The Washington herald., 1909-07-31
sTANDrNG OF THE TEANs.
d. WTLLIAM PEET.

Two games OF ball. a thunder shower,
and DOC" White interested a Baltimore
holiday crowd OF 1.216 fans at National
Park yesterday afternoon. Chicago
romped away with the first game. 10 1.
and Doc" White won the second. . TO /.
The first frohc has little news value
from a local standpoint. Our cellar
champs played In their usual form. and
were unable 10 rake Pitcher Jim Scott
for more than one run. although they
bumped him safely eight times. The
White Sox got TO Charley Smith for nine
raps. making every hit count The Can
tiIlionites were lucky TO escape a shut
out.
In the wind-up. however. we came very
near beating DOC" White. feat which
some Of US hope 20 witness before we
cash IN. With third base occupied on
two different occasions. the score 20
In favor OF the Sox. Wild Conroy was
elected 10 break up the game. A little
hit would have done IL Why go into
details? The score returns the answer
Conroy failed 10 show US anything that
even smelled like hit.
Little Milan the Hero.
Little Clyde Milan was the big smoke
for the locals His home run in the fifth
tied the score and he followed this up
with two timely singles. besides playing
great game IN the field.
DOC" White was the same old puzzle
to the Nationals. and gave one OF the
swellest exhibitions Of heady twirling
seen on the local ball yard IN many a
day.
The work OF Mcbride and TannehiII,
together with sensational catches by
Unglaub and Dougherty, proved the field
ing gems Of the double bill
First Game.
Jim Scott. formerly Of Wichita. Kans.,
and Charley Smith started in 10 do the
twirling Smith BANKED the foe in the
opening stanEa. and Washington also
failed TO score. Notwithstanding that
Jiggs Donohue smashed out a two-bagger
and was caught at the plate on Dele
hanty's sharp single. At this stage it
began TO rain and thunder, and halt Of
fifteen minutes was taken
The second chapter opened disastrously
PurteH sacrificed. and Tannehin was hit
on the arm. Atz dumped the ball just
over COnrOy's head. ana DOugherty
scored. owens died. but Scott came clean
with his only hit Of the game-a stinger
TO center-sending home Tannehill and
Atz
SOx Score Fourth Run.
After Parent had gone In the third
Isbell crashed to center for three bases
and crossed the plate on Dougherty's
out, Mcbride to Donohue. Score-Chicago
4: Washington, O.
Smith buckled down after this, and held
the Sox scOreless until the eighth, wher
singles by Isbell and DOugherty and Tan
nehilrs two-bagger produced a run. Then
came a shift In CantilOn's batting order
Clymer was substituted for Smith, and
Oil twirled the ninth for Washington
The, big fellow deserved a shut-out, and
would have had it but for errors by
Browne and Delehanty
The Nationals single tally was hung
up In the last half Of this inning. Un-
glaub led of with a single and Delehanty
walked. Miller forced Del at second and
COnroy was given a base on balls MI
Ian. batting for Street, hit sharply tC
Tannehin, who forced out Miller at the
midway station. Unglaub scoring on the
play.
Little Miller covered the middle garden
for the Nationals. and pulled down thre,
flies, besides getting one hit out Of -four
trips TO the plate