The Washington herald., 1916-05-07
Bullet Joe" Bush Holds
Griffmen at His Mercy
Athletics Big Right-hander
Allows Nationals Four Hits,
Landing Game, 4 to |.
WINNING STREAK BROKEN
By WILLIAM PEET.

Philadelphia, Pa, May 6-FOur measley
hits of the delivery Of Joe Bush was the
best the Nationals could get here this
afternoon, and this tells in nutshell
why the Athletics grabbed the second
game of the series, to l.
Bush gave six bases on balls and con-
trlbuted a wild pitch, but he also put a
whole lot Of stun on that old ball. and
the Griffmen were Just about as helpless
before him as were the Athletics against
johnson during the hrst clash of the
series last Thursday.
Harry Harper pitched six innings and
would have finished the game had nus
pals been able to score any runs for him.
Harper twirled good enough ball to win
ordinarily and was lifted only because
Grin saw a possible chance to knot the
count by sending up a pinch hitter IN
Washington's half Of the seventh inning.
Harper Taken Out.
Ayers relieved Harper and bIanked the
enemy during the last half OF the sew
enth but the Mackmen tore into his de-
livery in the eighth. punched three hits
and fattened up the score two runs
worth.
There were two features from a Wash
ington stand point-NIilan collecting for
himself three clean hits, and the banish-
ment of Manager Griffith from the dug
out in the fourth inning for saying un-
complimentary things to Umpire Nallin.
NIilan's three singlel and Harper's
dropping Texas Lacquer represented the
entire output OF Washington's swat ef-
fort for the day. The chasing OF Grir
cost the Old Fox a new hat, which he
bet with one Of the scribes. to wit: That
no umpire would get his goat this sea-
son.
Mncks Score First.
The Athletics frst run came in the
third inning. when the Nationals punched
three errors in that one chapter, the only
trio Of black marks charged during the
afternoon against the visitors.
Bush opened this frame by giving Judge
an easy grounder, the ball shooting
through JOe's legs. Witt bunted to FOs-
ter, who fumbled. Walsh followed with
a roIle- to Harper. who pegged wide to
Morgan, covering first base. with the
result that all hands were safe and no.
body out Amos Strunk drew a pass,
forcing home Bush. SChang famed Then
came one of the Drettest plays of the
game and showed that Morgan posses
brains in addition to Drawn. Laioie
popped up a dinky fly under which Nor
gan Camped. but Ray dropped the ball
purpOsely. Witt tried to score, but was
thrown out as the plate a city block
Larry's pOpup. an infeld fly. with the
CaIly. and a more experienced player
than Witt would never have attempted
10 score on that play.
The Athletics put over another tally
in the sixth when Henri Rondeau stub
bed his toe after making a nice catch
Of IajOies' flv. To start the sixth Strunk
walked and Schang sacrifcd him to sec
ond. Laioie flied to Rondeau. who STUN
bled and fell after freezing tight to the
ball. Strunk dashed safely TO third while
this was going on, crossing the plate a
minute later when McInnis pumped A
short single into left. Strunk never could
have reached the plate on this waIlop
from second base.
Add Two More.
4 pass to Walsh in the Athletics eighth
followed by doubles from Schang and
AUcTunis together with LAjoies single
added two more runs which were not
needed.
The Nationals were saved from the
iEnominy of a shut out when John Henry
opened the final half of the ninth by
drawing a base on balls A wild pitch
put the catcher on second. MCBrides
out. Pick to McInnIs. advanced Henry to
the far corner and from this spot he