Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1906-10-15
SOX SUBSTITUTE
HITS OUT VICTORY
ONE GREAT SWAT WINS THIRD
OF SERIES.
FINE PITCHERS BATTLE
Walsh Holds Nationals to Two
Harmless Drives and Strikes Out
the Fierce Batters Repeatedly
Hahn Gets Pitched Ball in the
Nose, Breaking It,

Chicago, Oct. 12.-Yesterday's
game between the Chicago teams of
the national and American leagues
was battle royal between the pitch
ers, and the Americans won, 5 to O.
Twenty-one batsmen struck out, for
II of these the credit goes to Walsh
In addition he gave only one pass,
and allowed but two hits, in the first
inning. Thereafter the nationals, I'm
til the ninth inning, never had any
sort of chance to score.
According to the official count,
1880 enthusiasts, encouraged by
slightly warm weather, were present
when the game began. Pfester, the
left handed pitcher, went into the box
for the nationals. His control at first
was good, but by no means perfect.
He quickly steadied, however, and
pitched superbly until the sixth inn
ing. 1t was here that he went to
pieces and the game was lost. Tan
nehill, reputed to be a weak batter,
Somewhat disconnected, PieSter al
lowed Walsh to walk and moment
later hit Hahn in the nose, breaking
it, A doctor was CALLED, and O'Neil
went to first for Hahn and finished
the game for him.
Substitute Does the Work.
The bases were now full, nobody
out. A pandemonium of cheers from
the American league sympathizers
broke loose Pfiester pulled himself
together, and there was a sigh OF re
lief from the national supporters
when Captain Jones fOuled out to
King. Isbell, one of the teams best
batsmen ordinarily, struck cut for
the third time during the game. Then
came Robe, substitute, to bat. 1t
was this light-haired young man
whose accidental presence by reason
of Davis illness in Tuesdays game,
brought victory to the Americans
Again the fate Of the game depended
on him and again he did not fail.
He waited patiently for ball that
suited him and swung with all of his
| strength. The ball bounded like q
jackrabbit down the thirdbase line
and under the benches in left field.
| TannehilI, Walsh and O'Neil crossed
the plate amidst wild cheers and
| noise of many magaphones, while the
author of the scores stood on third
I base and received the congratulations
of his teammates. Donohue sent
weak fly to Evers and the agony was
over.
On their part the nationals started
cat like winners. In the first Holman
sent clean single to center. Sheck-
ard struck out and then Holman
killed all chances to score by trying
| to steal second, where ne was thrown
! out. The next moment Schultz
doubled to left, but it did no good,
for Chance went out, Isbell to Dono-
hue. Thereafter till the ninth, the
nationals never gave a hint of de-
signs on the home plate. Walsh held
! them completely at his mercy, and ap-
parentlygrowing stronger and stead
| Ter every inning. When the game be.
gan the nationals swung Viciously at
his offerings, but before the contest
was half over, they were fishing for
| the ball, seemingly trying merely to
touch it. Any kind of a hit would
have looked good, but mostly when
they didn't strike out they rolled puny
grounders to second Or short and
were out easily.
Last Chance to Count.
In the ninth, Gessler went to bat for
Pfiester and reached first because
Isbell fumbled his grounder for a
moment Holman went out, via Isbell,
Gessler reaching second Scheckard,
for the second time, missed three
good ones. Gessler beat Sullivan
| throw to third, because the catcher
/ juggled the ball for a moment. A hit
meant a run, but Schultz became a
victim of Walsh's curves and the third