The Washington herald., 1916-10-05
.GRIFFS help YANKEES
in FIRST DIVISION
Nationals Are Beaten in Double-Hesder
by New York, 4 to 3 =
-. and 5 to l..

New York, Oct. 4-BIn Donovan's
Yankees ended their 1916 campaign in
blaze OF glory at the Polo Grounds this
afternoon by taking both ends OF a
double-header from Washington. The
scores were 4 to and to / respectively.
Allen Russell suppressed Shaw in the
first tilt, Urban Shocker took the meas
farewell of the year.
For half the distance Of the race ths
New York Americans more than had
/ their own with the field. In fact by the
first week OF July they had forged so
, well TO the front that all seven rivals
were plainly worried. Because OF superb
pitching fine fielding. wonderful base
running and a real punch with the stick
they had become Universal favorites for
the bunting
Then began for Bill Donovan the most
disastrous succession OF adventure that
ever overlook a major league manager
frltz Maisel, the greatest star of the
preceding campaign, had already been
eliminated by a fractured collar bone.
II so happened his loss was not fatal.
haisel had been shifted from third to
the outheld to make room for J. Franklin
Baker Hughie High got into the garden
and Immediately established himself as
Jewel. But just as the Yankees threa-
tened to make a runaway race of it
misfortune laid Its heavy hand on
Donovan. Frank Gilhooley, playing like
a second Willie Keeler suffered a broken
ankle. Almost every day for weeks there
after one or more stars dropped from
the Donovan constellation. MogridEe
tore cartilage loose from his south.
paw elbow. Pipp and PeckinpaUgh were
both injured and kept idle for two weeks:
Culiop ruptured a muscle over his short
ribs; Lee MaRee and Hughie High each
sprained ankles; Frank Baker broke
three ribs against the concrete wall
behind third base; Caldwell fell from
grace. Since then the team has never
been able to present its strongest line
up. That is WIS able to finish as well as
fourth is in itself remarkable.
The fine finish Of yesterday after
noon gives g promise for that over
worked altbi: Wait till next year"
There were a few touches though
that tipped of the driving power Of
the New York Americans. Not the
least OF these was Walter Pipp's
home-run clout that won the game
This came in the eighth inning and
forestalled a later rally by Washing
ton. Pipp's lusty drive, which carried
to the fresco work of the upper right
field tier, earned him the home-run
championship OF the year from Frank
Baker. 1t vas the twelfth circuit
wallop Of the young first baseman and
coming as it did with Peckinpaugh
waiting. cinched the argument
Washington scored OF Russell in
the fourth inning Of this first game
pass to Sawyer, Menoskeys sacri-
fee and Smiths single gave the run
IN the second half the Yankees tied
Hendrix walked, stole second and
counted on a single by Walters. New
York took the lead again in the fifth
High walked. stole second and scored
on PeCkinpaugh's double.
Washington had designs on the up
per tier. too, and came back to square
the match in the sixth. A steal fig
ured in this tally as in the other. but
the mOnOtOny was varied. Sawyer
singled this time instead Of waiting
for a pass. But he stole second to be
in position to score on Smiths single
Peck singled in the eighth. Then Pipp
unloaded his nome run. Not to be out
done Rice produced a homer in the
ninth. This was a swat within the con-
fines of the park that carried to the exit
at right center. Fortunately no one was
on base at the time.
FIRST GAME