Evening star., 1912-10-06
MAKE FARCE OF
WIND-UP GAME
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Washington bench, with two vaudeville
acts on the coaching lines by Schaefer and
Altrock. Foster began with a hard dou-
BILE past first base. Milan waited for Keat-
Ing to give him base on balls and got
1t. The fourth was a bad ball and "A
passed ball as well, and Foster went to
third. Gandil hit to deep left for a base.
and Foster scored. Laportes grounder to
stump was teasing proposition. and the
New York shortstop sat down trying TO
get the ball, while Milan scored. Shan IS
bunted safely, and the bases were filed.
Mcbride fouled to Chase and Williams
again came to the front with long drive
far out to Smith, which was caught, but
Gandil got home.
In the fourth Moeller began with a bunt,
and went to third on Fishers wild throw.
He scored on Fosters single Lelivelt be-
gan the Highlanders' half of the fourth
with home-run drive into the center field
seats Then Hughes began to stagger a
little. He hit Stump in the Stats with the
ball. Smith forced Stump out, but La
porte butted in with a tumble, and McMil-
Ian was safe. Williams waited out four
bad ones. filling the bases, and Wolverton
began to ring in his auXiliaries, putting
Thompson in the game to run for Will
liams. Sterrett went in to bat for Fisher.
but Mcbride got under his difficult fly.
while Hughes threw Midkiff out.
With one out, Daniels hit over Gandirs S
on Lelivelts second home run In success
sion. The last home run Went to the car
riage gate in right field. That was enough
of Hughes for Griff, and he took him out.
Cashion being first relief He was as
wild as the Borneo man. and gave stump
and Smith presents in succession. Then
Gandil came to his relief with beautiful
stop of McMillan's mean grounder, and
Milan obtruded his presence in front of
Sterrett's liner.
TEn \
in the sixth with two out but Cashion
died at the plate, Sterrett to Schultz,
trying to score on a half passed ball
Schultz began the Highlanders' sixth
with single to left field. Midkiff raped
a grounder to Foster and he threw low
to second, the ball bounding far away
from Laporte. Chase flied to Shanks and
Schultz scored on the catch. Midkiff tried
to get to second. but Williams threw him
out after the ball had been returned to
the plate.
In the seventh, with one out. Laporte
and Shanks were given base on balls.
Mcbride sacrificed and Williams was pur-
posely walked. Then a wild pitch was
uncorked and Laporte scored. Shanks
dying at the plate trying to get home
Immediately after this happened Grit
heard that Boston had won at Philadei-
phia. Immediately he shifted the team,
putting Altrock, Schaefer, Ryan, Alger
and Morgan on the diamond.
The odd part about Altrock's introduce
ton to the game was that he really pitch
ed well. Griffith nearly Knocked Chase $
head off with an inshoot. and then Chase
pasted the ball for home run. Schaefer
finished as pitcher. but the Highlanders
didn't try much after they scored their
three runs. That was all they wanted.
Schaefer was the last batter for the
Washingtons. True to life, he walked to
the plate, stopped and turned around.
Ladies' and gentlemen he said. Il will
now bring forward for your entertain
| ment the last base nit OF the season.
Hanged if he didn't bat the ball on the
nose to right field for base, and after
stealing second was left on third when
the last batter expired. The score: