The Washington herald., 1914-05-13
NINTH INNING RALLY
WINS FOR NATIONALS
White Sox Beaten IN Opening
Game Of the Series by
3 to 2 Score.
MILAN FEATURES AT BAT
By WILLIAM PEET.

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The Nationals came from behind yes
terday, tied the score in the eighth. and
sent over the winning run in the ninth,
grabbing the first game of the series from
the Chicago White Sox. 3 to 2.
Grif must have ripped a leaf out of
Connie Mack's notebook-that Garrison
finish looked like stealing the Athletics
stuff-and Washington fans enjoyed
hugely the sensation.
Walter johnson and Joe Benz were
hooked up. johnson should have had a
no-score game He was hit safely seven
times. while Benz was hammered for ten
hits. including triple and home run.
Clyde Milan. the base-stealing king.
was the whole front page. Milan's triple
In the sixth put our side in the game,
and his circuit smash in the eighth. knot
ted the count.
1t remained for Howard Shanks and
Ray Morgan to send the crowd home
feeling happy. Shanks singled to start
the ninth, a wild pitch put him on Sec
ond, and Morgan's single past Lord won
the game.
Danny Moeller contributed a fancy one
hand catch in the first inning, robbing
Weaver Of a triple, white Hal Chase
showed that he still knows thing or
two about playing first base. digging low
throws out of the dirt in that same old
easy fashion.
Benz this season has pitched grand ball
for the White Sox, and during the first
five innings the Nationals could do very
little with his assortment of spitters and
curves. but they got to him later.
The game was played in less than two
hours, and 1t is a pity Ban johnson
could not have been on hand.
The White Sox were first to score.
l1v,<x l.,
singled. Benz grounded to Morgan, who
had plenty of time to force Kuhn at
second, but for some unknown reason
retired the batter at first base. DEM
mitt singled to right, scoring Kuhn, but
Demmitt was turned back trying to
sneak to the ,midstation on the throw
in from Moeller, as johnson intercepted
the ball and shot it to Morgan.
Chicago scored again in the fourth in
a peculiar manner. Weaver shot a single
to center. Chase famed, but Collins hit
line drive at Mcbride, which blasted
its way through the shortstops paws.
On this clout Weaver sneaked to. third.
Lord famed, but while Bodie was at
bat Collins swiped second. Henry made
bluff throw to second, with the result
that he caught Weaver coming home. A
merry chase ensued, until finally, John
son bounced the ball OF Weaver's back
while throwing to Foster, and before II
could be returned the Chicago man
scored.
The Nationals filed the bases in the
fourth with singles by Foster and Milan,
and a walk to Henry, but Shanks flied
to Demmitt for the final out.
The Washington sixth opened auspi-
ciously. Moeller started with a single to
center, but on the hit and run signal
Foster could not shoot the ball through
Chicago's inner breastworks, a ground
er to Benz started a double play which
was completed with lightning-like rapid
ity. Benz to Weaver to Chase Clyde
Milan slashed the ball to right field; it
landed on the chalk line and bounded to
the stands. Milan turned second and
raced for third. Demmitt threw to Chase
and the latter, without looking. slammed
TO third base where either Harry Lord
or Pitcher Benz was supposed to be-
There was nobody at home, and Milan
breezed over the plate as the ball sped
to the stands.
Following this came a single by Gar..
dill, who swiped second. and weaver's
tumble of Henry's grounder. Henry
sneaked down to the midstation but
Shanks made the final out, Benz to
Chase.
Nationals Tie Score.
In the Nationals seventh, Morgan, Nc
Bride and johnson died in turn, but the
score was tied in the eighth, when with
two down Milan hit a line drive at Ping
Bodie. who misjudged the ball running in
half dozen strides when he should
have chased back. A pair of fat legs
was seen in the distance chasing the
flying sphere while Milan fairly few
around the bags, completing the circuit
without any trouble. and tying the score
The game was won in the ninth, when
Shanks singled through the box, ana
went to second on a wild pitch. Nor
gan got Pitcher Benz in hole and with
the count two strikes and three balls.
shot single past Harry Lord which
the latter could not have scooped in
with a fish net. This wallop did the
business. as Shanks sprinted home with
the much-needed run The score.