Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-07-21
DOC" WHITE AGAIN
TROUNCES NATIONALS
Witherup Gets Good Start,
but Wild Throw Proved
His Undoing.

Special Dispatch In Tho Star.
CHICAGO, July o1-Whiie other teams
are fighting fer first place in the Anieri-
can League, there Is battle for suprem-
acr In the second division that is well
" orth watching. The White Sox have
managed To tie the New York Highland
ers in fifth place by virtue of their Num-
srous victories in the respective series
with StaliingS' men and with Washington
For three days the two teams have
fought TO shake off the other. that one
might have thu position to itself But so
often as the White Cox Walop the Grip
Ilsd tailendcrs the High'andcrs lambast
ed the life out of the leaders at Detroit.
The Sox thought they would surely break
tie tie yesterday when they went against
'aatillon's crew. for they expected the
Tigers TO clean up New York. Both teams
won their games and the tic remains I'M
broken.
Handsome Nick" to Pitch.
The same proceeding will be follow ed
again this afternoon and the locals think
,hey will get the place tins time. There
will be "a battle royal between Nick Alt
rock, pitching for the visitors. and Bill
Burns, who Will heave foi. the Southslders
-SIIh WON the biEty SGIHc ttldt W dSilllfS
ton has taken here and he thinks he can
repeat. Cantiilun was forced 10 put With
erup in the box Yesterday and Sulivans
kids won by a score of to l.
The contest was fast and interesting,
and the patrons who had been indulging
III late suppers on account of the late
finishes at the ball park started for home
IL minute or two after the o clock
whistle had blown. Doc White pitched
in his most approved fashion. while
MIN To-
OF the fact that he seemed hopelessly
beaten after the sixth inning. Witherup
never faltered and pitched good game,
although he was responsible Tor the first
tally that went into the Sox's basket, his
wild throw of Dougherty'S bunt in the
fourth inning being the result OF too much
zeal Pat had the ball beaten, but With
crup became excited because he did not
ilcld the tap quite cleanly and threw SO
far past Donohue that Dousherty got
clear around to third before the pellet
was pushed back into the game.
Broke Up Contest.
In the sixth the locals broke up tho
contest by getting in two more runs on
Davis hit, Dougherty's magnificent triple
10 left center and Billy Purtell S sacrifice
ny.
In the seventh the home team got three
more by good hitting and real base-run-
ming. Altizer started with a hit to LETT,
and was forced at second by Parent. Da-
Wis ramnled another single through short,
advancing Parent to third He then had
plenty of time to score on Purtelfs second
sacrifice fly. Davis and Dougherty fol-
lowed up with a double steal, George
scoring
The pastime might have ended then
and there, but Tannehill felt a gnawng
III his batting average, and determined to
feed II with his war club. He clouted TO
center for bag and brought in Patrique
with the sixth and final count of the
game Atz wound up the festivities with
fly TO Milan.
Washington started the scoring and
doomed up as dangerous when Street led
off with double to left In tn. third. He
fused around on first while Witherup
was tanning and then trotted to the plate
on Brownies three-ba5e drive to the fence
In right center. George tried to score on
Milan's inteld tap, and was caught at
the plate. after which I.elivelt lined to
Parent and retired the de.
Washington did not threaten again until
the min, ii. when Cnglaub tripled af ler
Lellivelt had famed. He perlshed there
because Donohue and Conroy ed wAile
trying to bring him in. The score: