The Washington herald., 1916-06-27
? Grifmen Capture Long
drawn-out Overtime Game
by 9-to-8 Score.
JOHNSON TO THE RESCUE
By WILLIAM PEE'r.

New York, June 2s.-Those Yankee up
starts who had the nerve to tumble the
Grirmen into the second division were
made to behave this afternoon, the Ma
tionals finally winning a ball game here.
to g. but It took eleven innings and
three of our best pitchers to trun the
trick.
Frank Baker got his customary home
run drive into the stands and as usual
there was a man on the bases when he
unleashed the four-sacker.
GaIlia and Harper worried along until
the eighth inning, but neither appeared to
be overburdened with effectiveness and
the Old Fox took no chances, for he
called upon Walter Johnson to save the
day.
johnson had his troubles, too, for the
New Yorkers knotted the count In the
ninth inning, but after that spasm Walter
had 'enn on the run
The game lasted more than three hours.
Il was long-drawn out and ttresome- The
Nationals put over a tally in the eleV-
enth, which proved sufficient and 1t was
q good thing they did, for the game
would surely have been called on ac-
count OF darkness after the Yanks had
been retired in the second half Of the
chapter.
Nationals Take Lead.
There seemed to be no way to keep
those pesky Yankees of the bases ana
to prohibit runs. The Nationals piled
up an early lead OF seven talies. but
New York kept plugging away and nnally
in the seventh pulled up to within one
notch Of washington's count.
Ray Fisher was on the mound when the
game opened. but he was yanked in the
fourth and Slim Love finished the inning.
Following Fisher came Markle, only to
give way TO Shawkey when the ninth
opened.
The GrfTnen amassed all told seven
teen hits of Donovans slabmen. New
York got to our hurlers for eight. but
ba ses on balls proved costly, and the only
two errors charged also helped the enemy.
Capt George Mcbride put over the
winning run with whistling double to
the left field stands, scoring Rippy Will
was benched in the fifth and Turney Bar
Der got into his first game since the club
has been on the road.
Fisher Is Easy.
Ray Fisher. usually an enigma, was
the softest kind Of picking. The Yer
mont schoolmaster survived the opening
round but got his bumps proper in the
second, when the Griffmen batted com
pleteIy around before the side Was re-
tired.
Shanks opened the second with a single
- left. Judge followed with a double,
Jameson and Henry with scratch sin
giles, Mcbride walked, and on Moellers
long fly TO Magee three runs splashed
pver the plate. In addition to this bonn
bardment Baker and Peckinpaugh con-
trfbuted funbles.
The Nationals added another talley in
The third. Judge singled and stole. Henry
followed with a safe blow, scoring Judge.
Gallia opened the Nationals half of
fn
and out came Fisher in favor OF our old
friend Slim Love, who was promptly
nnangled for three hits almost in a row
an da trio more of Washington runs was
ehalked up.
start on GaIlfa.
The Yanks got to Galna for a run in
the second and another in the third, and
when the Texan after retiring Magee
walked the next two batters he was sent
10 the showers. Harry Harper replacing
him. On Bauman's double, Highs sin
gle and McBrtde's error, New York
grabbed three runs. placing the figures
New York, 5: Washington, 7.
Markle, who was in the box when
Washington came to bat in the fifth, got
away with it until the seventh when
Henry walked, got around to third on
an inheld out and Moeller's single, and
scored when, with Moeller. the big catch
sr success sfully pulled of the double
steal
A pass to Peckfnpaugh to start New