The Washington herald., 1913-06-13

last night, Tor MS dtnleteS Wdllopeu'
the ball for eleven hits and looked
like the old gang, resourcetul,
vengeful, and full of fight.
Eddie Cicotte, the knuckIe ball artist,
was jcstled loose from his cap in the
sixth. The bombardment of four hits
produced couple of runs before Jim
Scott could be wheeled in to stem the
tide. With ShankS on third and the IN
field back, Henry came through with a
pretty swinging bunt. Before the ball
could be recovered Shanks was over the
plate with the tying run.
Poor fielding, a wild pitch, and we'll
placed hits gave the enemy four runs
in the first three innings. After the
third the White SoN didn't cut any more
figure in the game than a lot of travel
ing men trying to sell coal down at the
equator.
Groom Settles Down.
With that rousing swat rally by his
pals. Groom took on a new lease OF life
anc ran true to form against the " mite
Sox. Lean Robert had his benders Gy-
rating around most scandalously. and
during the SIX final stsnzas yielded but
two hits.
Hall Chase looked odd in a Chicago
good as ever, and he scored the opening
IUu of the game.
,iIrry LORD put up a rafting goou
game at third base. while our own Georg"
Mcbride had a busy day of it with
seven hard chances. all CT which ne
accepted in his usual graceful manner.
With two down in the white Sox
opener. Hal Chase raped savage sin
gle 10 center. The ball shot through
CnIld Harold sprinted around the bases.
crossing the plate a step ahead of the
uali. e
In the Nationals half of the opener
Moeller started with a double. and Nor
gan walked, hut there was nothing doing
j.: the run hunt
Chicago grabbed another marker in the
second when Bodie scored on a wild
pitch, after drawing a walk and advanc-
ing to the far corner on Matticks s
double.
SOx Score Twice.
It looked like slow curtains for Bob
Groom in the Sox's third. and Griff had
George Mullin in the bull pen warming
up. Singles by Rath, Chase, and Bodie.
together with a stolen base and a sacri-
fee fly. gave the visitors two more
runs.
Capt. George Mcbride figured PROM
inentIy in the Nationals victory with a
lot of pinch hit stuff After Shanks had
singled and swiped second in the
Climbers second inning Mcbride slashed
over Lords head, scoring the Monaco
Marvel.
With the count 4 to ! against them.
Griffs young men proceeded TO hang Mr..
Cicotte on the ropes in the sixth, ac-
complishing Eddie's downfall in the
fasr IL
ing him under an avalanche of swats. !
Milan shot a single TO center. Gandil
scratched to left Laporte to Lord. who
threw out Gandil at second base, Milan
slipping over to third. Shanks rammed
A low liner which Collins tried to gather
in with a shoe string catch. The ball
blasted its way through Collins props.
and Milan breezed home. Laporte going
around to third base.
Mcbride singled through Lord. scoring
Laporte. On this blow Weaver dashed
behind his side partner and knocked
down the ball with a wonderful one-hand
stop. Shanks wisely refused to take
chance for the plate and decorated third
base, while Jim Scott, the relief hurler,
was rushed TO the scene of conflict. John
Henry scored Shanks with-the run which
knotted the count, beating out a swing
ing hunt.
Not a safe hit was obtained off the
delivery of Jim Scott until Moeller opened
the Nationals ninth with one of those
slow. tantalizing rollers. Shortstop
Weaver came dashing in, scooped up the
ball. and without waiting to regain his
balance pegged to Hal Chase, but Moeller
had clearly beaten the throw, and as the
ball got away from the peerless Hal and
rolled to the stands. Dare Devil Dan
sprinted safely TO second base.
The table was all set for Ray Morgan
to clean up and win the old ball game |
The watch charm infielder took couple |
of strikes and also two balls. He waded
into the next one pitched and sent 1t |
shrieking to right-center. Moeller came |
in with the winning run, and everybody |