The Washington herald., 1916-07-04
Slim" Caldwell Holds Crif-
men to Three Scattered
Hits-Score Is | to 0.
GOES ELEVEN INNINGS
Costly Error by Sawyer and Jamie.
sons Poor Peg Make Yankees
Victory Possible.
BY WILLIAM PEE'r,

Walter Johnson lost another tough one
yesterday.
Those frst-place Yanks took Johnson's s
measure, l to 0, in a battle which lasted
eleven innings.
Two scratch hits. bad peg by Saw
yer, followed by short fly and another
bum chuck by Jameson, put over the
much-needed run, showing how John
son often loses to games. The crowd
would have been better satisfied II Frank
Baker had knocked the ball over the right
field fence.
You never miss. the water tn the we'll
runs dry" goes an old adage.
You never miss George Mcbride till he
is out Of the lineup. This was Demon
strated yesterday, for had Capt. Mac
been on deck there is no telling how long
the game would have continued
The foregoing statement is not meant
for a slam at Carl Sawyer. for the
youngster put. up grand game. 1t is,
Of course, unfortunate that his one err
ror and incidentally the only error
charged the Grifmen, should bob up
when the game was at stake, but that's
what happened.
Caldwell in Rare Form.
In fairness to the Yankees II must be
said that Ray Caldwell pitched just as
good ball as did Johnson The veteran
was seldom in trouble and outguessed
the home flock at every turn, even when
he scored the winning run himself on a
ny ball which Jameson caught just back
Of third base-drawing from Jameson
a wide throw to the plate.
Walter Pipp and Frank Baker, the fire.
works OF the Yank crowd. failed to con-
meet safely, but they were not needed
yesterday-punk hits and boots" put
Walter Johnson to the bad
on Slim Caldwell the GrifTmen dragged
down but three scattered hits Oppor-
tunities to score were few and far be-
tween. but with a runner on second base,
Caldwell Invariably frightened up. Not
member of the home crowd saw third
base during the entire fracas
Caldwell pitched the best game he has
ever twirled on the local grounds. His
support was also perfect, Gedeon and
Gilhooley coming across with sensational
stops and catches.
Until the eighth inning johnson did not
permit visitor to reach third base Joe
Gedeon led of this chapter with a dou-
bic, the ball landing between Milan and
Moeller. A wild pitch put Gedeon on
third. but he got no nearer home as
Nunamaker flied to Shanks and Foster
tossed out Caldwell.
In the Yanks' ninth Gilhooley drew a
TO the far corner on Highs bunt. This
time it looked as II a run would sure
" be scored, but Johnson pulled himself
together. famed Peckinpaugh and caused
P!pp TO fly out to Sawyer.
Yankees Win the Game,
New York Won the ball game In the
eleventh. Nunamaker started the inning
with Texas Lacquer to right, but Cald
"eH forced the big catcher at second
base Gilhooley grounded to Sawyer, who
threw low to Judge. High hunted and
beat Shank's peg to first base. Hartzell.
pinch hitting for Peckinpaugh. gave
JAMESON a short fly. Caldwell apparent
ly made no effort to come home but sud-
denly changed his mind and dashed FOR
the plate while Jameson held the ball. A
quick hurried throw by Jameson gave
Caldwell plenty Of time to score as the
bail vent wide of its mark by a generous
margin Pipp famed for the final out.
The Nationals had just three men with
- striking distance of the plate judge
opened the second with a clean single
and Jameson sacrificed him to second
base. johnson and Sawyer were easy
outs
In the third, Ainsmith walked, and was
sacrificed to second, but got no nearer
home. Cylde Milan singled to start the
rinth, and advanced a base on a wild
pitch, but like the others. this opportunity
was missed for the lack of a base hit.
possible chance to knot the count
went glimmering in the Nationals' half
OF the eleventh. Two were down when
Milan was hit by a pitched ball. Clyde
had second base stolen but overslid the
Tag and Gedeon tagged him. ending the
game. Score:
wNsHINGTON. ABR HBB sR sH 50 Po A Z
cloeL!er, r-......... 0 0 0 3 o
los.e-, d.. 0 900 0
Milan. cf....-....... o o 0 , 0 0