The Washington times., 1915-04-10
BASEBALL
MARKS GR|FF'S WIN
Harry Harper Passes Twelve
Batters, But Only One Run
ner Is Forced Over.
Bv LOUIS A. DOUGHER.

Sparkling baseball marked the vic
tory of the Griffmen over the worlds
champion Boston Braves yesterday, >
to /. No contest IN midseason was ever
eager to show up their American
L nague opponents. The latter were
Just as eager to show the Braves that
the big series last fal! didn't have the
best American League club In 1t.
Harry Harper the kid southpaw.. was
men last october and. despite his wild
ness. he came through the battle in
fine shape. For six innings he pitched
htless ball. But he passed twelve of
the enemy. forcing in their only run
by walking four Braves in a row in
the fourth. He was treated unmerci-
fully by the Braves on the bench until
George Mcbride hur,ed little tabasco
OF his own in the direction of tho dug
out in the NTH. Then he got a rest
yesterday should be good for the kid.
as he will face no worse grind from
now TIL the snow falls.
Following Harper came that smiling
eph Boehling. He allowed the lone
hit of the game. double by Gather.
but he proved just as tough nut as
did Harper, and the worlds champions
never had an opportunity to get into
the running.
After announcing that worlds series
stars would very likely occupy the
mound. George Stallings trotted out
Tom Hughes. a veteran of the minors.
ton as James, Rudolph or Tyler could
have given. The big fellow allowed
three hits in the first frame, two runs
crossing the plate. and later Foster
pushed a home run out to the chicken
coop in left, but he was steady as a
steel bridge and had his mates done
more hitting and less swinging, he
might have copied the glory. All in
all, Mr.. Hughes looked like a winner.
The most startling bit Of helding
Moran pulled down Joe Boehlings at;
tempt for triple. Boehling got hold
of one to his liking, driving it far
foot. was off with the thud Of the
fail. i seemed homeless and Boehling
the ball with one hand. That was
stellar stuff and the fans were quick
to rSn cheer the little fellow Work Of Paw
Morgan and George Mcbride was ex-
cellent. the wee Blatimorean seeming
to have reached prime condition.
With Moeller out Of the way in the
first frame. Foster. slashed a single
to center. Maranville came in like a
IaE OF Sunsnlne ana selZeu MllaI
Linden lad at first by step. ,Gandil
surprised the enemy by .poking Il
double down the right field line, send
ing Foster over. Morgan then col
lided with Il fast one for single to
left, scoring Gandil., Rondeau sent
Gather we'll back for his long fly, end
ing the inning.
The Braves were. having their trou-
bles with Harper from the first. They
could not touch his stuff and We're
the first three innings five Braves
strollcd down the line with ease. but
they never got farther than third. In
ness ss "%Gh cost rS nnuEf He
and then walked four. men in sue
Cession. the last pass forcing Magee
over with the champions lone tally
of the afternoon.
The Griffmen held that one run
margain right on down the line. each
inning providing the fans. with ex-
Citement galore. Hughes pitching
was too much for the home boys:
while both Harper and BOehling held
the enemy in check.
The final run of the Griffmen came
to light in the seventh, and 1t was a
beauty. Roehling sent Moran odt to
tho barrier for his near-triple, and then
Moeller took third strike. Foster
picked out a good one and hammered
it out to tho Dahomcy division in left
field, the pill rolling right down to the
wall. The midget was safe at home
before the ball got back to the intield.
Henri ROndeau pOled fine double to
advance owing to the weakness of those
following. He injured his leg in the
sixth, and was relieved by Charlie Pick,
who had little to do.