The Washington herald., 1911-04-29
GAMES TO-DAY.
STANDING OF THEtCLUBs.
oeciaI to The Was,,tpeton Herald.

Special TO The Washington Herald.
Philadelphia, Pa, April 8.-Washington
took the final game Of the series with the
Athletics to-day by to21, scoring the
winning tallies in the seventh inning on
a pass. two errors. and Ainsmith's timely
single. Baker saved the Athletics from
being shut out by driving the ball over
the right field fence for a home run in the
second inning.
Walter johnson earned part Of his big
salary by outpitching Jack Coombs. Both
twirlers were in good form, but johnson
was always master of the situation when
the Athletics threatened to score, and he
had better support than was accorded
the Iron man" by the worlds cham
pions. Baker had a bad day at third,
but it was not until he uncorked wild
throw in the seventh that his misplays
caused trouble
1t was the last game the Athletics will
play at Shibe Park until they return from
their Western trip on May q, and crowd
Of 5000 turned cut for the game. The
fact that Johnson was billed to pitch
against either Coombs or Plank also had
something to do with attracting the
crowd.
COON DIS In Great FOfm.
1t was a hotly contested game and
Bakers home run looked big enough TO
win with the way Coombs was holding
Washington down. Manager McAleer put
Somerlot on first and Ainsmith behind
the bat, and 1t proved a good combiaa-
ton. Somerlot played a nice game at the
initial bag and Ainsmith got three of the
six hits off Coombs his single in the sew
enth resulting in scoring the winning
runs. Another shift was made in the
batting order also.
Washington had few chances to SCORE
in the early innings and made only two
hits, one Of which was a scratch, off
Coombs in the first six innings. Somer-
lot reached first when Baker muffed his
line drive in the second and then stole
second. There We're two out at the time
and Coombs famed Cunningham. With
one gone in the fourth. Elberfeld beat out
a hot one to Baker, but died stealing, and
in the fifth Cunningham walked and Ain
smith singled. Cunningham reached
third, but Ainsmith was nailed at second
when Coombs intercepted Murphys re-
turn. Johnson then famed and Milan
flied to Murphy.
Baker hit the first ball pitched in the
second for a home run, the ball hitting
on top of the fence and bounding into
Twelfth street. Lapp was hit on the
finger by a foul tip in the first inning
and gave way to Livingston. Paddy
beat out a hit to Cunningham and
reached second on the latters wild throw
in the third. Coombs sacrifice put him
on third, but Strunk rolled to Somerlot,
who he'd Livingston on third, and
Oldring was retired by Elberfeld.
Mcbride Makes Fine Stop.
Collins beat out a hit in the fourth, |
but was doubled up trying to take third |
on Bakers infield out Murphy walked |
in the fifth. but Mcbride robbed McIn- !
MS of a hit by fine one-handed stop. |
In the sixth Strunk singled; Elberfeld |
threw Oldring out; Collins flied to Con- |
roy. and Strunk moved to third or a |
wild pitch; Baker walked and stole sec |
ond, but Davis missed the best chance |
the Athletics had by striking out.
Murphy opened the seventh with a sin
gle. stole second, and went to third on ,
q wild throw. McInnis famed, and Muir
ply and Livingston were doubled up
when the latter hit to Mcbride.
In Washingtons seventh Mcbride |
walked, Somerlot beat out a hit to Ba-