The Washington herald., 1911-06-23
sp.ci,l 70 Ths Wsshinrtop Herald.

Philadelphia, June 22-Unusually excit-
ing, replete with brilliant plays, and con-
tanning one exceptional incident, the final
contest between the Athletics and WASH
ington was won by the worlds cham
pions at Shibe Park to-day, s to 8.
The Nationals gave the White FL
ephants a brave battle for the last con-
test of the series. Up to the sixth round
Dixie" Walker pitched a superior brand
Of ball, had been faultlessly supported,
and held the champions at bay by score
Of to L Then he slipped and with him
almost every man on the team momen>
tarily stumbled. With two down in the
seventh, Walker cracked young Leonard,
who had succeeded Bender, squarely In
the middle of the back. Then followed
an explosion Of hits and errors, and be-
fore the third man could be retired the
Athletics had made the result safe by
scoring FIVE unearned runs.
Prior to the sensational seventh Walker
had held the champions to five bingles
and one run, and his clever pitching had
worried the crowd perceptibly. Bender
started as Walkers opponent. The Big
Chief had pitched better ball than the
Dixie Boy in the matter Of hits, hold
ing the Nationals in check with four
a
IN the third had sent two runs scurry-
ing across the plate, giving Washing
ton a lead which they held until the
seventh.
Bender Put Out of Game.
With Mcbride retired and Conroy at
SRe bat in the sixth, an old ball was
thrown into the field, rolling near the
pitchers box Bender stepped out of
the box to pick up the sphere. saw that
It was a muoh-used ball, and promptly
hurled it over the grand stand. For
this act, done in no heat or with any
malice, Umpire Egan promptly invited
CharlSs Albert to vacate his position
on the slab and take a rest on the
bench. The Indian Indignantly OBJ
jected, as did all the other Athletic
players, to Egan's altogether uncalled
for punishment. Despite the general
protest against his verdict, the umpire
was obdurate, and, after considerable
delay, Bender went to the bench, and
young Leonard made his debut. He
promptly ended the inning by tanning
Conroy and Ainsmith.
Two marvellous running catches fea-
tured the game. The first was made by
Gessler in the sixth inning, when he
raced toward the bleachers after Muir
phys fast speeding liner. Finding that
he was going to miss the rapidly trav-
cling sphere, he threw himself head
long, threw out both hands, grabbed
the ball, fell prone on his face, but
came up with the sphere clutched In
his glove
MiIan's Gpeat Catch.
Murphy was the victim OF the other
brilliant effort by Milan in the eighth.
The Washington middle fielder made
his remarkable catch running toward
the ball, which was a short fly. Start
ing with the crack Of the bat, Milan
only reached the ball by a forward
lunge, just as the ball was dropping
to the ground. Like Gessler, he fell,
sprawling, on the greensward, full
length, and slid fully ten feet after
falling. The crowd could hardly be-
lieve its eyes when he disclosed the
ball in his hands on arising. Tremen-
dous ovations rewarded each speotacu-
lar effort.
Inns singled and came home on Bakers
ceeded this tally by one in the third.
Milan opened with a single. Schaefcr
walked Walker fouled out, trying
to sacrifice. On EIberfeld's inheld out
both runners advanced a base. both
counting on Gessler's single to center.
Five More for Mnckmen.
After Barry and Thomas had been re-
tired in the seventh, Leonard took first
on a pitched ball Lord scored him with
a triple to the scoreboard. Strunk
counted Lord with a scratch hit to Nc
Bride. strunk stole second and scored
while Schaefer was fumbling Collins
grounder. Baker smashed the ball TO
righl center and Collins crossed the
plate. but AinsmIth threw McInnis out
trying to go to third on the high pitch.
The Athletics scored twice in their half
of the eighth. After Milan had made
his wonderful catch or Murphy, Barry
scratched a hft, and went to third on
Thomas drive to right Leonard scored
Barry with a single and Thomas counted
on single by Lord
The Nationals got busy In their last
round Lelivelt batted for E. Walker
and hit for two bases. Milan popped TO
Collins. Schaefer was passed. c.
Walker hit TO Baker, whose throw to
Collins forced out Schaefer EIberfeld's
scratch hit scored Lelivelt Gessler's
oorking double counted c. Walker and
sent Elberfeld TO third, the latter scor-
ing on Barry's wild throw to first on
McBride's grounder. Conroy ended the