Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-05
BIC CHIEF BENDER
PUZZLES NATIONALS
Only Three Scattered Hits
Registered Off the Merry
Redskin.

Largely because Chief Bender had
the Sioux sign on Marse Joe boys
throughout the nine innings of the matt
nee at the National ball yard yesterday
Cornelius Mctiillicudy's Athletics climbed
a few rounds higher in the chase for the
glad rag in the American League. In
cidentally, Messrs. Street, Reising, In
glaub. Schaefer, Conroy. Mcbride. ct al,
continued merrily on their toDoggan ride
into the sub-basement of baseballdom.
One bright spot In the afternoons per-
Torrance was the facility with which the
score boy hung up the figures on the
board in center field showing that the
Detroit Tigers had dropped both ends of
a double header to the erstwhile Lar
ruperS of Cleveland, thus helping the
Philadelphians even more than did the
victory over the Cantillonites. The Ath-
letcs whipped the Nationals by the
score of two runs to none.
Doc" Reisling mounted the slab for
the locals, and with the exception of the
first inning he performed very creditably.
But that initial session settled the out
come OF the contest. because two brown
clad Philadelphians scampered across
the registering pan before Reislng set
tied into his stride, and the brace of
tallies were enough to win the game. In
the lucky G.? seventh the locals did sue
ceed In getting a man as far as third
base, but they were forced to be content
with three-quarters of run when the
Big Chief Whitfield kilifer.
Chief Had the Goods.
Bender was invincible in the first four
innings. the first twelve batters being re-
tired in order. In the fifth he took pity
on the hitless Nationals and permitted
two runners to reach the bases by the
gift route. Conroy drew the first pass
and he expired at second on Lelivelt' $
roller to Barry, the latter advancing a
base when Collins heaved tie pellet into
the grandStand in an OverhaSty effort to
complete a double play. Lelivelt con-
tinued to roost on second while kellifer
skied to Heitmuler and Mcbride drew
the other free ride. Street ended the
hope Of runs and the inning by popping
foul fly TO Thomas.
Cnglaub made the first hit for the
Nationals at the opening of the sew
enth, took second on Conroy's out and
third on passed ball. Lelivelt went
out a pop to Barry and Kelifer
punched three holes in tire circumam-
bient atmosphere. ending the round.
Yohe batted for Mcbride in the eighth
and smacked a bounder to center gar
den, but he died a moment later, when
Milan. batting for Street gave Barry
an easy chance. Milan expired in an
effort to pilfer.
The Athletics made hits in every in
ming except the fifth. but Reisling kept
abe swats we'll separated, and the Wis
itors did not threaten seriously after
the disastrous first session. Several
star stunts by the fielders behind Refs
ling smothered incipient batting rail-
lies and kept the score down
, Bakers Timely Drive.
,,tmuller opened the game for the
!, .atics by sending a hard bounder
econroy. and he died at first Barry
fe off "a clean single to center and
lollins sent a srass-cutter through the
diamond which was too hard for Schae-
Ter 10 handle. Barry counted on Bakers
safety TO right field, Collins taking
third. Mcbride fooled an easy double
play by letting Davis roller go between
his legs. Collins scoring and Baker pull
ing up at third. The latter was nipped
at the pan on Reisling's quick retrieve
of Murphy's offering, and Oldring ended
the inning by lifting cloud-scraper to
kellifer.
The swatfest promised to continue
when Thomas started the second inning
with a safe drive to center, but the
runner remained at third while Bender
Whitfield and Heitmuller and Barry sent
flies to Kellifer and Lelivelt Again in
the third runs threatened when Collins
raped to right and Browne permit
ted Bakers long fly to slip through his
ndnOS, Out COiilnS tHOuSnl tne Dali ildu
been caught and started back to first
The two runners were chased back and
forth over the lines, and not until every
player on the team and Jerry Eddinger,
Narse Joe, in person. and the water boy
had gotten assists was Collins finally
caught as he slid headforemost into
third.
\ moment later Baker fell a victim
10 Streets whip as he tried to pilfer
the same sack. Murphy opened the
fourth with hit. only to expire steal
ing. None of the Athletics passed sec
ond base during the remainder of the
game.