The Washington times., 1915-07-12
Bert GaIIia's Overwhelming VIC
tory of 8 to 3 Breaks Losing
Streak After Eight Losses.
By LOUIS A. DOUGHER.

CHICAGO. July n.-Now that they
have shattered that pesky losing
streak. the Griffs are going after
the White sox today with
vengeance. hoping to break even on
the series here. So overwhelming was
that victory Of Bert Gallia's S-to-3 that
tn" visiting players we're simply over
come with .astonishment and tumbled
sadly before Eddie Cicotte in the second
contest. II to g. The little White Sox
pitcher gave the Griffs four runs in the
ninth inning. thus making their Anal
score look better.
Urban Faber. the teams leading
.wirler, was driven from the slab BY
hard wallops In the fourth inning. Joe
Benz being sent to his rescue after the
beans had been spilled. Two were down
when Mcbride poled a double to right
Gallia came through with a single. and
ter and Milan smashed singles before
Faber was derricked. four runs trickling
across the dish. Those hits were all on
the nose. too. no joke hits about them.
his arm IN the frst frame. stole and
scored on Gandil's aolid single to con-
ter. In the NTH Shanks led off with
a safety, went up on a sacrifice. and
center Milen's double. Followed hy
Shanks triple, added another in the
third, and In tho ninth Moeller
doubled. reached third on passed
ball. and scored on Fosters crash to
Three binslcs punched in the sew
enth gave the sox two tallies. Eddie
Collins wallop 10 center sending
Leibold vas forced in when Brief
| took q walk in tho ninth. that being
the last run scored by Rowland's
team.
for the eight inntnss. Then with
the score ~ to l against them. the
letting them run w!ld rd-a., on the T. easss; tSat
frame and four hits, including q
corner. EngeIs poor fielding put him
in jeopardy early in tho game Ayers
! followed long enough TO take a peat.
ing and then Booth Hopper showed
rubber. settling the Griffmen't hahh'
It wasn't baseball. Il was marathon
ing for thone White Sox.
Engel paused Schalk In the third ana
then picked up Blackburnes bunt and
hurled 1t out into center field, both men
scoring. Ctootte followed with q single
and stole. Leibold walked and Ayers
took up tho hurting stunt, Hs MSsr'a piSss'a
sacrifice pop and escaped being scored
with ono down Connolly left Felseh' Q
drive 20 through him. eehalk singled to
| right, eo!n~ UP on Moellern tumble of
| tho drive, Biaokburne Bkied to Milan,
! but Cicotte singled to center, scoring
! Felsch and schalk. Leibold beat out
| slow ono to Foster and Weaver tripled.
| Eddie Collins singled and Fournier' 8
| forcing Of the former Maokmen ended
tho frame with five tallies In for the
white Sox.
Hopper got awav with his lob for one
| inning. but in the sixth Blackburne's
single and Liebold's fly brought across
A run, The big blow-up for tho Bird
Dog man came along In the seventh
Then he did take a licking, Eddie Col
Inns and Feurnier singled, John Collins
scoring both runners, schalk doubled,
scering Felseh, Blackbourne and CT
= eotts singled, but schalk was run down
at third, Shanks getting the putout at
| the cushion, Cieotte's drive scored
Blaekburns with the fourth run for the
! frame, The air was full of white Sox
| ha+H. and the scenery detted with flying
Qrffmen, wildly chas!ng the pill;
The fans became tired of watching the
| ene-sided exhibition and thousands left
before the GriffmeR mada their aasp in
| the ninth. with two down, Milan singled
| He was allowed to steal second and
| third scoring on Shanks bruising bingle
| to center. Shanks was also allowed to
| go to third on tive steals and he walked
| over when Gandil hit a homer into the
| left field corner. CONNOLLY walked and
! also stole second and third without him
/ drance, scoring on Williams double
over Psisch's head. Mayer sampsd