The Washington herald., 1909-06-08
GAMES TO-DAY.
Chicago at Washington.
So. Louis mt Boston.
Detroit at New York.
Cleveland at Philadelphia.
oF THE rEA,rs
By WILLIAM PEET.

When Big Ed Walsh is right, nothing
can touch him. He was right yesterday,
and the Chicago White Sox won the
opening game from the Nationals, S 10 Q.
doc" White. OF our village. warned
Manager Cantillon that the Sox usually
killed left handers-which warning fell
on barren ground. for Dolly Gray. the
former Pacific Coast star, was sent 70
the mound. The visitors trimmed him
good and plenty. nine hits, coupled with
real base-running and unsteady work by
the locals. scored eight taIlies. Four stat
tered smacks were all Walsh allowed
Not a single member OF CanuUon's tribe
saw third base during the nine fun
rounds
Just before the game started. Manager
Billy Sullivan. OF the opposition, yanked
DOC" White out Of center field. and
sent IN Parent 20 the outer garden. doc"
has petitioned his boss for a chance IN
the box before the Sox quit town. as
past performances have shown the for
mer Georgetown star can do as he likes
with the Capital bunch
Gray Started Well.
The game from a Washington stand
point was a frost Gray looked 70 be a
winner for three innings, when the vis-
itors went down in order In The fourth
up went the balloon. Hahn and Parent
were passed Isbelrs grounder was pick
ed up by Gray and Hahn nabbed at
third. Then came a pretty double steal
ensineered by Parent and Isbel. Streets
throw would have killed Parent at third
had Conroy held the ball. DOugherty
famed. but Purtell slashed a beauty into
left center. scoring Parent and Isben.
PurteI started for second on the throw
In and Street heaved wildly to the key
stone bag. Tannehill cut a sizzling
grounder past Mcbride and Purten
crossed the plate. Three runs, and they
looked big as q mountain to the home
fans
For two innings the Westerners were
sqlelched. but IN the seventh batting
averages took q shoot upward and three
more chalk marks graced the score board.
PyrteH banged the first ball pitched 10
center field. TannehnTs sacrifice placed
him on second. Atz dumped one over
ConrOy's head and Purteu crossed the
fA1tN vi CffNtAH EANAAAcl ~ vi ciFs WHICH
uninteDtiOnally developed into a perfect
squeeze play. Walsh hit 10 center. scor-
ing Atz, took second on the throw-in. and
counted on Hahn's wicked drive through
Mcbride
SnapPy Double Play.
The Sox looked a bit dangerous IN the
eighth. when an unexpected double play
BmOthered things.
Just 70 show that somebody blundered
by dubbing them the hitless wonders.
Chicago jumped all over Gray's neck in
the ninth and batted in two more runs.
Purtell. first up. sent Mcbride a grounder
In deep short, but beautiful pickup and
quick heave beat the runner BY a step.
Tannehin did better. the ball shooting
past AcBride at a hot clip; Lee tried
to sneak down to third. but Street got
him by two feet. Atz singled TO left and
stole second Owens drove the ball down
third base so hard that Conroy could
not see it. Atz came home. and Owens
scored minute later on Walsh's safe
smash
Purten was the bright star IN the field
ing line, while Delehanty connected safe
ly for two hits. The Nationals never had
q show against Walsh. The same teams 1
meet again to-day. while on friday the
management announces ladies' day.