The Washington herald., 1912-05-29
NATIONALS TAKE
FINAL GAME FROM
NEW YORK YANKS
Walter Johnson Wins His Game,
The Final Count Is
8 to 8.
TEAM PLAYS ERRoRLESS BALL
BY WILLIAM FEET.

New York, May @.-One game out OF
i've is not very nourishing for a ball
club like the Nationals. with first divi-
sion aspirations, yet that is the best
Griff's athletes could do with Harry
wolverton's New York Yankees
For the first, time since the Grihfites
landed in Gotham they were able TO bat
their way to victory, and also accumulate
the lucky breaks To-day's game was
won to g. Walter johnson pitched and
the Kansas Cyclone was touched up al
most as hard as the two slabmen pre-
sented by Wolverton, but johnson was
strong in the pinches and also backed
up by errorless SUPPORT, while the High
land clan gave Quinn and Warhop the
poorest kind of backing.
Boss Grin was in a desperate mood
after breakfast this morning. He gath
cred his family around him for the
customary talk and announced that he
was going to pitch Dixie Walker, where
upon Walter johnson jumped to his feet
and cried, Let me go in; I can stop
that New York bunch"
That's the kind Of spirit like" re-
piled Grin. II believe you can make
good your threat Walter; I'll pitch you. ="
johnson in Form.
Johnson had the Yankees at his mercy
for six innings. He permittedSa sprink-
ling Of hits now and then, but they were
kept so wide apart that little damage
resulted In The seventh and eighth New
York managed to bunch their swats and
three runs came over, but II was easily
seen by the crowd that Wonderful Wal
ter was dead sure Of himself every min
ute.
In starting Jack Quinn, the Nationals
jinx, Manager WOlverton thought he was
going to slip one over on the old fox.
What our boys did to Quinn in two
Innings was a shame. Hits and runs
came in clusters. Even the New York
crowd uttered that old familiar Florida
Avenue cry, Take him OUT" WolvertOn
did yank Quinn and substituted Jack
Warhop. the midget with an underhand
curve, who b9ffied the Nationals at ev-
cry stage Saturday. Warhop got OF
little better han Quinn, but by bunch
ing hits with New York errors in the
fourth and fifth. Grihrs boys jumped so
far in the lead that the Yankees never
had a chance to catch up.
Clyde Milan was the boss slugger for
the Nationals, with a triple and two
singles to his credit. Shanks, Foster,
Schaefer, and Mcbride pulled down two
safeties each: in fact. everybody on the
Washington club, with the exception OF
Red Walker and Ainsmith, came through
with a base hit Wallop.
ShankS Opens with Hit.
shanks opened the game with a sizzler
which jumped past DoIan so fast that
the shortstopper could not get his paws
on the ball. Eddie Foster drove to right
field for a double. and Shanks came
home. Milan singled to center, scoring
Foster. Schaefer beat out an infeld tap
and stole second, but Walker famed,
and Knight popped TO Dolan.
George Mcbride started on the second
round with a solid whack to center. Ain
smith grounded to Chase, who threw
out Mcbride at second. the catcher
landing safely on the initial bag. Walter
Johnson drove the ball between Daniels
and Zinn for a three -bagger, counting
Ainsmith. This clout spelled good
night" for Quinn, as Jack Warhop was
hustled to the rescue. Shanks greeted
WarhOp with a long drive to right field.
Daniels made a pretty catch, but John
son crossed the plate on the out.
Warhop got away with the third, but
in the fourth, Jack knight cOmbed him
for a single. Mcbride hunted. and when
Warhop made a poor throw to Chase.
the Nationals captain was safe, and
knight rested on second. A sacrifice by
Ainsmith advanced Knight to third and
out to Street. but Shanks dropped a
single over Dolan's head and scored
both Knight and Mcbride.
Clyde Milan Triples.
The Nationals boosted their run total
TO eight in the fifth frame. Milan tripIed
to deep right and scored on Schaefer's
single to left: Walker and Knight per-
ished in turn. but George Mcbride
smashed to center for a single, and Ger
many did the turkey trot over the plate.
During the remainder OF the game,
WarhOp frightened up. He was hit hard
in the seventh and ninth, but managed