The Washington herald., 1912-06-19

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twirler went to bat in the seventh. Noel.
Ter laid down a bunt, and Groom reached
second. Foster hit an easy grounder al
Barry, the shortstopper first fumbled
and then threw poorly to McInnis, and
while this was going on Groom scored.
Like old Vesuvius, the worlds champs
| shook on their dormant state and open
ed the seventh with a violent eruption,
which shook the foundations OF the con-
| crete coliseum. Three runs came ever,
placing the figures on the score board.
Athletics, 8; Nationals, . Groom was
fairly riddled with solid shot, four safe
clouts, one Of them a triple, producing
the runs, while the crowd nearly went
Into Mysteries as the sunlight OF their
hopes was rudely turned on.
Big DOinRs in Seventh.
When the Nationals came to bat IN
their half OF the seventh, the Athletics
had q youngster named Houck on the
firing line. Houck got on to a fins start
by striking out Dan Moeller and forcing
Foster to perish on an infsId grounder.
Clyde Milan dumped a single oyer Barry s
head, and then came Chick GandIl again
with his mighty war club, a Savage lunEe
and tho ball shot into left field at a mile
minute clip. Milan scored on the
smash, beating the relay throw in as
Baker slammed the ball high over Egan's
head into the crowd, which fringed the
grand stand back OF the catcehr. Gandil
also tried to score on Bakers wild throw,
but was turned back and run down This
act caused the widest sort OF demonstra-
tion, the players OF both teams quickly
surrounding Umpire O'Loughlin.
"Gandil is entitled TO home" yelled
Grin, the ball was thrown into the
crowd, and you made the ground rule
yourself that on an overthrow a player
was entitled to the base he was going
to, and one more. How about it?''
The ball didn't go into the crowd.
smieked Eddie Collins and other mem
bers OF the Athletics, "GandiI was out
You can't pull any Of that stun on U.S."
Several consultations followed There
was lot Of rag chewing and arguments
both teams trying to swap wordy blows
with the arbiters. Finally OLoughlin de-
cided that Gandil had made a clean two
base hit, and that as he was headed for
third he was entitled to that bag and
also home plate. OLoughlin asked the
spectators II any Of them touched the
ball. OF course about two dozen answered
IN chorus: Sure we touched It"
Run Puts Climbers Up.
Gandils run put the Nationals into the
lead again by the narrow margin OF one
point and It looked pretty soft in the
ninth when McInnis, the first up gave
Milan a liner which the speedy outfielder
gathered in after a hard chase. Barry.
however, was passed. and this proved
Groom's undoing, for Bob held Egan too
cheaply, II seems that Catcher Egan
has not set the league on fire with his
hitting this season, and with two strikes
on the catcher Groom cut the plate with
a fast one Away sailed the ball over
Shanks' head. Barry crossed the plate and
Egan pulled up at third. The score was
tied. and again the monster crowd
groaned.
In the Nationals half Of the ninth-the
final round-Mack presented a young
pitcher named Pennock, some schooIboy
wonder. Mr.. Pennock started badly by
giving Moeller a base on balls On the
hit-and-run play Foster grounded out, but
Moeller pulled up at second Milan hit
sharp grounder to Pennock and the
youngster lost his head completely,
Moeller was dancing up and down the
base line between second and third. TAX
ing a long lead. and it would have been
the easiest kind Of q play to have shot
the ball to Barry TO catch Moeller
red-handed, but the youthful finger
wheeled around in his tracks and decided
to throw out Milan at first OF course,
Moeller sneaked down to third.
Chick Gandil made himself a favorIte
in the first inning. wormed his way
deeper into the affections of the fans in
the seventh. and in the ninth blossomed
out as a full-hedged hero. GandiI shook
his bat menacingly at the young pitcher
and said something which sounded like
Put 'er over, kid, and I'll knock Il out
of the lot" Pennock managed to get a
couple Of strikes on Chick, and then came
me explosion. Chick walked into a curve
hit the ball on the nose, and n shot
through McInnis and Collins faster than
Callahan's Comets are coming down to
earth. This blow settled the ball game
for Moeller ambled home and the crowd
stood up en- masse and yelled itself into
a hoarseless heap.