The Washington times., 1912-06-19
HITTING
WINS SEVENTEENTH
New First Baseman Makes Great Debut Before Fans
and Drives In Three Runs, Bringing Another In
Himself-Schaefer Helps to Victory
BY SENATOR"

, calling the attention of Umpire silk"
O'Loughltn to the fact that a thrown
| ball from Baker to Egan at the plate
had struck spectator in front Of the
fore, be allowed to score, caused one OF
| the most bitter arguments ever seen at
! the local park. 1t also made II possible
| for the Nationals to win their seven
| teenth straight victory.
Hard as the Mackmen fought against
| the decision of O,Loughlin, the famous
| official declined absolutely to recede
| from his position, and the run was al
| PEELED to take their places In the field.
! Eddie Collins, Cy Morgan, and ''Stutfy''
McInnis were most boisterous In their
| disputes with the umpire, and came
close to being elected from the game.
The argument over the play consumed
fully ten minutes, during which time
| the players of both teams ran up and
| down from first base to the plate and
back again, and Umpire O'Loughliu
| brushed off the platter a dozen times.
| mendous. Gandil's run put the Ma
| tionals ahead by a score of 4 to 3. and
so intense was the tension that several
| women tainted and had to be assisted
from the stand.
Nearly 1900 There.
The fans poured into the park as soon
| as the gates were thrown open at /
| O'Clock They packed the grandstand.
the pavilions and the bleachers, and
| overfiowed into the aisles and upon the
playing field in front of the stand. To-
ward the end of the game they trickled
in upon the ground in left field until
driven out at command of O'Loughlin.
The official paid attendance was an
nounced as 1856, but the total number
| of those who witnessed the triumphant
home coming of the Climbers was closer
4 To Il I~fN al 30 n nd
| tree from which a view of the diamond
might be had, and many risked life and
| limb in their precarious positions. But
' they saw the game, they saw the Ma
tionals win their seventeenth straight,
| and they were entirely satisfied with
| the risk they took.
The field was soft and damp and the
outflelders could get up little speed.
Balls hit to the outfleld seemed dead
! ened by the soft turf. The diamond. re-
| Gently dug up and relaid, was slow and
the ball hugged the ground at all times.
| Conditions were not the best for fast
baseball. However; when the magic
the same. and f. Lawrence Phillips
seized his long megaphone and prepared
! to announce the batteries. President
Taft, accompanied by Secretary of
| State Knox, had been ushered to their
| box In the front row of the stand, and
! ali was in readiness.
Before the word could De given. Man
/ ager Grlftth and MS players had to be
| presented with a huge floral decoration,
gayly Haunting a pennant. AS soon as
| the camera men could be shooed away
| from the plate and the floral gift could
! be removed to the bench. the battle was
| on, with the Climbers climbing all over
| minstrel Man Morgan.
Ira Thomas took Moeller's bunt and
got him at first, but Buzz" Foster
| spanked a clean double to right center.
| and the immense crowd became insane
from Joy. Milan rolled to Collins, Fos-
ter taking third. Up came Gandll, the
new first baseman. They hadn't seen
him before, and so he got rousing well
come. Morgan took squint at him and
figured that he knew his measure He
knows better now. for Gandil laced a
| single to center, scoring Fostor with
the first run of the game.
Vicious Clouting On.
Howard Shanks came along with a
beautiful splash in right for a cushion
and Gandil raced to third. When Shanks
tried for second, Thomas regged short
l to Collins. The ball got away from
him, but Barry was there and threw out
Gandil at the plate. But the run had
come over and the fans had seen the
! vicious clouting OF the Climbers al
| ready.
In the second Morgan died, but Nc
Bride cracked a pretty single to center
only 10 be forced by 'MasSa John
I Henry. Groom walked and the fans be-