The Washington herald., 1917-09-05
Harper Is Injured by Line
Drive-Du Mont Pitches
Good Ball in Getaway.

Philadelphia. Pa, Sept. Aloe Bush
Chimself) was the star in the nine-reel
film Redemption at the Shibe Park
airdrome this afternoon.
Joe. who jimmied his way into the
in bad league on the last Western
trip. curved the Athletics to a 2-to-l
victory over Clark Grifith's Washing
ton team
on Labor Day Bush was reinstated
and started the first game against the
Nationals. He took wild spell early
in the fray and Rube Schauer was
rushed to his assistance. Joe wanted
to show Leader Mack that he still has
his oId-time stun and asked for an
other shot at the Griffmen.
II turned out that Joe had the proper
confidence in his slants. He held the
invaders TO four puny singles and
but for a base on balls in the fourth
inning would have got through with
a shut out.
Joe also had the honor of eXchans-
ing Mack out of last place, as the
Browns were again beaten by the
White Sox.
Two Of washington's four hits were
made by Pete Rice. Grih's slugging
right fielder. Joe was a trife wild.
passing hve, but with men on the
LGses he always tightened.
Harper, who holds a record Of
something Ike the twenty-One bases on
balls in a single game in the Amer
lean Association, was paired on with
Bush. and for a while 1t looked as
though he was trying to hang up
a new American League walk mark.
In the trst four innings he tick
T. ha zFalnfRn
down a tribe in the last seven in
ninSs and only walked two. Any
time that Harper only passes six
men in a game Griff feels that he
has excellent control
OF Harper's southpaw fiinginE
the MaCkmen got seven hits. A
pinch hitter performed for EarFer in
the eighth and Du Mont pitched one
inning against the Moc6s. Strunk
made the only hit of hiEl-
Whitley Witt was star in the
conquest. He scored the first run
and drove in the other with a triple
The Nackmen took advantage OF
Harper's wildness in the second in
ming and built a run. With one
gone. Witt walked> and Schang
singled to center. Meyer walked
fiuinE the corners. Bush famed
but Jcmieson shot a single between
Foster and Shanks and Witt rush
ed home. SchanE also tried tc
score, but Menosky's good line
throw to Ainsmith pOtted him.
Bush's wiidness also got him in
trouble in the fourth and Washing
ton scored its only run on c. Milan $
walk and Rice's infield out and Fos-
ter's single to short right.
LlCuhla DlTFE Killed what chances
the Athletics had OF scoring in the
fourth and fifth innings. but in the
seventh the winning run was put
over
S.runk opened with a single that
vas knocked down by Harper. but
bounced over his head. a passed bal
tut Strunk on second and he tool
-A,rd Chile Foster was throwing out
.icInais. WIT came to time with &
liner over Menoslly's head in left
rIke managed TO get one paw OF
TIE drive. but the bail rolled to the
bleacher wall. With Schang at bat
Harper made a short wild pitch
vas out at the plate, Henry to Har-
per.
Bush passed Menosky and Shanks
with two gone in the eighth, but
Bodic made a clever catch OF c.
Eilan's fiv n short left.
In the ninth Washington threat,
Clcd again. Rice led OF with q
single that Grover tried hard tC
handle. Foster sacrificed and Grover
tossed out Morgan. Rice speeding tC
third. Leonard sent the fans home
ty Hf-nis a Nv TO Witt. The score