The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-06-27
PepleSS Battle Goes
Way of GriH by 9 to 8
Good Hours in New York-Teams Play Wretch
- ed Baseball in Every Department
BY LOUIS A. BOUCHER.

NEW YORK. June N.-Iedious
ness. monotony, thy name II
! an eleven-inning game between the
Yankees and Griffmen. When two teams
battle eleven frames before the Griffs
COP to 8. and more than three hours
are consumed. II IL time Ban B. johnson.
the overload Of the American League.
ga sonethins to put some pep Into
Some 5000 folks wasted q perfectly
good afternoon at the Polo Grounds,
watching that eleven inning contest.
They saw wretched pitching. wretched
hos Team o,e Msdnf s snd as
frame Rippy Williams drew a pass and
George Mcbride. the veteran shortstop.
hammered a double to the fence in left
center for two bases. scoring the long
Both teams dawdied along. the Ysnks
having no life largely because tehtr
enemy hoped into a fancy lead right
off the reel; The Griffs loafed along
when the contest ended.
Ray Fisher was most vulnerable and
faded from the picture In the fourth
enough 70 give the Griffs three more
course till the ninth when Bob Shaw
key. red shirt and all. came in and
allowed the decisive wallop In the
Bert Gallia was a bit wild and so.
after passing two lads In the fourth.
he gave way to Harry Harper. No
reason In particular was offered for
ed UP In the eighth and went along to
the finish. So Walter gets the victory
In his totals next Saturday.
A little canny work by the Old Fox
- N 1xNe La - T.
the third inning. Before the battle
allowed Frank Baker home rum for
hitting post In the grand stand. And.
what do you know. Baker came up in
the third with man on and hammer
ed the ball up against the very same
post. There was a loud howl from
the fans who had seen Saturdays hon.
er when Brick" Owens called that
Baker flied for tho fnai out. Instead
OF driving In two tallies. AS It hap
pened. those two runs would have
swung the victory to the Yankees.
me Grifis pushed three runs over
around; shsnks. Jameson, and Henry
bingles, with a pass to Mcbride, and
Moellers sacrifice fly scored a trio.
Hsefn.y's ciout. sent in another in the
After Gedeon had forced Magee in
the second. he Tailed by fast running
from fret when Nunamaker doubled to
LETT. Hughey High scored In the third,
after drawing a free ticket. on Peck 5
blow and Pipp's infeld out, a slow
one to Foster.
Gallia's opening single In the fourth
in Love. Moeller promptly singled. The
next two persisted. but Shanks and VIII
liams singled and later worked a double
steal, the former scoring. Rondeau's
strike-out ended the fun.
With one gone In the last half, Gallia
passed Gedeon and Nunamaker. In
came Harry Harper and Bauman, hit
ung Tor Love. .saluted him with a dou-
pie. cleaning the corners. Highs drive
70 left scored Paddy and the Yankees
Henry walked to start the seventh
going up on a sacrifice. Harper was
out on str likes before Moelier lived
on Gedeon,s error. Then came an
other double steal Henry sliding
over the plate in safety. That
bSs the Y 9sS Sinsn things eam fer the Srs
his daily home run in to the stand.
scoring Peck ahead Of him.
The Yankees tied II up in the ninth,
with johnson In action. Highs third
strike was a wild pitch. and so he
s sserhsa hrst nn oaise: advancing on a
passed Baker purposeiy TO get Ma
gee: The former Fed came to life
Hish dashed over with the sete yinrs t ana
AcBrids's walioD in the eleventh..