The Washington times., 1913-04-24
IOE E1NSON ALLOWS
CHAMPS TWO HITS
smokeba Hurer Earns Shuou While Ray Collins Is Saugh
cred BY Climber Batsmen-Frank Laporte
Makes Three Hits.
By SENATOR" /"

Two measly lbingles and no runs at
all were all the worlds champion Red
Sox were able to negotiate of the mar
velous fiinging of Walter Smokeball
Johnson in the second combat between
the Climbers and the title-holders
Meanwhile. the Griffmen fairly slaush-
tered Ray Collins. the wide-twirling
southpaw. % Twelve safeties were regis
tered for the Griffmen. four Of them
triples and one a two-base knock. Their
hits were Of the hard, ringing type.
echoing afar. Oh, the score? Just s
to 0, in favor of the Climbers. who
crept back into first place through the
defeat Of the Mackmen in Philadelphia
by the Yankees.
johnson was in great form. Bill
Carrigan. the bald-headed backstop Of
the champions, tripled in the third, and
Steve Yerkes poked one safely over Nc
Brides dome In the ninth. These were
the only hits registered by the red-hosed
brigade. Indeed, only thirty batsmen
faced the Incompatible kansas Whirl-
wind in the nine sessions. Carrigan
was the only one to reach third. Twice
the enemy were passed but were help
less after they got on the paths.
On the other hand, the Griffmen fair
ly reveled in bingles. the real kind. too.
slamming up again the barriers In
all directions and wellnigh decapitating
the champs bold enough to get in the
way of them. Frank Laporte. holding
down third in place of the ailing Foster.
grabbed OF three hits for his contribu-
ton to the general crash, and Gandil,
Morgan, Mcbride, and johnson connect
ed for a brace of blows apiece. WOW,
how they did hit!
The Climbers went off into a safe
lead in the second inning Morgan
opened with bingle to center ana
Gardner's momentary boot gave Am
smith a life. Shanks showed a meat
sacrifice at Collins feet and then Dan
Mcbride poled triple over Duffy
Lewis head scoring both runners
johnson fouled TO Gardner. but Danny
Moeller punched a sirsle to left that
brought Mcbride across.
on, though no Climber passed the plate
until the seventh. Runners were on The
paths in almost every inning. but the
seventh appeared before another run
came. Dan Mcbride Deat out safefy
to Wagner and had no trouble what
ever in circIing the paths when john
son lifted the pill out to the jury btA
in left center for three corners. Gee
that was some swipc, believe me.
Chick Gandil opened the eighth with
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cut one a mile-a minute down over
third base into left field for three sacks.
sending Gandil in ahead of him. Shanfs
boosted a high fly TO Harry Hooper
and Morgan slid over the dish, lp-
setting carrigan as he slid.
The champiors were never in the
hunt at all. They just couldn't hit that
little old pill. With one gone in the
third Carrigan tripplrd TO left center.
but Collins breezed and Morgan dis
patched Hooper.
with two down IN the sixth Hooper
drew a pass. only to be forced by
Yerkes. In the ninth with two gore
Yerkes poled safety over McBride' $
head into short left center. Speaker
waited and walked. Laporte grabbed
Lewis high bounce and beat ferkcs
to the bag. ending the one-siied
struggle.
the Climbers second whitewash of The
season: