The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-07-23
Sox Beat Griffmen
In Final Session
McBRIDE HITS BALL HARD
by WILLIAM FEET.

chicago, ILL.,, july Zine injury tt
Howard Shanks virtually cost the Ma
tionals the third ball game Of the White
Sox series here this afternoon, to .
when the Callahan tribe sent over thret
markers in the final half of the ninth in
ming.
1t was a tough game TO lose. with vic.
tory in sight to have a two-run lead
shoveled down. and the much-needed hos
tile run trek over the plate, when CaIvt
threw the ball ten feet over Henry's head
In a desperate attempt to turn back Mat
tick after Fourier had scampered over
tine plate with the tally winch knotteo
the count.
The Climbers gave Rebel Russell fear.
full drubbing during the seven inning:
he toiled on the mound. bu; were only
able to send in five runs on eleven hits
Get. Early Lead.
Grabbing of two runs in the first
frame, the Nationals assumed an early
lead, and KEPT gathering tally here
and there until at the sixth inning the
score stood Washington, 5; White Sox, 2.
The visitors were only hitting Groom in
spots, but the lanky boxman started to
waver in the ninth. and had he been
lifted instead OF allowed to remain on
the rubber, a different story might have
been recorded.
Shanks' injury last night necessitated
a changed lineup for the Griffmen, and.
as Lefty Russell was nominated to twirl
for the Pallid Hose, the Old Fox ordered
Laporte to play left field, instead Of
Calvo. as he had previously planned.
Laporte singled in the Nationals eighth,
and a fatal mistake was made right
here when Griff had Ainsmith run for
the veteran, as Calvo was sent out to
hold down left field, and the Cuban's
nervousness at a critical stage mussed
things up badly.
The game never should have been lost,
and the gloom in the camp of the Climb
ers tonight is thicker than fog of Lake
Michigan.
Russell Hit Hard.
Rebel Russell. the Sox young southpaw.
had nothing in his assortment Of benders
that fooled the Nationals, and was hit 4
whole lot harder than the score shows.
Moeiler opened the game by drawing a
base on balls. Foster singled to let.
Milan sacrificed advancing both Moeller
and Foster. The last-named pair scored
On Gandirs single to right field.
Laporte started the Nationals second
with a double, and pulled up at third IN
McBride's single to left. and crossed the
plate when Weaver threw out Henry.
The SoX pulled back one Of these run ;
in the second on consecutive doubles 5y
Chase and Fourier, but the Climbers
added another in the third. when Niilsn
vas hit with pitched ball, took second
en- balk, and completed the jourre,
On Gandils safe blow to center.
double and triple gave Chicago a run
IN the fourth, and the Nationals collected
their fifth counter in the sixth inning IN
consecutive singles by Mcbride ard
Henry. and Groom's bunt. which was
tumbled by Russell.
CicOtte Goes In.
As Ecsterly was sent UP to pinch hit
for Russell in the White Sox seventh
Eddie Cicotte was doing business on the
hill when the Climbers came to bat in
the eighth. One hit was all that Cicotte
allowed.
Groom was in a tight hole in the sew
enth when the home team scored a run
on Collins triple and Fournier's single,
but he managed to eXtricate himself
without the aid of a derrick
The heart rending blow-off came in the
ninth. Schaik, the first to face Groom,
died on a pop fly TO Mcbride. Collins
doubled along the left field foul line,
Calvo playing the ball badly. Fourier
singled past Gandil, scoring Collins.
weaver went out, Foster to Gandil. and
Ping Bcdie, batting for Cicotte. walked.
Groom passed Chappell, filling the bases,
and with the count two strikes and three
balls on Rath, the last named sIashed a
short single TO left field. Fourier scored
from third, and Mattick, running for
Bodie. also came in, as Calvo. after first
fumbling the ball. threw to the stands,
and away went the ball game.
Had Shanks been playing left field. Cob
Inns double would only have gone for
n single, and on Rath's blow Mattick
would have been killed at the plate. The
SoN should not have scored but two runs,
and after that it would have been any
body's game, with all odds in favor of
the Nationals to win.
George Mcbride was the demon slug
ger for the Climbers, with three hits.
Gandil came through with couple of
timely blows, each wallop scoring runs.
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