The Washington herald., 1915-09-10
Ayers Relieves Harper in
Time to Save First Game
of Two-ply Killer.
GALLIA AGAIN PUZZLES
Spitball Hurler in Form and Nationals
Capture Farewell Combat After
Hot Fight.

KEGS got out OF todays double-headel
was the worst Of It. Old Fox Grinitt
made q clean sweep Of the SERIES He
came from behind for victory in the firs,
game by a score Of S to 3, and led all the
way to a to triumph in the farewell
We are glad that Grifiith and his Sen.
ators have gone back to the Capital
where they belong. Their presence any
where in the immediate vicinity to the
Yankees is exasperating. Donovan's men
always behave just as If they were made
especially to furnish game for the Nation
ais. So exasperating becomes the situa-
ton at times that Wild Bill Donovan act
ually grows SO much wilder that he is
tempted to take fling at them himself,
and then 1t is time to phone the under
taker.
That's what happened today, anyhow.
II Bill had only saved himself for some
easy club like the Red Sox, his team
might have been able to bag at least one
game of the three. The gallant manager
injected himself into the box score In full
face type because of his shortcomings
rather than his virtues. Almost quicker
than 1t takes to tell it he helped make
New York's three to nothing lead look
Inc d qutstlOn mark in agate.
Carroll Brown Goes Bad.
Carroll Brown. the Adonis of Wild
Bills pitching staff, was on the long
end of to 0 tally when he got the
gate in the seventh inning of the first
game. Mr.. Brown was in difficulty,
though not necessarily in danger. He
had passed man, following a single
with no one out. but earlier in the
trl m he ha1
bad scrapes, with some fair luck, fine
pitching. and good support
Mr.. Brown. when in the mood, can
be as wild as anybody. Donovan may
have had the right idea in pulling Car
roll after he started to go wild. The
second guess is always the best. But
just why Bill didn't entertain the holi-
day crowd with one of his young
pitchers when he thought a change ad-
visable is beyond the ken of a camp
follower. He used Dazzy Vance, a big
rookie. in the last inning Of each game,
and each time Vance got his three bat
ters in order. which awoke a train of
speculation on what he might have
done.
Bill Donovan may have some pretty
fair baseball left in him yet. He had
some stuff on the ball today. all right.
But he is going nowhere as a pitcher.
He can never hope to come back. His
efforts when his pitching
stan was crippled earlier in the year
We're appreciated. Yet the fans who
have the interest Of the club at heart
would sooner have an opportunity to
see the talent gathered in for next
year than Bill attempting his old-time
tricks.
Bnumann Makes Homer.
~. p.u., .,,o xho v,nGa>e /,
good start in the first inning of the first
game. He hit a home run to left center
that scored Cook ahead of him. Cook.
who walked, had stolen as Peck famed.
The Yankees didn't get very much fur
ther until the sixth. Here. with one out.
Cook scratched a hit to Gandil Peckin- |
paugh beat a but to Shanks. When Cook |
saw third uncovered he delivered a de- |
layed steal and got all the way home on
Harpers wild throw. Peck was left on |
third.
Double plays helped Brown in both the |
fourth and sixth innings. The first ruin |
ed Milans hit with only one down. Noel |
er walked and Foster singled with none
put in the sixth Alexander caught Noel |
er off second. Shanks hit into a double |
play after Milan drew a pass Donovan
took Browns Job after Carroll walked |
Mayer in the seventh. This pass followed |
iandil's single with none out.
Williams cracked a single into left. and |
when Highs throw bounced over Alexan- |
Ter. both Gandfl and Mayer Tailed and |
reached third. Nobody had |
backed the play Donovan escaped fur |
her trouble just then. Mcbride fouled |
10 Pipp. Morgan famed for Ayers and |
Boone tossed out Moeller. With one out |
n the eighth. Milan singled and Shanks
doubled to right. Milan beat Boone's re- !.
turn to the plate of Gandil. a mean
pound. Shanks scored on Mayors fly to
Cook. Williams single sent Gandil home
rom second, and so the beans were
spilled
Gallia Shows Glass.
Gallia, as usual, had only to walk
,ut into the center Of the diamond to
buffalo the Yankees in the second
game. In the pinches the home boys
we're practically helpless. A wonderful
,lay by Shanks and Gandil took a
,inch hit off High and retired the side
n the fourth with two runs waiting
o score. New York finally did man
lge to score. when Caldwell and Hart
ell punched singles in the eighth. Ray
ook third as Peck forced Roy and
anne in on Baumann's fly to left.
Washington punched four singles on
'ieh for a run in the third. One run
'nly resulted as one hit was technical.
/ runner hit by a batted ball. pass
o Henry, with Moeller's double. added
me in tho NTH In the sixth Milan and
forgan. who walked. were on third
md first. respectively. with two out
when a double steal was attempted.
dilan was caught flat-footed on
hrow to the box. But in running him
lown Pieh got in the way. Milan
laimed Interference and Nallin hadn't
my better sense than to allow the
lain. This let Milan score and put
iorgan on third. Morgan scored on