The Washington herald., 1919-08-12
eRIFFMEN LOSE
TO White SOx
Windy City Tribe Land
Final Clash of Series
By 7 to 4.

William Kid" Gleasons Chicago
White sox captured the series from
the Nationals yesterday when the
White Hose tribe from the Windy
City landed on the long emo OF the
contest al the Florida avenue baili-
wick by TO count. The Sox muss-
eii up Harry Harper before he had
chance to get settled. as base hits
rang so fast M the opening inning II
was feared he would never retire The
side. as no less than four singles with
q double and Two sacrifices put the
game out Ot The reach OF the GTiE-
men. although The Nationals made Il
final rally in the ninth in an effort 10
rlrn defeat into victory. but the early
lead Of the Windy City tribe was too
much for the home folks TO over
come.
b Harry Harp@r, the fTackensacK
Junk dealer. VINO started for the
GTiHmen. was treated rather rougn
during his stay on the mound. as
the White Sox had on their batting
toCs and took kindly 20 his slants.
Before the dust of battle had cleared
away the Windy City tribe were way
put in front with q commanding lead
rsr Williams to work under. Carl
Williams. on the other hand, was very
stmgy with his huS. and not until
LAO men we've out was his delivery hit
20 spots where there were no iielders
except In the first inning when Joe
IUIge doubled 10 Isfc center. but N,
I'D punch 70 score him was not il
he bats OF the Nationals.
The Old Fox had TO shake up hie
batting order. a., Eddie Fosters little
oaby was very seriously i'll and he
had to use his recruit inHeIder. Daniel
Silva. on third and shift Shanks up to
second position in the batting order
Tith the new Lhird-sacker batting in
sighth position. Silva had 4 good day
n the field. accepting all his five
chances IN fiTSt-clGss style. out not
Cntil his last time At bat did he reg
ster a hit. although his other times
1t the bat he hit the ball hard to the
IUIfeld. Howard Shanks gathered the
Ougest hit of the fray. when in the
Iixth frame he pasted one far over
Happy Felsch's head. which was
good for three bases.
Jasper TecUmseh Zachary. who was
Inserted into the contest at the start
pf the second inning. save a good ac-
count Of himself while in the center
VI the diamond but against the sort
" pitching that Williams was SERVING
ID to the Nationals. eSpeC ally after
he big handicap that Harper left TO
IS successor. il was too much to
Expect of him to stem the tide. Eddie
iii took up the battle in the ninth
'ound as we'll as three pinch hitters
md a substitute runner but the game
Iad been salted away by the visitors
n the early stage OF the fray.
J. Collins opened the game with a
Mt 10 left and Was sacrificed along
peg by f. Collins. who was retired
~ the Aznew-Judge route. Weaver
he hot corner from where he scored
ally one when Joe Jackson singled to
EFT. Felsch doubled and Weaver and
Jackson scored on the blow. GandiI
ingled to center: Happy scored a lit
le later when Williams sent a sky
craper to Rice who made a poor peg
o head OF Gandil at third. on three
Ets in the third one tally was over
he dish. again in the fifth on two
tits another tally crossed the plate,
which was the last for the Sox.
The Nationals had a chance to score
n the initial frame but nothing do
ng. On Shanks' triple and Milan :
lscrtice fly Howard scored the Ma
Sonals-' first tally in the sixth In
he ninth the Griffs staged a late
ally which netted three tallies. Sin
sles by Milan. AgneW. Silva and
ienvrin, with Rice's double, also a
;acrifc fy by Charity. sent three
uns across the dish but two were
eft on the paths when Judge skyed
Felsch for the final out