The Washington herald., 1912-06-07
BIG BD WALSH
FAILS TO STOP
GRIFF'S CLIMBERS
Nationals Take Second Game from
White Sox-Paul Musser
Makes Good.
CHICK GANDn GETS HOMER
By WILLIAM PEET.

Chicago, Ill. June 6.-with a loud ex-
plosion that was heard for miles, Ed
Walsh, the White Sox great pitcher,
blew up in the seventh frame. OF to-
days game and Callahan started to send
in his wreclzing crew, but It was too
late, and the Nationals captured the sec
ond Of the Chicago series. 9 to l. and
tackled UP their seventh straight victory.
Paul Musser, who has been given the
moniker OF ''Blondy'' by his teammates,
debuted into the big show, and glad
dened the hearts Of his pards by allow
ing the Sox but two hits and no runs
in six innings. A tumble by Mcbride
linked with a pass and a puny single
filled the bases in Chicago's sixth and
Walter Johnson was called upon to save
the ship.
Musser pitched beautiful ball. For five
rounds only three men reached first and
none Of these saw second. Had Grih
known that his players were going TO
plow through the White Sox defense
as they did in the seventh and eighth,
Musser would have been permitted to
work the nine innings.
TwirIers in Form.
While Musser and johnson were hold
ing the home guard at arms length,
Grif's youngsters made three sox twirl-
ers take the hurdles. Chick Gandf, who
was turned loose by Chicago two years
ago because he could not hit, drove the
ball over the left field barrier for
home run, the longest wallop ever rec
orded on the South Side grounds. Walter
Johnson in the seventh lifted one Of Ed
Walsh's spit balls into the left field
crowd scoring a runner ahead Of him,
while Ainsmith and Foster nicked up
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In the field the boys gave Musser and
Johnson brilliant support. McBride's
tumble being the only black mark
charged. Howard Shanks came in and
grabbed two line drives with men on
the bags, while Gandn pulled a couple OF
Hal Chase's on first Altogether il was
a glorious day for the Capital athletes,
more so for the reason that the big
reel" Ed Walsh. had to give up the
ghost
A savage attack in the opening chapter
by the Nationals sent a run over the
plate. Gandil's homer in +he third netted
another; then the Nationals fell upon
Walsh in the seVCnth and drove him to
cover, following this up with a vicious
attack on Rescuer Peters in the ninth.
which swel,ed the count by a matter of
four moe runs.
Control PIeases Grin.
Musser's control pleased Griff more
'Ian anything else. "Blondy' only hand
ed out three passes, and was just as
cool as was Joe Engel the day the young
ster launched himself into the big swim
against Boston.
Kuhn started the trouble for Musser
in the sixth by cracking a grounder at
Mcbride, which took a bad hop Walsh
lifted a feeble single into right, and
MuEger 1lrhI RaNh
BY this time the crowd was yelling like
mad, and the Nationals two run lead
looked mighty slender to Grin, who gave
Musser the high sign and inserted John
son into the fray. Lord, the first to face
Johnson, sent a low treaCherous liner
to left field, which Shanks got after a
lively sprint Nobody tried to score as
Shanks' strong arm throws are known
here. With two strikes on Callahan, the
White Sox leader Just tapped the ball
over McBride's head, and Kuhn came
home. Rodie and Collins perished on
flies to Gandil. This mark proved Chi
cago's lone tally.
Moeller opened the game by shifting
the first ball pitched for a single Foster
crashed to left for a double on the hit
and run signal, and Moeller was over the
plate in fash. Milan died, and Gandn
grounded sharply to Weaver, who threw
out Foster at the plate.
Gand1 Gets Homer.
Walsh steamed along nicely until with
two gone in the Nationals third, Gandu
drove the ball over the fence in left
field and trotted around
The spectacular blow-off when the Big
Reel snapped, came in the Nationals
seventh. Morgan walked for a starter.
and Mcbride famed. Ainsmith lined to
right, sending Morgan to third.
Walsh attempted to catch Morgan
gan romped home. Walter johnson took
a mighty swing and away sailed the
sphere into the left field stands As
johnson ambled around the bases behind
Ainsmith, the crowd gave him a mighty
cheer. Moeller walked and was sent to
second when Grii detected a balk and his
appeal to the ump was needed. Walsh
was lifted right here and Lefty Mo-
gridge went in. Lefty stopped the
slaughter and also finished the eighth
unscathed, but as Callahan ordered Four
nier in to bat for Mogridge in the White
Sox's eighth, Peters toed the slab when
the Nationals ninth opened.
Peters started badly by passing Nc
Bride, and then came an avalanche Of
base hits Ainsmith and Johnson sin
gled, Foster and Milan did the same
and with a couple of errors tossed in by
the home boys. four runs spilled over
the plate, placing the final figures, Wash
ington, 9; Chicago, l.
The Score.
WASHINGTON. ABB. R. H.Po.A z
MoslleT r--.-........-.....-.. oI
Milan. G.;.-...-...........-... II OIL
Walker 3..................... 0 o O