The Washington herald., 1912-04-22
BECKER'C TWTRLING
HUMBLES ORIOLES
By SCORE Or 5 TO 0
Nationals Yannigans Find
Baltimore Club Easiest
Kind of Picking.
FOSTER PLAYS WELL
By WILLIAM PEEr.

balllmores Mo, April zl.-Dy way
of a little diversion. the Nationals
stopped over here to-day en- route for
Boston and slapped a nice big white
wash brush over Jack Dunn's Baltimore
Orioles, 3 to o, playing the game on a
bush league diamond in a place called
Back River, one hours ride from the
main village.
Back River is surrounded on one
side BY water and on the other three
by saloons and outdoor beer gar
dens Sunday is the real day, and it
appears to be quite the thing for every
body with big thirst to hop on car
for Back River. The only kick Balti-
nsoreans have coming is the fact that
ball games on the Sabbath interfere
with their drinking. Consequently only
about LOO persons parted with the
two bits" gate money to see the Amer
ican Leaguers in action.
schaefer Is Missed.
Out Of this throng seven left the park.
after demanding their money back when
they discovered that Germany Schaefer
was not in the game. This news should
please the Dutchman. for It isn't every
body who can claim seven friends in Bal
timore.
Griff. worked Buck Becker, 'The Pride
Of the Navy Yard" against the Orioles.
Buck looked so good after toiIing fve
rounds that the boss decided TO let him
stay the limit. so Jerry Akers. who was
held in reserve, did not get q chance to
try his famous ''knuckle ball" on the
home boys. Becker allowed nine hits
very much scattered, and came across
with a single himself. which paved the
way for the Nationals first tally.
Regulars laid on.
Mcbride, Schaefer, knight, and Milan
were given day on, and the Washing
ton team resembled the Yannigan bunch
which gave such a good account OF IT.
self down in Charlottesville. Bill Cum
ningham held down second. Ray Morgan
was at short. while Red Walker and Tom
Long adorned the outheid.
The local fans are stu talking about
Fosters sensational work around the
third corner and Red Walkers great one
hand stab in deep center. Both Of these
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and incidentally helped Buck Becker out
OF several tight holes.
Dan Moeller led with the stick. The
hrst time up he said TO Griff: Watch me
knock the underpinning from that Balti-
more third baseman." Zowiei The ball
came at Murphy so quickly that the
fielder didn't have time to put his hands
on It and It went skipping bIithely to left
field, where Walsh Juggled 1t just a frac-
tion of SECOND. Moeller kept on going,
and easily beat the throw TO the mid
way. In the fifth Moeller said he thought
he could hit the left field fence He did,
and was duly credited with a two-bagger
by the scorers. Again, in the seventh,
this self-same MoeIler told the boys to
watch him scatter one through the short
stop. Dan came through with the scat
ter stun. Three hits out Of five times up.
Not so bad. Ell, boys?
Baltimore presented a twfrler named
Ganitt, who had a nice, easy delivery,
and that was about all. The Nationals
raked him for thirteen safe swats, and
probably would have made II twice that
number, only It was necessary to get the
game over in time to catch the Colonial
Express out OF Washington.
Two for Nationals.
It was not until the fifth inning that
Grin's boys broke into the run column,
although they threatened to in each Of
the preceding chapters. Becker led on
the fifth with a nice single to left. Noel
ler's double sent the southpaw TO third.
Foster foulsd out. Walker grounded to
Maisel, who threw Red out at first.
Moeller took daring lead on second TO
draw the throw. He succeeded. for the
ball landed in left field, and Becker
romped home. Then Tom Long smashed
to center for a single, and MoelIer walked
In Long died trying 10 steal
The Nationals third tally came in the
eighth after two hands were out Bill
Cunningham walked and stole second.
Ray Morgan walloped q single into short
left and Bill scored.
Eddie Foster robbed the Orioles Of a
run in the seventh when Maisel was on
the midstation. Jake Gettman smashed
q screamer along the third base line,
just inside. The midget dashed over and
speared the ball with his meat hand,
shooting II over to Flynn Ike q nash
and retiring poor old Jake The crowd
had hardly caught it's breath over this.
play when Red walker suddenly bounced
into the limelight During the next in
ming, with nobody OUT first and second
loaded, Murphy crashed TO right center
on q bee line. Walker started after the
ball from the crack OF the bat, showed
out his glove and the sphere stuck.
causing much agony and many groens
from the few fans who side-stepped the
beer gardens for a couple OF hours 10
watch the game.
When the Nationals walked out OF the
park they were greeted by a crowd OF
5000 persons The beer emporiums were
deserted for the time being. This, OF
course, made an awful hit with Secretary
Willie Fowler, who looks after the fnan-
cial interests of the Nationals.
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Foster, Sb............5 0 O i 2 oil
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