The Washington herald., 1917-07-13
Jim Bagby's Twisters Are
Too Much for Griff's Clan
Indians Again Use White
wash Brush on Nationals.
Johnson Is Pounded.

Bagby waved a mean elbow at the
Nationals this afternoon and folded
them up like an accordion to the tune
Of 7-tO-O. While Walter johnson was
hit hard and often during the five in
nings he toiled and gave way to Doc
Ayers who Jared little better.
The Indians have won six games in
a row. Basby's victory today was his
seventh shut-out. The Nationals were
powerless before the old timer, who
worked the corners and mixed in a
puzzling fade-away with plenty of
speed.
Dark clouds and threatening rain
kept the crowd down to 5000 fans. 1t
was a typical Walter johnson day.
and the big fellow had plenty of
smoke, but unfortunately. he found
the redskins in a savage hitting mood
Bagby allowed six hits. half of them
being very much to the scratch. on
johnson and Ayers, Cleveland COL
lected an even dozen blows, wasting
powder in only one inning, the fifth.
when the four assembled wallops
yielded but one marker.
A brilliant One-hand stab of Roth's
liner by Judge in the Tribes opener,
which resulted in a twin killing, was
the fielding feature
--'N 6@NA-AN was PAeANt4 III last Allllt
ard witnessed by an enthusiastic
crowd.
The face that the Tribe hit Walter
Johnson hard and often does not
mem that the speed king is losing
his smoke or his effectiveness, for
while in Washington a few weeks
ago johnson had the Redskins up a
tree and shouting for help. The pres
ent Cleveland club is playing better
ball. hitting better and presenting a
smoother brand OF hurling.
1t looked as if the Nationals were
going TO make short work of Bagby
when Judge opened the game with
a single, was sacrificed to second.
pulled up at third on MiIan's out, but
Rice. a dangerous hitter, was retired
by Evans and there was no scoring. .
Up jumped the Redskins in the other
half and pulled down a run. Wamby
took three swings. but Chapman beat
out a slow roller to Shanks. Iris
Speaker soaked the hall to the right
field wall for a triple, scoring ChaPpy.
Roth lined to Judge. who made a
flossy catch and sIamming the ball
10 Leonard, caught Speaker before he
could scramble back TO third.
Jim BaEby's double to the right
field barrier opened Cleveland's third.
Wamby was hit in the back by a
pitched ball Foster tossed out Chap
man. advancing Bagby and Wamby.
Speaker came through with another
timely smash. this time a single to
left, scoring Bagby and Wamby.
On Menoskey's peg to the plate
johnson intercepted the ball and cut
Speaker down at second base.
In the Tribes fifth. three Of the four
hits were wasted. but one run filter
ing across. Bagby doubled after
o. Neill had famed. Wamby's sin
gle put BaEby on third, and when
Chapman slashed past Leonard in
came Bagby, Wamby going to sec
end. Speaker drove the ball to the
Crass back Of third base and Shanks
made a pretty stop. also a swell play
on Wsmhy. who had rounded third
base and who was run to earth
when Shanks tossed the ball to
Leonard Chapman died trying to
steal third, ending the inning.
With Ayers in the box when Cleve-
land came up for their sixth turn at
bat. Roth drew a pass and GuistO
sacrificed. Graney tTipled to right
center. scoring Roth. Evans grounded
to Foster and Graney was caught
tiat-footed half way between third
and home. but in the process of be-
ing run down, Ainsmith bounced the
bail off Graney's head, permitting
Jack a safe journey home. Evans
perished trying to steal. and the
chapter was over when O'NeiIl flied
to Rice.
Bobby Roth made the Tribes
seventh tally possible by stealing
home in the eighth inning. Roth
singled to start the frame. and when
Guisto hit badly bounding ball at
AYERS he. too. was credited with
safe hit Graney's sacrifice put Roth
on third and GuistO on second. The
count was two balls and two strikes
on Evans when Roth dashed for the
plate. The fans We're looking for
this, as a dozen grand stand habitues
yelled there he goes" Ayers never
had a chance in the world to get
Bobby. and there was no hint of
protest from the Washington bench.
After the troublesome second in
ming. Bagby allowed only three scat
tered hits. only twenty-six batters
facing him.
Old Sarge Bagby was called upCn
to squeeze out Of just one tight hole.
Washington filled the bases in the
second inning with one ont and John
son at bat johnson is the only ball
PLAYER known to science who ever
lifted the hail over CleveIand's left
field fence. but nothing like this hap
pened Thursday. for a dinky roller
to the box was turned into a double
pIay in a twinkling and all danger
averted The 81 IRE:
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