The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-01-15
Manu- Games Haze Driven the Bugs Wild,
But Every Play Was Thriller In This One
Midsummer Diamond Battle at
Washington Will Never he
Forgotten by Fans
BY HUGR ). FULLERTON.

The greatest game OF baseball !
ever have seen was played between
( Washington and the Chicago White
Sox on the afternoon OF Aug 3. 1911.
in 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 IL 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.
IL seemed that everything that could
take place in baseball happened. Doc
White was pitching against Johnson;
and that always meant great deal.
IL was the thunder storm season in
Washington and two small ponds OF
water were in the outfield, al.Aough
the inheld was dry and fast. In three
innings Johnson gave four passes and
three hits.
Three SoX were nailed at the plate
in those rounds. and in the second
Walter, by an astounding catch, rob-
bed White OF a home run.
Meantime White had been holding
the Senators and not a 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 II back
toward the field Bodie by hard
sprint, met the ball coming toward
him as he went out and made a won
derful catch.
In the fourth, fifth, sixth and
seventh innings there were four dou'
BILE plays and one man cut down al
the plate, a marvellous stop by Zeider,
one OF the greatest stops and throws
l ever saw by which Kid Eberfeld
cut of a base hit and nailed Zeider
at the plate and series OF accidents.
Harry Lord. plunging after 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 somersault over Mcintyre,
who was trying TO reach the ball.
Both caught the ball at once, both
hung TO IL, as Zeider did handspring
over McIntyre-and they came TO
their feet. with the ball clinched In
all four hands.
Mcconnell opened Chicago's
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 0 to 0 the players and the crowd
seemed equally wild.
Milan opened with a fierce two-base
hit. Schaefer hunted and the ball was
flashed to third, Milan beating IL by
a desperate slide. Eberfeld popped
out and Gessler took three swings.
Schaefer on first was determined 10
end the game right there by giving
Milan a chance TO score from third Z
ON a throw. He trotted down TO Sec
ond baser-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 to 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 at the plate MI
Ian reached home with the score that
gave Washington the game, TO 0.