Evening star., 1917-09-30
DUAL VICTORY ENDS
GR|FF'S YEAR HERE
Harper Downs Indians, 11-2,
and Shaw Wins, 4-3, in Last
of Local Games.
MENOSKY HITS OVER FENCE
BY DENMAN THOMPSON.

BY DENMAN THOMPSON.
Clark Grifith's perseverine
athletes made their last appear
ance on the local lot this year a
memorable occasion by capturing
both ends of a twin sketch from
the Indians yesterday, the open
er by margin of II to 2 and the
final by 4 to 3. The dual win as
sures the Nationals of breaking
even on the season with Fohps
men, and if Johnson can pitch
them to victory against Bagby
and Coveleskie in Cleveland to-
day they will finish with a rec
ord of twelve triumphs and ten
reverses for the campaign IN
their clashes with the Tribe.
Several events that transplred
in the bargain matinee were con-
ducive to qualification IN the
Washington camp, aside from the
fact that both games were
accounted for. First, there is the
suit of clothes and other habll1-
ments that Menosky will acquire
as a result of walloping the ball
over the right field wall IN the
first encounter.
Drive Easily Clears Wall.
Mike drove the ball to the top Of the
fence the other day, but ii pounoeo
back into the held and he mace oniy
three bases on it Yesterday MS orl'e
cleared the inclosure by great mar
GIN. and as it happened that lnere were
1hree of his pals on the hassocks at
the time 1t just about ended Whatever
chance the visitors had of coping;
Shanks is another who is entitled 10
n chortle of glee. Sent back to short
stop after having been removed week
ago while wallowing In the throes OF
q batting slump, he emerged with hucn
gusto, getting quartet OF oio"s ou'
of eight times up. the pest OF l, oe
ing that two of them-one triple 10
deep center and the other clean SIN
gle to left-were made of his old friend
Fred Coumbe. with whom ne frater-
nized extensively the last time the IN
dams were in town. On that occasion
Shanks, believing Coumbe deliberately
had tried to beam him, ran out to
the pitchers box with his bat. put
didn't use anything stronger than
words on the southpaw after he got
there.
1t was large day for Harper and
Shaw, of course, as each was rewarded
with a mark in the won" column, ana
Jim had further cause to be pleased be-
cause of his mighty three-b bagger to
the scoreboard that paved the way to
victory in the closing combat
Mike Martin Most Pleased.
Perhaps the most tfckled person in
the Grifhthian ranks. however. was
Mike Martin, the trainer. Mikes nrst
assignment as scout was to hike out
to Marshalltown, Iowa. in midsummer
to size up a pitcher named Torkeison.
who had been recommended highly 10
Grif. Mike gave him the once over.
came back and reported that the
youngster wouldn't do" When Cleve-
land bought him Mike had to stand for
q lot of good-natured 5ibing from MS
friends. but he had the laugh on them
against the Griffmen and was hammer
ed off the rubber. nine hits and some
errors netting eleven runs OH MIN IN
two innings. These two rounos: wnlcn
happened to be the fourth and fifth. just
about tell the story of the first game.
although it should be said that Har-
per- in spite of two rank errors, struck
out eight men in the six I'm innings aid M ne o.
der. once with the bases loaded and
again with two aliens on. and that
Waldbauer pitched the last three
frames without allowing run, although
always in trouble.
The second game was moro of a con-
test, due to some strong arm work by
Ainsmith, as but for Eddie's wild heave
over Gharrity's dome the tribe would
have garnered only one run. instead
of three. off Shaw.
Harper handed the Indians their first
tally in the opener by making three
base wild heave Of Smiths grounder.
Elmer scoring on Evans long fly to
Milan Harry also paved the way for
their second run by walking Howard
in the fourth and tossing away Smith s
bunt wamby followed with a single
that registered Howard.
That Seven-Run Inning.
Charity opened Washington's big in
ming by drawing a walk and took sec
ond on Morgan's single to left. TorkeI-
sons error on Shanks' offering filed
the bases. Henry's single through
Evans scored Charity and Morgan,
and the bases were filled when Harper
was hit on tho thigh with a pitched
ball. Then 1t was that Menosky with
a count of three and two on him. boost
ed tho pellet out of the grounds. Fos-
ter and Milan both lifted to Howard
but Rice beat out a grounder to Chap
man. stole second and brought Wash l.
ington's total of runs for the inning
up to seven by scoring on Gharritys
single to left.
The attack on Torkelson was resumed
in the fifth session, singles by Shanks
Henry and Milan. Fosters sacrifice fly
and R1ce's two-bagger. with couple OF
errors thrown in. netting an addittona
four runs. Klepfer. who relieved Torkel.