Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-07-20
NATIONALS PUT UP
WEAK EXHIBITION
Poor Pitching by Locals and
Miserable Fielding Tell
the Tale.
spocisI pispa,ch to The star.

Special Dispatch Ia The star
CHICAGO, July 2o.-The White ScX
Won Yesterdays game from the Wash
>lngtons, l. to =. They think there is
nothing easier on the list than the Ma
tionals and are planning 10 grab two
more games before Cantillon leads his
battle-scarred warriors from the field
Wednesday night. Yesterdays contest
was weird to the utmost. II was a GIT
in more ways than one. But the Sox had
on their fighting toys. and would have
won regardless of the wild heaves and
boots that served to swell their majority
In the eight and one-half innings that
were played Cantillon sent three pitchers
against the Sox. but nary one of them
could stop the slaughter.
Groom started out. and did we'll for one
inning, but he went TO pieces in the sec
ond inning, gave three bases on balls
and allowed three successive singles, all
of which were responsible for three runs
not to mention an error in left field. which
made II easy for the locals. That trio of
tallies was sufficient. but so long as the
Nationals were kindly disposed the Sox
kept hammering away and took every run
that presented itself, SO that they won
out by an overwhelming margin.
Manager Sullivan used three pitchers
and even put himself in the fray toward
the end, but not because he thought the
visitors had chance to win. It was only
that he might save his twirlers and give
them chance 10 warm up
Blankenship Hits Ball.
Scott started out and held the foe run
less until the sixth inning. Then he le;
Blankenship make single, gave two
bases on balls and hit third batsman.
which allowed Blank to score. He looked
as though he wished he wasn't where ne
was. while Frank Smith, on the side lines,
looked as though he wished he was where
he wasn't. Sullivan interpreted the facial
expressions and drove Scott and Owen
out of the game and put Smithy and
himself into 1t. Tnglaub was the first
man to face the piano-mover and he hit
a right smart tap to Tannehill. Lee
pegged home in time to force Browne.
but Sulrs whip to first. intended for a
double play, hit the fleeing batsman,
bounced to one side and gave Milan a
chance to score.
THAT WAS washington's only chance
however. despite the appeals for ginger"
from Jiggs Donohue and the antics Of
Nick Altrock In the coaching box. There
was absolutely nothing more of the Wis
itors, and after Smthy had his little work.
out Sutor replaced him and finished the
eighth and ninth stanzas without allow
ing more than one hit. that lone bingle
being two-base hit by George Browne
right of the reel in the eighth.
The contest is difficult to describe. In
fact, 1t beggars description. because there
has never been anything like It on the
South Side grounds. About alb that is
known to base ball has been shown there
in the past ten years. As near as can
be gathered the story of the SoX runs Is
something like this: Dougherty was first
UP in the second. and he accepted a base
balls. He stole second and White
struck out: not that he famed three
times. but he was called out on strikes
by the umpire. Then Tannehll clouted
over second for base, and Pat scored
with the first run of the game. Atz poled
a second single. but fanny was cautious
and stopped at the keystone sack. Owens
ciouted to left, and Browne toyed with
the ball. so that it was easy >for Tame
hill TO reach the rubber with the second
tally. Scott slammed one at Groom and
.atz was forced at the plate. Then Altizer
worked his way to first on pass. filling
tho bases. and Parent did the same thing
forcing in Sullivan. Isbell wanted to
give the other fellows show for their
white alley and retired the side with
fly to Browne.
Then the Deluge.
The Sox got another in the third, but
one run is too infinitesimal to receive
mention. In the sixth the show busted
up and became a free-for-ail battle royal,
or more appropriately a three-ring circus.
Hits. errors and other abuses came so
fast that the visitors were swept into a
maelstrom Of despair. The Sox made six
runs in this whirlpool and sent the entire
team and two over to bat before three
men were out. Sullivan, who had taken
Owens place while the Washingtons were
making merry In the first half of this
perfod lpd with base on halls which 10