The Washington herald., 1910-09-16
GAME TO-DAY.
Chicago IS St. Louis. 5 p. m.
PRINTERS. LEAGUE STANDING.
By WILLIAM PEET.

The only chance the Washington print
ers had of landing within striking dis
tance OF the championship cup went
glimmering yesterday when the New
York Typos hung a 12-to-s defeat on
them in the second game OF the double
header.
indianapolis was also eliminated by st.
Louis, 10 10 6, In lOng-drawn-out and
listless contest, featured by the heavy
hitting Of the crowd from Missouri and
the easy manner in which the losers ac-
cumulated errors.
Because OF their victory over Phila-
delphia on the opening day. several hun
dred friends of the Washington team
turned out and Joined the regular root
ers. presenting a formidable cheering sec
ton. but IL was no use. as the Columbia
printers only flashed up In one inning.
when five runs crossed the plate and
gave the locals lighting chance New
York cllnched the game by pushing five
more talies over during the last three
chapters.
The contest abounded in features New
VI lAAANh NAA n NbAlAN VI AANU uOAUlt
plays. and big Krouse. the local first
sacker. stole home when the Gotham
players were evidently UP in the air dur
ing the seventh inning. Roach stabbed a
liner of Weaver's war club in the eighth
that smacked OF big league stun.
Weaver was 10 victim OF some ragged
support at critical times and this aided
the visitors materially in their hunt for
runs. On the other hand. O'Brlen. the
Gotham finger. was mighty effective In
every inning but the seventh.
How Columbia Printers Lost.
Weaver held New York runless for
three innings. In the fourth Fisher led
off with a single and swiped second.
Roach died on fly 10 Wood. but Hagan
dubbed the ball 20 a safe spot in right.
and Fisher pulled up at third. Hagan
stole second as Hummer famed. Homan
laid down p slow grounder 10 Krouse.
who tried to beat the former TO the bag.
and before he could recover himself
Fisher and Roach were over the plate.
O'Brlen was a puzzle to the Columbia
printers until the fifth. whsn ShieidS beat
out scratch hit. Sole second, reached
third on Kummsr's error. and crossed
the plate wheh Walter Ball blasted one
through Ro.ch.
New York refused 10 be held down and
gr1bbed four more runs in the other half
Of the inning. when Weaver developed a
Wild streak. hitting two men, and this.
coupled with safe cracks by G. Bund.
Fisher and Hagan. together with a two
bagger by Roach. turned the trick.
When Washington's seventh opened
the score stood 10 l against them. as
New York collected a couple in their half
Of this chapter. The home rooters pulled
long and loud for somebody to start
something. and somebody did. as the
Gothamites went up in the ar for the
first time since the tourney opened and
five local runs crossed the plate.
Weaver led of the inning with a single.
Goucher drew a ticket. Ball singled. fill
ing the bases. Wood sent up a long fy
cut Krouse drove the ball TO right field
and Hagan muffed it. Goucher coming
home. Elicit was safe on Johnsons boot.
which permitted Ball to dash over the
rubber. Then followed an argument by
several Of the New Workers and home
plate was left uncovered. KrOuse sneak
ed in from third base and Elicit came
home a minute later on Roach's error.
Wilhide and Suess were easy outs, retir-
Ing the side.
This display of run-gettIng gave the
home rooters a chance 10 break loose.
which they did with a vengeance. but
their JOY was OF short duration. as the
New Workers came back like a hungry
dog after q bone. Four hits in the eighth.
one Of them a two-bagger. together with
errors by Ball and Goucher. netted fve
tallles and spelled disaster for Columbia
1Ol.
Walter Ball was the heavy slugger for
the home folks. Out Of five times up
he pulled down four safe hits.