The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1917-04-22
Milan Sets New Record for
Season in American League
tennessee Flyer Gets Five Hits
Out of Five Times Up.
Nationals Beat Macks.
By JOHN "A. DUGAN.

Connie Mack attempted to balance the
ledger yesterday In the second game OF
the series at the Florida Avenue Park
when he pitted young Ellis johnson
against the great Walter Johnson, OF
Kansas fame. but before one inning had
been completed the fans settled back in
their seats and realized that there was
too much johnson on the slab for the
Nationals and not quite enough johnson
doing the mound duty for the Quaker
City clan. as due to the bombardment
handed q quartet Of Philadelphia tvtriers
the Grinmen captured the Saturday mat
inee. by II to count
This bombardment started in the open
ing frame. when Ellis Johnson was rush
ed to the showers with but one man out
and two tallles counted against him At
this stage Of the battle the Sunderland
Sphinx made q desperate attempt to turn
tna, tide OF battle, but his selection In re-
lief hurier Hill proved a bad one. as the
little southpaw lasted but two innings
when he. too. was compelled to answer
the call Of the showers. Reefe was then
brought In from the bull pen to face the
slaughter, but one inning was too much
for his right hand shoots, as he gave way
to Seibold at the end OF the third inning,
when the Nationals had the old ball game
packed away. Seibold proved to be the
best OF Mack's school boy variety of
pitcheSs. he lasted out the route under q
IRE Of six hits and two counters from
Clark Grinath's 1917 minute men
The smoke ball king of CoffeyviIle
got away to a bad start IN the first ses-
sion when the Macks jumped on his speed
for one tally, but when the home tribe
piled up q lead Of six runs johnson work
ed along without much exertion and held
the Quaker's elan safe until he retired In
favor Of MoIlie Craft. the youngstsr pur-
chased from the Portsmouth club Of the
Virginia League.
Clyde Milan lead the way for the Ma
tionals, by setting a new record for the
season IN the American League, when
he poled out flve hits in as many trips
70 the plate, while Sammy Rice pushed
two safe ones through the infield in three
trips to the bat.
Cotton Witt, who has a habit of
hitting Walter Johnson's smoke, opened
the game with two-base clout to left
field and was sacrificed to third by
Grover. Ping Bodie then butsed one
through Foster and Judge for a single,
scoring Witt. The Macks added one more
to their total In the fourth, when Strunk
started with a hit to left field and moved
10 third on Thrasher's pole to Milan.
While Mcbride was retiring McInnes at
the first station. Strunk crossed the plate.
Ellis Johnson started his own trouble
in the first session when he passed Judge.
Foster hit to left field advancing Judge,
and Milan filled the bases by beat
ing out an infield tap. Rice then singled
to right field, sending Judge across the
pan and Foster tailed a minute latter,
when Smith hit a long fly to Thrasher.
Milan, moved up on the play and Rice
stole second. Z. Johnson issued free
transportation to Leonard and Connie
beckoned Southpaw Hill to the mound.
Mcbride hit the first bal pitched to John
son. but it caromed of his feet, and
Grover made a bad peg to McInnes CIV
ing the Dandy Captain a life and allowed
Milan to score. Eddie Ainsmith then set
tied all doubt about the outcome Of the
battle when he poled a double to right
field. which cleared the bases. Johnson
struck. out, but Schang dropped the ball
and the king beat the throw to first
base. Shanks was then substituted for
Judge and hit into double play. 1t
was a game Of ring around roses for
the Nationals over the rest Of the route
as each Of Mack's moundsmen pr we'd
easy pickings.
Johnson's triple over Strunk's head in
the third gave the Nationals two count
ers. while Rice and Smith put over extra
base blows in the sixth for another
score. AIilan's triple and Rice's sacrifice
fly in the eighth, gave the Nationals
their final tally. After MolHe Craft had
disposed OF the Athletics in great style
in the seventh, he became a trifle wild
in the eighth and three points were
chaIked up against him Witt drew a
base on balls and moved to third on
Growers single. Bodle was then passed
hlling the bases and Witt scored on
strunk's long fly to Rice Thrasher hit
again filing the sacks, but Grove Tailed
when Mcbride booted McInnes' grounder.
Eaodia crossed the counting block when
Bates hit a long fly to Smith, but HALEY
ended the run getting by forcing Nc
lines at the keystone sack. The score:
aTHETTCS ABB R H Pc. A Z.