The Washington herald., 1908-07-12
SOX BEAT ATHLETICS
IN SIXTEENTH INNING
VickerS WeakenS in Pitchers Battle with Big
Ed Walsh Long Enough to Allow the
ChicagOS to Send the Winning
Run Over the Plate.
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Philadelphia. Pa. July u.-Chicago won
a great sixteen-inning battle from the
Athletics to-day. by the score Of to l.
For three hours and sixteen minutes the
two teams strove to decide supremacy.
It was the longest game on the local
ground this season. Walsh and Vickers.
who pitched throughout, gave a gritty
exhibition on the rubber
Vickers really did the better work. for
had it not been for errors. which cost
three runs. the game would have ended
in the ninth in the Athletics favor Vick-
ers himself is partly 70 blame for the de-
feat for had he covered first in the six
teenth the Sox would have been retired
without the run.
One was out when Jones doubled Isbell
nit To Davis. but Yickers didn't cover
first. and Izzy was safe. Jones who had
taken third. scored the winning run on
sacrifice fly
Athletics Hard Luck.
The Athletics had hard luck in their
half Of the sixteenth. Murphy who had
opened with a double. reached third on
an out. Oldring smashed a smoking liner
to Tannehill. who, after Juggling the ball.
stepped on third for a double play.
Eddie Collins, who gave the SoX two
runs by a wild throw. tied the score in
the ninth by batting home two runs
Run getting started in the third inning.
Schreck opened with an infeld single and
took second on g. Davis wild throw.
Vickers sacrificed him to third and Hart
sells safe rap to left sent him home.
IN the fourth. hartsel and OIdring col
li6ed and Oldring made two-base muf
on Isben. Dougherty fled 70 HartseI. bat
c. Davis doubled 70 left center. IsbeIl
scoring. Murphy in the last half singled
and went to second on a passed ball J.
Collins hit 10 Jones put him on third.
oldring singled TO center. scoring Murphy.
Sox Tie the Score.
One out in the fifth. Walsh walked.
Hahn famed. and then Jones smashed
double. which registered Walsh and
again tied the score. In the eighth. J.
Collins spared Hahn with A tumble.
Jones sacrificed. and Isbeu popped to
Nichols. Eddie Collins low throw OF
Dougherty's high-bounding single went
into the bleachers. Hahn and Dougherty
scoring.
In the ninth Murphy singled J. Col
lins popped to Tannehill, but Oldring
sent Murphy to third with a rafting
double. Then Eddie Collins Mack's
champion pinch hitter. drove clean
single TO center. sending Murphy and
Oldring home and tying the score. Ed
die stole second. Schreck was thrown
out by Walsh and G. Davis retired Wick
ers.
The Sox went out in order in the tenth.
Hartsel Nichols. and Davis also were
retired in order In the last half The
Sox were blanked in the eleventh. Muir
ply started the last half with a long
single against the screen in right. J
Collins popped 90 Walsh and Oldring
beat out a tap 10 second. Both moved
up on wild pitch. f. Collins hit to G
Davis and Murphy was caught between
third and home. Schreck flied 10 Hahn.
Vickers Retires Side.
Nickers again picked of Chicago sue
cessively IN the twelfth. In the last half
Hartsel singled. but could not get around.
Both sides were blanked In the thir-
teenth- After the Sox QUIT in the four
teenth. Eddie Collins doubled with one
out, but Schreck and Vlckers could not
get him home
Nickers got great hand when ne re-
tired the side in the fifteenth on strikes.
The Athletics went out in order
One out in the sixteenth. Jones doubled
10 center Isbell singled because Vickers
failed 10 cover first Dougherty sent a
sacrifice fly 10 Oldring, Jones scoring. G.
Davis flied to left.
Murphy opened the last half OF the
sixteenth with a double. He went to
third on J. Collins rap TO short Oidring
drove terrific liner toward left Tame.
hill plucked the ball. then juggled it. but
finally squeezed Il. He stepped on third
and doubled Murphy. which play saved
the game for the Sox.