The Washington herald., 1909-08-18
Killifer's Timely Hit Beats
Athletics, 1 to 0.
JOHNSON WAS IN RARE FORM
Big TwirIer Comes Back Strong and
Allows Quaker City Team but
tie Is Featured by Five Snhppy
Double Plays-BrOwn I'm Limelight.
By WILLIAM PEET.

Philadelphia's pennant winning hopes
received slap in the face here yester-
day afternoon when the lowly Washing
tons snatched a game out Of the fire In
the last half Of the twelfth inEing. when.
after two had gone and Lelivelt was on
second Red Killifer, late OF the Detroit
Tigers. smashed one Of Bender's swift
shoots on the nose driving tho bail 10 a
safe spot in short center. Lellvelt came
home Ike a flash. and 1t was all over
Walter Johnson. the Nationals pride.
who was knocked out Of the box IN Mon
days game and otherwise maltreated.
begged Manager Cantilon for a chance
TO get back Il can beat this bunch.
joe" he said. Just give me another
trial"
Joe was willing, and Johnson proved
beyond a shadow OF doubt that he had
been nesting up against the right hunch.
-Four scattered hits was all he allowed.
and during the last seven innings not a
visitor reached third base.
Bender Scntters His Hits.
Big Chief Bender, although touched for
eight safe cracks. kept them beautifully
scattered until he weakened in the
twelfth. The Indian complained Of feel
ing IN in the ninth inning and Capt. Davis
urged him TO quit This he refused to do.
as ne felt confident his team mates would
soon get at Johnson for the much-needed
run.
The overtime frolic was featured by
five snappy double plays. three OF them
being pulled off by the home team. kill
ing the Athletics chances TO hang up
chalk marks. The lightning throws by
visiting outdelders nailed National run
ners at the plate on the closest OF close
decisions. while George Browne pulled
down n couple OF line drives in right
field that looked for all the world like
behind the bleacher crowd. and nobody
dreamed he could make good.
Poor start for Walter.
johnson got a miserable start and was
in hot water for five innings. but double
plays IN the first and fourth innings,
saved the big fellows bacon. In the
third. with two out and the bases full.
Danny Murphy. always a dangerous man
on these grounds, had the chance OF his
life to break up the game, but ended the
chapter by sending up high fly, which
Mcbride smOthered.
In the NTH. the visitors with two dead.
had mer on second and third. Harry
Davis drove n liner to Lelivelt. which the
latter misjudged, owing TO the sun, buc
recovered himself in time to spear the
ball with one hand. This catch saved
two runs.
The only other possible chance the vis-
itors had 20 score came in the tenth,
when Bender singled. took second on
Johnson's wild throw 10 Unglaub. 10
catch him mapping Hartsei fled 10 Le-
livelt. who slammed 20 ball 20 Schaefer.
and the Indian was called out for failing
10 wait until the fly was caught before
he sneaked down 10 third
Two Chances to Score.
The Nationals came within an ace OF
scoring in the third and sixth, when
nothing but strong-armed Athletic out
flelders averted runs. Street reached
first by being hit with a pitched ball
during tho third inning. johnson sacri- |
feed and Browne singled cleanly to left.
Murphy's quick heave 10 Livingston got
Street at home by a fraction of a sec
ond.
Schaefer tried 70 score in the sixth
from second, but this time Ganiey's per-
feet throw got the daring runner amid
an accompaniment Of groans from bleachi
er and grand stand
Bender first showed signs OF weakening
IN the ninth, when. with one down. ing
laub and Lelivelt hit safely to left center.
Conroy's inleld tap butted into a double
play and there was nothing doing
Win Game in Twelfth.
In Washington's half OF the twelfth, !
Unglaub. first up, died on a grounder, /
Barry 20 Davis Lelivelt singled 20 center /
and reached second on Conroy's out |
Bender to Davis. Milan, who had on !
three previous occasions famed was told /
20 warm tho bench. and Manager CantH- |
lon sent Red Killifer TO the bat. Killifer I
landed on the first Offering Bender showed /
up to him and the ball sailed on a line |
over Collins thatch. Ganley was playing /
deep. expecting a long fly. Before he /
could rush in. gather UP the ball. and |
slam II home Lelivelt had scored. The /
crowd broke loose with a perfect frenzy /
OF excitement, ard the cheers could be /