Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-18
Fans Go Wild as the Ninth Inning
Comes to End.
EXCITING PLAYS WITNESSED
Score at the Close: Nationals, 5;
Athletics, 4; Each In
dividual Winner Given
Vociferous Greeting.
The Nationals win.
SCORE, 5 TO 4.


the west. the team took its
seventeenth straight game this
afternoon, beating out the Ath
letics. twice champions OF the
world, in a game which kept the
huge crowd at American League
Park keyed to the highest pitch
during the nine innings. When
the last Philadelphia player was
out. the great mass OF humanity.
which filled every seat and Granny
OF the stands. yelled itself hoarse
with enthusiasm.
The score at the close was
5 to 4 in favor of the Nationals.
The team had demonstrate
ed clearly that its victorious
march had not been a flash in the
pan. but that the Nationals are
today the fastest and hardest hit
ting team that ever represented
the National Capital.
Although the early part of the
game developed into pitchers
duel between Groom for the
Nationals and Cy Morgan for
Philadelphia, the game was filled
with exciting plays, and the field
ing of the Nationals was fast and
clean, for the most part.
The big thrill came in the
seventh inning. The Athletics
piled up three runs in their half
of the inning, taking the lead
from the Nationals. the score
standing ; to in favor of the
champions. But the home team
was not daunted. The hustlers
came back with rush and scored
two, forging again into the lead,
4 to 3, before the inning closed.
The fans nearly went frantic.
The thousands of spectators
were early on the scene, and the
huge stands filled with amazing
rapidity as soon as the gates were
opened. 1t was happy, hopeful
throng, and it made it plain
that worlds champions or no
worlds champions, it was there
to see a victory by the home
team.
Each member of the Washing
ton team was given an ovation
Clark Griffith. the willy old fox
whose generalship is said to be
largely responsible for the teams
showing. was cheered to the echo
Athletics .Blanked in First Inning.
!. Philadelphia was unable to do anything
with Groom's delivery in the first in
ming. and was banked
Washington drew the first blood, put
ing run across in its half Of the first
The crowd went crazy with enthusiasm
as the hrst run crossed the plate
| me Nationals gave every evidence of
the confidence with which they have
been playing in the west and the fact
that the champions were opposed to them
had no tarrors. On the contrary, they
seemed only the more determined to drive
the ball out of the lot.
In the second neither team was able to
score. The third inning passed Just as
quickly without a score by either team.
W aSnlnSton one run Is looking very
good to the crowd. The rooters have
faith in the slYgging abilities of the
Nationals and hope for more scores later
While the crowd remained keyed to the
highest pitch the fourth inning passed
without a score. The game appeared to
be developing into a pitchers battle.
Washington Makes Second Score.
Washington pulled down another run in
| the fifth inning, however, and the crowd
became more and more convinced that
nothing could stop the winning streak of
the local team. Philadelphia failed to
connect safely with the ball or to make
the necessary advance in her half Of the
fifth.
The Athletics were no luckier in the
sixth than they had en- in the prev
1ous innings However, they were
| able to hold the Nationals safe. No
score for either side in this inning
The seventh inning was the thriller.
with the score = to against them, the
| champions fell upon Groom, and before
! the dust had cleared away they had
| scored three times and taken the lead.
/ But this merely gave the Nationals an
| opportunity 10 show the stuff which they
nave been exhibiting on the road In their
naii OF the seventh Nney beat out two
| tallies. and the score was to 3.
the eighth inning was quickly over,
neither team scoring. and the fateful
ninth opened with the Nationals one run
| to the good.
In the ninth inning each team scored
run. Philadelphia pulling up even.
only to be beaten out when the Ma
i tlonaIS came through with n tally In