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on-the'SensationaL He 'dropped a line
drive from Jackson's .bat In the last
inning, but did not lose his nerve,
nerfect throw for the nut out The
little plays like this prove the ball
player.
Borton, Rath, Weaver and Lord
form an infield combination hard to
beat- The fielding yesterday was tip
top, and the Sox third baseman turn
ed a good play in the first inning
when he grabbed Olson's roller and
started a double play through Rath
to Borton, killing off Chapman, who
had got one of the three hits off
Scott
Jones, Mattick, Collins and Bodje
will do in the outfield.
Behind the bat Ray Schalk, Billy
Sullivan, Ted Easterly and,Red,Kuhh
comprise a quartette of receivers
hard to' beat in the league, - Washing
ton's young trio being the pnly staff
to compare with if favorably. Schalk
did not get a hit yesterday, and had
no chance to throw any runners out;
none of the Naps attempting to steaL
In practice, though, his pegs to sec
ond were remarkably accurate.
Scott pitched a swell game. iThe
only time he was in danger was in
the seventh, when the' Naps scored
their run. Chapman started with a'
drive that tore through Matqcks;
nanas. une uieveiana snorcstop
reached second, but failed too'Uch,
first, and was called dut when the!
ball was tossed to Borton. Weavers
error and Lajoie's.. double followed
this play. If Chapman ha4 touched
that base the story might have'been
different. Three' Jiit8 ere all tHe
Naps collected.
The Sox scored their two runs in
the second when Borton walked after.
Bodie was'out ' Hits by Mattick and
Weaver janderrors, by Land and
Chapmad gave theSox two. Their
total of 'hits "for th'e, day was ;f our.
Lord failedrto hit: Willie .Mitchell, butf
banged a;f utile triple off; Kahler; who,
took. MitchelTsplacel In the eighth.? I
''Larry ;Ch8eyl94.fcat-.becomhgto :
the Cubs what' Ed Walsh is to; the
White'Sox. The bie spit heaver beat
"St Lous yesterday in thfeopening
makinir a deliberate""" recovery andT"Rational League game "in the Mis
soun city, ana is now creuueu wiw.
all three of the wins scored by Evers"
crew. Until the ninth inning the
Cards only hit safely once, a scratch
to Saier by Mowrey. In the ninth hits
by.WIngo and Jimmy Sheckard, a
wild peg by Cheney and a pas's gave
the Cards their only run.
Revenge was taken on Greiner by
the Cubs. The" youngster beat them
in, the -opening game,, but. yesterday
fie' was jolted, for-ten hits, including
ahomer'and double" by Schulte, a
triple and single, by Zimthe same
by Saier, "and a four-base crash by
Evers. Bridwell, Bresnahan and
Cheney each poled singles:
Before the game Roger Bresnahan
was presented with, a diamond watch
fob by bis admirers in the city where
he was .fonheriy. The .Harp showed
his appreciation by. singling Saier
home from second in round two with
, the" first lGub Tfuni. Saier is in danger
'of having hisunion card taken from
him. for-Jthis' breach of etiquette. The
usual mode of procedure' after' such a
presentation is to strike out
Southpaw Rufus Gilbert, who went
to Tampa with the- Cubs, has been
released to Terre'Haute by President
Murphy.
Frank Chance got, a poor start on
'his 'home lot yesterday when Wash
ington trimmed the flanks. Groom
did. some air-tight twirling for the
Nationals and held the enemy until
'bia jnates had. piled up a. Jead. Mc
iQonnell -and Schiulz of the Tanks
iwere hit hard and' the Yank fielded
.badly. Chance, failed, to get in the.
game. Gandfl of ''Washington stung
three singles. ,
V Connie Macjc fountf again yester
day jthat lie cannot dfepjerid upon his
veterans, Bender and Coombs, to
'give. 'thAtMeflcs 'a flying start In
the pdhnanf.racel Te "Indian was
hit'rhani in-the ird'mnine and Bos
ton-rbll a r-
