The Washington herald., 1911-08-06
Final Game Goes
To Sox by 8 to 7
Six Twirlers Used by Contending Clubs in Sub
marine Battle-Becker Is Given Another
Trial in the Box
By WILLIAM PEET.

in another submarine battle yesterday,
Gen. Duffy's band proving to be better
mud horses than the home gang, score
s to Z.
One encoura ging feature Of the con-
fict was the fact that the White Sox
had to fight to keep ahead after the
sixth inning, the local club being ready
to take advantage of any slip-up and
always on the alert to pull off something.
The game was almost featureless Both
sides worked three twirlers. and, with
the exception of Gray for Washington
and Young for Chicago, the others were
hit hard.
Buck Becker was sent against the visi-
tors for the second time and. although
badly rnussed UP in one inning. steadied
down and pitched frst-class ball. The
Nationals knocked Iron Man Lange out
of the box in the second. but Chicago
came right back in the third and rid
died Tom Hughes. Hovlik replaced
LanCe.r and Becker took up the job
where Long Tom left off. Dolly Gray
twirled the ninth for the home folks.
and young Cy Young worked this half
and part of the eighth for the Windy
City crowd
-he old nor'easter which has been how
ering about us the past few days re-
fused 10 leave in time for the game.
ana, WIN a OftZZle IOT SldtlcI, lLc
rain drops assumed big league proper
tions in the second inning, when Cmp
Connolly ordered a fifteen-minute res
p:te.
ConrOy Makes Stnr Play.
The diamond and outfield were soft and
the going treicherous, but at that few
slarng errors cropped out. Wild Con-
roy bobbed 1p with the only fielding
gem, in the seventh inning, when he
snagged a slew bounding grounder from
Lords bat, slipped down on his side, and
pegged over TO first while in a PROSTATE
position. TIE throw was true. and many
believed thelbaIl rid beaten the runner,
but Umpire Parker ruled otherwise.
Lord and Mcconnell complained Of not
feeling we'll before the game, but their
hitting Indicated differently. They con-
nected .or q quartet of safe swats each
some Cloudng for a pair of invalds.
At that he Nationals won the present
series, three games TO two. This makes
eight Victories out of the last twelve
games phyed, with St. Louis here for a
series, starting Tomorrow. Not bad, eh,
you fans?
Tom Hughes got of to a bum start. the
Sox cornbing two runs out of him in the
first rn1nd Mcintyre and Lord both
slapprd singles into right field. Callahan
grounded to Wild 'onroy, who touched
McIitvre going to third. The mighty
fene buster. Ping Bodie, took three
healthy swings. but Amby Mcconnell
crashed to center for a clean single.
scsring Lord and Callahan. Collins
fe'ced Mcconnell at second, and the
agony was over.
Lange Is Bumped Hard.
The Nationals could do nothing with
Lange in their half of the first. but
made the iron man bite the dust in the
second. Gessler, first UP. was hit on the
leg Spartacus Walker whitfield. Mcbride
was safe when Mcconnell threw poorly
to Collins on Capt Macs easy Erounder.
Conroy walked, filling the bases. Gabby
Street singled through Mcconnell, scoring
GessIer. Tom Hughes hit safely to CEN
ter, sending in McBrfde and Conroy. This
was enough for Lange, who was sent to
the rathskeller in favor of Hovlik. Milan,
the first to face Hovlik, struck out, but
Schaefer came across with a pretty single
to right, sending in Street Germany
made the third out trying to reach the
midway bag on the throw-in from Nc
Intyre. Score-Nationals, 4; White Sox, 2.
Tom Hughes got away with the second
Chicago inning all right, but was sent
to the stable in the third. after Bodie, |
Mcconnell and Collins had sineled in
turn, Bodie and Mcconnell crossing the
plate on the laters swat Buck Becker
then essayed TO fool Duffy's tribe. and
was fortunate enough to retire the side
before further damage was inflicted
Alas, The Joy Of the fans was short
lived. The Sox, as related above, tied the
count in the third and tackled on four
more tallies in the fourth. Becker did
not seem TO have much stun, and was
battcd hard. A single by Lord, Gala
hans sacrifice. safe wallops by Bodie and
Mcconnell, n walk handed to Collins, and
another single by Tannehil netted the
quartet Of tallies which won the game.
A lot OF excitement was uncorked In the |
Nationals half OF the fifth, when Nc
Aleer's willing workers pulled up to
within one of the Chicago count.
Three Runs for Nationals.
Milan fell a victim to Hovlik's twisters |
and fanned. Schaefer singled and Elber- |
field walked. DOC" Gessler ratified a
board of the right field fence. but the |
ball was felded so fast by Matty McIn- |
tyre that Schaefer feared to take a
chance on sprinting home. Red Walker |
poked a dandy single over Tannehill s |
dome and Schaefer and Elberfeld count |
ed, qessler going to third. Mcbride flied 1
10 Mclntyre, and on the sacrifice Gessler !
oeat II oNer the plate with the Nationals
sevfnth and last tally.
Becker frightened up after tbe fourth |
and the visitors could not touch him. /
Thi Navy Yard boy gave his best per-
romance IN the seventh. when, with the
pates Jagged, he struck out the famous
Jimmy Callahan
nanager McAleer sent in his wrecking
With one down In the eighth Ain.sai.h
htted Tor Street and Cunningham was
fnt In TO hit for Becker. AZ this s,aes
nanaGer Duny pulled the strings on How.
lk and ordered young Cy Young 10 ttse
oo. Ainsn,ith filed to Lord and Cum.
bingham whitfield
The Nationals got schaefer as far -,
fecond and Elberfeld on first in ths
ninm with one out, but Gessler popped
70 Mcconnell and Walker filed to PAYNE.
ending the game.