Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-16
LOCALS ONCE AGAIN
COME FROM BEHIND
Griffmen Knock CoveIeskie Out
of Box in Seventh and
Win in Eleventh.
JOHNSON HOLDS TIGERS
SAFE WITH SCORE TIED
Fans Six in Four Innings He Works.
Shanks' Sacrifice Fly Counts Win
ming Run-Score, 6-5.
BY j. ED GRILLO.

In a game the finish of which was
filled with thrills, the Griffmen yester
day beat the Tigers. 6 to 5, in an eleven
inning struggle.
Dubuc started the eleventh inning by
walking Milan and Rondeau in success
sion Judge forced Rondeau at second
by sharp grounder to Young and Mi
Ian went to third. Then Shanks drove
fairly high fly to Neach, on which
Milan scored, Veach's throw being wide
of the plate.
For six innings it seemed very much
a. if Coveleskie and the Tigers would
carry the day, the visitors having five
runs to their credit while the locals had
crossed the goal but twice. The Tigers
brought their fifth run over the rubber
in the first half of the seventh when
Bush led off with a single. Witt hit to
Judge. who whipped the ball over to
Morgan at second and Morgan muffed
it. Cobb was purposely walked.
passed bali let Bush go to third. and he
scored when Heilman hit to short and
was out at first.
Coveleskie faltered in the last half
of this round. Judge, Shanks and
Henry nicked him for three clean sim
giles, the latter's hit scoring Judge. At
this juncture Coveleskie was yanked
and Dubuc put on the mound to stop
the fusillade of base hits.
Dubuc might have succeeded, but when
Mcbride bounded an ugly grounder down
to Witt, the latter fumbled and threw low
to first, Mcbride being safe and Shanks
scoring. Williams was put in to bat for
Ayers and he dropped a Texas Lacquer
over second base, which sent Henry in
with run, tying the score. Williams
was left and three out followed in rapid
succession
With the score tied Walter johnson
went into the game He at his best
and not only held the Tigers scoreless
but struck out six. Walter was in but
one really tight place. This was in the
Veach each singled and Cobb went to
third Veach stole second and it was up
to Heilman. Johnson, however. struck
him out. Thereafter Johnson went like
whirlwind, and not another of the
visitors reached first base.
Tigers Score Early.
The first four runs scored by the Tigers
came in this way. In the second inning.
with one down. Heilman singled. Burns
tap to Boehling was thrown to second
too late. being a fielder's choice, and both
men were safe. Young scored Heilman
with a singled to center and Burns pulled
up at third. Burns scored when Boehling
picked up Stanage's infield tap. Cove
leskie then came through with three
base hit to center scoring Young with
the third run of the inning.
In the third the Tigers scored again.
Cobb singled, but was caught off first by
Boehling. Veach singled and stole sec
ond and scored on Heiman's safety.
1t was in the fourth that the locals
got their first two runs. Morgan opened
the inning with hit. but he was forced
by Foster. Milan singled, sending Foster
to second. from where he scored on Ron
deau's hit. When CoveleSkie tried to
catch Rondeau off first he threw wild
to the stand. Milan scoring and Rondeau
going to third. where he remained. how
ever as Judge and Shanks could do
nothing
How the score was tied in the seventh
has been told, as has the scoring of the
fifth run for the Tigers in the first half
of that inning. which gave the Tigers
their final tally. and the winning run
made by the locals in the eleventh The
score: