The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1914-05-10

LITTLE Ac0STA INJURED
By wILI.IAsI rEET.

IN OHdW gut d tdStC VI AA6
fife yesterday when Manager Grit
fifth ordered him to start the third
game of the series against Connie
Mack's worlds champions.
The Athletics won, 5 to 2, bu.
Shaw pitched better ball than has
any finger in the Washington sta
bic during the series. Jim was
touched up nine. hits worth. but
only two of these were real, sure
enough swats.
Like, the preceding combats, yes
terday's battle was IN every sense
of the word battle, with the
Griffmen protesting the way from
the start. and working behind big
odds during the final innings.
A bit of downright hard luck in the
third chapter not only robbed the Ma
tionals of a run. but put q promising
young ball player IN the hospital. and
turned the tide of battle the wrong
way.
Acosta was on first base when Eddie
Foster slipped him the hit and run
signal roster came through with one
Of his famous right field drives and
the Cuban kept on running for third.
Acosta pulled up with pretty slide
and the ball got away from Baker roll
Ing to the stands.
Keep on going. you can score" yelled
Alva Williams from the coachers box.
A low moan from Acosta as he wrfthed
with pain. was the only answer.
The diminutive Cuban had sprzined
his right ankle sliding into the bag aud
mad TO be carried on the field, couse-
quently run was lost, and likewise an
opportunity to put the game on Ice. be-.
cause of this unfortunate mishap.
Wyclsoff was a trifie wild. hut other
wise effective. He invariably frightened
UP In the pinches, and was just rs much
of a puzzle as when he beat Walter
Johnson in Philadelphia during the first
clash between the clubs this season.
wyckoR Wei sapperted.
The visiting twirier was backed up by
better support than was accorded Shaw,
and fortified behind a small lead he APP
peared to grow stronger as the game
continued
Shaw yesterday made good all the
early predictions as to his ability and
usefulness to the Washington club.
He did not issue a base on balls until
the seventh inning, and the Efft to
lap was his only. ralk Of the game.
1t is true that he was bit unsteady
at times In fielding, and that he cur
loose with bum chuck to second
which advanced a man, but withal his
work was first class, and he deserved
q better fate.
Eddie Murphy's smoking home-run
drive ever the garden wall in right
field, the first time this trick has been
pulled since the park was enlarged, to-
gether with a clever stop of a vicious
grounder by GandiI which saved a cou-
pie of runs proved the noteworthy
features Of the matinee.
Neither side was able to put over q
run in the opener, but the Nationals
broke the ice in the second GandiI
walked. Henry fouied to Mclnnes On
the hit and run play shanks drove the
ball past the spot Collins was sup
posed to guard, and Gandil pulled up |
at third base. Ray Morgan grounded
to Collins who attempted to pull on |
double play with Ko2f, but Shanks |
was the only victim and Gandil scored. |
Three On md No Runs.
Things looked bad for wyckon in the
third, when the bases were loaded with
two gone and John Henry UP. A single |
at this stage would have caused all eorts
OF complications, but Henry flied to Old
ring and II was all over.
Shanks managed to get around to third
base In the Nationals half Of the fourth. |
but two were gone and Gedeon forced |
Mcbride at second. retiring the side.
Wyckon sent the Griffmen back to the |
bench as fast as they came I'D until Nc
Bride drew walk IN the seventh. He |
died standing up on first base as the next
three batters were snufred out.
Milan opened the Nationals half OF i
the eighth with clean single, but Gam
dill forced him at second. Henry, In turn. |
forced Gandii the same way and Sharks |
single was wasted. as Morgan made theI
third out with a ny to Oldring
In the ninth the Griffmen made things
interesting for the crowd. but started
hitting the ball too late. One run count
ed during this frame. Mcbride was
hitting for Shaw, produced . scratch
single through Kopf Gedeon MED to I
McInnes- Foster singled. putting Wfll-i
Jams on third. whence he scored on HI /
lan's safe blow to right Gandil might
have knotted the count with a home run. i
but instead he ended the game with .
grounder to Kopf. who tossed the ball /
to Collins ahead of Milan, ending the
ball game.
Murphy tied the score in the Athletics
third by driving the bail over the right
held fence for home run
Another hostile run counted In theI
nth when Kopf was hit by . pitched
ball, Lapp connected for scratch siuHie, I
also Murphy. and Oldring's Groundorf
was too hard for Shaw to handie prpp-
.rlx. Z i,
Two More fer Ashaetle..
Afser Murphy had gone IN The Atnselicsl