The Washington herald., 1917-04-21
open BASEBALL SEASON
WITH PATRIOTIC Swing
Home Team Loses First Game to
Mackmen. 6 to 4.
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Mack's starboard twisters johnson dill
/ not prove a puzzle to the local clan, as
twelve hits dented his delivery during
the thirteen sessions, but the Nationals
were untable to bunch these safe blows
\ Gallia's poor start, coupled with a wild
lheave. made by Elmer Smith. the Ohio
farmer. gave the Athletics the jump on
/ Griffith's tribe, but the Nationals, by
sticking to the old game, picked up this
lead in the seventh and battled on even
terms with the "Slumberland" club un-
til the thirteenth inning, when Doc
Ayers, who had replaced Gallia, was
pounded for the necessary tallies 20
break the tie.
| The Nationals were handed the wrong
end OF the breaks in the umpire ques-
/ tion. a Joe Judge was safe at first in the
twelfth, but Bill Dineen ruled otherwise
while Umpire Owens missed one on
Amos Strunk in the first inning which
had big bearing on the result.
Uses Pinch Hitters.
After the Griffmen had tied up the con-
test in the seventh these Mackmen went
IN the overtime twelfth and gathered
In one tally. Griff resorted to pinch
hitting in the Nationals half and by this
route drew up on even terms once more.
Menoskey and Jameson both came
through while batting for Henry and
Gallia, but the selection Of Doc Ayers
to succeed the big Texan proved a
failure, as he was pounded for three
hits and two runs during that unlucky
thirteenth session.
Little Cotton Witt started trouble for
Gallia in the first frame when he forced
| the big Texan into giving him a
base on balls. Grover sacrificed him to
the midway station. but after Bodie
struckout, Strunk doubled to right field
Gallia filled the sacks by issuing free
transportation to Thrasher and Stuffy
McInnes came through with a telllns
punch to Elmer Smith. Smith attempted
to head of Thrasher at the far corner.
but heaved the ball into the left-field
stand and three runs dented the pan.
In the second session Witt obtained a
scratch single OF Gallia, but TEX" held
the Quakers safe until the seventh when
Witt again hit safely. this time for two
bases.
In the twelfth GallIa became a trifIe
unsteady and the Mackmen broke the
tie. After Bates had gone down by the
McBride-Judge route, Schang hit to
center field. Jingling Johnson famed
the wind. but Young Witt came through
with his third tap of the day, and
Schang moved to third. GalIia then de-
veloped a wild streak as he passed up
Grover and Bodie and forced in Schang.
Take Two in Fourth.
The Nationals grabbed two in the
fourth inning when Leonard was given
base on balls. Mcbride forced
''Heinie" at second and was forced sout
himself by Henry. Johnson cut loose
wild heave on the third strike on Gallia
and Henry pulled up at third and Gallia
at first. Joe then cracked out one along
the right field foul line for three bases.
In the seventh. Judge started the run
getting with a single and was moved up
by Fosters sacrifice. Milan hit a line
drive to center field, scoring Judge but
in taking second on the throw in Milan
was tagged out. In the twelfth, after the
Mackmen had gathered a one-run lead,
the Nationals again showed that they
could come from behind. and Menoskey
was sent in to pinch hit for Henry. Mike
drove a fast one past Bates and jamie
son. pinch hitter for Gallia, pushed one
across the second sack. Judge sacri-
feed both runners and Menoskey scored
when Milan hit a long fly to Thrasher.
The score: