The Washington herald., 1912-04-04
GIANTS NOSE OUT
NATIONALS In
EXCITING GAME
McGraw's New Workers. Win
in Ninth by Scoring
Four Tallies.
HOWARD SHANKSIS STAR
BY WILLIAM PEET.

There was excitement enough at the
concrete coliseum during the last half
Of the ninth against the New York
Giants yesterday, TO keep the specta-
tors warm, despite the zero weather
and the north pole blasts McGraw's
gang won, TO s. but it was SONG bali
game.
Almost every kind of baseball was
crowded into the nine rounds. The Ma
tionals Travelled along under a one-run
lead for several innings, and then came
the blow-up-the visitors jammed in four
taliies during their half Of the ninth.
with a batting rally ana a comedy OF
errors, said errors furnished by the home
folks. In the Nationals half OF the
ninth after two had gone, Griff's hope
fuls raked in two runs, and this time
il was the New York bunch that was
up i'm the air, the visitors threw the
ball around like a bunch OF amateurs.
In addition to the cold weather
nasty high wind not only caused lot
of misery TO the outfielders, but kept
the players continually on the jump TO
keep from freezing TO death. The only
warm spot in the park was the third
base. coachers box where McGraw, up
10 his old tricks. tried TO "bawl out"
Umpire Handiboc.
Tuesdays game. Jack Knight was on
second base and Chester Spencer held
down first The shift seemed to work
we'll. although both Spencer and Knight
are charged with errors.
Howard Shsnks played a great game
in left field. His work was revelation
to Manager Griffith and the youngster
is almost sure TO he carried with the
Nationals during the coming season.
1TfNr
but batted in the run which tied the
score with a pretty two-baEger between
Snodgrass and Devorc..
Dixie Walker was in the box during
the first five innings and WAS touched
mp for five hits. Walkers own wildness
was To blame for the New Workers. two
tallies in the fourth.
Bob Groom. who relieved Dixie, was in
vincible until the ninth. when the bottom
dropped out of everything. GroOm's
curve ball had the Giants guessing for
three innings and they looked very much
to the bush until II all happened.
Otis Crandall. the first Giart mound
performer. was Dattered seven timeG.
Tesereau and Wiltsc. the relief tw:rlers.
did not yield a swat
Nationals Score First.
The Nationals broke the Ice in the
opener when Milan singled to right. the
ball getting away from Red Murray and
rolling to the fence. Clyde 9rsezei over
to thirdz in a jiffy. Schaefer popped to
Josh Devore and Shanks grounded to
Herzog, who attempted to run down Milan,
but a muff by the New York third
sacker of a throw from Meyers gave
Milan his chance TO score.
Walker set the Giants down in order
until the fourth, when Doyle started the
trouble by drawing a walk SnOdgrass
popped to knight on the hit and run
signal and Doyle would have been caught
before he could have gotten back 10
first had not Spencer muffed Knights |
throw. Murray perished, Mcbride TO
Spencer. but MerkIe was passed and |
Herzog stopped a fast one with his |
filling the bases. Fletcher in |
serted a single into the game at this |
stage with the result that both Doyle
and Merkle scored.
CrandaIl got his bumps proper in the |
Nationals fifth. Two runs counted and |
TO the Uninitiated it looked as If Griff had |
the game packed away in his strong box |
Dixie Walker led Gff with a single, but |
Milan forced him at second. Milan stole |
second and was IoSsed out trying to |
sneak down to third. Germany Schaefer |
single and when Shanks smashed the |
ball over Snodgrass' head the comedian |
scored. Spencer connected for the frs. |
mt on the home grounds, ripping 6rIve
over the midway bag. This blow brought |
IN Shanl8. placing the score Washing
Ton 3, New York ,
Groom's curve ball was too much for
the Giants until the mining inning
when McGraw's wrecking
crew came to the rescue and yanked
the game out of the fire.
Fletcher opened the round by going
Dut on an easy grounder to the pitcher.
Shafer, batting for Wilson, singled. and
then a gent named Burns raped the
oall into right field. Schaefer slammed
I home, and the New York Shafer was
leld on third. Devore popped up to
Foster. Larry Doyle sent a screamer
nto left center, scoring Shafer and