The Washington herald., 1911-05-12
epedsl to The Washington Herald.

Special to The Washington Herald
Chicago, May l1-Twenty runs for the
sox. Incredible as it may seem. that's
what Comiskey's ball players did this
afternoon at the South Side Park, beat
ing the lowly Nationals into small bits
by a score Of 20 to 6. They made twenty
base hits for total of thirty-four bases
They had five doubles, three triples, and
one home run mixed up in the bunch.
There was no means Of stopping them.
and Jimmy McAleer. the Washington
leader, might nearly as we'll have dis
missed all his men except the battery
and hired a few small boys to stay back
at the fences and throw the ball back.
Not since Charley Comiskey brought the
White Sox TO the South Side in 1900 has
there been such batting as has been the
rule for the last two days against WASH
ington. Nineteen hits were made
Wednesday and twenty to-day. It seems
the old time hitless wonders are about
to turn into the batting kings of base
ball.
Bob Groom, the tall young twirler, who
was raised in the quiet little German
town Of Belleville. Ill, just across the
river from st. Louis, stood up and faced
that batting array throughout the game.
He had to do it because there was no
one in fit shape to relieve him. Toward
the finish he was lobbing the ball over
the plate in languid hopelessness taking
q chance that 1t would hit into the hands
of some fielder. But before the seventh
and eighth rounds were over. the field
ers were weary and footsore from chas-
ing the ball.
Milan Scores in First.
Milan, the first man UP, singled to
right, and Conroy bunted him to second.
Leliyelt tapped out to White. and Elber-
field slapped a grounder to Corhan. who
threw badly to first, the Kid being safe
and Milan scoring White caught the
Kid off first and ended that round
With two out in the next. Corhan
heaved McBride's grounder to the stand.
letting him reach second. from where he
scored on Henry's single.
In the third Milan lined vicious one
Just out of McIntyre's reach, and before
BOdie could recover the ball and relay II
in Milan was at the plate. Doc got the
side out without further trouble thar
time.
In the Sox half Of the third. with one
out, Mcconnell and Lord each singled
and were moved UP by McIntyres out.
Conroy then muffed Callahan's fly, and
both Mcconnell and Lord got. home, but
Cal was nipped trying to take sec
ond
Germany Schaefer delighted his bleach
er admirers by opening the fourth with
q triple. He scored on McBrides single,
after Cunningham had grounded out.
White famed the next two to get out
of the hole.
Bodie started the Sox's fourth with a fly
to left, and when Schaefer muffed, Ping
raced to second. Collins hunted him to
third and Corhan brought him home
with double TO right.
The heavy firing started in the fifth,
when Mcconnell opened with double to
left. Lord singled to right, bringing
him home. Mcintyre forced Lord at
second but Callahan bounced a single
over second. Bodie followed with a
mighty wallop to left center for three
bags, scoring Matty and Callahan, and
Collins drove a double to the other side
Of the field. scoring Bodie, but Jack was
nailed at third trying to stretch his hit |
Corhan famed and closed that rally.
Two More for Nationals.
In the seventh the Nationals counted
twice. Mcbride starting with a single. |
Henry forced him at second. but Groom
poked a lucky hit over second. Corhan
scooped Milans smash back of second !
in time to force Groom, but Conroy
doubled to left. scoring both Henry and
Milan. Lelivelt famed, closing the in |
ming White held the Nationals down /
from then to the finish. Score:
WASHINGTON. ABB. R. H. PO. A E. |
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