The Washington herald., 1911-09-08
BY WILLIAM PEET.

Introducing Russell Ford as q pinch
pitcher, ladies and gentlemen.
The Nationals had the Yankees on the
run in the eighth inning yesterday when
Ford was jammed into the fray and upset
a perfectly good batting rally. Final
count, Yankees, 5; Nationals, 2.
A goodly crowd turned out to welcome
home Jim McAleer's recruits after their
successful Western invasion, and they
were rewarded with a pretty fair sort OF
a ball game.
Walter Johnson's 5000 slants were
badly mangled in two rounds and New
York's defense with Midget Warhop in
the spotlight was too strong to be broken
down, although it looked bad for the
atom finger in the eighth. Johnson was
hit hard in the second and ninth, the
visitors turning in enough runs to put
them on easy street
Russell Ford's appearance here yester-
day was the first glimpse Washington
fans have ever had of the famous spitball
pitcher 1t has always happened that
some other finger has been assigned
the lob here, although Ford usually works
against the Nationals in New York.
Manager McAleer played Wild Conroy
On third and EIberfeld on second SO
the crowd did not get squint OF young
Ray Morgan in action. A sensational
one-hand pick up by Schaefer, two light
ming double plays by the New YORK
right side infield trio, and a wicked siam
over the right field fence by Knight pro-
vided the features
Comedy Crops Out.
A number Of amusing incidents cropped
out. In the eighth Milan and Schaefer
had the entire New York team chasing
them up and down the base paths
Milan was eventually run to earth dur
ing the scramble. Again in the NINTH
Catcher Blair and Gardner worked the
double steal, the former going from first
to second, while the ball was in Walter
Johnson's hand. The big pitcher was
caught off his guard and as he was max
ing up his mind whether to throw home
or to second, Gardner crossed the plate
and Blair pulled up at the midway bag
Twice the Nationals chances to push
men around the sacks were ntpped in the
bud by double plays. Warhop only yield
eG five hits, and Walter johnson pulled
down two of these.
Cbase's hand was first to break the ice.
hartzeu led off the second round with
single to short left. Milan camped under
Gardeners fly Knight hooked up with
enc Of Johnson's fast ones and sent the
ball shrieking over the garden wall.
Good night.
the Nationals crawled up to within one
of the count in the third. After street
had gone, Walter Johnson tripled 10
the center field fence and breezed nome
a minute later, when Milan flied out TO
Caldwell.
Johnson's only pass of the game
proved costly. It came in the sixth
and Caldwell drew the ticket, imme-
diately sneaking down to second. Hemp
hill grounded out, Blberfeld to Schae-
fer. and Caldwell went to third. Chase
flied to Milan, but Roy Hartzel poled
a long single in Red Walkers direc-
tion, and Caldwell raced home.
Batting Rally Started.
The eighth for washington had the
home fans excited, and some old-time
roofing was in evidence. Lelivelt batted
for Gabby Street and cracked out pref
" single Walter johnson hit safely
to right, advancing Ainsmith, who was
substituted as a base-runner for Leli-
Yelt, to second. Milan grounded to
Gardner, who forced Johnson at second,
but Ainsmith reached third safely, and
completed the journey home. A quick
heaye TO Chase caught Milan mapping
at first, so Midget Warhop thought.
Perrine ruled otherwise, and Warhop
got right sassy. His words Jared Per
rine and the atom was chased to the
bench, where he could talk to himself
or tell his troubles to his team mates.
Big Southpaw Jim Vaughn came lum-
bering into the center of the diamond
and Jim had everything but control. A
passed ball let Milan slip over to sec
ond, and then came little comedy with
Germany Schaefer and Milan in the
leading roles. The Teuton skipped an
easy grounder to Chase. Milan darted
for third, but saw he would be caught,
and stopped. In the meanwhile Schae-
fer had turned first and was on his
way to second. He ran within a foot
of the bag while the entire New York
team was running Milan down to earth
between second and third. Vaughn
walked Elberfeld and hit Doc Gessler,
and Hal Chase made a wise move when
he yanked the big Texan and substi-
tuted Russell Ford.
Red Walker was at bat, two out, and
the bases full when Ford started to
pitch With two strikes on Walker,
Schaefer started to steal home. Walker
hit a dinky roller in front of the plate
which Ford gathered in and slammed
over TO Chase. Had Spartacus refused
to offer at the ball the chances are that
Schaefer would have easily made the
plate, as he was almost in when Walker
took a swing, and the pitch was so low
that Blair could hardly have gotten the
ball in time to put it on the Teuton.
Just for good measure, the Yankees
added a couple Of tallies in the final
half of the ninth, on three singles and
nounced last night that Russell Ford
would pitch to-day's game. Dixie Walk
er or Tom Hughes will be in the box
for the McAleerites.
The Score.
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