The Washington herald., 1912-07-03
Batting Rally in Eighth
Defeats the Athletics
Nationals Land the Final Game of Series with Mack
men to Clyde Milan Shines.
By WILLIAM PEET.


and a display of enthusiasm sadly lack
ing the past week GrifFs youngsters
came from behind and snatched the final
game against the Athletics out of the
FIRE yesterday Afternoon by S to 3.
The victory was all the more pleas
- ing to the little band of faithful rooters
for the reason that the champs had
assumed an early lead and the home
folks up to the sixth had failed to get
anything that even smelled like base
hit off the delivery of young Mr.. Houck.
Little Clyde Milan was the hero, for
the Tennessee Flyer came up twice in
the pinches and both times smashed
the ball safe All told, Milan drove in
four of the Nationals runs, and In ad-
dition played a beautiful fielding game,
accepting six hard chances, all of them
looking into the sun.
PETTY IN GREAT FORM.
Barney Petty, the former Brownie. won
his first game for the Nationals since
joining the club. Petty gets the credit
for the win because he entered the box
in the eighth with the score standing
TO in favor of the Champs. Up to the
eighth Tom Hughes was the tpiler, and
although hit safely eight times, kept them
well scattered and allowed but three
runs
The fve-inning exhibition Of young Mr..
Houck was remarkable. He used nothing
but q sharp-breaking curve ball and re-
tired the Nationals as fast as they came
to bat. When George Mcbride ripped
open the sixth with q singing single
Houck lost some of his pep. This was
the beginning of the end, as far as the
Athletics were concerned, for the home
folks big inning was the eighth, when
for the first time in a week hits came
at the right time
J. Franklin Baker. the famous home
run slugger, did not show any Of his
noted distance slams for the reason that
Tom Hughes gave him three bases on
balls out Of four times up
Lord Gets Single.
Bris Lord opened the game with a clean
single to center. Oldring sent up a pop
fly which Mcbride muffed. Milan. who
was backing up the shortstop. picked up
the ball and shot it to Schaefer ahead
Of Lord at second base. Collins flied to
Mcbride and Baker walked McInnis
dubbed the ball TO left, scoring Oldring
The Worlds Champions got to Hughes
for a couple OF scratch hits in the sec
ond. but there was no scoring. Lord
opened the visitors fifth with a long
drive over Shanks' head. The relay from
Shanks, Foster to Henry. was poor. and
Lord took a chance at scoring, making
the plate by a narrow margin.
HoUck's pitching from the first to the
sixth turned back the Nationals as fast
as they came up, but George Mcbride
in this round hit safely to left field,
and then watched both Henry and
Hughes take three swings each. When
Schaefer walked ray Of hope filtered
in. Foster grounded to Baker, who made
his first tumble Of the game. Before
Home Run could dig the ball out Of the
dirt every sack was populated Milan
crashed to right scoring Mcbride and
Henry, and the crowd cut loose with
mighty road. Gandil was hit in the back,
and the bases were again full, but Shanks
made the third out, with long ny to-
StrunR.
Athletics Take Lead.
The Athletics slipped into the lead in
the seventh, when Lord and Oldring |
both singled. Collins laid down a bunt, |
and Gandn slammed the ball over to
Foster. cutting OF Lord at third Baker
was given a pass McInnis sent Shanks |
a fly, -Oldring scoring on the out. Col |
Inns tried TO sneak down to third on (
the throw in, but Henry got him by
dashing into the field and running him
down with the assistance Of the entire |
Washington inield.
Houck was effective in the seventh, |
but in the eighth Germany Schaefer /
drew a walk for a starter, and on the |
hit and run play Eddie Foster cracked
the ball through Derrick. Schaefer got /
around to third on the play. and Foster
pulled up at second. Milan was again
the man Of the hour. Clyde connected
for one Of Houck's curves and sent the
bail whistling through the box. As the
pellet skipped blithely into center field
Schaefer and Foster chased each other
across the plate. Milan Immediately |
proceeded to swipe second and, as the
throw was poor, kept right on going
until third was, reached. Gandil gave
Strunk a high fly and Milan scored on
the out with the Nationals fifth tally.
GrifT sent Jay Carl Cashion in to bat /
for Hughes in the seventh SO Barney |
Petty was on the mound when the Ath-
letics' eighth opened. Petty dug up and |
PAINTED his old Indian sign and turned |
il on the worlds champs They were the
easiest kind of picking, not a member
Of Mack's clan reaching nrst base dur