The Washington herald., 1915-04-30
Doc Ayers Wild Peg
Is Fatal to Nationals
Athletics Win Third Game OF
the Series by the Score
of ; to |.
PENNOCK PROVES PUZZLE
Nv WILLIAM PEET.


Uh,, Doc Ayers slammed the ball
mast Gandil to the stands in the elsh'h
inning with a man on nist oase' INC
hall game vas over. so fer as " as"i'e
ton Was concerned. as this Shas'lE hea'e
h.oEe tho 6 xisting tie and paved the way
,ho Athletics to grab down the long
end of a TO l score.
Yesterdays battle was renidi hno,e
one in many respects. Hefple / ehii'Ih'
Youthful southpaw. held our p"!s 70
four hits and was backed up pS so. W
the finest support ever seen oh th, ~ ~,
hand. Doc Ayers pitched socu M 49,,
80 only hated hard in two innings "u'
tbat the contest would have gone over
,;n,a hut for Ayers weird heaNe.
Ds,n;. Msck-s outtelders also thfotlieu
. counIe OF budding Washington rdiieS
nv lonc-distance throws, competing uou
hie nlays that worked havoc WIN oui
brave lads.
treat stop ny NcInnes.
s,unv McInnes contributed a sensa-
,ionaI sion of Milan's Srounder IN 'ne
tnaI half OF the ninth that not OH!
saved a run hut probably the game hStli.
Nurphy's scratch single IN the opeiI'
innins. followed by Walsh "ul ~
,ioio.s smash. gave the Athleucs al,
Ia wnich was not cut down until
,ae Hationsls came to bat in the 'hlu
chapter ,hird with
. double to left field and crossed the Pla'e
on Ayers smokinS single t" center;
Kopf's near hit In inc =
second WAS the only saie "io
,.red off Ayers until the seventh. "hen
oIovTs by Barry and Lapp put visiting
~. runners on second ana lhir"'
,h.re Was no scoring because Milan
,,mred under Murphy's long flE LOT
the final out
Athletic. Win the Game.
The Athletics eighth saw the tide
turn AGAINST MS Walsh first up SIN
,l.d 10 left, Strunk laid down an easy
rupt which Ayers gathered m pu' III
ncs-iur to ,;andil the pItcher lh'eW
The ball to the stands ana neio[e II
could he recovered Walsh was across
the pIa,e and Struuk safely anchoi Gu
on third base. l.aJole liE 10
scored Strunk.
A. rirny Williams was ordered to
ni,,h hiI for Ayers in Washington
faIf of the eighth. Jim Sha" was Oh
lie mound V her the visitors came 10
lat in the ninth. shaw was nIcNed lor
a couple Of hits hut no runs.
WashinCtous chances /" a'cumula'e
rams cropped out frequently as the
AYERS had scored Henry. the pitcher
roo,ishly allowed himself /" wa~dNr TO"
far away from first base when MoclIeT
slammed long fly /" Strunk Be
fore Ayers could scramble back TO
first base the ball vas in Mcinnls
hanis as Struuk made a perfect throw
from deep center field.
Rond-auis Turned Back.
rondeau reached second with one
down in the ffth. but in attempting
10 race from the keystone sack to the
far corner on HenrN'S fly /" W alsh'
was turned bach-anolher cha gone
ElimmerinE.
Tn. Nationals half Of the eighth saw
Pennock uncork a wild streak. Morgan
and Henry were both passed. and Grill
substituted Ainsmith pinch runner
for Henry. Mcbride spoiled a nice party
and blasted bunch of hope when, IN
attempting to sacrhce. he popped up L"
lam Eiupv Williams was ordered to
hat for Ayers. and The fans were greatly
excited williams died on sroundcr to
McInnes hut advanced Morgan to thli Il
and Ainsmith to second. putting the Stu-
alton souarcly up /" Danny Moeiler.
Danny's best WAS a crounder to Harry
for the final out.
Another Chance slip. BY.
In the ninth. after Foster had hecr:
disposed Of Milan hit savaG" groundeT
to the left Of McInnes, which StufN
speared with his gloved hand. rohoIng
Milan Of a double possibly triple.
Gandil and Rondeau were both passed
in turn. but the game WAS over when
Morgans foul fly was captured by Walsh
Had Milan's GroUnGer slipped away
from McInnes in the ninth it's a dollar
10 q nickel that the Griffnen would have
scored ono run and possibly two
Larry Lajoie's bat was very much in
evidence Yesterday. for single handed he
put over two OF his teams three runs.
and in addition played fine game a1eld
Jimmy Walsh raced back almost 10 the
jury box for Gandiis long drive in the
second. robbinS that worthy OF an extra
base hit while IN the Nationals fourth
a great stop by McInnes Of Pennock's
roor throw after Milan had hunted
helped nightly the cause of the opposi-
ton The score:
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