The Washington herald., 1917-04-24
Gallia Fails to Deliver
For Griffmen in Ninth
Joe Bush Proves Too Much for
Nationals, and Home Team
Drops Game, 4 to 3.
By JOHN A. DUGAN.

Bert Gallia failed to answer the call
as a relief hurler in the ninth inning
Of yesterdays game with the Athletics.
at the Florida avenue park. and the
Macks from the City Of Rrotherly Love
romped In with the third game OF the
series with the Natioanls, by a to .
count
Bullet" Joe Bush, Of the Athletics, had
been setting the Grinmen down in one,
two, three order Until the eighth session,
when by the way Of pinch hitting the
Grinmen suddenly developed a real punch.
and not only tied the count. but went the
Mackmen one better. Ray Morgan.
pinch-hit for George Du Mont in this
inning, and the Fargo Express retired to
the showers in favor of the big Texan.
Du Mont got away bad in the opening
inning, when the Mackmen gathered one
tally, but be settled down after this
session and pitched his usually steady
game, allowing but three safe blows over
the seven innings In which he worked
BY the way of a double by Joe Bush,
sacrifice and an lnfield out, the Mackmen
mana ged to dent the pan in the sixth, but
Du Mont was master of the situation at
all times, and deserved to check-up the
game on the right side Of the ledger.
After the Nationals, by a great eighth
inning rally, had gained their one run
that they too had the old punch, and
in the first half Of the ninth pushed two
runs across the, counter. Three hits,
sacrifice. and Joe Leonards error paved
the way for the philadelphia clans sec
ond victory Of the series.
Cotton Witt jumped on Du Mont's de-
livery in the opening frame by smash
ing the first ball pitched to left heid.
Grover advanced him to second, and ne
moved to the far corner on Bodies crash
past Foster. Strunk then hit long ny
10 Rice and Cotton" beat the throw to
the plate.
In the sixth inning, Joe Bush lead on
with a double down the left field foul
line. and moved to third on Wits sac
rifice, and scored minute latter When
Grover went down on an infield out.
The Nationals grabbed the lead in the
eighth when the "Old Fox" sent trio
OF pinch hitters into the fray. Leonard
was given life when Grover booted ms
grounder, but Menoskey. who batteo ior
Mcbride, forced him out minute later
at the keystone cushion. Jameson pat
ted for Henry and both Menoskey ana
he arrived safe when Grover dropped
Wits throw to second. Morgan, hitting
for mn Mont, was issued free transporta-
tior1. With the bases filled Judge ground
ed to Grover and was retired by the
McInnes route, while Menoskey scored.
Eddie Foster than put through the tell
ing blow for the Nationals, when he OBJ
tanned his second safe hit Of the day.
Foster poled one to left field and jamie
son and Morgan crossed the pan. Rice
ended the run getting by popping TO
Bodie.
Ainsnith and GsIlIa were sent to the
points in the ninth with Crane IN the
short field position. Bodie started the
inning by beating out an inheld hit to
Crane. Strunk followed with single to
center and both runners were moved up
when Thrasher laid down neat ount.
McInnes placed one over Leonard's head
scoring Bodie, and when Bates hit one at
Leonard which the little third sacker
played badly, Strunk crossed the plate
with what proved TO be the winning tally.
The Nationals were easy for Bush in the
final half Of the ninth, as Rice and Smith
grounded out to Grover and Leonard
popped to McInnes. The score: