The Washington herald., 1909-05-14
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SPECIAL 70 The Washington Head
Chicago. May L.-seventeer inniags 70
a 1-to-1 tie
Several years have passed By sinoe
Chicago has staged such a battle as the
sOx and Nationals played today. Long
past the sunset gun ragged the enAE-azee
a contest. until Umpire Egzn IN despera-
ton raised his hand IN token Of a draw.
1t was Doc White against q quar-
tet-JOhnson. Burns, Hughes. and Gray.
It was battle Of wits between Managers
Sullivan and CantiIlon. as well as q scrap
between the pitcherA
After the Sox had failed tine and again
to drive a TUn across the plata. when the
sacks were well populated. Manager can
tilion outwitted Sullivan, the new boss.
at the final stop In the last OF the sew
enteenth. with two men on bases ard one
out. Sullivan sent Welday. a left handed
hitter, 70 bat for him Hughes & right
handed pitcher. was n the box at the
tine. caHtinon, fearing Weiday's Prov
ess, switched Hughes 70 right field and
shot Gray, a left handed artist 10 the
mound
Hughes Sent Back.
Then Sullivan called Welday back to
the bench and substituted Owens for him.
Being s right handler. CaRtiIIon sent
Hughes back to the box His strategy
WOE. even though Owens did draw :. walk
filing the bases. for Tannehu forced
AltLzer at the plate and White grounded
out
1t is probably the greatest game Dog
/ White has ever pitched IN the last ter
innings the Nstionals sliced only ons
+ hit OF him. Moreover, DOC" IS ohsrzad
with but one battery error. bass On
/ balls to Burns in the thirteenth inning.
/ The longer he worked the finer the
I dentist performed Backing him I'd So
perbly in the field, the so1 were prac-
/ ticaIly invincible.
CantiIIOn Switches Wisely.
Cantllon demonstrated fully that he Is
some shufler. The way he switched
players and yanked them from the fed
was worthy Of a Napoleon In addition
/ 10 the four pitchers. Re used three right
| fe,ders. two left felders, and Two first
basemen. The sox went through with
/ their lineup intact, except for the Two
batting changes n the seventeenth
The Sex had numerous chances 70 win
the game. but when little hit would
/ have spelled defeat for Hughes, Tom
/ rose 10 the occasion grardIy
/ Three separate times Hughes passed
| DougheTty while men were on bases to
| bring Up DOuahue- And on each occasion
''Jiggersr made the third out. Hughes
went IN during the eleventh inning while
/ first and second were occupied and none
out He pulled himself out OF the hole.
and showed good brain work from then
/ on
| Donahue broke into the pastiuls for tbs
| first time this season "Jiggs' made his
/ bow IN the second after Isben had been
canned for beefng at the umpire
Beth sides Play Fast.
While the Sox were moving down
I seemingly impossible chances IN the field.
/ the Nationals were also occupying ths
spotlight. They did not play ike cellar
artists Rather the reverse. Only on9
man did not hit the stride. George
Browne. ex-Cub. being the guilty man
I He felded almost wretchedly, falling 70
hump himself on divers occasions Shipke
booted one foul fly and threw wild to first
later on. Neither q his bobbles was
costly however. Outside Of this, Wash
;nzton vas on its toes from revei.le 70
taps
owing to some miscaIculation, the day
was warm. Generally When frays stretch
beyond the els-snsh the park re-
sembles q Soia-storage pans. But ths
warm atmosphere and glowing sun made
the fans glad they were present Wien
the game started there were signs OF rain
overhead In fact. hundreds today stayed
away for fear OF i dTenching- They sH
probably kicked themselves when thsy
I learned the news.
Although there vas a single sprinkled
here and there. nothing Of great import
came until the hfJh inning. Sullivan drew
a pass. and TannehuI sacrificed, --ngiaub
unassisted. White got his second bingls
Of the day, giving the manager ample
tine 10 get home
Mcbride Singles
Two were out in the seventh when Nc
Bride blazed his way TO the batter's
SQUARE. Ha Immediately singled ID left
and stole second. Clymer counted him on
his screaming rap 10 right. good Tor a
base The Nationals did not get man
to bese again until the eleventh. when
Burns blngled. and made second On
Brownies sacrifice. The tTo who fol-
lowed were cut down in their tracks.
Burns walked with two gone during the
thirteenth, and Hughes made first on
Parents boot in the sixteenth. That
formed the Nationals contribution at
hat
In the twelfth Tannehil walked ana
White was there with the sacrifice. Hahn
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