The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-06-09
Washington, 8; Chicago, 2.

washington, 8; Chicago, 2.
Let us pause for a moment and gloat.
Yea, a couple of gloats are in order.
for not only did the Washington cellar
champs throw il into the Chicago
worlds champions yesterday by TO 2.
but they accomplished the astounding
unbelievable feat Of winning the second
victory in succession. The day before
they beat St. Louis 10 !. For the first
time this season the Washington ball
team turned that trick. Thirteen games
had been won before. and no two in a
row. Hurrah for everybody,
The White Sox called at the White
House yesterday, and were received in
A body. Not one of them was elected
10 the Ananias Club. and possibly they
were so astonished by the escape that
they had not recovered when the game
began.
Won All the Way.
1t was also about the second game
Washington has won this season by sim
ply walking away with the other fel-
lows at all stages. AS a rule. its VIC
tories have been as freakish as some of
its losses, resulting from one or two err
rors. or from sudden explosions by the
opposing pitcher.
Yesterday Washington jumped on
Smith in the second round, and cracked
out four singles. for two runs With
two out and the bases full, Roy Patter-
son was substituted. and before he got
settled Charley Jones and Lave Cross
hammered out singles that brought IN
three more runs. Five in the one round,
which is going quite a few
But just TO show they did not nave
TO depend upon little matter of good
luck, the Nationals made four hits and
three more runs in the eighth inning
Tour more hits, but of no special avail
except to fatten batting averages. were
made between the second and eighth
innings. A total of fourteen safeties. II
was great day, and lucky were those
who attended.
Graham Among Winners.
Graham arrived among the winners
with crash. Nine hits were made off
him. Three Of them in second inning
got run, and two in the ninth produced
another, but at other times he was as
steady and sober as a prohibition town
would be If prohibition prohibited. Bases
on balls have been the curse OF his
young life. but he gave only one yester-
day, and that did no harm. He soaked
Fielder Jones above the fifth rib in the
third inning with a swift inshoot but
Fielder never got beyond second
There were any number of heroes in
our lineup. Foremost was Bob Ganley.
He got off badly in the first inning. but
he made four hits on the four times up.
Every one of them was as clean as a
hounds tooth, and all were TO right
held. You could just sit there and see
his batting average grow. He assimilat-
ed three flies in right field.
Our Heroes!
John Anderson got three singles. stole
a base in the sloppy going. and walked
once. His batting average for the day
was 1000. Jack Warner made two hits
and tailed twice. Lave Cross, who has
been having a quiet little slump with
the stick, suddenly came 10 life with
swat in the second round that drove in
two runs. George Mil and Charley
Jones got safety apiece. Graham also
stung one where IL couldn't be reached.
lie walked once. and added two of the
runs to Washington's score. one of them
being on a very clever bit of base run
ming.
The SOx were trying all the time. and
were always dangerous. but the OppOSi-
ton got too big a start to be overcome
The team was fast in every department.
and performed brilliantly. even If Fielder
3olltS nlO make an error. Inc whole
infield was strong and reliable and all
of Washington's hits were clean, most
of them being so far out they might
have gone for two bases had the base
lines been in condition for fast sprinting
Chicago got a man on first in every in
ming except two. but Washington was
there with the defense to keen them
from getting around.
Perrine's Pretty Pivot Play.
The fielding feature was double play
in the fourth inning by AItizer. Per-
rine. and Anderson. the victims being
Dougherty and Robe. Perrines pivot
work on the play was absolutely I'M
beatable; and he got the glad hand from
the critical bleacherites.
washington went out one, two, three
In the first round. Then IL happened.
Nil opened the second inning with
clean hit to left. Altizer neatly sacri-
feed. Anderson clouted to left scoring
Nil. This filed the fans with great
Joy. One run off the champs was
worthy of note. Anderson had his nerve
with him and stole second. Mcfarland
made a bad throw and John went TO
third. Great rapture among the great
unwashed Perrine fled 10 Isbell and
IL seemed TO be all over. Warner
singled. scoring Anderson. Graham
Uhacked out a double that broke his