Evening star., 1916-07-21
CRIPPLED GR|FFN|EN
TAKE TWO IN 10th
Beat Sox 4-3 and 2-1, Boehl-
ing and Harper 0utpitching
Williams and Russell.
NATIONALS CRAWL BACK
INTO THE FIRST DIVISION
Timely Hitting and Extraordinary
Fielding Behind Clever Twirling
Make Dual Victory Possible.

Brilliant pitching, timely hitting and
extraordinary fielding made it possible
for the Grifmen to win dual victory
from the White Sox yesterday, by
which performance the locals once
more crawled into the frst division,
pushing the visitors to fifth place.
NO more interesting or better played
games ever have been seen in a single
afternoon. Both teams were on their
mettle in the field and sensational plays
were so numerous that the crowd was
kept busy applauding.
Both games were won in the tenth
inning after one man had been retired,
and in each of the struggles the visitors
were the first to score and for a time
held the advantage. The Grihme1 al
ways had an uphill fight on their hands
and this was particularly true in the
first game when Boehling presented his
opponents with two runs. both Of which
he forced over the plate. This ad-
vantage held good for five innings,
when the locals. by a brilliant batting
rally, tied the score
In the second the visitors again
We're the first to score. single tally
IN the seventh looming up like a noun
tain But this advantage, like the one
they held in the opening game, was to
be shortlived for in the eighth Howard
Shanks, the first man to face RUSSELL
drove the ball far over J.. Collins head
and it rolled into hole under the
bleachers, giving Shanks a home run
and tying the score
Sixth Inning Lucky One.
In the tenth couple of timely blows
brought the victory
Joe Boehling had one bad inning In
the first he seemed to have given his
opponents enough runs to win the
game. After Terry had been retired,
Weaver singled. Collins beat out a
grounder to Foster and then Jackson
was hit by a pitched ball, filing the
bases Ness popped up to first. then
Boehling walked both Felsch and j.
Collins, and forced two runs over the
plate. Schalks tap to the pitcher
ended the inning.
1t was in the sixth that the locals
tied the score. Boehling started this
round with a three base wallop to
right center. Moeller struck out and
Foster fouled to the catcher. Milan
double and a single, respectively,
and the score was tied.
In the seventh the locals took the
lead. a walk to Charity, Henry's sac
rif1ce and McBride's double. sending
home the first sacker. Won Kolnitz,
pinch hitter, tied the game in the ninth
with a two-base drive. Felsch had
started this inning with a single. j.
Collins sacrificed him to second, and
on Schalk's infield out Felsch reached
third. Won Kolnitz was sent to bat for
williams. and he hit the first ball
pitched to deep left center for a dou-
Bile, which sent Felsch home. but the
pinch hitter. who was very lame, was
out at third
The locals could do nothing with
Cicotte in their half of the ninth, but
Moeller started the tenth with a sin
gle and then stole second. Foster fol-
lowed with single, but Moeller could
go no farther than third. Cicotte was
relieved by Russell at this juncture in
the hope Of fooling Milan. but the lat
ter drove sharp liner at the pitcher.
which bounded to the foul line and
Moeller scored the winning run. The
score: