The Washington herald., 1913-04-22
GRIFFMEN TAKE FINAL
GAME AND YANK SERIES
Joe Engel Blows Up in the Fifth Inning, but Thomas
Hughes Is Equal to the Emergency and
Holds the Highlanders Safe.
BY WILLIAM PEET.

BY WILLIE M FEET.
New York. April 21-Before typica
''blue Monday crowd the Griffmel
snatched the final game of the four-pl.
series against the Yanks here this aft
ernoon, s to 4. and left for the Capita
lean League and champions of the 191
season, thus far.
Manager Griffith is carrying around I
chip on both shoulders. his young mel
are as full of confidence as q sailor is o
lies, and the feeling among the athlete
seems to stick that the ball club which
beats out the Nationals this summer will
take part in the big doings next fall, bet
ter known as the worlds series.
AS for to-day's game there was moth
ing to it all the way except the Grit
crowd. The Yanks were in front fol
about a minute when somebody stole Jot
Engel's goat and the fair-haired youth
began to throw the ball in a careles:
manner, but this lead ives chopped dowr
in less time than il takes to tell, and
just to insist upon a proper amount OF
respect for q real ball club the Griffmer
finished the job by knocking Russell
Ford out OF the box
A HEAL Club.
The Nationals outbatted and outfielded
the Gothamites, took desperate chance,
or the bases, getting away with then
and bullied the Impires at every turn
displaying enough pepper to bust open q
cast-iron boiler.
Mr.. Howard Shanks. our cookbook
ing left fielder, was the hero OF the
matinee. He just naturally refused
to keep out of the spotlight, and car
ried off both batting and fielding fea-
lures in a high-handed manner.
ks 10 Nationals FIRST
three runs in the second inning, when
he caressed one of Russell Ford's
"spitters" with the business end OF
his bat. sending the ball into the right
field grand stand, a la Frank Baker,
for a home run, two OF our side be-
ing on the bases when he unloaded
the circuit smash.
Shanks Makes Star Play.
Later in the game, during the New
Yorks' eighth, when ii appeared as
if the tribe of Chance might start
batting rally, Shanks did a Steve Bro
die after Cree's Texas Lacquer, and
doubled up Roy HartZell' at first base
before the astonished Mr.. Hartzel1 re-
allied what had happened. 1t Swas a
spectacular shoestring catch. Shanks
rolled over a couple Of times spearing
the bali, but refused 10 part with the
precious sphere, and when he regained
his feet knew just exactly what to do
with it, contributing one Of those hair
raising stunts you often read about,
but seldom witness.
Joe Engel pitched the first five in
nings, and deserved a better fate. 1t
is true he was a bit wild. but lot
of tough luck, with fuzzy umplring
tossed in, helped to unnerve the KID.
and he was yanked out at just the
IT., has .
eran. finished the combat. allowing
but one scratch hit. The victory goes
to the credit of Long Tom, as he en-
tered the game with the score tie
and enough men on the bases 10
cause trouble.
While the sum total of the New York
swat effort against Hughes and Engel
amounted TO four blows. the Griffmen
combed Ford safely nine times and col
lected one hit off Ray Fisher. who
worked the last two innings.
ShanI.s Gets Homer.
Washington's runs came in clusters,
the first three showing up in the sec
ond when with Gandii out of the way
Morgan singled and stole. Ainsmith was
hit by a pitched ball and Shanks
crashed to the right field stands for a
hcme run. trotting around the bags be-
New York grabbed a lucky tally in the
third on a couple of weak kneed swats.
a batter hit by pitched ball, and a
sacrifice fly.
Eneers downfall came in the fifth in
ming, which he started nicely by strik-
ing out williams. Midkiff walked and
stole second Ford whitfield and Daniels
was passed At this iuncture Manager
Griffith. Capt. Mcbride and others started
to argue with Umpire Hart. claiming
that the arbiter had sent Daniels to
first on only three balls, and while the
rag chewing was going on Midkiff start
ed to sneak down to third. Engel
whirled around quickly and threw the
ball to the stands. Midkiff scoring and
Daniels going to second before Foster
could rescue the ball. Engel uncorked
a wild pitch, and gave out another pass.
Ainsmith contributed a passed ball, and
on Hartzelrs scratch single another run
counted. This was enough for Griff. and
Long Tom Hughes was ordered to box
duty. The first thing the Yanks pulled
of on Hughes was double steel, en-
gineered by wolter and Hartzell, the
first named racing safely home. Cree
flied to Foster for the third out. and the
score board read: New York, 4; WASH
ington, 5.
Joy short-lived.
The JOY in the Gotham camp was
short-lived as the Griffmen came back
with a vengeance i'm the sixth, and sent
over three more runs in the following
manner:
Gandi and Morgan singled in success
sion. Ainsmith walked, filling the bases.
Shanks and Mcbride both famed. Tom
Hughes came to the rescue with a slash
ing hit, the ball proved too hard for
Midkiff to handle. and in his desperate