The Washington times., 1918-08-01

Ten innings 70 secure Ine verdict.
AS a ball game yesterdays contest
was a thrilling battle, in which the
finer arts of the game were displayed.
Frank Shellenback. youthful recruit,
was pitted against the brilliant John
son. and pitched amazingly well.
Eight hits did he allow, as compared
to the five which the South Siders
cleaned from the speed Of the Wash
ington star.
The support was in accord with the
worth Of the hurlers. 1t was a fight
and a tough one from the first to
tenth inning, and lacked but a re-
versal of the score to have made II
100 per cent perfect from the local
viewpoint. Yet as a spectacle IL
lacked much There was no outpour-
ing of fans. There were no spasms
came from behind and tied It in the
seventh
What Makes Basebang
And leaving. one wondered-won-
dered whether 1t was amazing pitch
ing, scintillating plays that made
baseball, or whether its chief interest
lay in the cheering crowds, in the
enthusiasm OF men and women gone
mad by excitement
And here we will insert a line tell
ing how the worthy yet uncheered
game was lost and won. With the
count tied at two all, Ainsmith
opened the act with a wallop that
eluded Wilbur Good and was turned
into a triple. Johnson came through
with a single, Ainsmith counted, and
the game was over to all practical
purposes, although three more Wash
ingtonians were retired and as many
SoN put out
Starting with the first game this
series has been featured by some
mighty, mighty good baseball The
initial clash was a pitching battle
in which Benz had the better of both
Harper and Johnson, and the Sox
won 1 to o in thirteen innings.
The second contest was another
fight, Cicotte holding the visitors
runless for eight spasms. and then
allowing three in the ninth. The Sox
didn't score in that conflict.
Every Game n Fight.
Whether it be that this series has
brought together a hitless crew and
a punchless mob is difficult 10 de-
termlne. but every game has been
a fight, a tough one.
Thlrty-one innings have been play
ed in the three games, and the Chi
cagoans have scored but three runs,
while the visItiors-have sent six of
their number across the pIAte. That
bespeaks brilliant hurIing. a clever
defense.
Yet one wonders what the good
OF IL is. There are no resounding
cheers. no faces flushed by excite
ment, no outbursts OF fans and fan
nettes gone insane for the moment.
Even the umpires are no longer the |
objects of derisive shouts. A brill |
liant catch is worth a handicap, a
long wallop a shrek or two.
Not One Got Two.
There wasn't a member OF the |
White Sox band who could find Wal
ter Johnson for more than a lone hit. |
Five did they get, and Good, Leibold. |
e. and J. Collins, and J. Shellenbaek
formed the honor roll.
Gandil improved the farther the |
game went. He famed the first tive |
times up, then sacrificed. and then |
singled.
Johnson was unusually wlld-he
passed two.
AInsmith's triple. the blow that de-
cided the game. might have been held
TO a single had Good fielded cleanly.
johnson not only held the SoN, but |
irove in the winning run. II was his |
single in the tenth. following Ain
smiths three base lick. that made il |
to travel farther.
1t was the second eXtra-inning con-
test, and but three have been played. |
which indicEtes that the brand OF ]