The Washington herald., 1911-06-20
BY ROY REEVES,
Baseball Writer, the Public Ledger.


Philadelphia
Special to The Washington Herald.
Philadelphia, June 1e.-After pre-
senting to-day's game to the Athletics
by the weirdest kind of fieldinga Wash
ington made a ninth inning rally and
tried to tie up the score. The Ma
tionaIs managed to get one run across
and filled up the bases with two out.
Chief Bender, who had pitched splen-
did game up to this period, was chased
to the bench for kicking on couple
of decisions, and Harry Krause was
called into dispose of the third hand,
leaving the Athletics victors by a score
of to 2.
Walter johnson pitched equally as
well as Bender, but he contributed to
the error column, which gave the Ath-
letics enough runs to win the game. The
worlds champions Tailed three runs in
the third inning without making a hit
or getting the ball outside the infield,
four Of Washington's misplays being
punched in this inning, helping the
home team to it's runs. The fifth was
the only inning the Athletics hit John
son any way hard, and they would not
have scored but for a tumble of an
easy grounder by EIberfield after two
were out
Athletics Field CIeanIy.
In contrast to the miserable fielding
by Washington, that of the Athletics
was clean and snappy, not an error
marring their work. Only two Wash
ington players reached first base from
the third to the ninth inning, Schaefer
working Bender for free transporta ton
in the fifth and Milan drawing a pass
in the eighth. Neither~runner reached
second.
There were three pretty running catches
during the game. In the first Lord made
a fine catch Of Schaefer's foul fly. In the
third Strunk ran far. back into center for
a sacrifcec fly by c. Walker, and in the
fourth Milan duplicated Strunk's feat on
Murphy's long drive. In the third inning
Walker ran to The bleacher wall and
caught McInnis' foul, but crashed into
the wall after making the catch and
dropped the ball. Although Walker held
the ball long enough to be credited with
an out, Umpire Egan refused to allow it
This is in direct contrast to the ruling of
Umpire Sheridan in a recent game with
Cleveland here, when he declared Catcher
Land had held an infield fly long enough
for an out, though Land merely touched
the ball with his rnitt
With two out in the second, Mcbride
walked and Conroy singled The latter
stole second, but Street famed John
son opened the third with a single and
Milan sacrificed Schaefer beat out a
slow one to Barry and johnson moved to
third, scoring on walkers long fly to
Strunk. Elberfeld walked, but Gessler
was thrown out by Baker
Bender Proves a Puzzle.
Washington was helpless after this until
its rally in the ninth After EIberfeId
and Gessler had popped flies to Thomas,
Mcbride beat out hit to Baker and
Conroy singled. Both advanced on a wild
pitch. Lelivelt batted for Street and
drew pass, filling the bases. Ainsmith
DATED for johnson and beat out a hit
to Collins, scoring Mcbride. Bender first
kicked at Bgan's decision on strikes and
then on Sheridan's decision at first on
Ainsmith and Sheridan ordered him to
the bench. krause replaced the Indian
and Milan hit fly to Strunk
Lord drew a pass in the first and stole
second, but was thrown out at the plate
by Walker, when Baker singled. John
son famed Strunk and Collins this in
ming. In the third Bender reached first
when Street missed his third strike.
Lord hit to Mcbride and Bender landed
on second when EIberfeld missed Nc
Brides toss. Strunk bunted and Johnson
first fumbled and then kicked the ball
over the foul lines, filling the bases. On
Collins grounder to EIberfeld, Bender
was nipped at the plate. Baker then hit
10 Mcbride, and the latter fumbled and
then slammed wild TO Schaefer, the ball
rolling to the bleachers. and Lord,
Strunk, and Collins scored. McInnis
then hit into a double play.
Bender singled in the fifth. Lord sac
rifced Strunk famed. Elberfeld FUN
hled Collins erOunder rnYftfn0 Randar
on third and he scored on a wild pitch.
Collins raced to third and tailed on
Bakers single
The Athletics scored their last run in
the eighth on Bakers single, his steal of
second, Streets wild throw, and conroy's
high toss Of Barry's slow grounder. The
crowd numbered about 5000.