The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-08-10

in. Weaver, alert ana keen to take nd
vantage Of the slightest mistake on the
part OF the Griffmen. dashed for the
plate as soon as he saw the easy man
ner in which the Washington right
nelder made the play. When the ball
reached the plate. Weaver had slid
across and the game was won and lost
The field was a morass of mud when
me contending teams took the feId
For a while It appeared AZ thoueb l.
game would be an impossibflity. out
Srlfhth and Callahan reached an
agreement to wait for one hour after
the time originally set Gallons of oil
We're burned on the diamond At that.
the soil was SO Thoroughly soaked thai
the ball fell dead whenever II hit the
ground. This may have had something
10 40 with the Griffithian decision To
atteIHPt 10 pump the ball when there
were men within the scoring zone.
-. mere 81 were ABOUT 1000 on hand, and
nad IL not been for the duh, gray skies
mat oVerhung the field the numbers
would probably have been doubled.
49,
"hen the White Sox commenced the
movement that threatened for a while
70 carry mem up into the vortex of the
race In which the Athletics were lead
ing, II was Urban Faber. a recruit
from the Des Moines club, of the West
ern League, upon whom Callahan
placed the greatest dependence. Yes
terday Faoer opposed johnson and
pICneo great game. although had his
s1pport peen SO gauzy as was the sup
port that was accorded the Washing
ton pitcher there would have been 10
necessity for the extra rounds. for
washington would have been so far in
'front.' that the game would have been
ROBBED OF all interest
Immediately after today's game the
Nationals leave here for the East The
hrst stop Is at Martinsburg, w Va.
and on Wednesday an exhibition game
VIII be staged with the Frederick. Nd,
phia. where the Grirfs are to make
their final stand in an effort to stop
the wild rush which the Athletics are
making toward another pennant
Twenty men will be taken to the two
town for the exhibition games. johnson.
Engel, Boehltng. Mitchell. Shaw. and
Ayers being shipped ahead to Phila-
dclphia to get plenty of rest. and TO be
prepared to give battle to the Mack
men.
The only redeeming feature Of the
came from a Washington fielding
standpoint came in the third inning
when Chick Gandn went over with his
sIoyed hand and made what appeared
a
from the bat Of Weaver
When the game was started the fire
Of the gasolene back of third base was
stil burning, ana after Moeller had
famed, Foster whipped a clean single
into center fell. Mike Mitchell. who
has been ailing since his experience at
Detroit when he was run down between
third and second. made his reappear-
ance N the lineup and celebrated the
occasion by whaling the ball our over
the head Of the Chicago centerfielder.
pulling up at third while Foster scored.
Then a squeeze play was attempted,
but Gandil pushed a fly TO Fourier
and a double play resulted.
The SoX Immediately caught up when
Weaver hit the first ball pitched into
right field for a single. and moved
tc second on a sacrifice by Blackburne.
Collins famed. Then came rTnurnier
with a single that Mcbride was ex-
cused from being charged with an err
ror only because OF the miserable con-
dition of the ground. This pu. Weaver
on third and Foster contributed a boot
on a chance from Schalk az this juno
ture, letting Chicago make half of its
days runs.
The Griffmen had three on in the
ninth with none out when the squeeze
failed. and in the eleventh the Soy
won out Weaver made his third hit
OF the afternoon, was advanced by
Blackburne's sacrifice. took third on
Collins single, and sprnted home when
Schalk drove out the fly into right field
which Moeller WAS in no hurry 10 get
back