The Washington herald., 1912-09-27
NATIONALS AND
MACKMEN BATTLE
TO 5 TO s DRAW
With Locals One Run Ahead, John
son Replaces Hughes, Uncorking
Wild Pitch, Tieing the Score.
LAPoRTE THE TIMELY HITTER
By WILLIAM PEET.

Philadelphia, Sept. 26.-If ever a lucky
ball club pastimed on a major league
diamond Connie Mack's Athletics is that
team. With the White Elephants licked
TO. a FRAGILE for six innings the former
champions, loaded TO the guards with
horse shoes, tied the score, and when the
ninth inning was over Umpire Evans
called the game on account OF
darkness. the figure standing Washing
ton, 8; Philadelphia, 3.
With the count to in favor of the
Nationals, one gone, first and third
loaded, Tom Hughes was yanked and
Walter Johnson wheeled into the box.
Mcbride booted one and Walter had to
insert a wild pitch which scored the
tieing run. Can you beat it?
Up to the seventh Hughes allowed
but one scratch hit and only three balls
were hit out of the infield-
Jack Coombs, the alleged Iron man"
was raked for ten safeties, but with the
exception of the Nationals sixth, when
three of GFiff's youngsters completed the
circuit Coonlbs managed to keep the
swats well scattered.
Mack Is Crafty.
According to the Quaker City experts,
Baker and Lapp We're supposed to be
invalids. ready to be measured by the
undertaken, but both of these blokes
were in the game to-day and looked
like anything but a couple of invalids.
All of which goes to show that Connie
Mack. the crafty leader does not intend
TO let Washington finish in second place
il he can help it.
Frank Laportes war club was
mighty factor in the Nationals hunt for
runs. Laporte drove in the first two
tallies with a smash that almost
wrecked the props supporting J. Franklin
Baker. Eddie Foster put up a corking
good game at third. and opened the Ma
tionals' big inning with a pretty double |
just inside the left field foul line.
The Nationals hit Coombs freely |
enough but could not score until the
sixth. Milan beat out bunt in the |
opener. but was tagged trying 10 steal
second. Shanks singled with two gone |
in the second, but Mcbride flied 10
Walsh. In the third with one out
Hughes singled. but was given no help |
from the men who followed. and in the
fifth with Shanks out of the way Nc |
bride and Williams both singled. and |
were leIt STRANDED, as t1uBneS Idnneu
and MoelIer skied to Walsh.
Three Marks in Sixth.
Three large juicy taIlies were collected
by the Nationals in the sixth, and this
array of runs looked TO be enough to
win for the reason that Hughes had n
lot of stuff, and the Mackmen were made
y look foolish by the veteran. Alas, for
Cliffs hopes, three runs were not
enough.
Foster doubled 10 left for a starter in
the Nationals sixth. Milan. drew a walk.
Gandil bunted and was safe when Baker
fumbled the ball. Laporte smashed
through the mighty slugger. J. Franklin.
and on this wallop Foster and Milan
cantered home. Shanks rolled a bunt at
Baker, which the last named fumbled
again. filling the sacks. Mcbride gave
Maggert a high fly, and Gandil scored on
the out Williams and Hughes died in
turn, retiring the side.
Athletics Tie Count.
McInnes singled cleanly TO center for
a starter in the Athletics seventh
Walsh died. Foster to Gandil, advancing
to the midway. Barry's single
scored McInnes. Lapp hit to Laporte
and the Frenchnan juggled the ball just
long enough for the bald-headed receiver
to reach first. Coombs lifted a Texas
Lacquer to left. the ball dropping out
Of reach of Mcbride. Shanks and Milan.
Barry counted on the lucky hit AT this
stage Hughes was removed and Walter
Johnson substituted. E. Murphy gave /
Mcbride an easy roller which Mac fum- {
bled. Lapp taking third on the error
Maggert famed, but johnson cut loose
with wild pitch against Eddie Collins. S
and Lapp was over the plate with the I
run which sewed up the game. ,
During the two remaining innings the 7
Nationals could do nothing with Coombs
while Johnson had the White Elephants
like a lot of rusty gates
Black clouds gathered and a few drops
1f rain appeared The longer the teams I
played the darker it grew. and as one c
Dr. two foul tips while johnson was h
pitching just grazed Umpire Evans !
head. the arbiter decided to call off hos s
.ilities before somebody got killed There S
we're no murmurs of discomfort from g
he Athletics bench at this decision, for Z