Evening star., 1915-06-13
LOCALS FIELDING
DEFEATS LEADERS
Brilliant Catches by Shanks
anG MoeIIer Prevent Chi
cago Victory.
GANDIL'S TIMELY WALL0P
PRODUCES WINNING RUNS
Benz Effective in All But One Round.
Ayers Saves Boehling From
Probable Defeat.
BY J. ED GRILLO.

A base hit by band1l III the
third inning. which produced two
runs. and brilliant fielding by
Shanks and Moeller in the out
field were features OF yesterday S
game which were instrumental
in causing the defeat of the White
Sox BY score of 2 to l.
It was Gandil's hit which pro-
duced the locals runs, and it was
he brilliant field work OF the two
outfieldcrs mentioned which pre-
vented the visitors from over
coming this lead on several oc-
casions. Shanks' feat OF going to
the jury box fence i'll deep left
center and pulling down Felsch's
long drive in the fifth when the
bases had two runners on them
undoubtedly saved the Nationals
from defeat. Had that ball hit
the ground the chances are it
would have bounded into the seats
and netted home run and three
scores.
That would have been sufficient
to beat the locals, for the two
runs which Gandil's single pro-
duced were all that they could get
during the struggle.
1t was most interesting game
of ball, in which the spectators
displayed more enthusiasm than
one has found at any game this
season. There was occasion for
this, as the general playing of the
locals was excellent.
Moeller Also Stars.
Mceller was not far behind Shanks in
pulling sensational feats in the field.
in the second inning with a runner on
third and two out, he went to the cor
ner of right field and pulled down a
AO1ie aAS AAoii iSChH . Udl "HlCn lOCkeU
decidedly dangerous. and which would
have been sure to net the visitors a
run He did even greater things in
tho seventh. With Blackburn on first
and one out, he tore in from deep
right, caught a short line drive from
Benz's bat and whipped the ball to
Gandil in time to make a double play.
on Blackburn. once more thwarting an
The pitchers Of the day were Benz,
for the Sox, and he gave most credit
able performance. and Boehling and
Ayers for the locals Boehling lasted
only four innings. In the fifth, after
he had allowed Schalk a hit and walk
ed Blackburn. he was taken out and
Ayers substituted. He got out of the
inning without allowing run, and
then pitched the next three innings
without allowing hit. Ayers work
was brilliant until the ninth, when the
two hits charged against him were
made, and the Sox scored their only
run Fournier opened this round with
a triple to the right field wall. and he
scored when j. Collins sent a long
sacrifice ny to Milan. Schalk got a
base hit when his grounder bounded
up and hit Mcbride in the chest, but
Blackburn ended the game by popping
up.
Gandil Produces Runs
The Nationals runs came in the
third. Boehling started this by getting
a scratch hit on high fly which fell
safe In left field close to the foul line
Moeller hunted to Benz whose throw
to second was too late to get Boehiing.
and both hands were safe. Foster
struck out, and then Milan drove an
ugly bounder at Fournier, who fum-
bled. f'Iling the bases. It was up to
Gandil. and he came through with a
beautiful line drive to center which
sent Boeh1ing and Moeller home with
the runs which won the game.
II was in the fifth inning that Shanks
saved the day for his team. There
were two on when Ayers went In to
pitch, and after Benz struck out.
Felsch made that terrific drive to left
center. The ball carried within a yard
or two OF the cnnte- field end of the
bleachers but s'i.arks by n we'll timed
run. got under the bali just as it was
passing over his head, and with his
back to the stands pulled IL down. The