The Washington herald., 1917-05-24
Judges Error Tells Tale of
Chicago-Washington Game
Cicotte and Shaw Stage a
Pithers' Duel Through
out the Contest.
BY JOHN A. DUGAN.

Chicago, May 23.-Al errors, boots and
miscues are accidental. but when one has
the deciding play right in his left paw
and accidentally pulls this miscueing
stun, il Is sure the tough breaks OF the
national pastime Old Man HoodCo came
20 the rescue OF the white stocking tribe
Of this Windy City here today in the
hrst game Of the series. when the Ma
tionais. led by the peerless Joe Judge.
presented Rowlands crowd the verdict
on silver platter. It was Judges slip
that gave the White Sox the opening
victory, 2 to I.
Eddie Cicotte. who has never carried
any banners on his broad shoulders for
being regular jinx guy for the Ma
uonals. oppOsed-the follow through and
follow on fiinger-Jimmie Shaw. and for
nine innings the firing line beavers fur
ntshed quite an interesting pitching duel
which. of course. broke against the Capt.
tai City tribe, but honors were about
even.
Stump Eddie allowed Grin's hard-hit-
ting clan but four hits. these coming In
the early sessions, and by the punching
or TWO Of them, IL this can be called
punching. accounted for the Nationals
gathering In their lone tally in the sec
ond inning.
Shaw worked along like a big train ana
issued the South Side tribe but six blows
although during the afternoon he gave
hfe to a half dozen Roland athletes by
Wild heaving. Even with this wildness
the Pittsburgh stOgie proved a demon
when the pinch punch meant runs, as
Eddie Collins was the only one able to
deliver the timely waIlop that counts
them up in the tally column.
1t looks like alibi stun to blame Judge
for the losing OF the contest. but II Peer
less Joe" had not miscued there would
still have been hopes of landing the long
end OF the count. Judges blow to the
battle came in the sixth inning when
with two down and Gandil on third and
Schalk on first, Jimmy Shaw caught the
latter mapping. Schalk. being in a fiat
footed position, beat 1t for the midway
cushion. Judge quickly relayed to Crane.
Gandil did not make any attempt to ad-
vance but In the chase back and forth
to catch Schalk, the ball slipped out oil
Joe's sOuthpaw nit and instead Of going
in the direction of second base It took a
riEht-angle course toward Sammy Rice iE
right field and made possible easy romp-
ing for Gandil to dent the pan.
Sammy Rice paved the way for the Ma
t.onals' score when he doubled to open
The second session and was sacrificed to
tho far corner by Smith. Morgan at
tempted to hammer out a high fly. His
attempt resulted in one that goes 100
N4i GS " ana loN Nards down, ana on lts
course down Buck Weaver and Riesberg
lost il In the wind, Morgan being credited
v-tA base knock and the Nationals
ai'h a tally.
TIE o,d army game evened the count
-r tho SOX i'm the third when Liebold
artCd with a safe swat. moved to sec
end on WCaver's sacrifice, and scored
hon Collins put through his timely
c-o-hase punch.
Tho winning counter, due to Judges
, iF,ue. came in the sixth. when Gandn
' between Morgan and Judge. When
g. aNe was retiring RicsbeTg on a bril-
: -u: stop Gsndil took the second bag
nd moved to third on SChalk's hit.
..'rcIay then cauSht Schalk mapping. and
..tEc executed his right-feld fling