The Washington times., 1912-06-08
Chicago Humbled
In Third Game
By the Nationals

CHICAGO, ILL.,, June S.-Suicides
would increase in Chicago's South
Side If the Climbers were to re-
main here much longer, for the lads
from Taftville have already shot the
day they copped their third straight
victory from the White Sox, and their
eighth successive one to date. by a
score OF to 2, falling on Frank Lange
when 1t would do the most good.
The glorious victory showed all that
Is hest in the makeup OF the Nationals,
die spirit that is characteristic of all
good teams. With Frank Lange pitch
ing unhittable ball for six frames. they
kept plugging along and were quick to
take advantage of his momentary weak
ness In the sixth and seize the lead In
the struggle.
Though winners the Nationals fell be-
low their average of hits and runs. Only
six hingles bounced from the bats Of
the Climbers. but two of them were
triples. counting heavily. They made
only four runs, but the Six were two
behind them when the smoke Of battle
lifted, and showed The score board.
For four sessions the Nationals eX-
pired in one-tWo-three order Meanwhile
two binSles had been garnered from the
sweeping curves of Sir Robert Groom,
ono Of them counting for a run. The
Sox collected their first run in the third.
Block walking and going all the way
around on Langes crunching slam be-
tween SdllAS ana MlldT.
Jacques Fournier, the strapping gar
con from Moose Jaw in the Canadian
League. slapped a fine wallop to the
iron fence in right field ih the fourth
FOR three pillows, but there were two
out then, and Gandil retired Weaver un-
assisted.
Morgan Makes First Safety.
Ray Morgan connected with the first
safe drive of the day for the Ma
,kAla
Rut McBride's little fly to Rath was
the third death for the inning and
nothing came of it. Lange pursued
the even tenor CT his way until the
seventh, when he was awakened rude
~ and most abruptly by the Griffith
ties.
Eddie Foster. one of our very best
young Colliders, met the pill on the
snout. bouncing it safely between Col
Inns and Bodie, reaching third base
by mighty driving of those little legs
of his. Zeb Milan sent one toward
Weaver that he did well to stop at
all and 1t went for hit, as the lin
den darling beat the hurl to the bag,
Foster rushing across with the run
that tied
Milan shot for second and slid in
safely under Blocks peg. Gandil tried
TO- be a hero to pay for a bunch of
white peonies presented to him when
he first came to bat, but he whitfield
the chill lake breezes, not the ball.
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Shanks' savage drive and tossed him
out by inches, Milan ambling down
to third.
Milan Dashes For Home.
Block thought he saw a brilliant
opportunity to catch Milan mapping
off third ard shot the pill in that di-
rection. 1t hit Zeb in the thigh
bounding off into left field. letting
the Tennessee flyer rush across the
plate with the second tally.
He would have scored, anyway for
Ray Morgan simply picked one along
the, right field foul line for three
sacks. Callahan, filled with disgust
galloped over toward Bodie and tool
McBrides fly. The Climbers had TAX
en- the lead by keeping everlastingly
at II.
John Henry singled in the eigth, but
there was nothing doing. he himself
making the third death trying TO pur,
lCin the midway pillow. 1t remained
for the ninth inning TO settle the hasr
of the White SoX, to send the fani
home shivering both from cold and
chagrin.
Rath tossed out Foster, but Milsr
wasted and walked. He fairly had
NAgs when he nipped second In q