The Washington herald., 1912-06-06
NATIONALS BEAT
GALATIANS COMETS
IN FIRST GAME
Tom Hughes Holds Leaders Safe,
and Grifith's Lads Pound
the Ball.
RAY MORGAN GETS A HOMER
Rr WILLIAM PEET.

Chicago, June ST told you where
you would get on" chirped Manager
Grifith, Of the Nationals, to his old
friend, Jimmy Callahan. Of the White
Sox, when Mcbride. with a pretty throw
to Gandil, retired the third party in the
ninth to-day. and the Washington crew
had eight runs against Chicago's four.
Grfff added. You'll be lucky IL you win
one game from US this trip Cal turned
sadly away, and the old familiar smile
was absent.
To-days victory makes six in a row,
and. incidentally, Washington was the
only Eastern club to-day to come
through with win.
Galatians Comets died hard -Four
pitchers and a couple OF pinch hltters
were rushed to the field OF battle in an
attempt to pull the game out Of the FIRE,
but il was 10 use. Benz was knocked
out Of the box in the third: Mogridge
lasted long enough for the Nationals to
reach him for two runs: Peters was in
effective, and Doc White had to finish
out the game.
Morgan Gets Homer.
Ray Morgan and Howard shanks were
the heroes for Grif~s climbers. Morgan
smashed out a clean home run in the
fourth, and Shanks' dandy single in the
fifth added a couple OF tallies. With
such brilliant offensive work, the veteran
Tom Hughes was able TO sail along in
easy fashion. He was touched up lively
al intervals, and in the sixth, after Col
Inns had hit the ball into the left field
stands for a homer. IL looked as II Long
Tom" would blow up" but he settled
down, and during the three remaining
rounds allowed but one hit, a three
Dagger by Weaver in the ninth.
The Nationals only made one error be-
hind Hughes. This miscue was costly.
and permitted a run in the opening chap
ter, but Mcbride more than made up for
the boot later in the game. handling
all told seven hard chances, in brIllis Mt
style.
The white hosed gang had a clean two
run lead when, with two down in the
Nationals third, GrifI's youngsters shot
three tallies over the plate so quickly
the crowd gasped in establishment. Tom
Hughes singled to right. MoelIer crashed
through Zeider and when Lord let the
ball get away from him on Collins long
throw TO third, Hughes crossed the plate.
\ wild pitch sent MOeller to third, and
Foster drew a walk Foster and Moeller
elected to pull OF the double steal. Kuhn
threw the ball TO center held and Moeller
came home. Milan grounded to Lord.
who fumbled, and Foster chased across
the plate.
Benz Goes Under.
Benz was able to retire Gandn and
Shanks in the Nationals fourth, but Ray
Morgan's bat caught the ball flush on
the point Of the jaw and it sailed past
Poole to the center field stands. Morgan
made the circuit before the sphere could
be recovered.
Benz wilted under FIRE in the Nationals
NTH. when Hughes, MOeller and Foster
all singled in succession. Fosters slam
to right scored hughes. Milan grounded
TO Lord, who ran down Moeller between
home and third, and while this was
going on Foster sneaked to the far cor
ner and Milan reached second with
Shanks at bat. Callahan yanked Benz
and sent in Southpaw Mogridge. A
crashing single over second by Shsnks
scored both Foster and Milan. Morgan
fUuled to Kuhn for the third out.
Peters was in the box for the White
Sox when the sixth opened. and after
Mcbride persisted, Henry doubled to the
MOeller's smash to right This was all
the scoring recorded by the Nationals
Peters settled down in the seventh. but
as Callahan sent in Mcintyre to hit for
the pitcher in the SoX half of this round.
Doc White worked the last two innings
and allowed but one hit.