The Washington herald., 1909-07-20
STANDING OF TIE TEAMS.

Chicago. H., July 19.-Joe CantnIon's
grand old game to-day, showed tine White
Sox how easy It is TO defend the cellar
championship. And in doing the honors,
the Senators made a hrst-class job. kick
ing farcical affair TO the Sullivans u
to
The Washington boss chucked three
pitchers, a pair of backstops. and one
pinch hitter into the fray in futile en-
deavor 10 stem the landslide. and with
the natives well IN the lead. "Sully" in
stltuted few shifts. yanI5ing Scott out
10 give Smith bit Of exercise, and later
putting Suter on the Job.
The Senators pulled of five glaring
bangles. all Of which figured extensively
in the Sox scoring. Then to make mat
ters worse. the SoX went on a batting
rampage, hammering out thirteen hits
during the afternoon. Seven OF the hits
were gathered during the first five rounds
when Groom presided. Hovlik then took
a whirl lasting one inning, enough 70
give the locals five bingles and' six runs.
One clean drive, linked with n wild heave,
netted two more counts in the eighth and
put the Sullivans well on the road 10 a
clouting streak.
Nationals Lucky TO score.
But for the wildness Of Scott In the
sixth. the Senators probably never would
lave shot a single run over the plate.
The Wichita whirlwind allowed a clean
smash in the opening spasm, and then
settled. blanklng the visitors without a
hit until the sixth. In this round Blank
enship, batting for Street, peeled on a
rousing wallop 70 center. and after fan
ming the second batter Scott ascended.
giving two passes and hitting another
blueshirt. This last stunt forced home the
first Senator OF the game. Smith there
upon got busy. but a hot grounder at
Tannehiu enabled another Senator TO
tally. The piano iuggler gave one hit IN
the seventh. and Suter finished the COM
bat. allowing but one drive, double, In
the last two innings.
Groom succeeded in holding the locals
az bay for one period. In the second his
own frenzied efforts to locate the pan put
tho sox on easy street Nine locals batted
in this spasm. A pass TO Dougherty
started all the rumpus Pat stole second
and White tanned TannehT belted
safely TO center, and the rangy outfelder
sped home. Atz singled and Owens fol-
lowed suit counting Tannehill Smith
grounded to Groom, forcing Atz at the
plate, and Groom scared. passing Altizer
and Parent With the bases filed and
two down, Isoell slipped a cog. peelins a
fly 20 Browne.
An error, mixed with a pair OF singles,
netted the Sox their fourth run in the next
inning.
street Steps Out.
Street abandoned the Job. along with
Groom. during a would-be rally of the
Washington folk at the start OF the sixth.
The change helped matters some for Il
saved the visitors the ignomIny of an
other shut out. Blankenship batted for
Street and singled to center. Collins took
a shot in Grooms place and famed
Then Scott walked Browne and Milan.
Lelivelt stopped a wild shoot on the
shoulder and Blankenshlp sauntered over
the plate. Smith succeeded Scott at this
point. Unglaub surprised the splitter"
pasting a nasty grounder at Tsnnehnl.
scoring Milan.
Eleven white legs reveled in the gayetv
of the sixth round each taking a Iusty
wallop az the offerings OF HovlIk. who ls
touted as the best young finger that ever
came OF Centillon's Tennessee raspberry
patch
That bombardment sounded the going
away signal for Mr. Hovlik, and Manager
Joe sent Witherup 70 finish up. The new
conner gave a frst-class exhibition OF his
skin. retiring the locals runless. as II
were, only 20 meet HIS hard-boiled finish
In the eighth