The Washington herald., 1916-08-25
Smith Is First Washington
Player to Knock Ball Over
Right Field Fence.

II Elmer Smith does nothing more this
season his name will go down in his
tory as the first Washington player to
1rlVe ball over the right field barrier
at Seventh and Florida avenue. Incl
aentaHy smith is the only man who thus
Tar las cleared the wall with a wallop
IN a championship game
10y Hooper. Eddie Murphy and
FRANK Baker have all knocked home runs
over risht held fence, but Hooper's cloUt
"ss IN 1918. before the wall was moved
back 10 its present location.
In 1914 Eddie Murphy slammed one Of
Jim Shaws fast shoots over the fence
out the ball hit on top OF the barrier
IlG bounded away; the same is true OF
BAKERS smash here last July. Smiths
however, was as clean as a whistle.
II was curved ball that Smith hit.
according 10 Jack Lapp the White Soy
catcher for upon Smiths first sppear-
ance at bat Faber handed up a spitbsU
ana Smith drove it TO center field, seor-
ing a run.
The next time Smith came up a ourv.
was hit sm4rtIy 10 Eddie Collins fo- .n
easy out. and figuring that Smith was
weak on curves. Faber handed him an
oIher IN the fifth, the ball broke about
waist high' Smith met II with a mighty
swing ami over the garden wall sailed
the pellet
Smith has hit EN- just as hard before.
lie mas IN times past broken Up more
than one game for Cleveland pr,tb f.,
shing drive. and Grifith Is luck IN
getting hold Of a PLAYER who can mill
this stun. Tor since the Old FoY b,s
been at the helm here he has never had
on his pay roll a slugger OF the Smith
type. '''i'
Al one could hear around town last
hlght was Smiths home run over the
right field fence with the bases loaded
and the big fellow is already tho idol ~
the hrst-base pavilion fans.
For the second game OF the Whit. Soy
series here This afternoon Harry Ha-pe.
VIII be In the box for the Nationals. ana
VIII more than likely be opposed hv Ny1
WolfgsnC. the last named a tough Da-
for Washington TO beat.
Harper has not been going so well
lately, but he Is just about as GOOD .
Southpaw can be found i'm either
league, and is about due to Give some
club a sound beating
One Of the hest plays or the game
cropped out in the fourth inning vber.
with man on first bssc. Jack Lamp
gave Joe Judge a hot liner Judge juup-
cd high I'm the air. just able TO reach
and knock down the hall which bounded
over toward tho territory guarded bv
Eddie Foster. and quick ss cat Foster
scooped up the ball retiring Lspp. who
Is 10y no means a slow man, al first has.
by step.
Clyde Milan complained OF feeling / 4
during the game. and IN the sixth innlr
Jameson was substituted. Jamieso
celebrated his first appearance at bat Z
connecting with one OF Danforth's shoe, 4
for a single.
Manager Rowland sent W Eddie Muir
ThT and Memo I.iohold IN nincN hit in
the ninth inning. with two on the bases
and one out. but Murphy flied TO Jamie
son. and the game WAS over when Judge
. camD"d under Lebold's foul ny.
Grifith stated last night that in his
opinion Eddie Ainsmith had sustained a
broken fnge- when foul tip caused
hnsmith TO retire during the first game
last Wednesday. II such is the sase
Alnsmith will DO ont Of tho lineup and
lost to tn" club during the remainder OF
. the sea son
An N-rsy rho'or~arr will he taken o,
Ainsmi;h's injured digit today.
! Ray Morgan rrscti-ad vf'h tho Grfr-
mon yesterday and VIII probably he able
To play 10y Mondav
Joe Leonard continues 20 Ct his hits
regularly Joe grabbed oT ono yesterday
and il was a TIMELY hfuGl, too. scoring a
run in the second inning
Eddi" Foster had peculiar day sc
bat. connecting for TWO hits. drawing
two hasCs on balls and hr.-c hit bv the
pitcher
John Collins robbed NcHrfdc "r su-o
triple by a nice running catch in the scv-
enth inning
WILLIAM PEET