The Washington herald., 1911-07-16
Savage BaHest
Beats Nationals
Chicago Comes from Behind with a Rush and
WaHops Tom Hughes Slants-Png Bodie
Smacks Out Homer
Special to The Washington Herald

Chicago, July B.-The Chicago White
Sox regained their slugging ability this
afternoon and closed out a victory over
and winning an exciting game, by a
score of to 5. The Sox made it a
clean-cut victory, though they had to
fight uphill a part of, the way.
The climax came in the seventh in
ming, when Ping Bodie waIloped the
ball into the left-f1eld bleachers for
home run, driving in two runners ahead
of him. The Sex were leading by a
lone tally at the time, and Pings great
hit assured victory.
1t was the belt drive the fence buster
has produced this season. Going in a
line rather than being a long fly, it
cleared the ftnce by about two feet
and crashed into a swarm of happy
fans.
There was a fine Saturday crowd
present, fully 10000 persons coming
out for the pastime.
The high wind blowing from the
southwest clused some trouble to the
outfielders n chasing high fly balls,
and 1t was his that put the Sox in the
hole in the third inning. They didn't
crawl out ntil four of the visitors had
scored.
Thre-baEger for Hughes.
Neither cam could count in the first
two, thouh double plays spoiled chances
for EACH But in the third, when one
was out, Tom Hughes lifted a long high
fly to Ief field. Callahan thought he was
under itand discovered at the last mo-
ment tat he wasn't, for the wind gave
the bal an extra bit Of momentum and
It we1 over Calls head, who made a
last LAP that sent him sprawIing in the
grass Hughes made third base on the
hit.
Min bunted one toward first base and
Scot scooped the ball in time to have
naiId the man, but no one covered first
bas so Milan was safe. Hughes stuck
to hird all the time. Germany Schaefer
poed a single right over second base,
scfing Long Tom and getting Milan on
thtd ElberfeId walked. filing the
bses Then Doc Gessler, the chief slug
gt OF the Nationals, laced a hot one
rkht at Zeider. The ball took a high
punce Just before 1t reached him and
yent over his head for a double, Milan,
ehaefer, and Eberfeld scoring. Elber-
ED might have been held at third, but
AessIer and TsnnehiIl collided at sec
bnd and the bah was kicked away. Wal
ker got a sintIe to left, Gessler going
TO third. Waller stole second. Mcbride
cut one to TlnnehiIl, and Gessler was
nailed at the plate, Walker taking third.
A double stet was next attempted, but
Tannebin sha Walker dead at home and
closed the rdInd.
Scott Gets His Bumps.
Scott stucH to the 'slabbing until he got
into trouble in the fifth inning. He
passed Min to start that round, but
Milan was caught trying to steal. Then
schaefer clouted a double to left and
EIberfeld beat out a smash to short
stop. With Gessler coming up, Scott
was ser to the bench, Young Cy''
Young liking his place. Gessler kindly
hit intt double play and the trouble
ended
In ttir half Of the fifth, the sox raI-
lied Sufficiently to make two runs. Nc
Connd led off with single and Zeider
walk1. Tannehill stung to left for a
singh filling the bases Payne raised
a shirt fly to right. Cunningham run
nfnEback and making the catch. and
McCnnell scored, Zeider going to third
whe the ball was shot home. Dough-
ertybatted for Young and forced Tame
hiIlat second, Zeider scoring. McIn-
tyrs best was a foul to the catcher
thd closed the rally.
i the sixth the Sox held rousing
ray and went to the front, scoring four
rub by some good batting.
Srmany Schaefer's three-bag drive to
tn left wall in the seventh after one
VT, out, helped the Nationals to another
con. Elberfeld followed with a sacri-
fe ly, the German scoring after the
cAcl
PIN Bodie got the honors in the Sox's
half the seventh. Mcintyre opened with
q side and stole second as Lord famed.
Calltan got a fiukey single on a pop
baclof short Mcbride getting one hand
on ball Then Bodie set the crowd
in avid uproar by driving the ball into
the IT field bleachers for a home run,
sentg Matty and Callahan home ahead
of h. The next two batters went out,
endy the round.
T Nationals didn't get near the plate
IN .eir last two rounds, and the Sox
we out in order in their eighth