The Washington herald., 1916-10-03
7GRIFFS LOSE TO YANKS
BEFORE SMALL CROWD
Thomas Is Beaten in First Game of
the Final Series by Bob
Shawkey. 5 to |.

New York. Oct. 2-Nobody loves a tos-
ser IN this mans burg. The Yankees,
battling desperately and valiantly for
fourth place in the American League, en-
gagged In q momentous struggle with
Clark Grifith's Nationals at the Polo
Grounds yesterday and there was not a
Cossack corporaPs guard to witness the
Inspiring spectacle. The score was to l.
Even Col. Rupert and Cap Huston,
owners OF the Yankees, disappeared and
were later located at Ebbetts' Field. OF
the executive stan Of the New York
Americans only Secretary Harry Spar
row remained. He was too fat to get into
the taxi with Cap Huston, so he hung
around to rail at the ingratitude OF the
Manhattan multitudes.
But a few months ago" Mr.. Sparrow
GRATED, the name Of the Yanks would
have stood against the world, and now
none so poor to do them reverence. This
assemblage Of loyal citizens is less than
l per cent Of the free list"
TT Is a rotten house." agreed Harry
Stevens. I just checked up and all there
was in the place was three beers, one
highball, one ham sandwich and three hot
dogs. That puts It one hot dog behind
the worst house OF last year. think this
Is record. II the gentlemen Of the press
would care to make a note Of It.
Despite the lack of attention, the tr-
repressible Wild William Donovan went
through all the motions Of playing ball
game William wants the Yanks to finish
in the first division, consequently the
business Of playing out the schedule Is
not all skittles to William.
Realizing that he had some work to do
to keep out of that second division, Wild
William sent in Robert Shawkey, the
ever-ready, ever-steady one. Robert was
wearing his lucky red flannel shirt, so
what chance did the Senators have? He
held Grifith's men to two measly wal
lops
The Yanks had soft time with Thorn
as, a youthful Washington slabster. They
might have piled up higher score but
Mr.. Shawkey in his eagerness to run up
a neat tally for an unapprecIative city,
twice batted into double plays, which
kept the figures down.
The Yanks started in the second in
ming. Homerun Baker hit mere triple
to left. II there had been a decent crowd
in the lot he might have made 1t a
full circuit Clout but no star likes to
waste his top notch on a bum audience.
Baker came in on Gedeon's single.
Menoskey brought in the lone run for
the Senators after doubling past first
bas,. He went to third on Smiths out
and scored when Rice grounded to Pipp.
This tied the score and Wild William be-
gan to wonder whether or not the Yanks
would close with the ten twent' thirt'
section OF the American League instead
of with the big time.
But the clouds were chased IN the
fourth. Pipp singled and Baker sent him
to third with a healthy clout Tim Hen
dryX doubled and scored Pipp.
The Yanks made two more in the sixth.
Pipp singled and Baker sent an inheld
swat Pipp reached third when Foster
threw past Judge and Baker stole sec
ond. Pipp scored on Hendryx's sacrifice
play and Baker took third Baker scored
on the squeeze when Gedeon was tossed
at frst
The Yanks will continue to play out
the schedule today. It's thankless Job
but. it has to be done. Score: