Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-04-16
LUCK AIDS YANKEES
IN BEATING LOCALS
Remarkable Fielding by Roger
Peckinpaugh Robs Nationals
of Several Runs.
BY J. ED GRILLo.

1t does not pay to count your chick
ems before they are Matched in base
ball After the easy manner in which
the Nationals won the opening game
Wednesday there were many who be-
lieved that the Griffmen would make a
clean sweep Of tn series with the Yam
KEGS. but those who took that view
have not given the element of luck
which prevails in the game thought
1t was luck which decided yesterday
contest in favor of the Yankees by q
score of to l. Not that the visitors
did not play brilliant ball, for they did
that and yet they would most likely
have been badly beaten but for the luck
which favored them in their fielding.
There were four instances when re-
markable fielding feats robbed the
Griffmen of runs. Roger Peckinpaugh
was the chief offender in this respect
He gave a remarkable fielding exhibit
ton. which alone saved the day for
his team.
There were three different innings
that the visitors scored a single run
The first one in the opening inning was
a clean gift and the other two We're
earned but came after two were out
Harper and Fisher started as the
pitchers, but Harper did not last the
first inning, being wilder than March
hare, and while there was nothing Drill
liant about Fishers work, he got the
breaks and thereby held the locals 10
a single run. Fisher was hit safely
four times, and nothing but remarkable
fielding held the number of safetles to
this minimum. But he walked eight
men, and yet was scored on but once.
uarner Not in Form.
Harper had to retire after he dis
played that it was not his day to shine
He walked Maisel to begin with. High
hunted to Harper, but the latter s
throw to second to force Maisel was
"a trifle late and both runners were
safe. Cree sacrificed. A wild pitch
sent Maisel home. and then Pipp fan
ned. Cook walked and stole second
and then Peckinpaugh was passed
That settled Harperand Ayers took
his place. Boone flied to Milan and
the inning was over.
In the Griffmen's half, Packinpaugf
started his robbery. After Moeller had
been retired. Foster was given life
when his sharp grounder got ava!
from Peckinpaugh. Milan hit what
looked to be a single over second. but
Peck got the ball. though he had to fal
down to do 1t, and tossed to Boone
in time to force Foster, and then
Boone got the ball to Pipp in time
to double up Milan.
Williams sent a terrific liner toward
left center which Peckinpaugh speareG
with one hand. 1t would have been al
| least a three-hase hit but for the re.
markable catch. Then Fisher walked
Morgan and Shanks and Mcbride hi
terrific liner to left. to get which
| High did not have to move an inch
and Henry forced Shanks at second fol
the third out.
| In the fourth the Yankees scored
again after two were out. Boone hi
for two bases, and Nunamaker brough
| him home with single to center.
/ The Griffmen got their lone run Of
the game in the last half Of this in
ming. Williams opened with doubl,
and came home when Shanks singled
| / the seventh Fisher again was il
trouble, but got out Of the hole with
out being scored on.
He started by walking Henry Acosta
who was substituted for Ayers, ais
| walked, and Moeller did what was +
| be expected when he advanced the tw
| runners with a sacrifice. Fisher mad
"a splendid stop of Fosters grounde
| and Henry was run down at the plate
! Milan walked and the bases were fdl
when that very excellent hitter XIV.
| Williams walked to the plate. A bas
hit meant tied score. A two-base hi