The Washington herald., 1908-06-09
20 Tho Washington Herald.

Chicago. June s. Jakey Atz, who
learned his first lessons In baseball on
the sand lots of Washington. showed a
palpable indifference for the town of his
lboyhOod when he sent the Nationals hope
for victory glimmering in the ninth in
ming OF Io-days game. DR.. G. H. White
was the first expatriate. but now Mr.. Atz
has been added 10 the list Of undesirable
scitizens.
When Jakey swung his willow against
the spheroid and poled the ball over third
base in the ninth inning he did much
more than 10 win the game from Wash
ingtOn. At one fell swoop he put the Sox
in first place, bringing them up from
fourth. In fact, that timely slam by
Jakey, with George Davis dancing around
second waiting for any sort Of an excuse
10 get home. cut a large crop OF ice in
this weather
Had no whitfield or been thrown out
aud the game been won IN extra innings
by the Nationals. the White Sox would
now be in fifth place instead Of leading
the league by two points
Bill Burns UnIucky.
II Bill Burns had been given the sup
port that the Sox accorded DOC" White
and Ed Walsh, the big southpaw would
have showed Commy's boys back 10 berth
Is. But the Nationals got to dabbling In
errors IN the eighth and ninth and tossed
off two runs one in each period
Doc" White went TO the box to make
Il four straight for the Sox, and for six
innings he moved the Nationals down In
One-twO-three order. They could not
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less before Burns, having failed once 10
score man from third with one out. and
an inning later failing to get run when
they had man on third and nobody out
After the third Burns stopped giving
the Sox any openings whatever. So when
the Nationals finally got 20 White for a
run in the seventh it looked like the win
ming ticket. But it wasn't, for costly
fielding blunders evened UP the score in
the eighth. Two more errors in the ninth
put Davis In position 10 score the run
that won when Atz tickled the pill.
Jones Changes Pitchers.
Jones had 10 send in four emergency
hitters 10 get those two taLlies which
meant first place. With Just the least
flash Of strength the Sox would have
scored a mess OF runs in the third, when
Weaver. the new catcher. led off with a
two-bagger and White beat a bunt- But
White got caught or first and Burns
forced Hahn and Jones 20 pop out.
White looked able 20 shut the Nationals
out forever. but that wasn't getting him
anything. as long as his bunch didn't dent
the run column. Finally, Whites puzzle
was solved. and disaster came at the end
of the seventh
Ganley led of with a two-bagger to
right center. and Pickering put him on
third with a Texas Lacquer over Parents
head. When Delehanty biffed another long
double 20 center, Ganley scored, and run
ners were on third and second. with no
body out At this stage it looked good
for the Nationals, and how 20 wiggle out
OF Il was a question.
White was equal 10 the emergency.
however, and retired the next three hit
ters without giving Pickering a chance
10 move off third. Clymer. the frst one.
was thrown out at first on grounder 10
Donohue, Davis covering the bag. Street
popped up to White. and Mcbride raised
another fly for Parent
Real Trouble Begins.
After failing in the seventh TO get man
20 first. Jones sent Jakey Atz to hit for
Parent in the eighth, TO see IL he could
not change the luck. The luck changed.
but not in an unexpected way. Atz hit TO
Mcbride and the shortstOp made a bad
tumble That was the opening wedge.
Tannehill put AtZ on second with a sac
rifce. but Weaver popped up foul for
Shipke. Pat Dougherty was sent to bat for
White. and was the last hope. He cut a
grOunder toward right field but Dele
hanty raced over and made nice pickup.
only TO follow with bum chuck to first
base. that wild throw allowing Atz to
score from second. with the tying run.
and Dougherty to make second
Bagging the game IN the ninth was
made easy by AltiZers wild throw 20
FIRST when Jones got a grounder at him.
Davis laid down a bunt, and Burns made
q perfect assist 70 force Jones at second.
but Mcbride dropped the ball. Anderson
bunted and Burns threw Jones out at
third.
It looked all off when Donohue famed
for the second time. but Atz came up and
planted one over third a mile a minute.
and Davis raced home from third. He
didn't need TO hurry. for Ganey did not
80 after the ball
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