and
Stephens had a cinch scoring, because
Harry Gesslcr's return to the pan took
unto itself queer gyrations and odd
fops. .-.
Perhaps to show itawas no fiuke and
that Dixie had lost bis EaRbits toRb The