The Washington herald., 1912-03-22
YANNIGANS MAKE
IT TWO STRAIGHT
Young Griffites Take Lead
in the Series by Win
ming, 8 to 2.
GAME ON SOGGY FIELD
Williams Drives in Winning Tally
in Eighth After Walker
Reaches Third.
GAME ON soGGY FIELD
By WILLIAM PEET.

Charlottesville, Va, March 3-When
Big Al Williams walked into one
of Tom Hughes curves and lifted the
ball over McBride's head, in the eighth
inning, the Nationals Yannigans frac-
tured the tie and won a hard-fought
game from the Regulars this afternoon.
; to .
a steady dowupour OF rain last night
made the field heavy, and 1t was thought
that Manager Griffith would call of the
game, but the "Old Fox" decided other
wise, ordering six of his twirlers TO warm
up and prepare for battle. To-day's vic
tory makes the series stand two games
won against one lost for the Yannigans,
and tonight joy reigns supreme in the
ranks of the youngsters.
It is true that Griff gave the Yannigans
Cashion, Walter johnson. and Groom. but
the Regulars had Dixie Walker, Akers,
and Tom Hughes-a pretty nifty trio, and
strong enough to- turn back almost any
hall club at this time of the year. But
the YaDnigans outbatted and outfieldec
the frst-squad boys and deserved their
well-earned victory. -
The Regulars wsTc sore over the fact
that Boss Griff called the game at the
close of the eighth inning, as it was $3.50
O'Clock, and according to the Nationals
agreement with Virginia the professionals
must vacate the park at that hour. The
first team claimed that had the game
gone the limit they would have batted
out much-needed tallies.
To-days battle was easily the best
played of the series. Both sides were up
against major league pitching. as the
veterans on Griff's stan are just round
ing into shape, while the youngsters are
still nursing lame arms. ..
ShanI<s Stars in Field.
Howard Shanks made three brilliant
running catches in left field for the Yam
nigans, while Kid Foster put up a
rattling good game on third for the Regu-
lars. Jonn Henry and Ray Morgan at
last broke into the hit column. Morgan,
incidentally. handled two hard chances
in manner which opened the eyes of
Boss Griffith.
For the first two innings both sides
were held rUnless. In the Yannigans'
third against Dixie Walker, four smash
ing hits only produced one tally. Gag
nier led of with a clean single. Scheer
flied to Schaefer. Cashion walloped the
ball to deep right for a double. but the
relay home came true as a die, Schaefer
TO Flynn to Henry, and Gagnier was out
at the plate. Tom Long singled TO left
and Casilion scored. ''Spartacus'' Walker
also came through with a safe poke to
center, but Shanks made the third out
when he sent up a high fly which Bill
Cunningham captured after long chase.
The Regulars got this run back in the
fourth, and against Walter Johnson, too.
Flynn drove out a long fly to Shanks.
Cunningham crashed to the center-fieId
fence for a three-baggeT and crossed the
plate on Capt. George McBride's timely
single.
wild heave of Tom Longs grounder
by Kid Foster in the Yannigan's fifth
paved the way for tally as 'Spartacus"
Walker, tine next man up, doubled to
center and Long breezed home.
Groom Forces in Run.
The Regulars. aided by Bob Groom's
wildness, tied the score in the seventh.
Foster and Henry both led off With sin
giles to left. Hughes popped to Williams
and Milan flied to Scheer. Schaefer drew
a walk, filing the bases. Moeller was also
passed forcing in Foster. Flynn was
the third victim on a fly to Spencer.
When the eighth opened the Regulars
were fighting mad, and determined to
clean up, but Bob Groom settled down
and showed them back in one, two, three
order.
The Yannigans' eighth opened with
Clarence Walker letting four bad ones
sail past. Shanks sacrificed Spartacus to
second. and on Spencer's infield out
Walker scampered around to third. Al
Williams cracked out a low liner to left
center. Milan came in like a flash. It
looked as if he had nailed the ball on
the fly, but Umpire Rigler declared the
Tennessee flyer had trapped it-and the
game was over.
As the weather to-day was threatening
and rain is expected tomorrow, Manager
Griffith is anxious to play as many prac-
tice games as possible, which is prob
ably the reason why he ordered to-day's
battle on wet, heavy field.