The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1917-03-26
Ioney, Best Bet Of Cincinnati
Team, Gives Five Bases
on Balls.
By JOHN A. DUGAN.

Memphis. Tenn, March 25.-Christy
Mathewson's Red-hosed tribe, fresh from
victory over the Little Rock club Of
the Southern Association, proved to be
easy pickings for Clark Grifith's Ma
tionals in the Sunday exhibition game
mere today at Russwood Park, as the
American Leaguers won IN a go-as-yop-
please style by a 6-to-1 count.
This contest was the first of a series
tnat these teams play while en- route
Norm on transforming trip, and as the
weather conditions were perfect 5000
memphis fans packed into Russwood
Field to witness the contest. Walter
Johnson, the Smokeban King, opposed
| Matty's best bet In James Toney and
AFTER these star performers had finished
three-inning route. Uncle Nick Altrock
proved the real attraction, as he furnish
ed these Southern Association fans with
plenty OF his comedy and will long be
| remembered by the Chickasaw followers
This Red-hosed crew from Cincinnati
were sadly outclassed by the Nationals
In the game today and at times played
poor ball. Three hits were all the Reu
legs could gather of the deliveries OF a
trio Of the Nationals hurlers. while the
Griffmen poled the pellet safely on seven
occasions.
But nine OF the Red Legs faced Smoke
King Walter, and Hal Chase. who OBJ
tanned the only hit Off his delivery, was
retired while attempting to steal. Jimmy
Shaw. who followed Walter on the mound,
was trifle liberal with free passes but
he was given excellent support and only
one safe blow was gathered by Matty's
clan. George Du Mont finished the game.
but he. too. was a little wild and pulled
out of the holes by good fielding of his
team mates. In the final session the
Minneapolis Bearcat let up and the Red
hose gang rushed a tally across the pan.
Toney got away with the Nationals in
great shape in the first and second. but
the Capital City crowd got busy in the
third and rushed a trio of talles across
the counting block, Sammy Rice coming
through with a timely double which pack
ed the old ball game away for keeps.
Dutch" Schneider was greeted with a
bombardment In his first inning and also
was pounded for counter in the sixth
but he frightened up after this tally had
been counted and famed Elmer Smith
with the bases packed.
Spitban Saunders had things his own
way In the two sessions in which he
worked. as a safe base knock by Smith
was the only damage made of his fling
ing.
Toney got himself OF to a bad start IN
the third when he passed Shanks. Nc
out. Toney TO Chase. but ShanEs took
the midcusion on the play. With two
down. Leonard sent a smash to left field.
which Cueto allowed to get away from
him and Shanks dashed over with the
first tally.
Foster was then iss(ied free trans
portation. and Milan crashed one past
Hal Chase, which scored Leonard
While Smith was working his way
to the initial sack on a base-on- balls.
Milan was caught mapping. but Sammy
Rice came through with the telling
punch. by polling a. two-base knock
to right field. scoring Foster and
Smith.
Ainsmith started the fourth with a
safe blow and moved to second on
Shaw's sacrifice. Leonard then hit to
center field, and Speed Eddie beat the
throw to the plate. The Nationals fina'
tally was added in the sixth. when Nc
Bride singled to left field and advanced
to second when Ainsmith was being
retired on an infeld tap. Leonard then
hit q long fly to Neale. who allow ed
1t to bounce out of his hands. and the
Dandy Captain raced over with n
counter. The Red-hosed gang gathered
their tally in the final. when Du Mont
popped out. but Groh was retired on
Grifrith's nelders choice. With tive
down Rice allowed a slow grounder to
get away from him and Grifith took
third on the play. Cueto then obtain
ed his second base on the knock of
the day and Grifith crossed the pan.
Huehn ended the hostilities with a
slow grounder to Mcbride. The score
follows: