The Washington times., 1912-08-17
White Sox Get One Scratch
Hit and No
Tallies.
BY SENATOR"

walter Johnson was king OF them all
yesterday in the final clash with Jeems
Jawn Galatians White Sox in this city
this season, allowing them but one
scratch hit and never a sign of run.
For brilliancy few games have bettered
1t this year, and 1t was close and In
teresting from beginning to end. the
great kansas cyclone" winning. 1 to 0.
For fielding sparklers the game was
remarkable. Howard Shanks. Ray Nor
gan, Chick Gandil, "Fateem" Foster,
Ray Schalk, Buck" Weaver, Rolla
Zeider, and George Mcbride presented
fielding plays savoring of the miracu-
lous. The Chicago half OF the eighth
INNING was the scintillating section par
excellence, all three visitors dying
through startline performances.
Zeider, poled long, low. fiy into left
ward center, but he turned and was OF
like a fash. running with tremendous
speed for the foul line. At first It
seemed certain that the ball would get
away from the Monaco Marvel and roll
for at least double. Then, as the
speeding lad neared the line, many fig
ured 1t would fall foul. Timing the ball
with absolute accuracy, Shanks collar
ed 1t before he passed the line. So
great was his speed that he was hardly
able to pull up before he crashed into
the fence. This catch was worth the
price of admission in itself.
Captain Mcbride Stars.
Then came Buck Weaver's attempt
at single to center. hitting the ball
over Johnson's head. Mcbride leaped
over the dirt. seized the ball almost di-
rectIy behind the midway cushion and
got his man with one of his strongarm
pegs to Gandil. But for Shank's peer
less catch a moment before. this stop
OF McBride's would be decorated today
with the topmost badge OF brilliancy.
He closed the inning, too, by the way
by running we'll out into short center
for Schalk's pop, no mean performance
Eddie Foster had busy day aroune
the far corner and, forgetting h's
self nobly. He stopped hot ones with
careless sangfroid that made an In
staHt hit with the fans. His pegs were
good, and he never lost one of them
Chick Gandil with those caye-lik
hands OF his, was very much in th'
battle, but his best single feat wa
picking up low toss from McBrid'
in the second inning. The dandy cap
tain had gone over behind Foster 10
Weaver's drive, and had no time Z
| steady himself for the throw. Gandt
settled all doubt, though, by scoopini
IT up a la Fred Tenney in his palmies
| days
With the willow Gandil connected bu
once. but what a wallop that was IL
| caught one to his liking, and hammere'
1t on a line to that bovine creatur
adorning the barrier in right; Harr!
| Lord turned. and played the pill OFF tn
| bulls leg. shooting 1t 20 Weaver who's
relay to Zeider got the daring Gandl
| sliding into third. That was a terrifi
drive. and scored two runs, as we'll a
| netting the crack first baseInan fft
| iron men.
Climbers Had the Speed.
Behind Johnson the Climbers wer
their old selves, all snap and life. The
| looked az they did while rompln
| through the West with a clean shee'
| Their bingles we're either hard an
! timely, or WiCkedly slow and tantalizin
| for their opponents. They formed
| stonewall behind the peerless pitchel
and gave their supporters the best c
hopes for the future.
Johnson was as good as he ever ha
been. While not trying particularly fo
d hreeZing record, he whitfield seven {
the Write Sox. Rath scratched sing
to short that Mcbride just barely go
and that's all, but no ether lad came a
close as that. Lord pounded one dow
to Morgan in the first inning that til
BaltimO' lad should have got, and
the third Schalk got a life when mary
of msrvels, Gandii let his bounce G
, through MIN. These three we've all WI
reached first for the visitors. thong
Lord stole second, and Schalk TeachC
.he midway on RHth's near-blnElC, hl
; no Chicago athlete saw third eNcel
I from n distance or between innings.
Joe Benz, the butCner boy huTleT, a