Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-31
RALLY TOO LATE
T0SAVE GAME
Nationals Score Five Runs in
Final Inning, But Are Beaten
j by Athletics, 7 to 5.
JOHNSON PROVES
ANYTHING BUT PUZZLE
Has Off Day and Is Pounded
Numerically II fender
Does Well Until Ninth
Special Dispatch to The Star.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, July 3O.-The
Athletics wound UP their long home ses-
ston at Shibe Park this afternoon with
Z TO ) victory over Washington, and
the fans are a bit more satisfied that the
White Elephants made an even break
after losing the first two games. 1t was
not a cinch, however, for those unbeat-
able Nationals made another of their
eleventh hour spurts and had the specta-
tors guessing for time.
Until the ninth Bender had kept down
the run getting to zero, and there was no
reason to believe that he would be In
danger at that late stage. True, the
Nationals had made several hits off him.
but he had braced well in the face of
possible scoring, and had used the genu-
inc Indian sign to advantage. Then
came that horrible nightmare in the
ninth. Like bolt out of the blue sky
It struck the big Chief and he pro-
ceeded to take an aerial voy age. which al
most proved fatal.
Lelivelt was the first to face Bender
and his contribution was smashing
three-bagger to the right field fence. Ben
der smiled grimly and sent an outShoOt
down to Elberfeld: 1t was driven over
second for single, and Lelivelt raced
home with the first run. The Indian was
upset and could not locate the plate for
Mcbride, who walked.
Conroy kept up the good work by
singling to center sending home Elber-
field and causing the spectators to shout
for Bender's removal from the box. He
remained in, however, and another groan
went up when he passed Gessler,t Milling
the bases. Henry wanted piece Of the
pie so he singled to right. sending home
Mcbride and leaving the bases filled.
This was enough for Connie Mack and
Bender was recalled, Plank taking his
place.
Unglaub Fans in Pinch.
Unglaub came to the bat for johnson,
but missed three hard swings and sat
down, Schaefer forcing Conroy in with
the fourth run. Killifer was thrown out
b. Collins, while Gessler was scored,
Reisling, who batted for Lelivelt, ended
the agony by striking out.
Johnson was not in his usual puzzling
form against the Athletics. and they
pounded him for twelve hits, for a total
OF twenty-five bases. He managed to
keep the runs down until the sixth, only
two being made off him up to that time,
but the Athletics cut loose in the seventh
and eighth with five more. McInnis was
the chief offender against johnson, two
three-baggers and single falling to his
lot. Baker also got two hits for four
bases and Eddie Collins raped out a
homer and a single. The Athletics got
away with an early run in the first in
ming. Lord the first man up, got base
on Daais and promptly stole second.
went to third on Oldrings sacrifice hunt
and scored on a passed ball.
Neither side did anything more until the
dfth session, when with one down Nc
Innis drove a beauty over third to left
field fence for three sacks. Thomas
rlinched the Init with single to right. and
McInnis scored. A light rain fell as the
Athletics went to the bat In the seventh,
and after a wait OF ten minutes Baker
began with a single to center. Davis
waited for his pass, and each runner
moved UP base on Murphy's sacrifice
out at first. McInnis repeated his three
base hit of the fifth inning, and Baker
and Davis scored, but McInnis was nail
ed at the plate when he tried to stretch
1t into home run.
johnson Is Bumped.