The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1917-07-29
Joe Harris Miscue Proves
Costly to Fohl's Indians
First Stacker Boots Ball with
Two Down in Tenth and
Nationals Trim Tribe
In Final, 5 to 4.

used all the strategy that they could
dig from their heads yesterday in an
attempt to beat the Nationals out of
the final game Of the series here, but
dame fortune smiled on the local
brigade, as a miserable miscue In the
tenth session, by First Sacker Joe
Harris, OF the Tribe, gave the Nation
ais the verdict, to L
Grif's clan grabbed OF the lead
in the second session, but the Indians
displayed plenty of the old fight, and
on two occasions evened up the count,
forcing the clubs to battle an extra
inning. Chief Tribesman Foil used
sixteen players in the contest, in his
eiort to turn back the Grifmen. while
the foxy pilot Of the Nationals relied
q little upon the shaking up policy
himself, and pushed a dozen athletes
in the fray.
Grit and Foil Juggled their pitchers
like a famous Keith's club swinging
act, as six beavers OF the horsehide
did duty in the center of the diamond
during the afternoon. Doc Ayers
started the firing line work for the
locals. but after three innings OF in
and out curve shooting the doctor was
relieved OF the burden by George Du
Mont.
The Fargo express went along like
q house afire for five and two-third
innings, but he wabbled in the ninth
and Mex GaIlia was called into the
fray. Although Bert was in two
shaky positions he managed to crawl
out OF them, much to the delight OF
the large crowd Of fans that stuck to
the final
Stanley Coveleskie. who was handed
q trimming in the first game Of the
series on Tuesday. attempted the
comeback" stunt, but Foil handed
the shower call to the lanky hurler
in the seventh inning and substituted
Gould. Gould only held the mound
one session, as De Berry was sent
in to pinch-hit for him in the ninth
and Klepfer finished out the route.
The lone base-on-balls issued by
Rlepfer proved his undoing. as Clyde
Milan stole a leaf out OF Ty Cobb's
book on the paths and Tailed the
winning run, when Harris pulled his
boot Sammy Rice helped the Ten
nessee Flyer to the second sack with
a neat sacrifice while he moved to
third when Shanks went down from
Evans to Harris. Joe Leonard then
low-bridged Klepfer with a sharp
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pitchers foot. Little Joe Evans was
right on the Job as he gathered in
the carOm and cut loose one to Har-
ris which the latter dropped, just
as Milan dented the dish.
Harris miscue, although being regis
tered officially as a boot. is partly ex-
cusable, as Joe Evans has a mile-a-
minute whip attached to his right
shoulder and the ball took a hop that
would do credit to any big league hurl-
er's assortment Of twisters.
Eddie Foster helped the Indians
gather in the first run in the opening
frame by kicking Chapman's ground
er around. Chappy stole the midway
cushion and went to third when Ayers
lost his bearings on Speakers infield
tap. Bobby Roth then clouted a long
ny to Rice. and Ray crossed the dish.
Judge singled in the first and stole
second. Milan put him up to the far
corner by beating out an infield bali.
and Rice's blow to left field pushed
Joe across the plate. In the second
inning Howard Shanks pulled some
real oase-running. A base on balls
started the Monacan. who moved I'D
on LeOnard's sacrifice. Howard then
pulled the unexpected by stealing
third, and scored when Menoskey
grounded out, Harris to Wamby.
The Indians took the lead for the
only time during the battle in the
third when Graney opened by drawing
a base on balls. Chappy moved him
up a peg and he tailed on Speakers
double to right field. After Roth was
issued a free pass and Harris fouIed
out to Leonard, Wamby caught one
TO his liking and the mighty Spoke"
registered.
By the way OF a base on balls to
Foster after two were down in the
third the Nationals managed to even
the count. as Milan hit to right field
and Rice beat out an infield crash to
Harris, which gave 'Fatima" easy
fomping
Billy Billings, by dropping a third
foul strike on Mike Menoskey. opened
the way for the Nationals to take the
lead in the sixth. Sammy Rice OBJ
tanned his third hit OF the day and
went to the mid-cushion on Shanks'
sacrifice With Leonard retired, Me-
noskey whitfield at two and fouIed of
the third one. but Billings dropped the
ball Then Mike frightened up a lit
tie more on his war club and poled a
double to center field which scored
Rice
The Indians got to Du Mont in the
ninth, when De Berry was sent in to
pinch for Gould with one down. The
peppery catcher clouted for two bases,
as Clyde Milan after misjudging the
ball fell down. Jack Graney then put
through the longest wallop of the
day. by pulling out a three-sacker
to the right field wall which put the
Indians in the running once more.
Hits by Roth and Howard and a
double steal by this pair with no one
out in the tenth had Gallia in hot
water. but the curve-twisting Texan
worked his way out OF this hole by
tanning Howard, and forced Evans
to foul out as De Berry's grounder
was soft pickings-Shanks to Judge
The score:
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