The Washington herald., 1916-06-09
Fourteen-lnning Dispute
Called as Darkness Comes
Crfmen Take Early Lead but Fohs Men Tie Game in the
Ninth and They Battle to 5-to-5 Draw Through
Fourteenth Round.
By WILLIAM PEEyr,

Cleveland. Ohio, June s-The Gus
tomsry ninth-inning victory by the op-
position failed to materialize here thi.
afternoon. Consequently, the Nationals
got a 5-to-5 draw with the Cleveland
Indians in a battle which was halted at
the close Of the fourteenth chapter on
account of darkness
This was one game the Grifmen con-
sidered as good as won, when five runs
ness was beginning to pick up and the
breaks were coming our way, but the
uncertainties Of the grand old National
passtime were once more clearly IL
lustrated, for the league leaders whitfield
down this five run lead by touching up
Moxie Harper for tallies in the first and
fourth, splashing over three runs in the
ninth while Gallia held the reins.
knotting the count.
F1uky Rally Ties score.
Clevsland's ninth-inning rally was the
flukiest kind OF an AFFAIR, but the hits
came when needed and the men were
on the sacks to take advantage of the
hits. so what is the use OF coming across
with alibis.
Little did the fans who had flocked to
League Park dream that the game would
ever be finished. Showers started about
noon. then the sun came out, and at
game time black clouds hung low. Two
innings were played when the rain de-
scended and Umpire Chill announced a
cessation OF hositilities. After a wait of
twenty-five minutes, the sun once more
peeped out and the battle waged fiercer
than ever.
CoveIeskie. the Indians young twirler.
was touched up for five hits in the first
inning. An error, passed ball and a walk.
linked with this bombardment. yielded
five Washington runs and sent Mr.. Cove
leskie into retirement.
Marty McHale pitched the next three
innings, only to be relieved by Bagby,
who finished the game.
or the combined delivereries of Nc
Hale and Bagby, the Nationals could
collect but four hits. these were of
Bagby and were so widely scattered that
no tallies resulted.
Harper was always in deep water, ex-
cept in the first inning. He was yanked
out in the nick Of time, for the Cleveland
crowd took kindly to Harry's southside
curves. Gallia, who relieved him, pitched
fine ball and 1t was through no fault OF
his that the Indians tied the score.
The Nationals uncorked three double
plays, two Of them coming when double
plays were needed to retire the side. Ray
Morganis fielding was erratic. but he was
handicapped by a soft, sloppy turf right
some excuse for the ball getting away
from him. which virtually cost the Ma
tionals the game.
Chick Gandfl had a great day with the
stick, delivering a triple, double and a
pair of singles out Of six times up, be-
sides scoring a couple OF runs for his
club.
Howard Shanks. for disputing one of
Umpire ChilPs decisions on balls and
strikes, was fired out OF the game in
the thirteenth inning
The Nationals opened hercely upon
Young Coyeleskie. Moeller started of
with a single to left Judge grounded
to Wamby who, with a double play in
front of him, fumbled long enough to
permit Moeller a safe journey to second,
Judge pulling up on first. Foster walked
filling the bases Milan singled to left
scoring Moeller. Jameson famed. Nor
gan hoisted a long fly to Graney Judge
crossing the plate on the out. Henry
Mcbride and Harper all singled in turn
with the result that three more runs
breeZed over.
Gandirs triple and Wamby's fuke dou-
bic in the second inning gave the In