The Washington herald., 1908-08-16
CHICAGO. ;. WASHINGTON, 3.


After twice coming from the rear and
tying up the score on the White Soz and
battling through FIVE extra rounds with
out either team being able 10 score. the
Nationals lost out 20 Chicago yesterday
in the fifteenth inning.
L was indeed a hard contest 20 lose,
for II appeared as though nothing but
darkness would stop the Two clubs from
improving on their record OF sixteen in
uings made the last tine the Sox were
here For the greater part Of the dis
tance II was simply a battle OF pitchers.
with big I'd Walsh on one side and Char
ley Smith. and later Bert Kelley. On tae
ether
Although both Of the local tvirlers
pitched ball thar was above the average.
Ed Walsh was steadier and his delivery
so Puzzlins that had his support been
clean no extra time would have been re-
Quired. for Chicago would have won in
the regulation game Although they sue
ceeded in getting three runners across the
rubber IN the three hours Of play. nat a
single Washington run was earned. while
three Of Chicago's i've came as a result
Of weIl-regulated and timely hitting
Make Most Of Errors.
The Nationals simply availed themselves
Of all Of their opponents misplays. and BY
playing a wonderfully fast game IN the
fed succeeded in threatening 10 make IL
three straight from the former cham
pions. Despite the 6act that their favor
ties were beaten. the 500 fans who we're
On hand had no criticism 70 make. as they
appreciated the fact that they were given
g rare treat
Two OF the locals. George Mcbride and
Clyde Milan carried of the fielding hon
O-s by making PLAYS that compared IA
vorably with the most spectacular stunts
performed at National Park this season
Milan set The crowd fairly wild with de-
light IN the seventh inning. when he came
IN at top speed. and, with a long dive
speared q low liner hack Of second base
from Lee TannehiITs willow The young
.ster was going so fast that he was unable
70 maintain his balance and went sprawl
ing out on the grass. but succeeded in
holding onto the ball while Umpire Con
molly waved the runner out
Mcbride temporarily saved the game in
the thirteenth inning Parent slammed q
terrific liner directly over second base
but the smiling shortstop succeeded in
dashing across fast enough 10 knock the
ball down with one hand. and. grabbing
Il on the short bound. steamed II over 10
Freeman in time 20 retire the side Just
as George Davis was turning for third on
his way home with the run that would
have broken UP the game right then and
there The clean handling ny BIZ Shlpke
Of a drive toward shortstop and two nea-
running catches by Bob Ganley were
among the other fielding features
Nationals score First
The Nationals got a run in the first in
ming that kept them in the lead until the
fifth Walsh soaked Milan on the arm.
and after the runner had advanced on
outs by Shikpe and Ganley. Bob Unglau5
t-ipled 20 the clubhouse, sending Milan
home
For four innings Charley Smith went
along in good shape. but in the fifth he
weakened after two men had been re-
tired. and before he could get the third
ont The Sox punched four singles for a
pair OF runs
In the seventh the Nationals tied Il
Up. Pickering walked and after Nc
Bride had flied out Street hit 10 right
and when Hahn fumbIed the bah Pick
ering reached third Working wiki ely
.rner, who was sent IN 70 hit for Smith.
Pickering attempted The squeeze play.
but the batter missed the bail. and the
runner was out by yards. Clymer sin
,Eled and worked the double steal and
when Street started home Parent threw
the score was even.
In the first half OF the eighth the Sox
again took the lead Walsh walked
Hahn sent z slow roller toward first
and when Freeman tried 20 throw 20
Keeley. who was covering the bag. the
ball went wild and Walsh continued 70
third scoring a moment later on Jones
sacrifice iy 20 right.
In the second half the Nationals again
caught Up With one down Ganley beat
out q bUnt- Parent fell down On Cnglaub' 5
chance and when Freeman forced ing
Iaub Parent heaved over Davis head in
attempting to complete a double play, and
-Ganley crossed the plate
Two on in Fifteenth.
The Nationals wasted hits in the ninth
and eleventh innings and in the fifteenth
threatened 10 score when Milan and Tan
nehiu each singled. but Milan was thrown
out AZ third and Ganley went out TO
short
After NcBrides great stop had sent the
Sox 10 the Geld without run in the thir-
reenth, the visitors won il out in the if-
teenth- Jones started OF by drawing a
base on balls and Dougherty beat out a
mean. slow grouuder toward third. which
Shipke narrowly missed Davis bunt ad-
vanced the two runners. With only one
out and men on second and third Jakey
Atz. who got his first lessons in baseball
On the lots Of this CITY. stung one Of
-r.sfev-s offerings for q perfscr hit that