The Washington herald., 1911-03-19
By WILLIAM PEET.

By WILLIAM FEET.
SpecilI to The Washington Herald
Atlanta, Ga, March 1S.-With his best
twirlers, Walter johnson, Walker, and
Hughes, pitching almost in midseason
form this afternoon, Manager McAleer's s
hopefuls sent the Atlanta Crackers down
TO an IL to defeat at Ponce de Leon
Park in the opening game of the Wash
ington-Atlanta series.
Walter Johnson took things easy dur
ing the first three chapters and allowed
two hits; Walker was reached for pc
same number during the next three, and
Tom Hughes, who was supposed to be on
his way to consult Bonesetter Reese
about a lame arm. hurled the sphere dur
ing the remaining three periods and moth
ing that even resembled a hit went TO
the Crackers.
While our twirlers were holding down
the opposition, McAleer's hitters were
lambasting everything Manager Jordan
showed into the box to all corners or
the arena. The trio of Cracker fingers
got their bumps good and proper, the Ma
tionals collecting all told sixteen safe
swats, including home run, a triple, and
a double
Little CLYDE Milan was the demon
sIugger. Coming up in the second inning
with the bases drunk he smashed the ball
over Center Fielder Watson's thatch for
2 clean home run. Kid Elberfeld and
Capt. Mcbride also had busy day with
the bludgeon and raked in three hits
each.
Atlanta presented a couple of left-
handlers in Rivard and Crabble, butneither
proved effective, and it was from the
former that Milan. who Is supposed TO
be weak against a southpaw, pulled OF
his circuit slap.
Atlanta HopeIeSSIy OutclhSSed.
The home team was so hopelessly out
classed against the kind of pitching
Johnson, Walker, and Hughes put up.
that the Nationals were hardly given
good practice. In fact, after the game
Manager McAIeer kept his team on the
field and made the boys work until nearly
6 O'Clock.
In justice to the Crackers. it must be
said that they have scarcely been to-
I.ether a week. and Manager Otto Jor-
dan put in number of green recruits,
only a few of the veterans being
launched into the Iimehght.
Tho Nationals started out after runs
in the opening chapter. Milan, first up,
drove the ball through First Baseman
sykes, and then proceed tC steal second
Schaefer famed, but Elherfeld beat
slow one to short, Milan going to third.
Gessler died, Jordan to Sykes, Milan
coming home on the out.
The Crackers tied the score in their
half of the first on Cunningham's boot
of an easy grOunder, a single by Sykes,
and A two-bagger by Moran. Lefty Ri
ward ran into bunch of trouble in the
H. md
yet his first trial against a big league
club Mcbride singled Cleanly to left
Henry was safe on Riyard's poor throw
Of a grounder, and Ainsmith walked,
filing the bases. Johnson whitfield. but
Milan cIubbed the ball a mighty wallop
into far center, scoring himself and Nc
Bride, Henry, and AinSmith.
The Crackers were absolutely helpless
against johnson during the next two
innings. but managed to poke a run out
Of Dixie Walkers system. in the sixth
because of an error by Mcbride and
lucky three-bagger by Sykes,
Mayer Relieves Rivard.
Maver succeeded Rivard for the Crack
crs when the fourth opened and got away
with it for one inning. In the fifth,
q however. McAleer's boys squeezed three
runs out OF him, the team batting around.
Kid EIberfeld singled and stole second;
GessIer was' given a life on grounder
10 Jordan, who made the play on Elber-
field. trying to nip him at third. poor
throw made ali hands safe. Cunningham
singled to right, sending in the Tabasco
Kid. Mcbride flied TO Moran, but Henry's
sacrifice drive to Fenton scored Gessler,
and Ainsmith clouted safe to center.
sending in Cunningham.
When the Nationals seventh opened,
big husky southpaw, who rejoices in the
name of Crabble, faced them, and Crab
bIe's appearance was the signal for two
more Washington runs. After Street,
who had replaced Ainsmith. and Tom
Hughes had gone. Milan walked. Crab
bic slammed the ball wild in an attempt
to catch Milan asleep at first. Milan
scampered around to third before thet
ball could be recovered and scored on
Schaefer's single. Germany stole second
and pulled up at third on Catcher Wells
bum heave Schaefer raced home a
minute later when EIberfeld dumped a
single over second base.
The Nationals eleventh tally came in
the ninth inning. Henry was presented
with a base on balls, stole second, and
completed the trip on Hughes clean
single.
The Score.
NATIONALS ALB. r. H. 70. A. E.
Milan. cf........................ ; OIL