The Washington times., 1910-07-31
Throw a Bad Scare Into Ath-
leticS by Ninth Inning
Rally.
JOHNSON'S SHOOTS
STOP BECKENDORF
Force Him TO Give Way TO Henry
IN First SeSsiOu-Bender
Chased.

PHILADELPHIA. July S1.-Just by
the pr5vcrbiaI skin of their teeth did
The Athletics Craze through a winner
over washington in the hnai game q
the series yesterday by score or !
tc 3
It should not have been thus, as Chief
Bender had held the Nationals absl-
lutely safe until the ninth, when he
weakened and It required the assistance
OF Eddie Plank 10 keep lICAleeT's men
from either tying the score OF forging
u the front Meanwhile 1z.t.a spectators
went through some aG1niziuG moments
There was no particular reason why
Bender should have weakened, except
possibly tie heat When a triple, a
base on balls. and two singles had
scored two runs in the ninth Manager
Mack began to wonder what was
wrong he WlE-waggel 20 the chief.
but the Indian hurle- answered that De
was o. p But when another base on
balls had loaded the bases ana single
had scored one more run. Connie mo-
toned the Chef to quit, and, as Eddie
Plank had been warming I'D rellE5OusIy,
he was able 10 go IN with three on auG
none out and stop the r0lIy, only allow
ing two more runs TO score.
Henry DOns Pad
An easy run was scored by the Ath-
letics in the opening period Lord open
ed with a bOunGer over second GOOD
for a single and pilrered second be-
cause BeCkeudorf failed 10 hold one of
JOhnsoH-s fast ones. CIdrInE sacrificed.
putting Bris on third, and when
another Of Johnson-s speeders slipped
through BeckendOrf's fms. the former
zap scampered across the plate
Henry then dCuued the uindpad and
mask Beckendorf having injured his
JhGmb- And Collins and Baker proved
soft outs
Good fortune smiled on the arecEman
III the third Washington period CessIer
SmOte FOR two bases and Henry uaT-l7
3 peppery one at Bender, which bound
ed on the chiefs glove But by some
LlcAy caanGe. the oall was detected
right into Davis hands, and he threw
10 Baker IN time 10 get GessIer at
third Johnson and Scnaerer could do
nothing after that
johnson Hit Hard.
Another tally WAS made in the Mack
fifth period by Kid 1IcInnes- three
base swat over the third sack. EIber-
field contended that the bah had gone
foul and there was quite an argument,
but Umpire O'L0ughIIn said it was
al
4ICInnes sc0Oted across the plate when
Thomas singled past BeIveIt That was
ali, for Bender hit into a double PLAY.
" washington got a man 10 third In the
stFentl inning With one out. fF Fl
o--Ie-d was III by q pitched ual and
reached second on McBride-S OUT Con
Toy was safe al ErSr because Es-ka-
I1oZleu MS grOuuGeT. but GeSS.er bound
81 an easy one 10 Baker which ended T.
In the Mack pam or the seventh Elk-
= cpeneG with single. but che rain.
S2lcn mad been falling for I'VE 11fuUtes,
Decatle 50 heavy that imp re- y.I-r--I-
I'm called q cessation % ho-tiIi lies
Fatal Triple
After twelve minutes rest, the Gown
r"ur ceased and upon resumption c.
play, Davis walked Murphy advanced
the runners with a sacrifice and Xii
hcInnis came to their rescue WA a
triple which tailed two runs lIcIrrls
was thrown ont a- the plate
-lree more runs were piled I'D lu the
AllieIcS glE.tl inning Bender 0.-nlE
H.-h 1ut-uaSer o. right and Lord
tp-ced him ar second. h-t Lord Eeacr-I
second on J0lESoU's wild toss % catch
MIN asleep az --S-- and DEGT--E bear
= ho- shot al Johnson Collins ter
was good for the circuit and saua Lord
and DliTL-E home ahead u him E7-ar
tHree bases Frank EeSi-aLr5 AZ tLi-E
and was thrown out a- the plate, which
1ooued him Of a home run
Nerve-Rackng Rally.
II was in the final chance Of the Nat
1onals at bat that Chief Bender took an
aerial voyage LeIiveIt started with a
triple 20 right and E.IberfeId singled To
center scoring one Mcbride was
walked and CODrOy.s C1e-haSer TO cen
ter Tailed another Ees.re- was afs5
ranked and the bases were loaded with
none out
HeuTES single to right scored one
more and then Manager Mack called
Eddie Plank 20 Go the rescue act
Manager McAleer first sent Grav- a
left-hand hitter. 10 swat for Johnson
but. changed 10 Tnglaub, a righf-hander-
when Plank went in And I-ugfaub
struck out But SChacfer was waIL ed
forcing In another run and on KILL
fer's grOuuder to Collins the 9th ssIfv
was Chalked up Then Plank struck 0Iz-
Relsllng- who batte1 for LeliveIt- and il
was all over