Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-30
FORM REVERSAL SHOWN
BY GR|FFMEN YESTERDAY
Look Good Even in Defeat in First
Game, But Give Poor Exhibi-
ton in Second.
BY DENMAN THOMPSON.

| BY UENmAN 1dOM6SON.
The Griffmen gave striking demon
stration of reversal Of form in yester-
days double-header with the Red Sox.
| Although defeated ii in the first game,
due to a ninth-inning rally by the visit
| ors, the team looked good.
| In the second contest. which 1T lost,
| 3 to 0, it looked very bad. The first run
heave by Ainsmith. who threw to right
| field in an effort to catch Scott on OF
first, permitting Walsh to canter in from
| second base. Foster also made boot of
Gainors grounder in the sixth. which
although 1t did not figure in the scoring.
added to the poor impression created by
thesIocals. In addition Harper made two
wild pitches and the visitors ran wild on
him and Ainsmi On several occasions
balls that went for hits did so because
they were played poorly, and twice Milan
had opportunities for easy outs on fly
! balls. but with two of his teammates
stood and watched them fall safely be-
cause all thought one or the other would
try to make the. catch.
Yesterdays victory was the tenth Babe
Ruth has hung up for the Red Sox this
season. He has lost one. AS in several
of his other victories his team obtained
a large lead for him, but yesterday he
didn't need it. as he pitched shut-out
ball. Ruth had wicked hook on his
fast ball, and was unhittable in the
is displaying at present he will hang up
a new record in the matter of games
won and lost for the season.
Mike Menosky. the outfielder who left
the Griffmen in Detroit to go to his
home at Flint. Mich, to rest up a
wrenched back. is again on the job and
was in uniform working out with his
teammates yesterday. He has recov-
cred and may get into the game at any
time now.
Du Mont gave another demonstration
yesterday, when Thomas singled in the
eighth inning. The ball was fielded by
Judge, who did not have time to run
over to the bag with it. Du Mont made
no effort to get over to the base to take
the throw himself Had he done so
Thomas would have been out.
Fans who go to the park early for
the afternoon game today, which starts
at o'clock, will have an opportunity
to see both the Washington and Boston
teams put through military drill. The
Boston team has been drilling for only
a comparatively few days. but under
the direction Of Sergt. A. w. Hoffman
has attained a deal of proficiency.
Manager Barry has three players on
the hospital list now, including Player
Barry. The Red Sox leader bruised his
White SoX at Chicago and has not been
able to play since Janvrin is filling
his position at second base acceptably
Tillie Walker spiked his own hand in
a slide into the plate in Cleveland, and
Pitcher Jones is nursing a broken fin-
ger received in chasing flies In Boston.
Empires Billy Evans and George Mo-
riarty. the latter formerly third base
man Of the Detroit Tigers, are handling
the local games this series. They form
the third set of arbiters the Griffmen
have seen this season. Dineen and
fciated in all the other games. although
Nallin was associated with the latter
pair for the series in Chicago. MORT
arty had few complaints registered
to be competent enough. Coupled with
Evans. he has a good tutor. at any rate.
and If he develops as rapidly as Evans
did when he broke in, fans and players
will have little cause to object to his
decisions.
Yesterdays double defeat at the hands
Of the Boston Red Sox. while the Mack
and the Tigers losing one to Cleveland.
| resulted in Washington slipping down
in the percentage table. Yesterday
evening they were at the bottom. the
Athletics jumping into sixth place.
A crowd of less than 1900 was on
hand to see the dual reversal. but there
\ was plenty Of noise. as a delegation of
several score boys from the Y. N. G.. A.,
present as the guests OF Manager Grif-
/ fifth, whooped 1t up all through both
contests. Their valiant roofing was I'M
availing, however, as the eye-opener
was snatched from the Griffmen, to
| l, just as they were about to quar- it,
| and the second went the way of the
| enemy. 3 to 0.
Du Mont. who was opposed by Dutch
| Leonard in the first contest. again fg-
| ured prominently in his own defeat. as
he did on the occasion Of his last pre-
vious start In Chicago, when his wild
pitch let in the only run of the game in
| the twelfth inning. Yesterday it was his
muff of a pop fly that hurt. For eight
innings the Minneapolis dude had
pitched shut-out ball. In the ninth Hob
litzell nicked him for single. and
| Lewis. in an effort to bunt. lifted an
easy foul fly that Du Mont got under
and dropped. Lewis subsequently, forced
| Hobby at second.
| Lewis reached second when Judge
| knocked down Shorten'S grounder with
one hand and touched first. and scored
when Garden singled to right Rice
might have Jagged him at tho plate
had his throw been q good one. Gardner
| took second on the throw-in and
scored on Scott's single to left, just
| beating Shanks' throw to Henry.
| Washington's lone tally was recorded
| in the seventh on a pass to Milan.
Shanks out and Morgan's single to
! right. Morgan took second on Hooper's
| throw-in and attempted to score on
| McBride's single to left, but Lewis
accurate peg beat him to the plate.
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