The Washington herald., 1919-08-11
CIC0TTE LANDS
TW|RLING DUEL
White Sox Capture Thrill
ing Twelve-Frame Battle
From Crifs, | to O..

To capture a pennant a team must
be lucky, and get the old breaks of
the game-and this is just what hap
pened for the hag-chasing Chicago
White So0 yesterday afternoon at
Leagu Park. when they defeated the
Nationals the second game of the
series in twelve innings, ! to 0. The
breaks OF the pastime made possible
their chance for their lone tally.
which was presented to them by Ed
die Foster when the third-sacker
hastened a throw to Judge that
bounced into the circuit seats near
the Washington dugout.
Jimmy Shaw and Eddie CIcotte
were hooked up in a thrilling hurl-
ing duel with honors about even
when Dame Fortune began to smile
on Kid Gleason and his Windy City
tribe. 1t was nick and tuck between
these mound artists up to this stage
Of the game, with plenty of exciting
plays mixed in. Although the Grifr-
men went down to defeat the 1000
who witnesses the battle went away
well satisfied that they had been
treated to a real exhibition.
Shnnks' Great Catch.
Two would-be runs were turned
back at the plate. each club having
a player nailed at the counting
block by wonderful throws from the
outer garden, while It took Hank
Shanks to furnish the fielding fea-
ture by a great running catch with
his back to the stands. which was
turned into a two-ply killing and
broke up a chance the StOCkyard
tribe had OF placing a run across.
When the peppery Gleason and
his clan hung up their marker the
battle was at a fever heat. Buck
Weaver started the parade by
scratching a single to Shanks. Jack
son hit a high bounder to Judge,
who was lucky enough to retire the
shoeIess wonder. Weaver moving up
on the put-Out. Happy Felsch then
hit a sharp grOunder to Foster.
''Fatima" felded the ball cleanly and
drove Weaver back to the midway
sack. but in fastening his throw TO
first base he hoped it past Judge
and Weaver was allowed to sCamper
through the pan. while Happy went
to second. This ended the rally. as
GandI and Risberg were easy pick
ings.
Risberg obtained the first hit off
Shaw in the sixth frame when he
led off with a blow to right CEN
ter. Schalk's infield out moved him
up a peg and when Cicotte hit over
Shanks' head he broke for third and
was headed in the direction of the
plate when Hank pulled in the
Texas Lacquer to complete a dou-
BILE play. Both Johnson and Can
dill hit in the eighth but. by good
defensive work by his team mates.
Shaw pulled through as Shanks
caught the former at the plate
when he attempted to go home on
an infield ball. Leibold and Z. Col
Iins hit with one down in the
ninth. the former being nicked off
second by a peg from Charity and
Weaver hoisted out ending the
trouble.
The Grins ntpped Cicotte's de-
livery for their first hit in the
fifth frame after two were out
when Shanks hit to left. but he was
caught stealing when he attempted
to go down with Cicotte holding
the ball. Leonard hit and was
sacrificed along in the sixth. but
shaw and Judge failed to help
matters. In the eighth Leonard
drew walk and on the hit and
run play when Charity followed
him with a double to left rleld. he
was Just barely caught at the pan
by, a relay from Leibold to Rls-
berg to SChalk.
The ninth frame Was the eNcit-
ing one As the Nationals loaded up
th, sacks on the shine ball artist.
Judge started with a blow and
after Shaw had famed went to
third when Foster followed with
crash to right. Milan popped out
to Collins. Cicotte purposely walked
Rice filling the sacks and forced
Murphy to lift to Collins. Charity
hiU with two down in the tenth.
but failed to move peg when
Shaw again whitfield tho wind