The Washington herald., 1911-07-14
Knapp Too Much
For the Nationals
Youngster TwirIs Steady Game Throughout.
Joe Jackson Starts All the Trouble.
Final Score Is 7 to S.
Special to The Washington Herald.

Special to The Washington Herald.
Cleveland, Ohio, July 13.-Walter John
son did no. pitch what you would call
q Walter Johnson article of ball this
afternoon, and consequently Washington
lost to the Maps, to .. 1t is admitted
that Johnson struck out eight men and
did not give a pass until the last Nap
was I'D in the eighth, but at the same
time he uncorked three wild pitches, two
Of which hurt and was hit safely eleven
times, two Of the swats being doubles,
while two were triples. Then the errors
made bv EIberfeld and Mcbride helped
the Maps a lotto four runs, by the
way
The Nationals were also puzzled con-
siderably by Gene Knapp, the little
pitcher who blanked the Athletics last
Sunday, making only seven hits OF the
youthful spitball finger. Knapp pitched
a steady game throughout, the three
runs scored of him in the seventh be-
ing the result of an error. Consequently
errors eliminated the Maps would have
won to 2. So there is no use blaming
the defeat to Elberfeld or Mcbride.
jackson and Ball Star for Maps.
The two Maps who put the biggest
dent in Johnson's delivery were Jackson
and Ball The former started two rallies
with a double and a triple, while Ball
came to bat with three singles, all being
made with men on bases, and two of
them being responsible for runs.
Neither team scored in the first three
innings although the Nationals got two
on with only one out in the first and the
Maps got two on with two out in the
second. In the fourth, however, both
clubs got busy. For Washington, c,
Walker poked q hit to center, raced to
third on McBride's pop single to right
and scored on Cunningham's long fly to
Birmingham. Then Washington pro-
ceeded 10 lose the game. Jackson led
off with a pop double TO center. StovalPs
out sent him to third. Birmingham hit
a high bounder toward left, but Elberfeld
made a great jumping one-handed stop,
only to follow his sensational play with
a wild throw to first, jackson scoring and
Birmingham racing to second. Balls
single to left sent the center fielder home
while. Ball took second and Turner was
safe at first on McBrides tumble. Just
then johnson helped the Maps along with
q wild pitch. hut steadied long enough TO
strike out Fisher.
The inning, however. was not over yet
Knapp, the little pitcher, who had al
ready famed once. and was TO fan twice
more, was up. He did the unexpected
and whaled the ball over Walkers head
for three bases, Ball and Turner scoring.
Graney's single. that hounceI of
Schaefer's shins, scored Krapp.I
Olson Stops Batting Rally.
The Nationals then started to over
come a four-run lead. Johnson himself
set the pace with a single in the fifth,
scoring on Aiilan's pass and Gessler's
single Walker followed with what look
ed like another hit, but Olson pulled off
the star play of the game by sprinting
over. grabbing the ball, and shooting it
to first ahead of Walker, being off his
balance too much to get Gessler at Sec
end
The Maps got that run right back,
though, jackson starting Cleveland's
half with a triple, and scoring on Balls
third single
Neither team scored in the sixth. but
in the seventh the Nationals all but tied
the score. After Johnson had popped to
Stovau, Milan doubled to center, and
scored on Olsons bad throw to first on
Schaefer's grounder. Elberfeld was hit
with a pitched ball and was at once
forced by Gessler when the latter
tapped to StovaIl. A wild pitch scored
Schaefer and sent Gessler to third, he
scoring on Walkers single to right.
Walker stole, but was left when Knapp
grabbed McBride's grounder.
That was all for washington, but
Fisher scored C1eveland's seventh run in
the eighth on his double a wild pitch,
and dumb work by Washington in run
ming Sdown Graney between first and
second after he had received a pass.