The Washington herald., 1916-07-22
Griffmen Pound Jim Scott
But Lose Ball Game, 7 to 5
Nationals Collect Seventeen
Hits-Errors Prove Costly,
Making Sox Victory Easy.
FOUR SAFETIES FOR RICE
Ed Charity Also Stings the Ball for
Pair of Singles and a
Triple.
BY WILLIAM PEET.

Pummelling Death Valley Jim Scott
for seventeen hits. including a double
and triple, the Nationals could scare
up but five runs yesterday afternoon.
Errors at critical stages gave the White
| Sox the game, to 3.
Both the tieing and winning run were
on the bases In Washington's half of
the ninth and only one out, but Scott
was removed and Cicotte sent to the
rescue. Cicotte is some rescue guy, for
he quickly ended the ball game by caus-
ing Henry and Mcbride to pop up easy
flies, while the crowd prayed for base
hits.
Griffith worked Dumont. Ayres and
Shaw in the order named. OF this trio
Dumont was the only one hit hard.
Sam Rice and Ed Charity continue TO
burn up the league with their clouting
| Rice got four singles out of five times
up and Charity a triple and a pair OF
singles.
Washington had Scott in trouble during
every inning, but Scotty was unusually
good in the pinches-that's why seventeen
safe slams were productive of such
lean run total.
The Sox made nearly every one OF their
hits count. and in addition took ad-
vantage of all of Washington's five
errors.
NationaIs' Errors Costly.
Had the Grfffmen played errorless ball.
the White Sox would have scored but one
iun-a careful perusal of the box score
shows that only one marker was earned.
This defeat, of course tumbles the Ma
tionals back once more into the second
division.
Washington's first error bobbed up in
the opening chapter and cost a run. TWO
were down when Eddie Collins walked.
Jackson's single to center scored Collins.
as the ball Jackson hit got away from
Milan.
The Nationals tied the score In the
third. Mcbride singled past Weaver Du
Mont hunted. Moeller's single put Nc
Bride on third, and on Fosters bunt to
Fournier Mcbride scored.
An unfortunate "bobble" by Eddie Fos-
ter in Chlcago's half OF the fourth paved
the way for five large. juicy tallies by the
opposition. FouEnier started this inning
with a triple, and scored on Felsch's
clean single to left This was the White
Sox only earned tally. Schalk, batting
behind Felsch, singled to right. but Terry
forced Felsch at third. Du Mont to
Shanks. Scott's sacrifice advanced Schalk
and Terry. and at this stage Fosters
tumble of Murphy's srounder spilled the
beans, as one run scored and Weaver's
single put over another. Out came Du
Mont In favor of Doc Ayers. who prompt
ly walked Eddie Collins. Milan dropped
Jackson's line drive. and Fournier follow
ed with a double All told. five runs
trickled over the plate.
Scott was batted hard. but allowed no
liberties until the seventh, when the
Griffmen scored two runs. Jameson. bat
ting for Ayers, singled. took second when
Collins tossed out Moeller, Foster singled
to left. scoring Jameson, and when Jack
son threw the ball into the Chicago dug
out, Foster pulled up on third base, cross
Ing the plate on Milan's out, Terry to
Fournier.
Doc Ayers Is Generous.
Doc Ayres presented the White Sox
with a tally In the seventh by throwing
the ball past Charity in an attempt TO
catch Felsch mapping. Felsch stole third
and crossed the plate when Henry
slammed wildly to Shanks.
The score was to in favor of the
White Sox when the Nationals went into
the ninth inning and drove Jim Scott
to the showers, scoring two runs in less
time than it takes to tell For a while
it looked as II an old-fashioned Garrison
finish would be staged and the crowd
came very nearly being rewarded for
their earnest roofing.
Moeller opened the ninth with a single
! to right, going to second Fosters
| single to left Moeller stole third. Milan
flied to Jackson. Rice beat out a slow
| roller to Weaver. scoring Moeller on the
| hit Shanks singled to right, scoring
Foster. Jim Scott was removed at this
| stage, Cicotte going to work. Ed Char
| rity, the first man to face Cicotte, drew
| a base on balls and all corners of the
I diamond were populated. A base hit here
would have tied the score. but Henry's
best was a pop fly to Weaver. Mcbride
fouled to Schalk, ending the game. The
score: