Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-07
Champions Able to Get But
Two Singles Off Souttpaw,
One a Scratch.
LOCALS FIND SHAWKEY
FOR ONE RUN IN SIXTH
Moeller's Triple and Fosters Single
Turn Trick-Both Teams
Field Brilliantly.

The Nationals won this mornings Gams
through the mastery pitching of Jack
Bentley, the Maryland boy. For seven
innings the Athletics went hitless and q.
single by Strunk in the eighth and an
other by Oldring in the ninth was the best
the champions could do. Jack used q
slow ball that puzzled the champions and
had almost perfection. Both pitchers
were brilliantly supported.
The Nationals one run came in tho
sixth, when Moeller tripled, with one
down. and scored on Fosters clean single
to center. The Athletics missed their
best chance to score in the ninth, when.
with two out, Oldring got a scratch hit
and Collins was walked This brought
Baker up, but his best was d grounder tO
Gandil, which ended the game.
The Game in Detail.
Murphy opened the game with ny 70
Milan, and Zeb also pulled down Old
rings long fly. Collins walked. Catcher
Henry was injured by a foul tip and tho
game was delayed while the players
gathered around trying to bring him to.
Henry went to the bench, but after a
good rundown resumed play behind the
bat. Mcbride made a wonderful catch
of Bakers line fly. going out in left field
and jumping several feet in the air ana
pulling down the ball.
Shawkey was wild at the start, max
ing Schang dance all around the plate.
and finally passed Moeller to first on
four bad ones. Foster forced Moeller at
second, Barry to Collins Milan flied to
Oldring. Foster died stealing.
In the second inning Mitchell got an
easy fly from McInnes. Strunk flied to
Gandil. Chick making nice catch in
rigAt field. Bentley struck out Barry.
Gandil slammed a clean single into
center. Chick then stole second. Mitchell
looked strong to Shawkey and he passed
him to first. Gandil was caught asleep
of second and thrown out. Schang to
Barry. In sliding back to the bag Gan
dill spiked Barry in the ankle and the
clever shortstop went to the bench for
repairs. time being called Barrys in
jury proved slight and he resumed play
Morgan's best was foul fly to Schang.
Mitchell stole second. Schang throwing
high to Collins Barry tossed out Henry
Schang opened tie third by lifting to
Mitchell. Bentley tossed out shawkey
and Murphy fouled to Henry.
McInnis made sensational one-hand
catch Of McBride's line fly to right Barry
tossed out Bentley and Moeller flied to
Oldring.
Mcbride chased in short left for Old
dring's fly in the fourth. Collins hit a
hot one to Bentley, who tossed him out
at first. Bakers best was q line fly
| to Milan. which brought cheers from
the spectators.
Slow Ball Balks Athletics.
Up to this time the Athletics have
failed to get a hit off Bentley, ths
Maryland boy resorting almost exclu-
sively to a slow ball, which the cham~
pions have been trying to KILL with
the result that easy outs have fol>
lowed.
Baker threw out Foster in the second
half of the round. Milan slammed a
nice single to center, and after Gandil
flied to STnnk Milan stole second
Strunk pulled down Mitchelis long
fly after "a sharp sprint.
McInnis flied to Mitchell in the fifth.
Strunk walked and then Barry hit into
fast double play, Foster to Morgan
to Gandfl
Morgan flied to Oldring, who also
took Henry's fly. Baker tossed out
Mcbride.
in opening the sixth inning. Shawkey
flied to Mitchell and Murphy flied to
Milan.
Moeller Triples, Foster Singles.
Collins tossed out Bentley but Noel
Ter slammed a triple to the score
board in right. Foster then placed II
single in center, scoring Moeller with
the first run of the game. Milan flied
to Strunk and Gandil lifted to Oldrtne-
In the seventh Morgan tossed out Old
ring but Collins walked Collins was
caught asleep at first and run down,
Bentley to Gandil to Mcbride to Bentley.
Baked flied to Milan.
Mitchell popped to Collins Baker made
a pretty stop and threw out Morgan.
while Henry flied to Collins.
First Hit Off Bentley.
Foster grabbed McInnis' fast one and
threw him out at first in the eighth in
ming Strunk made the first hit of the
game for the champions. clean single Ia
center Barry forced Strunk at second.
Mcbride to Morgan, and Schang forced
Barry at second by the same route.
Baker threw out Mcbride. Bentley sin
gled along the left field foul line. Moeller
flied to Strunk. Collins tossed out Foster.
Walsh, batting for Shawkey in the
NINTH went out. Bentley to Gandil. Nor
gan threw out Murphy. Oldring beat out
a bad grounder to Foster and Collins
walked, but Baker grounded to Gandil,
ending the game.
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