The Washington herald., 1913-08-05

and this, ladies and gentlemen, IS c
The score, 5 to 3, perhaps does
was fought, yet the Nationals
never battled harder in their lives
to wrest the bulky end of the
count.
On four different occasions Washington
players crowded the sacks waiting Tor
hits that never came. Our pinch hitters
were not hitting.
Rebel Russell, the Sox young south
paw, worked one full inning and part of
the second when a sudden thunder show
er caused Umpire Bill Evans to call the
hostilities for half an hour.
When the sun came out and the ath-
letes went back to work, Russell was
under the showers in the dressing room
and Eddie Cicotte was in the box. Cicotte
began to throw clinkers into the victory
path from the outset. The harder Grill 9
henchmen tried to jostle him lose from
his belt the more he smiled and the bet
ter he pitched. especially when In hole,
and he walked on thin ice more than
once.
Engel Starts Poorly.
Joe Engel got away badly. then settled
down for a couple of innings and once
more began to wobble. The Sox amassed
the big total of five hits while Engel held
forth.
Tom Hughes, who relieved MY Poy
Joe" had our guests up a blind alley
from the start, only one bloke reached
first base, and Long Tom did not allow
a safe hit in four innings. The veteran
had everything" and it was pity that
Grifr did not start him instead of EngeL
Larry Chappell, the White Sox $4,000
beauty, failed to connect safely out OF
four times up, but he did crack out a
long fly to Milan in the fourth which
sent over a run.
Many of the fans present will probably
tell you that but for tumble by Ray
Morgan the visitors would not have
scored twice in the fourth-be this as II
may, the Sox waltzed off with the win
ming end of the score, and after all this
is what counts
A base on balls followed by mighty
chuck to center field by Ainsmith when
Chappell stole second, together with
two baggers contributed by Lord and
Chase, also a passed ball, gave the visi-
tors three runs in the opening inning.
Plenty of chance for a good alibi here,
but what's the use?
The Climbers reduced the lead Of the
Sox in the second by scoring two runs
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happened after Gandil and Morgan had
persisted. Laporte doubled to the right
field fence and scored ahead of Mcbride
when the Nationals dandy captain
crashed past Chappell for home run.
The ball rolled to the corner of left
field. Ainsmith tripled to the bull sign
and then it rained.
Upon the resumption Of play, Cicotte
faced Engel and caused the kid pitcher
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Chase.
Sox Score Two More.
Engel BANKED the Windy City crowd
during the second and third innings, but
in the fourth they made it hot for him.
Collins doubled past Foster, and went
to third on Fournier's single. Schalk
walked, filling the bases. Weaver bunt-
ed to Morgan: who scooped up the ball
in plenty of time to cut of Collins at the
plate but the pill rolled up his arm and
lodged somewhere in his shirt Before
Morgan could extricate himself from the
ball, Collins was over the plate and
Weaver had crossed first base. Cicotte
forced Fournier at home-Engel to Aim
smith-and when Chappell lifted ny
to Milan, Schalk came in.
After one had gone in the Climbers
fourth, a run looked certain, when Nor
gan and Laporte singled and successfully
negotiated the double steal when NC
Bride took his third swing, but Ain
smith persisted on an easy roller to Ber-
ger.
Washington scored its third run In the
fifth frame, when Schaefer, batting for
Engel, got a life on Lords high throw
to Chase. Moeller died and Foster was
safe when the entire left wing of the
Sox infield failed to run Schaefer to
earth on Eddie's grounder to Weaver.
Milan singled, filling the bases. Chick
Gandil hoisted a fly to Collins and
Schaefer crossed the plate. One Of Gam
dis old-time wallops at this stage would
have helped nightly.
Opportunities to score in the sixth and
seventh awaited the Nationals nothing,
as Cicotte clamped on the lid when
storm clouds gathered.