Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-01
BY Billy Evans.

in a very peculiar manner. Nearly every
fan can recall some game where the
umpire put player out of the contest
only to have his successor win the game
with a tim ~ bingle or marvellous
catch Every umpire can cite a dozen
Instances where just such a thing hap
pened.
The veteran Jack Sheridan insists that
he contributed his share toward the White
sox winning the pennant in 1906. but OF
course no credit will ever come to him.
Jacks efforts in behalf of the White Sox
came about in this way.
The Chicago team was playing at Bos-
ton and in right field was Tip ONeil
1t seems that Tip and Jack couldn't agree
on questions of judgment that day. Tip
became especially obnoxious, ana ABOUT
the sixth inning he was adjoining the
bench at Jacks request Two days
previous Chicago had purchased Pat
Dougherty from the New York Amerl-
cans. ONeil's expulsion from the game
gave Pat his chance and he certainly
made the best of it. His work that after
noon helped Chicago to a victory. U Neil
drew three days of rest and in the mean
time Dougherty was playing the most
sensational kind of ball. Manager Jones
kept Pat in the game and he made good
the selection by continuing to play high
class ball His work during the rest OF
the season aided greatly In the winning
of the pennGnt. ONel's miX-up with
Sheridan proved a costly one for him, as
he not only kicked himself out of a JOB.
but also out of the big league. Chicago
sold him that winter to the Minneapolis
team of the American Association.
How Two Games Were Lost.
During the final series between Cleve-
land and st. Louis last season at Cleve-
land. Tommy Connolly elected two play
ers from the game. and. strange to say,
ST. Louis lost two games as result.
Harry Howell worked the first game
and the entire Cleveland club was having
all kinds of trouble locating his spit ball.
Among those who were battling with the
air was BEL Bradley. He had been I'M
able to get the ball safe in three at
tempts. and when he stepped to the plate
in the ninth, with two down and man
o on third, he Was in anything but happy
Bill swung at and missed. The second
one was strike, according to Connolly,
but Bradley couldn't see it that way
An argument arose and Connolly won
Bradley walked to the bench Grating to
himself The sore at the time was
tie and hit meant the game. Manager
Lajoie selected Marry Bemis as pinch
hitter, and Bemis justified the selection
was over and Cleveland had won. What
Bradley would have done will remain a
mystery but Harry Howell will swear he
would have retired him.
On the following day, with the score
tie in the seventh and a man on first for
Cleveland. Spencer, the st. Louis catcher.
was put out of the game. Spencer
thought Connolly had missed a strike
alive side of the debate. The outcome
exit Spencer. Stephens was sent In to
catch. On the very first ball pitched
tue base runner started for second and
Stephens threw to center field In an effort
to catch him. The runner pulled up at
third, from where he scored on fly to
left field This run settled the game.
Thus the putting out of these two play
ers resulted in their successors enabling
Cleveland to win two games that were
in doubt up until the change.
Tim Hurst Aids Chicago.
During the, last series between Detroit
and Chicago at the latter place last Sep
TENDER Tim Hurst came to the relief Of
the White Sox and Ed. Walsh.
On the morning Of Labor day Detroit
won. 6 to 5. although the White Sox made
a -reat struggle for victory by getting
five runs in the nirrth inning. Walsh and
Bill Donovan were the pitchers in the
afternoon Chicago scored four runs in
the first inning and not another during
fourth and two in the fifth. 1t looked
bad for the White Sox when Tim Hurst
came to the rescue
Detroit's third run was made by Ty
Cobb He took a desperate chance and
scored from third on an infield hit by
some great base running and a daring
slide. The decision was close one. but
Hurst decided in favor of Detroit. AS
glee. while Walsh made a wild rush for
Hurst. He jostled Tim in no gentle man.
ner for which he was Immediately
benched. White had pitched the day pre-
vious or Jones would have made the
change sooner. Now he was compelled to.
as White was the only available pitcher.
White was in great FORM, and Detroit
failed to get anything that looked like
run during the rest Of the game.
That evening some one around the
hotel remarked to Hurst that he had
done, Chicago a good turn by putting
Walsh out of the game.
Yes" replied Tim. the change GER
tainly won the game. If the managers
refuse to use good judgment the UNI
pires must"
Jack Stafford was responsible for a
White Sox victory last season because
he happened to put Fielder Jones out
hard hit this time,
Stafford and Jones were having quite
q strenuous afternoon of it. 1t seemed
the plays and decisions happened to look
entirely different to the two gentlemen
in question. Fielder wanted to argue all
OF them with Stafford and in order to
prevent the game from being called on
account OF darkness and all the grass
from being trodden down. Jones was re-
uuested to leave the lot. He did ard
Mike We.day took his place. For seven
innings the game was a tie. When Wei
day appeared for his turn at bat in the
seventh he broke into the imelight by
hitting for three bases and scoring a
moment later. That run won the game.
Jones got three days to think his actions
over, and in the meantime Welday won
two games for the Sox.
How st. Louis Was Helped.
Billy Carpenter of the National League
staff helped st. Louis to a game one day
last season after it seemed hopelessly
lost. The Cardinals were doing battle
with the Philles and were three runs to
the bad when the ninth inning rolled
around. Two men were down, with run
hers on frst aad - cond, WITH Pug Ben
nett at the bat. BerHett was benched
for failing to strike in the same
light as Carpenter. Hostetter was out
Of the game with a bad hand, but
McClosky decided 20 take chance with
him. The big German hit the first ball
pitched to the score board tying the
game The Cardinals won it out In the
twelfth
On the way to the bench McClosky
complimented Carpenter on the discipline
he maintained on the fled. Wise guy,
McCloSkyt