The Washington herald., 1910-09-29

Chicago. Sept. 2S.--George Moreland will
have TO admit now that Walter Johnson
has beaten Rube Waddens strike-out
record. He also Will have to admit that
Washington is in sixth place all alone. and
the Sox are seventh The last local clash
OF the East and the West occurred to-
day on the South Side. and the Nationals
were winners. 8 10 l.
Looking at the score, and knowing that
Walter Johnson pitched, some might fig
ure that the Nationals were easy win
neTs. But they weren't Walter had 10
pitch all he knew how before il was over
Washington was behind for three innings
and didn't get at all busy with Doc
White until the sixth Then the score
was tied 1t was in the eighth that Nc
Aieer's family went TO the front. Doc
didn't have anything at all on his old
victims in this round. and he had stu
less in the ninth. The Nationals made
eighth hits in the final two innings. They
had made six previously, so their total
was fourteen. compared with three the
Sox got of Walter.
Three-bagger for White.
Doc Whites own mighty swat and an
error by George Mcbride gave Chicago
one in the third. That was the only one
for the home team, but it looked good
until the Washington sixth, for Doc was
Just as good as the Idaho terror for five
rounds. a bit Of slow fielding by Lena"
b1sVr,. aorsa ha Nationals .baf- erer
real opportunity 70 score and they took
advantage Of IL, But the hero OF the first
Washington run was not Blackburne. but
Herman Schaefer. who was back IN the
war after a long fuTlOugh. The furlough
appears 10 have done Herman lots OF good
He came 10 bat four times and made only
four hits. One Of them was a double II
was a single with which he scored Gun
ningham in the sixth. After that the
Sox had some chances 10 tie it up; that
is before Doc lost all his cunning. It was
the old story of the lacking pinch hit.
or course. you can't blame any mans
ball club for not doing much pinch hit
ting against this Johnson party.
BY retiring the side twice on strikes
Johnson tied Lange's record against the
New York Yanks. And when Walter fan
ned Mclean for the second time In the
fourth inning, he had set new mark for
strike-outs in a season. Before he en-
tered the arena to-day he had 297 whiffs
10 his credit Waddells mark was 501.
Walter needed four TO tie and five 10
hang up a new figure. Before the pas
timing was over he had breezed ten of
us. The new record is. therefore SO7. and
there's no telling how much more IL will
be before Johnson goes home TO spend
the winter
Lord received one OF Johnson's three
passes in the first inning He stole sec
ond in defiance of Ainsmiths great wing.
and went to third when Walter threw
wild TO catch him mapping. But he was
left when Mclean famed and Dougherty
grounded to Mcbride.
One was down in the third when Doc
White cut loose with a healthy one be-
tween Milan and Sehaefer. clyde, the
ball, and Doc gave a great exhibition of
speeding. Doc was just pulling up at
third when Milan's throw reached Nc
Bride. George kicked il and White
scored easily.
Nationals Tie the Score.
Two were down in the sixth before the
Nationals got busy. Then Cunningham
singled 20 center. Blackburne consumed
several minutes in picking up Somerlot's
grounder, and when he pegged to first
the Terre Haute product was there. Gun
ningham kept right on going and beat
Muilen's return throw to third. This
brought up Schaefer with one of his
timely wallops. Cunningham scored and
Somerlot went to third. Dutch stole sec
ond. but Lord made a beautiful stop or
McBrides hard drive and got his man.
The best Sox chance TO score again
came right in their half of that same
round. Mcconnell walked, and moved 20
second on Lords out Mclean met the
ball fairly. but it bounded off Johnson's
shins and Mcbride recovered it in time
10 flag Molly. With Mcconnell on third
Dougherty walked, and got away with
delayed steal of second. but Chouinard
lined one right into Johnsons hands
The Nationals broke the tie in the
eighth. Milan beat out a bounder 10
Lord. Elberfeld hit 10 right. sending
Clyde TO third. Cunningham's safe punch
to center scored him. Somerlot popped
a bunt to White. Schaefer made his
fourth hit, a single 10 center. but Elber-