The Washington herald., 1913-08-25

lCu OH lllG Hllli llllllllS WIN q III
three-baggcr, paving the way for
the two runs needed to grab off
the bulky end of the count.
johnson at His Best.
The guy who orders the weather in
this neck of the woods was particularly
kind to the Nationals. Johnson is always
at his best when a cool day appears,
and Chicago enjoyed typical fall after
noon with a high wind tossed in for
good measure.
The wind not only added an extra hop
to Johnsons fast ball." but made Jim
Scott just about twice as effective, for
this Scott person does not depend en-
tircly upon his curve for success because
he owns a pretty nifty fast ball also.
and did not hesitate 10 use it when in a
hole.
Chicago scribes are attributing the loss
Of the game to Ping Bodies misjudg-
ment of Chick GandiTs Texas Lacquer in
the Nationals fifth inning. when John
son occupied third base and Danny Noel
Ter was on second. BE this it may,
the fact remains that BOdic was really
playing too deep, and there is hardly
an outfelder we happen to know who
could 7 caught the ball under exist
ing conditions
The high wind caused felders on both
sides to run around in circles after high
flies, said flies being made possible by
Old Bureas, who helped both Scott and
Johnson in their respective cndeavors
Will" toling on the mound. II the
Climbers could not solve Scotts fast
balls. ina ginC what the SOX were up
against with Walter serving EN- over
II the Nationals were a bit lucky. Sc
were the SOX. as tine hit which paved
the way for ChicagO's tally in the second
inning came as the result of muff of a
fly ball by Milan after a long chase.
After Moeller had gone in the Ma
tionals' opener. Foster hit a clean single
10 left field but Milan popped to Berger,
and Chick GamdiI flied to ChappeH.
An error by Morgan. vino fumbled
Bcrger's Grounder, gave that worthy a
life in the Soxs opener. but johnson
quickly put on the screws and blsnked
the side.
High Winds Hurts.
Scott sent the Nationals back to the
bench as fast as they came up in the
s.-rond. but in the latter half of this
frame the phIIid hosed gang butted in
the run colnmn, scoring after Johnson
had retired the firse two blokes who
faced him.
Collins lifted a sky-scraper to Milan,
who muffed the ball after a long run,
just touching the sphere with the tips OF
his fingers. This blow yielded the bats
man a twO-bagger. Red Kuhn sent a
SLOW roller which Eddie Foster raced
over TO get. but the ball eluded the mid
get. and also shot past Mcbride, who
was backing up. with the result that Col
1frg 4 1r~ Mi hn hal
crossed the plate. The crowd Cheered
wildly at this stage. and the wiseacres
in the stands predicted that today was
the appointed time for Walter Johnson S
winning streak to be broken.
Indeed, it looked as if the prophecy
would be fulfilled, for Scott was breezing
along with the speed oGan express train,
and pulled himself out of a beautiful
hole in the Nationals third when, with
the bases loaded and only one down, he
retired the side runless.
Scott had Walter johnson to reckon
With not only on the defensive. but on
the offensive. and When Walter blasted
open the Climbers fifth with a three base
wallOP to deep right. the crowd gasped,
and then remained silent. Moeller fol-
lowed with a base on balls. but Foster
flied to Weaver, and a faint cheer rent
the air. Milan, after fiddling around.
sent up an easy fly to Berger. who
caught the ball in short right field On
this put-out MOeller dashed safely To
second base, daring the White Sox to
throw the pill around with johnson or
third base.
Chick Gandil. who usually drives the
hall on a line for extra base wallops.
this time came up and. aided by the sun,
dropped the ball back of the position
guarded by Berger. Ordinarily Ping
kOdic, the SoN right fielder. would have
made an easy put-oUt. Ping had Ia
- rint some distance and when he finally
reached for the pill the sun blinded him.
50 that he could not possibly make the
catch, although he did succeed in stop
; ing the flying sphere. johnson fairly
few over the plate. and Danny MOelleI
a.su kept on running. Bodie saw that
il was impossible to turn back either
Johnson or Moeller. and chucked to sec.
"Ld in a vain attempt to retire Gandil
Ray Morgan ended the inning by strik.
iuS out.
The Natir Ials had but one more chance
during the remainder of the game t.
score. This was in the seventh, wheI
Foster crashed to deep center for 6
triple, but an flied to Weaver for tn,
third out.
After the Sox second inning. Walter
johnson was practically invincible, al
though Callahan's crowd threw a milo
scare into the Nationals camp during tn,
ninth. when, with two down, Bodie ant
Chappell both singled. The fans looket
to Collins to either deliver a single O.
for one of the Nationals to slip up. bu
Collins was helpless against the Kan