The Washington herald., 1917-07-21
Griffmen Break Up pNo-Hit
Game but Land in Cellar
Brownies Defeat Nationals.
Foster Keeps Davenport
from Hall of Fame.

st. Louis, MO, July 1-Without
base hit for eight innings, on the
verge Of no-hit game against Pitcher
Davenport. the Nationals in rapid sue
cession shot three singles, filled tho
bases, scored two runs in the final
frame but that wasn't enough and
with a Sc defeat they fell into the
deep, deep cellar with q dull thud
today.
Griff wasn't worrying so much about
the no-hit stuff. He would have
taken a no-hit performance had his
athletes scored six runs In the innings,
but this didn't happen, and now his
Nationals support the other seven
clubs in the American League race.
With the Browns getting two in the
first against Bert Gallia and coming
back with aces in the second, third
and fifth the only interest in the con-
test was discovered at the end OF
the seventh frame. This was when
grand stand patron who had been
snoozing opened his eyes and said:
what this? Not a hit off Dave
well, I'll have to look"
AS the fan stirred he saw Eddie
Foster at the plate with two, strikes
and no balls-then a swing and a hot
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to right field for a single. 1t was
the first hit off Davenport. Milan re-
peated the trick-to the same spot
and when Rice beat out a slow roller
to Lavan the Nationals accomplished
something in about 10 seconds which
they couldn't do for an hour and Is
minutes. Shanks followed with a
grounder, which slipped through
Lavan's feet for an error. Foster and
Milan scoring. With Rice going to
third. Sisler came back with two re-
markable plays which stopped the Ma
tionals and added by Menoskey the
game closed abruptly.
Leonard hit a bounder in the d.
rection of right field but Sisler stopped
1t with his glove and tossed to Lavan
forcing Shanks at second while Rice
held third base. The same sort of
a play on Menosky, a harsh skipper,
a great one-hand catch by Sisler, a
throw to second and Leonard was
forced. AS Rice stepped away from
third base Lavan threw to Austin
but too late to catch Rice. And-then
for some unknown reason Menoskey
tried to sneak down to second base
while Austin held the ball. A
throw to Lavan and Menoskey was an
easy out closing the game.
Gallia tried to stop the Browns but
Fielder's squad Is on a winning
squirt. They opened like they did
yesterday with two markers. With
Shotten gone Austin singled to CEN
ter. Sloan lifted a liner past Rice
for a double, Austin stopping at
third base. A wild pitch scored Aus
tin and sent Sloan to third. A sin
gle through Foster by Sisler scored
Sloan. Sisler was caught stealing
and SEVERED popped to Shanks.
In the second Magee beat out a
slow roller through Leonard. Jacob
son hit down the left field line for a
double, Magee scoring. Lavan was
thrown out by Shanks, Davenport
famed and Shotten lined to Menoskey.
In the third Austin singled, Sloan
walked. Sisler hunted safely and
while Shanks, Foster and Judge put
on a double play on Severeid's
grounder Austin scored. The next
run came in the fifth on a single by
Shotten, sacrifice by Austin. Sloan's
pass and Sisters infield single which
was thrown out to left field by Judge.
Shotton registering.
Davenport issued three walks. In
the fourth Judge strolled. Leonard
paraded in the fifth and with two
gone went around to third when
Shotton missed a liner from Ain
smith. But Gallia popped one up
to Magee. Milan drew the third pass
with two down in the seventh. Then
came the ninth with Sisler the star.
erasing two hits and the rally for
Griffith.