Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-23
RED CROSS BENEFIT
LUCKY FOR SENATORS
Defeat Athletics by One Run Instead
of Losing, and Climb Out
, of Last Place.
BY DENMAN THOMPSON.

The action of Grifith's athletes yes
terday In affiliating themselves with
the American National Red Cross had
to hammer the offerings of three of
Connie Mack's twirlers and reverse the
usual order of things by winning a ball
game by one run instead of losing it.
Tho score of the last home game for
more than month was to ).
II. Harper. the ierky Jerseyite. who
prcsides over Il junk shop in the off
season. could have kept what he dis
used 1t to advantage in his winter
business. Fosters tumble on Strunk, a
pass and Bates infeld hit filled the
bases in the first inning. but a double
play. engineered by Foster. Ainsnith
and Judge STAYED off the hour of Har-
rvs retirement. However, one inning
was enough for Seibold, the convertible
shortstop-outfielder and pitcher, who
started box work for the Athletics, Eos
ter's single. Milan's double and a safe
crack by Morgan influencing Manager
Mack to summon Fred Falkenberg. for
mer Washingtonian, to otficiate on the
mound in the Capital city after an abb
sence of several years The human
hat pin started like n major Lacquer,
but seemed TO wilt as the game wore
on. and by the time the fifth inning
rolled around his pitching was all to
the American Association, and he was
beckoned benchward in favor of Elmer
Myers.
The beginning of the end for Harper
was seen in the third frame, when a
PASS, two singles and Bodies Sizing
double to left scored three runs Griff
bore with Harry until the middle of the
fourth inning. when Grover tripled and
scored ON Wits single. Then when the
smiling southpaw walked Strunk Griff
proceeded to wild-p pitch the runners to
third and second, but escaped damage
by making Bodie pop to Judge. The
famous haustman Showed a fine assort-
ment of stuff in the fifth. when he fan
ned Bates McInnis and Schane in sue
cession. He slipped u trife in the sixth,
when three singles netted the Mack
men their fifth and final tally. but was
master OF the situation thereafter.
Ainsmith's Timely Hit.
Washington got its second brace OF
runs in the fourth inning. when Ain
smith whaled the ball over Strunk's
skypiece to the fence in center scoring
Morgan and Jameson, who had gotten
on by reason of walk and an error.
respectively, and captured its last two
tallies in the fifth. Foster walked, stole
and reached the plate when Milan SIN
gled to right Zeb thought 1T was a
ruled that Goocis toss to Witt beat
him to tho sack. Rice then came to
time with a double down the r1ght-held
line, which blow marked the passing or
Friend Falkenberg. Elmer Myers his
successor. was greeted by Ray Morgan
with a single to center that scored
Samyouell. Thereafter Myers, with
passes and errors behind him. had some
anxious moments. but allowed only one
hit, an infeld tap by Milan in the
eighth. and nothing came of that
Gar OLoughlin on this play offered
the unique spectacle of calling Zeb out
while indicating with his hands that
he was safe The manual verdict
went" notwithstanding that OLough-
Inns chief pride is the timber and
range of his voice.
Hank Shanks put in another good
afternoon around short. handling his
five chances in fine style and starting
double play OIL one OCCASION Morgan
was the shining light, however. as he
batted in three runs in addition to scor-
ing one himself. and played his posi-
ton with as much agility as his col
lapsible UNDERMINING permitted. Score: