The Washington times., 1915-06-30
Fierce Fighting Seen
In Baseball War Arena
Faber Features Chicago-St. Louis Encounter, While
Hans Lobert and Johnny Evers Are Heroes
In Double Skrmish at Polo Grounds.
BY KIRK C. MILLER.

1t was a strenuous day in the East
ern and Western arena of baseball
warfare. The code messages read
4 much like those emanating from Eu-
rope. In the American League the
Red Sox drove back the Yankees in
ten-inning skirmish. which was pre-
cipitated at Fenway Field. Boston,
and. consequently. Bill Carrigan's
army is today safely intrenched in
second place. The war office at Bos-
ton declares the score to be 1 to 3, ana
result of the long battle Bill, Dono-
vans battalion has been forced to re-
treat to fifth place in the league
standing, and today they will be at
tackled at that position. by the Grir-
men.
Those White sox, who are occupying
the foremost position in the western
hemisphere of this little baseball al
the expense of {. division Of the army
headed by Branch Hickey, of St Louis
Mo. General Hickey retired under a
I to 2 fire. which lasted throughout
nine innings of fierce lighting.
One brave soldier, whose name Is
Faber. proved the real hero of Chica-
go's complete squelching of st. Louis
It Is the fourteenth time since thc
Taber has played the role OF Chief res
cuer, and this time the title goes 10
him for defensive and offensive play
Faber had in his cartridge belt the
kind Of ammunition which will win ball
games most anywhere the sport is IN,
dulged in. After the White Sox had
put themselves two runs to the good In
the first. Faber came to the battle line
In the fourth. when two men had
walked and straightway shot a sizzling
triple where the Brown fielders were
not" The chrapnel had its effect for
the winning runs We're forced across,
although the conquering contributor OF
the hit failed to score himself.
Moving across the frontier to the Ma
tional League, the developments of the
day find the Giants and Braves to
have broken even in their two impacts.
Giants were permitted to adorn. fifth
place for one hour and fifty minutes
the duration of the second game, which
went to the Braves by ? to o..
The Phillies depressed the Brooklyn
Dodgers to the extent of 8 runs to 4,
and regained command of the second
position. Meanwhile the Brooklynites
regained the cellar. The Reds and Cubs
didn't play and the Cardinals and
Pirates broke even.
Some few brief dispatches regarding
those Giant-Braves games have been
received. Honus lobert. we'll bound
with splints and bandages to support a
shattered TlD, IOTCeu slllsle through
the center OF the Polo Grounds during
the very dying minutes of the ninth
inning, and with his hit the victorious
tallies. two in number, trickled across
the goal plate The score had been
to l, and Lobert's timely blow shifted
1t to to 2.
But wait-there was a second game
at the Polo Grounds, and in 1t another
veteran who has not been seen in the
limelight of b, b. for two or three
moons proved to be the General Sheri-
| dan or Paul Revere or Admiral Dewey
! of the encounter.
We refer to Johnny Evers, erstwhile
| captain OF the Braves. whose home run
| and general brillance gave his team the
Stigma OF victors
In the nrst inning Evers made a sin