Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-23
Sends in Charity, Who Had
Made Scratch Single, With
Tally That Beats Sox.
ONLY RUN OF VISITORS
DUE TO HENRY'S ERROR
Walter Johnson in Last Six Innings
Holds Chicago to One
Scratch Hit.

When Eddie Alnsm1th landed
on the ball in the twelfth inning
Ed Charity was on first base as
a result of a scratch single he
had dropped in short center field.
Ainsmith's blow was double, and
Charity scored what was the
winning run of 2to-1 battle.
Gallia pitched until the sixth
inning and was relieved to allow
an emergency hitter to bat for
him. The Sox had scored their
one run while Gallia was pitch
ing, but it was not his fault, a
wild throw by Henry making the
tally possible.
Johnson started to pitch in the
seventh inning, and one hit had
to be charged against him, a
scratch which rolled down the
first base line and got Charity
and Foster confused. Felsch was
the lucky one to get this scratch,
but it cut no figure in the strug-
gle, for Johnson was at his best
and moved the visitors down in
one-two-three order in the other
FIVE innings he officiated.
It was not until the ninth that the
Nationals were able to tie the score.
Benz was invincible up to that time.
pitching himself out of the few holes
that he found himself In. but clever
work by Moeller and Milan. who did
some artistic bunting. gave the Griff-
men the tying run
MoelIer started by bunting safely
down the third base line on the first
ball pitched The Sox naturally ex-
pected Foster to sacrifice. and he fooled
them by hitting the ball for single
down the left foul line. Milan hunted
in front of the plate. and Schalk. in
rushing for the ball to make a peg to
third in the hope of forcing Moeller.
slipped and fell and the bases were
full.
Then Sam Rice, who always is doing
the right thing IT the right time. sent
out long sacrifice fly to left, on
which MoelIer scored.
Shanks and Ainsmith. however. could
not keep up the good work. the former
living to Felsch and the latter forcing
Foster at third when he hit grounder
to Weaver.
Chico COS run came in the sixth.
when Murphy singled. Weaver hunted
in front of the plate. and Henry's
throw was too high for Foster. who
was covering. and Murphy got all the
way home.
weaver reached third on the play
He was held on the sack when Collins
was thrown out by Foster. and. on
Jackson's sharp roller to Mcbride. who.
like the rest of the infield. was playing
IN close. Weaver was thrown out at
the plate.
In the very first inning Murphy start
ed with single. but Gallia caused
Weaver to pop IN to first and then.
after E. Collins had filed to Milan.
Murphy tried to steal and Henry and
Foster put him away.
In the second Felsch got hit after
two were out and he tried to steal. but
was out by yards. Henry and Foster
working cleverly together. 1t looked
as II the Sox were going to make trou-
bic in the nth. Ness hit into right
and then Felsch got one to center be-
fore any one was retired. But Gallia
famed Sehaik. Foster made a great
play on Terry and threw him out and
Rice took care of Benz's short fly to
left.
Johnson was never in trouble and re-
tired the side in order in every inning
he pitched. Felsch. however, got on
FIRST in the tenth as the result Of
mfxup on his grounder by Charity and
Foster. He was sacrificed to second
and for some reason or other ran all
the way to third on Terry's little fly
to Milan. Milan's throw to Mcbride
easily doubled him up.
Feisch was the only man who reached
FIRST base during Johnson's regime on
the rubber. Sam Rice preventing Ness
from getting a scratch single with two
out in the twelfth. when he made a
splendid forward running catch. The
score: