The Washington times., 1917-06-26
.FIFTY-FTFTY SHOW
FOR GRIFF'S TEAM
Whitewash Red SOx in Open
er and Then Drop Second.
SLAM BALL OVER The LOT
Harper, Gallia, and Du Mont Have
Class on the Peak.

BOSTON, June 26.-There was a
little $3.50 affair put on at the Fen
way yesterday. Grifrs dashing young
men whitewashed the Red sox in the
opening number, Bert Gallia coming
OF the rescue of Harry Harper when
the Hackensack adventurer affiliated
himself with the aviation corps in the
seventh stanza and placed the pastime
in jeopardy.
In the shutdown session the count
was knotted at three-all in the eighth
frame when Larry Gardner poled 4
Hobby on.
The Griffmen banged the ball gayly
throughout the exercises, assembling
eighteen blows during the twin quar-
rel On the other fist the Red Sox found
base hits just about as hard to find as
curry combs in a garage. All they Sc
cured of Harper in the frst game was
two, and Dumont held them to four
in the second chapter, only two Of
which got beyond the infeld.
Was n SqueeEerinO.
One Of these was a squeezerino IN
the first inning by C. Duffy Lewis,
which put two runs over, young Ed
ward Charity in trying to feld the
pill, giving himself the leg and assum-
ing a peculir. not to say undignified.
position on the greensward. Edward
was so placed geographically that It
was out of the question for him to
make a play on Hobby, who skipped
over the pan in the wake of Manager
Jack.
Harper, Gallia, and Dumont pitched
swell ball, and the entire Griff outfit
seemed to have a lot OF pepper. They
toyed with George Foster. who was
trying again to come back. George H.
a long way from being back yet, and
1t begins TO look as II somebody must
have punched a hole in his return
ticket
Forced Run Across.
In the third inning Of the FIRST game
Foster forced a run over the plate when
he walked Rice with the sacks damned.
Ainsmith had strolled. reaching second
on Harper's sacrifice and third on
Judges infield hit to Scott When
Shanks endeavored to ease in a
squeeze, Ainsnith was trapped between
third and home, but Judge reached
third and Shanks second before the
play was made. Passes to Milan and
Rice followed.
Sam Agnew helped the Griffmen con-
siderably in the next frame. Leonard
singled for a starter. and had Sam
picked up Jamieson's bunt readily. he
could have forced Joe at second In
playing II to FIRST he hit Jameson IN
the back and the ball bounded to right.
both runners getting an extra base and
scoring on a triple by Ainsmith, who
counted after Judge sxied to Walker.
Agnew dropping the neat throw TO the
plate.
By his wildness Harper filled the bases
in the seventh and was then dragged in
where It was cooler.
Work Double squeeEe.
In the second game the Red Sox lid
most OF their scoring in the first
Hooper walked and was forced by
Barry. and then Leonard's low throw
put Hobby on. A walk 10 Gardner filled
the bases. The squeeze by Lewis was
then introduced. Barry and Hobby
scoring and Gardner reaching third,
tallying later on a wild pitch.
Leonard's triple and Jamieson's in
field out gave the Grifrmen one in the
second. and in the third singles by
Shanks and Milan. their double steal.
and an inneld hit by Charity to Scott,
which was followed by a poor throw.
tied the score. After that Pennock
seemed to be o. K.