Evening star., 1914-05-10
WYCKOFF BATTLES
LOCALS IN P|NCHES
Mack's Young Pitcher Refuses
to Yield When Hits
Mean Runs.
ACCIDENT TO ACOsTAsTOPs
RALLY IN THIRD INNING
Jim Shaw's Weakness in Fielding
Also Helps Athletics to
Runs.
BY j. ED GRILLo.

lildDiIltN 10 MAKE productive
hits off the delivery OF Wvckoff,
one OF Connie MackS pitching re
cruits. was directly responsible
Tor the defeat OF the Nationals in
Yesterdays, the third game OF the
series with the Athletics. The
nnai score was : to ,. the Ma
tlonals scoring in the second and
hnal innings only. though they had
innumerable opportunities in sew
eral OF the other stanzas. Wyckoff
Welded eight hits and walked FIVE
men. yet was scored on only on
two occasions Though his de
livery did not seem TO be OF the
deceptive variety. he seemed to be
able to prove SO on occasions
when he was in danger.
An accident to Acosta. who
was playing right. probably work
ed TO Wyckoff ; advantage With
one down Acosta came from first
To third on hit BY Foster.
The ball was thrown poorly and
bounded to the stands and the Cuban
would have scored. but in turning the
hase he sprained his ankle and fell help
less on the ground Foster in the mean
time moving up TO second. when but for
the accident he would have been on third.
Wyckof got out of this hole. however,
without allowing run. and he had sew
eral other narrow escapes.
Against Wyckoff Jim Shaw did the
pitching. II the youngster was better
Nersed In the fielding art his game would
have looked quite different. But his in
ability TO protect himself on balls tina
we're hit into his territory proved costly.
and what was more. the visitors again
displayed their remarkable ability to get
hits when they do the most good A few
extra base hits. among which was a home
run over the right field fence BY Murphy
played havoc with Shaw's chances. how
ever. and were responsible for most of the
runs charged against him. Murphy s
drive tied the score in the third inning
though il netted but a single run, and
in the eighth Baker drove one good for
three bases, and two more runs resulted
Aside from these hits Shaw pitched an
effective game of ball.
Nationals First to Score.
The Nationals were first to reach the
goal. II happened in the second inning
which Gandil opened by drawing a pass
Henry fouled out. but Shanks followed
with clean hit. sending Gandil to third
from where ne scored while Morgan
forced Shanks at second. After Shaw
had famed both Lapp and Wyckoff in
the third Murphy hit long fly TO right
which. aided by favorable wind bound
cd on top of the wall and into an ad-
hnr -
the score was tied
II looked very much as II Wyckoff was
10 be handled roughly in the Nationals
half OF this inning. but he got away with
whole hide. After Shaw had line
drved to Murphy. of which the latter
On the hit-and-run play, on which Foster
singled TO right. Acosta went to third, but
In so doing turned his ankle and could NOT
advance on the throw to that bag which
went 10 the stand. Gedeon was put TO
run for him. and he was out irving to
score on Milan's grounder to McInnis.
6andil was walked and Milan stole but
Henry flied to Oldring and the inning was
over
II was not until the fifth that the
enampions scored again. shaw's fnabil-
lty 10 field properly caused the trouble
He started the round by hitting kopf.
and 1.app got scratch single TO Shaw
Wyckof popped UP. but Murphy hit a
poiUCtf 10 the right OF Shaw, which he
also beat out. filling the bases Oldring's
hit was partly knocked down by Shaw
and Cldring was thrown out by Nc
Bride. but kopf was able to score on
this play.
In the eighth the visitors virtually
ciirched the game by scoring a brace of
runs With one out Oldring got double
and after Collins out had moved him up
10 third. Baker got triple to right. which
sent him home and he scored on McIn-
mis- slow bounder TO Mcbride, which
StufYy beat out.
In the eighth and ninth the Nationals
made four Of the eight hits credited to
them. but only one run resulted Milan
started the eighth with a single but
was forced by Gandil. who IN turn died
Henry grounder to kopf Then
Shanks singled. but Morgan hit NY to
Oldring. Foster singled with two out
in the ninth. and while Williams who
had batted for Shaw, was on 1rst as
tho result of an error. Milan also hit
safely. but Gandifs sharp grounder was
right AT kopf. ard the game was over.
The score: