Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-26
POOR FIELDING LOSES
GAME WITH CHICAGO
Loose Defense of Griffmen Allows
White Sox to Win Third,
B to 1.
BY DENMAN THOMPSON.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CHICAGO, May 26.-Miserable fielding
by the Griffmen was the principal cause
of the loss of their third successive game
to the White Sox yesterday, to 1. Har-
per pitched creditab!y. but could not over
come the handicap Of the sloppy defensive
low Jameson to bat for him, in the
eighth, and Craft, who went in, was in
jured in a play at the plate and had to
retire. Ayers finished. Benz allowed
only five hits, but was batted hard, SPLEEN
did support saving him on several occa-
sions.
,Milan's safety in the first was wasted
John Collins reached second for the Sox
when Judge lost his pop fly in the sun:
took third on Viewers sacrifice and
scored on Eddie Collins sacrifice fly to
Milan. Harper famed jackson.
. Leonard singled to right with one down
In the second, but was doubled up at
first, when Risberg ran out into left field
and caught Henrys fly near the foul
line. as Joe had passed second, thinking
Judge and took second while Harper was
throwing out Risberg: Schalk walked
after he had fouled off five balls in sue
cession Benz then popped foul to Henry.
The Griffmen went out in order in the
third, but with one out, Weaver. for the
Sox was safe on Cranes wide throw of
his difficult grounder and reached second
safely when Harper. trying to force him.
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to Crane Foster was unable to handle
Jackson's hard-hit ball over second, and
the bases were filled. Harper famed
Felsch, but Gandil rolled an easy one to
fumbled it. Risberg whitfield to end the
round.
Benz Walks Foster.
Benz's first walk was handed to-
Foster at the start of the fourth.
Weaver made a one-handed stop of
Milan's line drive, picking 1t up in
popped to E. Collins and Schalk got
Smiths foul. The Sox went out in
order.
Weaver tossed out the side in the
stops being Of the spectacular variety.
and he started the last half with a
double to left. this being the first
clean hit made off Harper. He went
to third when Leonard fumbled E. Col
on strikes but Felsch scored Weaver
with a long sacrifice fly to Smith on
which e. Collins moved up to second.
The latter scored on the hit-and-run
play when Gandil singled to left. Ris-
berg lifted to Milan.
After Harper had been disposed of
in the sixth Judge singled to right.
Foster followed with line drive to
left that put Joe on second. Judge was
1ONCGA dI ny " cdNcT uHdSSlStcu,
on Milan's grounder. Rice then scored
Foster and sent Milan to third with a
single to right, but Felsch captured
Smiths high fly. In the second half
Schalk walked and stole second as j.
Collins followed Benzs example and
famed. Leonard tossed out Weaver.
The Griffmen offered no opposition in
the seventh. but e. Collins walked on
four pitched balls and Jackson sacri-
feed him to second. Leonard threw
out Felsch and Gandil lifted to Milan.
Jameson. batting for Harper in the
eighth, popped foul to Weaver on the
first ball pitched. Weaver did not have
to move for Judges line drive and
Jackson got1oster's fly. Molly Craft
went into the box for the Griffmen in
the second half. Risberg greeted him
with a single to center and stole sec
ond. Schalk sacrificed him to third.
Craft to Judge, and he scored on
wild pitch by Craft. Henry recovered
the ball and. tossed to Craft at the
plate. Risberg crashed into Molly. in
juring the pitchers ankle so badly he
had to be assisted from the field. Ayers
took up the pitching burden and fan
ned Benz. Foster. tossed out ]. Collins.
In the ninth Milan grounded to Ris-
berg. Rice lifted to ]. Collins and
Smith famed Score: