The Washington times., 1912-09-23
Clyde Milan Sets New Rec.
ord for Stealing
Bases.
BY SENATOR"

CHICAGO. Sept. 23-The Griffmen
celebrated their final afternoon in the
Windy City by taking two victories
from Callahan's White Sox. Walter
Johnfon, though not In very good shape,
won the first clash, s to g. Timely
clouting by Milan and Jim SCOTS Wild
ness gave the Nationals a healthy lead,
which they increased when Ellis John.
son, a youthful Indian, weakened at the
end Of his duel with the kansas Cy-
clone"
Frank Lange had one bad inning in
the second clash. and "Rippy Williams
pounded out victory tSr Double no 81;
terror with the fail in :Lat battle
settling the argument himself. When
the smoke blew away the Nationals had
won by I to l.
Though returned a winner in that nrs,
mered by the South Siders. Ralph Mat.
tick got two singles. a double, and q
triple, and Rolla Zeider gathered three
| clean singles. williams kept calling fol
curves, and tho sox slapped them
The slow field aided In making mum.
| Der Of hits. Shanks fell down in the
mud once when starting back fol
Viewers drive, which became a double
instead of an out. Both sides suffered
Young Johnson, the indian recruit
pitcher, looked good in his trial against
his famous namesake. He held the
Griffmen runiess for five innings. Blu.
| sessions.
When the teams appeared the field
was In wretched condition. Indeed. II
seemed as II Comiskey's stevedores had
was so heavy and soggy. A stiff
breeze and a warming sun had made
but slight impression upon It. Small
pools decorated the landscape In the
| ers got into their Saloshes before essay
| ing their duty OF chasing flies and drives
among the ponds.
Got a Good Start.
Refreshing odors from the adjacent
| stockyards, once experienced never
| forgotten. regaled The noble athletes
In fits and starts when Jim Scott. the
Death Valley hermit. took his place
on the mound for the first game. Scat
| tered applause greeted the announce
| ment that Walter johnson would op-
pose him.
The Grifmen got busy at the start
| Foster walked with one gone. Milan
dropped a double in the mud over Mat:
| ticks head. and the midget trekked
home. Gandil famed, but Laports
singled to left, scoring the Linden lad
A wild pitch advanced Laporte Il cusn'
| Ion. but when he tried to tally on
| Shanks' single 20 right the mud neal
| third slowed him up, and Collins pes
| to Schalk got him standing up.
Laporte broke into the lime glare
when he leaped high into the air and
pulled down Mattick's high bounce neal
the bag with his bare ripper. Then HI
slipped around In the mud, but managed
| to scoop Lords roller to Mcbride ir
time to force Mattick. Collins dropped
a single in the mud in left center, but
when Lord tried TO score Mcbride
handed the ball to Williams In TINT
to prevent a tally.
Milan Sets Record.
| Mcbride and Williams walked In the
second and went up on Johnson's per
| feet sacrifice to Scott. Mcbride wal
run down on Moellers roller to Rath
the Rochester Rambler going to second
Fosters pass filled the corners. Milan,
safe drive to right scored williams anc
Moeller. Then the Linden lad stole
his eighty-third base amid cheers
Weaver got Gandils grounder, ending
| the scoring.
Borton and zeider singled for the Whit,
Sox, but Weaver filed and Scalk forced
Ieider. Easterly, for Scott, forced
schalk, and again the Sox had failed
to tally.
Callahan made 1t a battle Of John
sons when he sent his Racine rookey
Ellis Johnson, an honest goodness
| indian, to the mound in the third X,
! passed Laporte, but famed Shanks. La