Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-09-03
Second Baseman Gives Mack
men Tying Run in Eighth;
Wins Game in Eleventh.
HARPER is HIT HARD;
GALLIA CHECKS VISITORS
Sheehan's WiIdness Factor in His
Undoing-Shanks Steals Home
and Helps With Bat.

When Eddie Foster drove a
long fly over Schangs head in
left field in the eleventh inning of
Yesterdays game he sent Nc
Bride across the plate with the
winning run and made atonement
for dropping a little pop fly from
Wits bat which allowed the
Athletics to tie the score in the
eighth inning.
Two runs had been scored in
the eighth inning, in which Har-
per was hit for four singles;
there were two out and McElwee
on third and Sheehan on first. A
sigh of relief went up when Witt
popped up a little fly and a moan
followed when Foster made a
nlutf of the measly pop-up and
McElwee ran home with the
tying run.
Gallia took Harper's place in
the ninth, and the only hit the
Mackmen got in the three innings
he performed was made by
Strunk, the first man to face him
in that inning.
Strunk. however, never got very far.
schang popped up to Charity and then
McInnis hit line drive to Foster, who
doubled up Strunk at first.
Harper Is Hit Hard.
Harper was hit for twelve safeties
in the eight innings he worked. yet up
to the eighth inning the Nationals had
a comfortable lead, the score being
to 3. Schang started the eighth with
a single. McInnis followed with a hit
and then Pick hit to Judge, who threw
to. Mcbride, retiring McInnis. McEl-
wee singled to Milan in center, Schang
being held on third. This filed the
bases. Schang scored on Picinich's out,
Mcbride to Judge. and on Sheehan's
hit to right Pick scored. Witt then
popped to Foster, who muffed the ball,
McElwee crossing the plate with the
tying run. Lawry hit to Leonard for
the third out.
but: died stealing Lawry popped up
foul of which Leonard made a remark
@n'e catch midway between home plate
and the end of the visitors bench, strunk
was walked and then Schang and McIn-
mis- singled and Strunk scored Pick
struck out, ending the inning.
Good breaks gave the locals four runs
IL their half OF the opening inning. Leon
ard was out on a roller to second. Foster
got q swinging bunt down the third base
Eue and Milan singled TO left. Smith
walked. filing the bases. SShanks hit to
Witt who fur1bled and then tossed to
Larry in an effort to force Smith at sec
DAD Foster scored on the wobble and
Asil2a also ran home while I.awry sat on
the ground after catching Wits throw
IaGGe hit past McInnis toward right
.ieid: but Lawry picked it up and threw
20 SAeehan in time to retire Judge. 1t
sf2a clever play. Then Sheehan un-
s1.-cd wild pitch, on which Smith ran
nome and .Shanks went to third. Shanks
e. tiy stole home on the next ball
pitched with the fourth run of the in
uing.
80 Gackmen went after Harper
i-EaiH IN the second inning, and came
= ftiliH one run OF tying the score.
Harper walked McE!wee and Picinich
Sacrifcec him to second. Sheehan was
canned, but Witt walked and Harper
filled the bases by hitting Lawry Then
strunk singled and McEIwee and Witt
scored Iawry. who took second on the
play. was thrown out trying to steal
third.
Shanks' Double Helps.
The score remained to until the
fifth, when the locals scored a run. Fos-