The Washington herald., 1911-10-11
BY WILLIAM PEET,
lletics are avenged.

Showing a complete reversal of form
over the first exhibition In the concrete
coliseum, the White Elephants pulled
down the AIl-Stars' two-run lead in
;he fifth and sent over the winning tally
in the ninth, landing the game. to =.
Bender. Coombs. and Plank again did
tn" twirling for the champs. and this
time showed some real stuff, each
pitcher yielding one hit. The McAleer
outfit was lucky to scn:c.
Walter J"hnson's speed was very much
- the Athletics liking. 1t is seldom he
alloHS any club more than half a dozen
hits. hut tn MaCkmen put him on the
IIck and Choked ten solid whacks out
"t him. eddie Collins was the chief Of
fender. with three safe sWats out of fuu.
times up
WhiIr yesterdays scrap. from a PhiId-
':"'Fhid -: ECl Oint. was II decided i'm
PI"V.lnvTt UveI the first exhibition. the
:iaclIrrU iIaN' yet to show the whirl-
w.ud work which characterized their
pity asdinst the Chicago Cubs last fall.
The champs as d team. hit better yester-
day. lit their fielding Was ragged.
Thomas threw out every woUld-bc base
>i@;rler. but both Milan and Chase were
able 10 get away with steals on Lapp
Davis Is on Color.
First hHsc seems to he a hole that
badly ryecds plugging Harry Davis will
m"Idy Y do for the hig series. as he is
ha0ly Of form. due probably to his long
re.t. onnie Mack said after the game
that he felt sure NcGnnis would he able
20 hold down the initial baS next sat
UrIIt
The two AlI-StHr runs were gifts,
for COOmbs walked two. and A scratch
single together with an inticld out,
turned The trick. From then on the
stars did not have chance against
IL" Athletic hurlers.
Jack COOmhS worked four innings,
Eddie Plank pitched three. and Chief
Gender. the hope of tho Athletics.
worked III" remaining two. Ty Cobb
greeting him with n single TO center
AMI being thrown out at third.
Manager McAleer decided to send his
star tw rler to the mound. but Walter
Johnson and his 5000 arm did not
foazN the champions.
Neither team felded any too we'll each
Icing charged with three miSplayS Two
OC the Athletics errors were made by
Harry Davis on first. hut Harry also
contributed tho first White Elephant run
when he dropped the ball over the right
field fence for a circuit trot in the second
inning. The other error was a pour
throw ny Barry.
M"Bridc, Milan. ard Gsrdner slipped
w for the All-Stars. Mcbride bootine
Crounder, Gardner throwing wild and
Milan letting drive go through him.
Hal Chase put up a great game at the
initial station, time and again making
'ne-hand stops Of bad throws. which he
alone can make, and in the fifth inning
pulling off one of the feature plays of
the day when he snagsed Lords drive
and tossed him out at first. Mcbride in
short, EIberf"ld on second. and ''Ciabby''
street behind the bat worked well for
tho stars.
In the ninth Briscoe Lord made one
al the swellest catches ever witnessed
on tn" local ball field tearing in after
Gardncr's fly and getting the ball on
tho foul line. The sphere was an easy
tap. just over the inf1clder's heads. and
how J-crd ever managed 10 get his
bands IN il s a mystery.
AH-Stars Score Two.
Milan opened the game by working
Coombs for a walk. and went to second
on tn" first ball pitched. Ty Cobb. who
Was urged by the fans to put the
lan over the right field fence once
more. whitfield at three. Doc GessIer
looked them 1ver and strolled. Hal
Chase hit a dinky roller to Barry beat
ing the throw to Davis and filling the
bases. ElberIeId rolled to baker on the
hit and run signal and Harry Davis
dropped good throw. Milan counting
Larry Gardner lifted Il high one to Old
ring and G"ssl"r beat tn, throw home
by foot
In their half ot the first. Eddie COL
Iins singled with two down. and Eakor
was safe whom Mcbride booted his easy
SrOundc'. Collins PLAYED too far off tho
bag and WAS niPpcd by a perfect throw
from Johnson
Harry Iavis put the Athletics one run
closer 10 tn" Stars in the second by
SlamminE the ball over the Fatima sign |
n right field for a homo run.
In tnc fifth round tn" worlds cham
nions tied the score. johnson threw out !
Thomas. and Plank was safe when Gard |
ner threw wild to Chase. Chase tossed |
Lord out at first, Plank going to second |
from where he scored when OldrinE sin !
-led 10 center. Street threw OIdring out |
~ second when the latter tried to steal
The winning run crossed the plate in |
The last half of the ninth. Collins OPEN |
ID the inning hv slappias a clean single |
to left. Frank Baker. the slugging third |
sacker Of the White Elephants, met one
If Johnson's speed balls, and was round
nE second WheE GeSsler relayed the ball |
with the much-needed tally.
To-day the Athletics and Al-Stars will |
play in Richmond. with Joe Wood, the
FHH a.