The Washington herald., 1917-03-17
MENOSKEY'S HITTING
features SECOND GAME
Yannigans Win Afternoon Contest in
a Walkover.

Augusta, Ga. March 16.-The First and
Second teams Of the Nationals divideI
the interclub games here today. the Reg
ulars capturing the honors in the morn
ing contest by 6 to count and the
Yannigans taking the second in a walk
over style by 13 to score
Eddie FIaherty developed a soreness in
his right wing in the morning and the
Old Fox sent him to the mound for the
Regulars to work this off in the evening
contest.
The Yannigans took kindly to his offer
lings and pounded his delivery for seven
hits and eight runs while little "Kok"
Jamiesons southpaw pitching met the
same fate. as the kids walked into his
tiinging for four hits and five runs.
The support given these youngsters by
the veterans was the worst that has been
exhibited to date as nine errors are
Chalked up against the regulars in the
seven sessions.
ance of the day when he held the Reg
ulars hitless for four innings while Doc
Ayers, who took up the burden in the
fifth, worked under a comfortable lead
and allowed eight safe blows for a quar-
tette OF tallies.
Walter Johnson started the trouble for
| Eddie F'laherty in the third session when
the Yannigans piled up six counters by
crashing out long double to left Thorn
as followed with single, but johnson
only advanced to the far corner Nor
gan then hit a long fly to Smith, scor-
ing johnson and moving Thomas TO third.
Judge singled to center. counting Thorn
as and stole second on the first ball
pitched. Mike Menoskey caught hold OF
| one of Flaherty's fast ones and sent
| it on a long journey over the right field
garden wall for a full circuit.
Horace Milan kept up the merry-go-
round by doubling to right field and
moved to third when Sawyer was given
| life on Shanks' boot Shanks moved to
second while Crane was being retired
on strikes Horace Milan scored when
Shanks allowed Henry's grounder to get
away from him while Sawyer crossed
the plate with the sixth counter when
| Moran booted Johnson's easy roller.
The Yannigans came right back for
more In the fourth. when Judge was
issued free transportation and counted
on Menoskey's long triple to center field
fence. The Pittsburgh Federal Lacquer
scored when Mcbride threw H. Milan s
grounder over Shanks' head.
| Cnarley Jameson was greeted WIN q
! quartet OF runs in his first inning on
the mound. .Ainsmith. batter for Crane.
was given a base on balls. and Henry
| followed with a single. Walter johnson
then showed he could still hit the old
horse-hide by policing out his second
double of the game scoring the base
| runners
! Johnson was retired at third on
Thomas groundcr, but Morgan followed
with a triple scoring the lanky south
paw. Ray raced over the pan when
Charity allowed one of Jamieson's sub
way shoots to go through his legs. In
! the seventh Morgan hit to centerfield,
| and c. Milan. who attempted to run him
back to the initial sack. threw over
| Shanks head in the stands and Ray
/ pulled up a third base and scored on
| Fosters error on Menoskys single.
The regulars gathered their four runs
by clean hitting in the seventh. Moran
lead of with a single and went to second
when Foster was retired. Milan then
doubled to right field and scored on
Smiths double to left. Sam Rice then
| followed with a triple which registered
the last counter. Menoskey's hitting and