The Washington herald., 1917-08-12
Shaw Does A1plaae Act
After Allowing One Hit,
but Nationals Battle for
3-to-2 Victory.

Pants" Rowland. pilot Of the hitless
wonders, and the crew from the
Windy City, are sure glad they do
not have to linger any longer in
Washington. as Clark Griffith's s
crack pitching stan Is sure taking
some OF the confidence out Of their
pennant aspirations
These slumping Sox failed to get
their bats into working order at
the Florida Avenue Stadium yester-
day afternoon and the Nationals
captured q great uphill battle by
. to ..
jimmy Shaw sure had Rowland's
crew guessing for six and two
third innings, as one scratch bingle
in the seventh session was their
allotment. but visions Of no-hit
fame had quite an effect on the big
Pittsburgh Stogie, and he went up
in the air, making possible the two
tallies registered by the visitors.
Doc Ayers, relief hurler. stopped
their rally in this session and held
them in check in the eighth, but the
Old Fox used Joe Leonard as q
pinch swatter in the last half OF the
eighth and George Du Mont, the
Fargo Express, finished out the
game
Eddie Cicotte started the heaving
for the White Hosed tribe, but Row
land could see the famous shine
ball artist fading in the eighth and
substituted Danforth, just long
enough to allow the Nationals to
complete a real honest-to-goodnsss
batting rally and annex the old
ball game
The Sox went down in front OF
~. In the nna
three order for five innings, but in
the sixth. after Risberg had fouled
out, Schalk drew the first pass. Ray
stole second and went to third when
shaw attempted to catch him nap
ping and threw to center field, but
Jimmy then frightened up on the
refgns and whinfed Cicotte and Lei
bold.
The seventh session was the night
mare for the Pittsburgh stoke, as
after McMullin had grounded out Col
Inns was issued free transportation
and stole second. jackson them pop
ped to Milan. but Happy Felsch
could not see the south side tribe go
hitless and he proceeded to knock
Eddie Fosters pins from under him.
scoring Collins on the play. This
blow was the only thing that looked
like a hit that the White SoX reg
istered, but IT was such a hard drive
that IL could not be called any
thing else but a hit.
With one run over Shaw then
started a charitable act and passed
Gandil and Risberg. With a count
Of three and one on Murphy, who
was sent In to bat for Schalk, the
Old Fox switched to Doc Ayers, but
the burden was. little too strong for
the Doctors subway ball, and Murphy
was passed, forcing in Felsch. Cicotte
then grounded TO Judge, who was
retired by Ayers at first
McMullin drew a base In the eighth
on Ayers, but a fast double play
halted the Rowlanders, while Jack
son was given life in the ninth by
the pass route with no one down,
but he never moved farther than the
FIRST sack, as Du Mont had easy sail
ing with Felsch, Gandil and Risberg.
The Nationals grabbed their nrst
tally in the second inning when Rice
drew a base on balls and stole sec
ond. Milan then hit a long fly to
Jackson and Sammy beat the shoe
less fe!der's throw to third. Cicotte
then cut loose a wild heave and Rice
crossed the plate.
With the count against them the
Nationals staged their rally In the
eighth. Leonard and Charity failed
to deliver as pinch punchers, but Joe
Judge looked over four wide ones
and stole second. Shanks was then
passed ard Milan ripped one to right
field, which Tailed Judge, Shanks
taking third on the play. Danforth
took up the job here for Cicotte and
Rice crashed one through Collins and
Gandil and Shanks tailed, but
Sammy allowed Danforth to catch
him mapping and the Nationals run
getting was over. The score: