The Washington herald., 1911-05-11
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Chicago, Ill, May 10.-Jimmy Nc
Aleer's Nationals invaded Comfskey
Park this afternoon, and the White
Sox demolished them in one OF the
greatest batting games every played
on the South side The Sox belted the
ball to safe ground nineteen times, for
q total Of thirty bases. and yet hadsto
hustle g bit to win the game. the final
count being Q to 6.
Three of McAleer's pitchers were
driven TO the bench. and the fourth
Jared little better, though he stuck 1t
ont. The mighty Walter Johnson was
the first man &c &C. He didn't last
through the first inning. Otey took his
place and was canned in the fourth. =
recruit, Sherry, relieved him. and the
sixth saw his finish. Dolly Gray then
took the mound and held down the ,ob
until the game was over.
Every man on the Chicago team was
hitting the ball. brt Jimmy Callahan
was tiic leader with two doubles and
two singles n FIVE times up. Harry
Lord also got four hits. one double and
three singles. while Matty Mcintyre
wis up there with two triples and
single. John Collins had a triple and
3 single, Ping Hodie iIad two singles.
Callahan Is star.
Callahan was in ie.t field in place ct
Dougherty, who was slightly injured IN
practice 81 tie morning. and besides
hitting ana running the bases like nm
anxious recruit, he made one sparkling
csich IN the outheld and stopped several
bot singles that were hit out his way.
McAleer complained before the game
that his men were not hitting. However,
he thought his pitchers were going well.
The dope was reversed. for his pitchers
were nearly helpless, while his players
were causing worry TO the Sox all the
time because Of their batting.
They were hitting so hard that they
drove Big Ed Walsh under cover after
three rounds had been fought. Three
runs had been scored. Then they con-
tinued to clout the ball after Scott took
the slab. Second Baseman Cunningham
tying up the score in the fifth with
home-run drive that sent two men in
ahead of him. Scott frightened up after
that. and by putting forth extra exer-
tion held the team down. while the
White SoX batted home three more
runs.
The game was delightful surprise to
the fans who like much hitting. They had
expected quite the reverse when it was
announced that Walter Johnson would
pitch for Washington and Ed Walsh for
Chicago. However. these two star slab
men of the American League were much
off color, and ii was a batting game right
from the start. the stars soon disappear
ing to the dressing rooms.
Johnson was taken out in the first in
ming. Otey taking his place.
Ed. Walsh Gets His Bumps.
In the third the Nationals got after Mr.
Walsh with a vengeance and tied the
score. With one out. Conroy got hit on
a nasty bounder TO COrhan. Lelivelt
stung hot one to left field for a single
Callahan's quick return holding Conroy
at second. Elberfeid popped out, but
Walsh feared Gessler and passed him.
filling the bases. He tried TO outguess
Mcbride, the next batter, by slipping a
fast one over for the first strike, but Mac
outguessed MIN and hit it for a single
that scored COnroy and Lelivelt, making
the count TO 3. Walsh famed Cunning
ham and closed that inning.
In their half of the third the Sox tall
lied twice, which seemed to give them
comfortable lead once more Callahan
sent a double TO left. a wild pitch put
him on third. Bodies hot bounder was
knocked down by the pitcher and the
second baseman recovered in time to get
Bodie at first while Callahan STAYED at
third. Collins then sent single to left
that scored Callahan. Corhan followed
with a triple to right, scoring Collins.
Sullivan got a single on a pop-up that
the wind carried away from Lelivelt,
Corhan. Of course. sticking to third.
Walsh bounded one in front of the plate
and Corhan was out trying to score.