Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-25
BY J. ED GRILLO.

| CHICAGO, August 25.-The White
| Sox got the best of the opening argu-
ment of the series here with the Ma
! tionalS by the score of 8 to >. 1t was
one of the worst games of base ball
that was ever perpretated in big
| league. though, for just about every
! sort of a misplay that be i'm
agined was pulled off 1t was a case of
handing the game over to the other
fellow on both sides. The visitors We're
able to make the most errors, however.
and succeeded in tossing the game in
. spite of the efforts of the SoN to keep
them from doing it. although it did
take thirteen of the longest innings
that were ever played to do it in.
Boehling and Scott started the game,
but neither of them lasted long. Scott
was touched up for four hits and three
runs in the second round and disap-
peared after that in favor of WolfganS.
Boehling was yanked in the third in
ming before he had retired any of the
batters. but after two of the home
men We're on the bases. Joe was bit
wild and was given such poor support
that he lost confidence in himself, and
Ayers put in his place. The doc
tor finished up the long session.
Twelve hits were made by the WASH
ington men against seven by the SoN
Eddie Murphy scored for the locals IN
the first inning. He led off with i
single and then stole second. He was
held at second on John Collins roller
to Mcbride, but went to the far corner
when Eddie Collins grounded to Boehl-
ing and Joe threw too late to get him
at third. jackson was walked in that
inning, which filled the bases. Felsch
then drove a hot roller to Shanks, who
touched third base and tried to make
a double play on Murphy at the plate,
but missed him. Weaver ended the mess
by grounding out to Mcbride. The
Washington men made up for their
poor work in the first inning by fore
ing three runs over the plate In the
second. Gandil led off with triple
and Acosta followed with a double that
scored Chick. Henry rolled to Scott
and Acosta was run down between
third and second. Mcbride singled and
scored Henry from second. A wild
heave home by Felsch let Mcbride go to
third. Boehling grounded to John
Collins and Moeller scored Mcbride
with single to right.
The White Sox started on their uphill
fight from that time on. Blackburne
got pass to start the second, and
when Milan fumbled. Walsh, who bat
ted for Scott, rolled to Shanks, and
Blackburne was chased from home
back to third, where Schalk was
moved up to second on the play MUIR
ply went out. Boehling to Gandil, and
Walsh was caught far off second as
Gandil threw to second, but Foster,
seeing Blackburne Logging it for the
plate. threw high, and he was safe.
In the third the Sox made one more
and tied up the score. Moeller dropped
Eddie Collins fly, and the second base
Boehling. and he threw low to third,
Eddie Collins being safe. Ayers was
then substituted for Boehling. Eddie
Collins scored on Felsch's sacrfic fly.
The Sox took the lead in the fourth.
With one out, Wolfgang rolled TO Fos-
ter, who threw wide. and Wolfgang
went all the way to second. Murphy
fouled out and John Collins was safe
on McBride's tumble, and Wolfsang
scored all the way from second
Shanks brought in the tying run for
Washington in the NTH. After two
were out he doubled to center and
scored on Gandils single. From that
time until the thirteenth the two teams
fought on even terms, with the ad-
vantage one way and then another.
With one down in the thirteenth. Can
dill walloped a triple. He scored on
Acostas sacrifice fly.
The White Sox got back the run,
though. in their half, and made another
with it. Felsch led off with hit
first, and Russell. who batted for
Blackburne. was hit by pitched ball.
Daily singled to left. filling the bases
Faber famed. Murphy was given
base on balls, forcing in Felsch with
the tying run, and John Collins fol-
lowed with single through the pitch
er's box, scoring Russell with the WIN
ming run.
1t took three hours and ten minutes
to complete the thirteen innings OF
play There was more wrangling and
scrapping than the two teams have in
dulged in all season and they have had
several stormy sessions.
The White Sox got after Ayers in the
last part of the game, claiming that he
was delivering the ball illegally. Ayers
has a habit of moving his foot away
from the slab just a little as he de-
livers the ball. and Manager Rowland
was hot after him and got himself put
out of the game for his trouble, as Bill
Dineen would not listen to him. Ayers
continued to pitch in his usual way and
finished that way, although the SoX
coachers kept after him to the end.
The afternoon was so cloudy that it
looked very much like a tie game up to
the moment John Collins made his hit
through the pitchers box and drove in
the winning run. In case of a. tie it
would have had to be double header
this afternoon, for the Griffmen are to
finish their seasons series here tomor-
row afternoon.
The first four innings of the game
were the worst exhibition that any of
the local fans have seen this year. The
two teams We'd with each other in
ma king wild throws and fumbles Six
errors by the Nationals and five by the