The Washington herald., 1912-05-10
THREE In 4 ROW
FOR WHITE SOX
OYER NATIONALS
Chicago Has Little Trouble
Adding Another Victory.
Score, Z to 2.
By WILLIAM FEET.

That loud noise heard near the con-
crete coliseum at supper time last night
which sounded like the steamer Charles
Macalester rubbing up against the dock
was nothing more than a series OF
horse laughs emitted by Manager
Jimmy Callahan. of the White Sox. and
aimed at his old friend Clark GTifiith.
Gen. Callahan and his immaculate
hosed brigade rode roughshod over the
Nationals yesterday and trotted home
with the big end Of a to score NO
excuses are offered, Chicago playing the
better ball, outhitting and outhelding the
home folks. They deserved to win This
defeat shovss the Nationals down to
fourth place.
As was the case in the two previous
combats, Chicago got the breaks in luck
F.. The Nationals started lot Of stun they
could not finish. Benz was wilder ana
hit much harder than the score shows.
but when the Nationals should have
scored they didn't, and when they had
no license to butt into the run column
they shot over a pair Of tallies.
Boss Grin had a nice big eight-foot
screen on top of the right field fence to
please the bugs. He also benched Jack
Flynn, put knight on first. and played
Ray Morgan at second. The new screen
did not bother the Sox to any extent, for
they switched their hits to center field,
Lord and Block both connecting for long
Grives between Moeller and Milan. As
for the change in the home folks line
up. knight got three hits and played a
perfect fielding game. Morgan had little
to do, but connected for a safe hit in
the fourth.
-Four Pitchers Used.
Two twirlers were used up by both
Windy City gang Dixie Walker and
Akers for the Nationals. During the first
four rounds. both twirlers were effective
and the combat promised to be a regular
game, but Dixie wobbled in the eighth
and Benz was derricked in the seventh.
Clyde Milan started the Nationals first
with double after two had gone, and
Germany Schaefer drew base on balls,
but Morgan's grounder to Lord ended
the round.
With one gone in the Nationals fourth.
Ray Morgan beat out a hard hit grounder
which Weaver fumbled. Ray in at
tempting to sneak down to second, was
killed by sure shot from Block. This
was bit tough, as Jack Knight. the
next up. crashed to deep center for a
three bagger. Jack watched Mcbride 20
down, Weaver to Zeider, for the third
out.
Chicago pushed a tally over in their
half Of the fifth on c5uple of hits and
q fielder choice The Nationals half
Of this round was a crazy sort Of an
AFFAIR. Three bases on balls and a clean
single failed TO produce anything that
even looked Ike a run. A poor decision
by Umpire Perrine robbed the Nationals
Of a possible tally.
The inning started with John Henry
drawing a base on balls. Dixie Walker
also watched four bad ones sail past.
Henry took a daring lead of second,
and before he could scramble back,
Blocks quick throw to Weaver got him.
Dan Meolled crashed to right field for
clean single. Dixie Walker in attempt
ing to make third on the splash, was
thrown out Collins to Lord. Foster
walked. Previous to this Moeller made
clean steal of second. Moeller and
Foster elected to pull OF the double
steal, the former was easily safe be-
fore the ball arrived in Lords hands,
but in sliding the bag was ripped loose
from its anchor, and Lord managed to
tag MoeIler on the foot. Just another
bit Of tough luck.
Nationals Avert Brush.
The Nationals got a couple of runs
in the sixth, in auunexpected manner
Milan led Of with a walk Schaefer
and Morgan popped out A passed
ball sent Milan to second. Knight hit
a scorcher to Zieder. who tossed the
ball to Benz. The pitcher dropped the
throw and Milan came home. Mcbride
walloped a dandy three-bagEer to deep
left, scoring knight. Henry made the
third out, Weaver to Zeider Had
Benz managed to hold the ball on
Zieder's peg, the Nationals would have
been white-washed, as 4Iogridge, a left |
handler, relieved Benz when the sevnth |
opened, and only allowed one hit.
Dixie Walker was in hot water in |
the seventh, a three-bagger, single, |
passed ball, and a mum of a fly by |
Schaefer, allowed two White Sox tai
lies. Akers started the eighth by hand
ing out a pass, then came three singles |
well punched, and a bad throw by |
Henry to Foster in an attempt TO catch |
base runner mapping. Four runs were |
added, boosting the visitors total to |
seven.
The final game of the Sox series will /
be played this afternoon, and Bobby |
Groom viii probably be in the box for |
the home folks.
The Score.