The Washington herald., 1915-09-24
Chicago White Sox Win Final
Game of Series with Jim
Scott In the Box.
TUMBLE PROVES COSTLY
McBride's Miscue on Ground Ball
Paves Way for the Visitors
Winsing Tally.
By WILLIAM PEET

Inability to tickle the offerings OF
Death Valley" Jim Scott for more than
five scattered hits. cost the Nationals the
final game of the series against the
Chicago White Sox here yesterday. by
to
Grin sent his southpaws Harper and
Boehling against the Sox. Harper's wild
ness not only cost run, but sent nifn
into retirement during the third inning.
Joe Boehling who finished the game.
would not have been scored upon but for
q tumble by George Mcbride in the sixth
inning.
While Chicago's runs were very much
of the fluky order, so also was the tally
scored by the Griffmen. which averted
the ignominy of shut out
Jim Scott never pitched better ball
against the Nationals in his life than the
game he uncorked yesterday, and well
deserved the verdict.
behind Harper and Boehling. the Ma
tionals played errorless ball. McBride's 8
tumble could not be charged as miscue,
for the reason that George was able to
turn said tumble into fielders choice,
and retire one man. while a run went
scampering across the plate.
Harpers wildness was apparent earl!
in the game. Passes in the second
Chicago inning paved the way for a run.
Umpire Evans called a fourth ball on
Weaver which should have been a strike,
and which would have resulted in no
scoring, had Bill seen it through Wash
nigton spectacles.
After John Collins had been retired
m the Sox second, Blackburne and
Schalk both walked. Scott hit slow
roller to Mcbride and beat the ball to
first, filling the bases. Eddie Murphy
flied to Judge. but with the count two
strikes and three balls on Weaver. a
fourth hall was called when Harper
made his next pitch. and Blackourne
was forced over.
Washington knotted the count in the
other half of this inning, thanks TO
some good base running on the part OF
Turner Barber. who after Mcbride had
perished, sent Fournier a short fly Dali
in center field. Fournier mufed the
ball and before 1t could be recovered
Barber was on second base. Shanks
came across with a swinging bunt,
Schalk gathering in the ball. but peg
Rine low to John Collins at first Not
only was Shanks safe, but Barper
scored as Collins return heave to the
plate was wide. Scott then settled
down and retired the side.
After Harper had walked Fournier
and Jackson to start the Chicago third
d
BoehIine entered the box. Boehling
quickly retired the side and got along
nicely until the sixth when the visitors
won the game.
With John Collins out of the way in
Chica COS half of the sixth, Blackourne e
singled to center and raced TO thlro
on Schalk's double to right field, put
ting two runners within scoring dis
.ance Jim Scott hit an easy roller 10
Mcbride, which the Captain fumoled
long enough TO permit Blackourne 10
score, but Mac managed to turn back
Schalk between second and third NC
Bride had an easy play in front OF MIN
at the plate. but his rumble was
mighty costly, giving the SoN the tally
which unknotted the count and brought
home the bacon" The visitors threat
ened in the eighth and ninth. but
Boehling managed to keep the plat
ter clean. Score: