The Washington herald., 1913-05-09
By WILLIAM PEET.

Chicago, ILL.,, May S.-With the excep-
ton of a f1ashy exhibition of swatting In
<the sixth inning, when the Nationals
? threatened to sever Pitcher Russel :
head from his body, today's combat from
a Washington standpoint, was about as
cheerful as a Virginia hanging.
There are a number OF theories to be
advanced as to why the White Sox won,
10 to 5. Principally, the theories are
these: The Callahan troupe made about
twice as many hits as our folks; also
twice as many runs, and only half as
many errors Why dig deeper into such
a distressing subject
Bob Groom, ever an enigma to the Sox,
was raked fore and aft and retired un-
der fire in the fourth. Melville Gallia, his
successor. had nothing but a glove, and
he only lasted until the fifth was COM
pleted. Joe Boehling took humping
after a good start, and gave way TO
Cashion when the Sox eighth opened.
Cashion had nothing on his fast ball, ana
his curve was of the buttonhook variety.
Chicago choked three runs out or the
Carolina curver as a parting shot.
Russell Hurls Well.
While the Windy City crowd was treat
ing our pitchers i'm such a scandalous
manner, a southpaw named Russell, said
to be the find OF the season, steamed
along like the Old Robert z. Lee. ano
made the Climbers look foolish, notwith-
standing the fact that he was nicked
four times in the sixth when as many
runs counted, and ruff1ed up two hits
worth in the ninth, when another tally
was added.
1t required alright pitching on the part
of the Griffmen to beat the White Sox
this dreary afternoon, and this is just
what the Nationals could not produce.
AS has been the case before when our
pitchers start aeroplaning, the whole
team seems TO jump aboard for the pur-
pose of keeping them company. so it was
today. Clean fielding would have kept
down the home clubs total to some de-
gree. but would not have won the game.
With Groom in the box Griff sent in his
veteran catcher John Henry, to do the
receiving. Poor old John was called upon
to stop all sorts of wierd throws, foul
tip after foul tip landed upon various
portions of the collegian's anatomy, and
the Old Fox finally removed him to al
low AL Williams to partake of some OF
the punishment.
A Long Game.
The combat lasted more than two
hours, and the way the Sox were carry
ing on il seemed as if hostilities would
-. never cease Griff had a 'run-in' with
the park-another distressing feature of
the frosty frolic.
The Old Fox is not offering any alibis
tonight, the players do not feel like
talking and the gloom around the hotel
is thick enough to be cut into hunks.
Russell, who last year performed in
the Texas League, set the Nationals
down without the semblance of hit for
five innings; in fact, not a member or
the Climbers reached first base until
Ray Morgan drew a walk in this same
fifth inning.
Mcbride ripped open the sixth with
slash between Lord and Weaver. Ger
many Schaefer. pinch hitting for Gallia,
singled TO right. Dan Moeller c,ashe1 10
deep left. the ball going over Shaller's
thatch, but Smaller managed to pull it
down with his gloved hand, dropping the
sphere as he lost his balance. Nobody
attempted to score. Clyde Milan came
through with his first wallop of the
game a grass cutter, which sped past
Borton to the stands. Mcbride, Schacfer.
and Moeiler all came home on this mighty
swat Henry grounded sharply to
Weaver. and while the shortstop WAS
throwing him out, Milan scored.
The Nationals lost a chance to increase
their run total when George Mcbride hit
into a double play in the seventh, and,
a single, he got no nearer home than
first base.
Al Williams Singles.
Al Williams shot a single to left when
he Crsno6 the Nationals ninth. and .4cAd
to second on Shaller's poor return Of ne
ball. Laporte died. Lord to Borton, ard,
on the out williams advanced to third,
from whence he scored on Morgans sac
rifice fly to Smaller. Shanks doubled to
right, but Mcbride ended the game with
a Pon fly to Weaver.
Lords single, after two were out, a
steal, and a walk to Borton, followed by
Collins double to deep left, gave Chi
cago couple of runs in the first inning.
Groom was touched for a single and
filled the bases with free tickets to Bor-
ton and Collins in the third but man.
aged to avert a score. triple by
Weaver, first up in the Sox's fourth,
Schalk's single. and ShalIer's double con-
WINGED Griff that Grooms usefulness as
a pitcher this afternoon was over. and
he was yanked out in favor of Galia.
Previous to Gallia's entrance, Chicago
had scored two runs off Groom and had
a man on third. A pass to Rath and
Lords long fly to Moeller added another
run.
Mattick's single, a wild pitch, and
Schalk's double yielded Chicago marker
in the fifth, and while Boehlng was
pitching the sixth, another run was
scored on consecutive singles by Lord,
Borton, and Collins. Boehling retired the
side in order in the seventh and Cashion
was in the box when the eighth opened.