The Detroit times., 1915-01-15
Manu- Games Haze Driuen the Bugs Wild
But Every Play Was Thriller In This One
Midsummer Diamond Battle at
Washington Will Never BE
Forgotten by Fans
~ HUGH ). FULLERTON.

/ The greatest game OF baseball ]
ieyer have seen was played between
Washington and the Chicago White
Sox on the afternoon OF Aug, 3, t9ll,
lin Washington The fact that both
teams were far down IN the race,
with nothing depending upon the re
suit, perhaps prevented that game
, from becoming famous Yet II con
tanned more thrills. more great plays,
more freaks. and more excitement
/ than any game | ever have seen.
| During the worlds series last fall
| was talking with Walter Johnson,
Clyde Milan and George Mcbride, and
when | mentioned the game all three
declared IL the best they ever played
in.
4 II seemed that everything that could
/ take place in baseball happened. Doc
White was pitching against Johnson.
and that always meant a great deal
Ii was the thunder storm season in
Washington and two small ponds or
water were in the outheld, a.Dhough
the infield was dry and fast In three
innings Johnson gave four passes and
1 three hits
Three Sox were nailed at the plate
| in those rounds, and in the second
Walter, by an astounding catch, rob-
| bed White or a home run.
Meantime White had been holding
the Senators and not man reached
first until Street singled with one out
| in the third The wind was blowing
hard straight in from center Held.
Johnson hit the ball with terrific
force. and il looked as IL il would
clear the center field fence. Dodie
had turned and was tearing straight
out toward the fence. The wind
caught the ball and blew il back
toward the field Bodie by hard
sprint. met the ball coming toward
him as he went out and made Won
derful catch.
seventh innings there were four dou-
BILE plays and one man cut down At
the plate, a marvellous stop by Zeider,
one OF the greatest stops and throws
ever saw by which Kid Eberfeld
cut of base hit and nailed Zeider
at the plate, and series OF accidents.
Harry Lord. plunging after a foul
fly. had dived into the Washington
bench head first and made catch,
Zeider, .going back OF first as ball
was falling had caught IL just as he
turned a somersault over Mcintyre,
who was trying 10 reach the ball,
Both caught the ball at once, both
hung 10 IL, as Zeider did handspring
over McIntyre-and they came 10
their feet. with the ball clinched in
all four hands
Mcconnell opened Chicagos
eighth with terrific line drive
to left Walker, sprinting in,
came clear past the ball while
trying TO avoid the puddle OF wat
er. ran across in front OF the
water leaped, stuck one hand
over his head and caught the ball
with his back turned to the dia-
mond and splashed down into the
pond
BY the last OF the ninth. with the
score TO 0 the players and the crowd
seemed equally wild.
Milan opened with fierce two-base
hit Schaefer bunted and the ball was
flashed to third Milan beating II by
desperate slide. Eberfeld popped
out and Gessler took three swings
Schaefer on first, was determined TO-
end the game right there by giving
Milan a chance 10 score from third
on throw He trotted down TO sec
ond base-but Payne, who was catch
ing, refused to throw and give Milan
a chance
On the next pitched ball Schae-
fer pulled the climax play OF the
game He stole from second
back to first. Instantly there was
an uproar. The White Sox claim
ed Schaefer was out. and the UNI
pires refused 10 decide.
Manager Duffy ran down TO the field
umpire TO appeal to him To call Schae-
fer out. White started over to touch
Schaefer and Schaef broke for Sec
ond-and Collins who had gone in TO
play first when Zeider was hurt.
threw 10 second. Milan dashed for
the plate and was nailed by inches.
Three great plays marked the ten,
inning. but in the eleventh after two
men had been cut of az the plate Mi
Ian reached home with the score that
gave Washington the game, | 10 o.