Evening star., 1916-09-04
WASHINGTON BEATS
PHILADELPHIA, 20
Jim Shaw Effective in Pinches.
While Nabors Has One
Bad Inning.

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American League Park today, score >
to 0.
jim Shaw pitched one of his good
games. being especially strong in the
pinches- Nabors had one bad inning
the sixth, when the Griffmen scored all
their runs. In this inning Foster led off
with single to left and went to second
when Witt threw out Milan. Smith sin
gied over second, Foster stopping at
third. Shanks slammed a clean single
into right, scoring Foster, while Smith
raced all the way to third. Judge flied
to McElwee. and Smith scored after the
catch Shanks tried to pull the delayed
steal. but was an easy out, Nabors to
Lawry
Both teams fielded perfectly. several
sensational plays being made
1here was only small holiday crowd
on hand. Manager Connie Mack sent
MAJORS IN to pitch against Jim Shaw,
ana SAID that Bullet Joe" Bush had
reported to him this morning as being
all right again, and that he would work
against Ayers in this afternoons game
Shaw Fans First Two.
Witt opened the game with a strike
out. Lowry also missed three good
ones. but Strunk walked and stole sec
ond. Foster stopped Schang's hot
at first.
For Washington, Leonard filed to
McElwee, but Foster walked and Milan
slammed a single to right. Foster pull
| ing up at second. Smith struck out
and Shanks forced Milan at second,
Lawry to Witt.
In the second inning Mcbride made a
nice one-handed stop and threw out
| McInnis; Pick went out, Foster to
| Judge, and McElwee flied to Smith
For the locals, Judge flied to McIn-
mis-. Lawry tossed out Mcbride and
Charity fouled out to Pick.
Picinich singled to center, to open the
third, Milan almost making shoe
string catch. Nabors tried to sacrifice
but popped to Shaw, who made won
derful one-handed jumping catch, and
threw out Picinich before he could re-
but Lowry went out Leonard to Judge.
In the second half Shaw fouled out to
Pick, and Witt tossed out Leonard.
Foster slammed a double into left, but
| Milan fouled out to Picinich.
Strunk grounded out to Judge in the
| fourth, the pair having a great race
| for the bag. Foster made a sensational
stop of Schang's grounaer back of sec
Dnd, but the batter beat the throw by
| an eyelash Schang stole second, but
McInnis fouled TO Shanks and Pick
| flied to Milan.
Nabors tossed out Smith in Wash
ington's half. Shanks went out, Witt
to McInnis. Iadge walked, but Witt
| tossed out Mcbride.
In the fifth inning Shaw struck out
McElwee, Picinich and Nabors in row.
Charity was called out on strikes:
Strunk made nice catch of Shaw s
line drive, and Leonard skied to Witt.
| Witt placed a single into right in the
| sixth. LaWry bunted safely toward
third. Strunk forced Witt at third.
| Shaw to Leonard. Schang went out,
! Foster to Judge. both runners advanc-
ing, and then Mcbride threw out Nc
| Innis.
Nationals Score Twice.
| The Griffmen broke the ice and scored
| two runs in their half Foster slammed
grounder at Pick too hot to handle,
and it went for single. Milan went
out, Witt to McInnis. Smith singled
over second, Foster stopping at third.
Shanks singled to right. scoring Foster
and sending Smith to third. Judge then
| flied to McElwee, Smith scoring on the
sacrifice. Shanks tried to pull the de-
| layed steal, but was out, Nabors to
LaWry.
| In the seventh Mcbride threw out
! Pick on fast play. McElwee singled
! to right but McElwee was out stealing,
| Charity to Mcbride Foster made a
| great one handed catch of Picinich' S
| fly to short right.
For the Nationals Mcbride walked
| and Charity sacrificed. Nabors to Nc
| Innis, but Shaw and Leonard both flied
| to Strunk.
! In the eighth-Nabors flied to Milan,
Witt flied to Shanks Lawry went out,
| Foster to Judge.
| Pick tossed out Foster Milan beat
| out a roller toward first Smith ground
| ed out, to McInnis. Milan going to sec
ond Milan stole second by a great
slide under Pick, and Shanks walked.
lon an attempted double steal Milan was
out Picinich to Witt and return, a
nice play.
In the ninth Strunk walked, but
Schang hit into fast double play.
Foster to Mcbride to Judge. Mc1nnis
singled to left, but Pick was called out
on strikes