The Washington times., 1916-04-23
BY LOUIS A. BOUCHER.

Three clubs will be entertained this
week by the Griffmen at Georgia ave-
ton. Unless all signs fail. the home boys
should climb some at the expense of
the shattered Mackmen. who will be
here for four days.
Tomorrow the Yankees close their
spring series in the Capital. giving way
the worlds champion Red Sox will APP
pear to open three-game series, going
over into next week.
IL the Griffmen can get together with
the stick, they should wax fat Off the
Athletics. who have not been doing vel.
this spring to date. At this stage OF
the campaign, victories mean long leaps
and so the Griffmen have an excellent
opportunity to hop up around the top of
the, heap.
Today about twenty OF the Griffmcn.
chnperoned by Eddie Foster and Danny
Moeller. are attending Billy Sundays
religious services In Baltimore. occupy
Ing a specially reserved section.
Bert Gallia Is expected to battle the
Yankees tomorrow In the concluding
game of this series.
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In an eleven-inning contest. sparkling
with brilliant running catches and mar
Vicious pitching by Harry Harper and
punctuated constantly with the pop pop
pop bingles by the Grinmen, the
Yankees were victorious. to 2.
For ten sessions Harper held the
Yankees 70 two hits, finally crumbiing
in the eleventh and allowing three more
for brace OF runs that were decisive.
IN every way the Hackensack boy out
pitched the veteran. Ray Fisher, but he
suffered from the failure OF his mates
to drive over. needed tallies.
Highs single, sacrifice by Doc Cook,
Bakers out and Joe. Gedeon's timely
poke to center gave the Yankees a run
sixth. when Foster tripled to right and
two sacks.
Down to the eleventh the two teams
tussled In vain. Again and again the
leave them there. Three times Moeller
failed In the pinch. Three times the
earnest Joe Judge tottered Once Rom
denu might have driven Milan over.
wasn't meant that the Griffs should win
on such a wintry day before such a
small throng of enthusiastic fans.
And so 1t came down to the eleventh,
with the Yanks stin In the fight. They
found Harper weakening and quickly
punched him In the nose for three hits
and two runs. enough to win. Nuna-
little when Fisher famed. but Maisel
singled and Paddy Barmsnn. coming
UP for High. doubled. scoring both rum
ners.
The Griffs rallied In their half and
managed to get one run. but williams
ana Moeller were unequal to the task
OF doing more and the contest closed
with the Yanks ahead by lone tally.
Morgan's walk, Henry's third single and
Mc3ride's clever sacrifice put the home
boys In the running. Morgan scored
rs Ainsmith. running for Henry, died
at third on Williams tap to Peck.
Moeller's fly to Malsel ended matters the
wrong way.
Stellar fielding was shown by Maisel,
Cook and Gedeon for the Donovanites.
while Henry nailed foul close To the
Yankee bench that was classy. Malsel
stole a hit from Judge with circus
slide In the tenth. Milan was on third
then and single would have won the
game.
The Griffs certainly stung the ball for
keeps. Henry leading I'm the assault with
trio of clean singles. The cards were
stacked, however. and all those dozen
slams failed to win from Fisher.
Here are the sad results: