The Washington herald., 1910-09-28
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.
Special IT, The Washington Herald

Chicago. Sept, 27.-The White Sox were
in sixth place all alone for a brief spell
to-day But they relapsed and resumed
their tie for the position with the Ma
tionals before nightfall. Dolly Gray
handed them the first game. 10 0. and
they lost TO Bob Groom In the second. 81
TO 2 through the weakest kind of pinch
hitting, loose battery work, and hard
luck
Although Groom was as strong as they
make them in the pinches. his perform
anee did not approach that of Gray. as far
as effectiveness was concerned. Dolly
was unfortunate enough to be mixed up
with Jim Scott. who pitched one Of his
good games and never gave Washington
an opening big enough 10 see through
Dolly allowed two hits and Jim the same
number. Jim set down eleven Nationals
on strikes. Mr.. Somerlot. of Terre Haute.
being a victim three times. He might
have beaten that record If he had come
10 bat oftener. Only two Nationals, pc
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hits, got on in the Scott game. One of
them was Cunningham. who forced the
Kid in the fourth inning, and the other
was George Mcbride. who was fortunate
enough TO draw Scotty's only pass
Gray Is Generous.
Gray was the persOnihcation Of generos-
ity. He must have guessed that the Sox
we're having an of day as pinch batters.
for he saved them the disgrace by insert
ing two wild pitches where they would do
the most good. But for these wild pitches
the teams might have been playing that
first game yet. with three games down
for tomorrow, instead of one.
Fred Olmstead started the second battle
for the home folks. but gave it up as
bad job after the Nationals had made
all their three runs. Young Cy Young
was sent 10 the rescue with the bases
full and one down in the second inning.
He had some luck right there, for EIber-
fields mighty smash went into Mullen's
hands and resulted In a double play
Afterward. Young Cy proved an apt stu
dent of Groom in the art Of pinch pitch
ms ne NdllOildlS continued 10 MT Elfn,
but they couldn't get "a man around.
Clyde Milan and Elberfeld We're the
Washington batting heroes Andy Nc
Connell. Lord. and Chouinard handled
the stick nicely for Chicago. The TIA
bascO Kid" had four clean swats for his
days pains and ought 10 have had an
other. This was the line drive in the
second inning of No. that pulled Young
out OF the slough of despond.
First Game.
Gray was not slow about handing the
Sox the first run. With two out In the
first round. Mclean made his only base
hit of the day. Dolly heaved wild 10
catch him mapping and he moved to
second. He scored all the way from
there while Gabby Street was trying TO
pick up a wild pitch near the stand.
Chouinard doubled in the fifth and was
sacrificed TO third by Zeider. but Mullen
famed and Payne grounded TO Gray,
Zeider walked and stole in the eighth,
chased TO third on an out, and came
across on Gray's second timely wild pitch,
Washingtons bids for victory in this
battle are not worth talking about
great deal. Elberfelds first single came
in round l. He stole second and ad-
vanced to third while Scott was tossing
out Cunningham. Then Somerlot gave his
first tanning exhibition. Kids second hit
and the last made OF Scotty. started the
fourth. Cunningham hunted too hard
and forced Kid. and then was nailed
trying 10 steal on Somerlot's third strike;
his sixth one. rather
Mcbride walked in the eighth, after one
was gone. Mullen dropped a throw 10
catch him mapping. and he raced to sec
ond. but Ralston flied to Dougherty and
Street rolled to Scotty himself.