The Washington herald., 1917-08-26
Military Drills Feature Bat
and Ball Benefit-The
Nationals Lose to White
Sox, 4 to |.

NOA1 W -
Chicago, Aug. 25.-Red Faber came
ut OF a pitchers battle with Walter
johnson victorious by a score of 4 to
1 today in the presence OF more thai,
5000 United States soldiers, sailors
and civilians who gathered at Com
iskey Park to celebrate Clark Grif-
fifth Day.
Faber held the Nationals to five
hits and his support was flawless un-
til the ninth inning.
The Nationals erred frequently and
Johnson was a bit wild, an unusual
thing for him. The Sox scored their
first run on an error and a wild pitch
in the fourth. They got their start in
the seventh on an error. and batted
home three runs with the aid of a
double steal. With one down in the
ninth, the Nationals touched Faber
for two hits and scored a run on a
boot by Deibold and a long fly.
The military, while not in as great
force as on Thursday, was made a
more elaborate feature of the day,
For an hour and a half before game
time the field was a moving picture
Of khaki. Three regiments of infan-
try, one Of artillery, two companies
of naval volunteers and one Field
Hospital Corps passed in review be,
fore the fans and the officers.
In the order Of their review, the
units were: Second Illinois Infantry,
Col. Garrity. with band: Eighth IL
linois Infantry. Col Dennison, with
band; naval volunteers from Grant
Park, Capt. Evers. with band: Field
Hospital Corps with buglers: Second
Illinois Field Artillery, Col. Foreman,
with band; Seventh Illinois Infantry,
Col Moriarity. with band.
At the conclusion of the review a
picked company Of the Second In
tantry gave an exhibition drill or
the field, concluding with the full
series Of setting up exercises to music
by their band.
This was followed by a similar ex-
hibition drill by the students of the
Glenwood Training School with Their
band. The youngsters who averaged
L years old. gave the guardsmen
tough battle for excellence in drilling
and were appl1uded heartily.
The Eighth Regiment had sever
companies on hand. all their mem
bers who are not in Houston The
colored soldiers were given re-
markably warm welcome by tn'
spectators and the other soldiers ir
recognition Of the loyalty Of theil
comrads in the Houston riots.
Seventh and f Z h t h Regimen
Bands occupied adjoining sections o.
the stand and several times joined
forces by playing marches in unison
first under one leader and then th'
other With the Second Artiller!
Ba White SnV AnC
Senators marched out and raised I'M
stars and Stripes while eveybod!
stood at attention.
In a brief speech Manager Grifhtl
informed the representatives Of eaci
unit that they were receiving Tho
gift from the baseball fans OF tht
country, who had made it possible
for him to help equip them with TN
means Of relieving the burden the!
had voluntarily accepted.
The diamond combat was a tigh
fit for seren innings. In that tint
the Sox made only two hits on John
son. but were handed run in tht
fourth without the aid Of a swat
Collins was given a lift at second
on a wild throw by Morgan. Jack
son sacrificed Eddie to third and h
scored on a wild pitch. Flesch poppe,
out. but Gandil reached first o.
Shanks' wild throw, only to be force
out by Risberg.
The Nationals did not come eve
close to scoring till the seventh, the
Rice tore of a three-bagger to lef
center, but there were two out. Fa
Der passed Leonard. then the So
broke up an attempted double stea
mailing Leonard at second.
In the home half Risberg lvet
on a wild chuck by Leonard, Schal
flied out, but Faber sacrificed. Lei
bold pulled a double into right, scoI
ing Risberg. McMullin beat out
roller TO short and Collins singled t
right, scoring Leib6ld. McMulli
made third on the swat and score
on a double steal started by Collin:
With one down in the ninth. Me
noskey and Shanks singled and tn
former made third when Leibol
fumbled the latter's swat. A lon
fly for Milan let Menoskey register
The score: