The Washington herald., 1917-06-14
NATIONALS WIN And
DRAW WITH INDIANS
Circus Plays and Injuries Feature
Double Bill.

Midnight baseball, featuring circus
stunts and miniature Commandment
Of the trenches on the European bat
tleheld, was witnessed BY a large
crowd OF fans yesterday At America
League Park, when Clark Grifflth's Z
brave performers turned back FohTs
Indian tribe in the opening scrfrn.
mage and held them in check IN the
nightcap. when both clubs retired "a
the "dugouts" on even terms.
Ins opening battle OF the twin at.
= to 5, while Howard Shanks rammed
out, two-base blow in the ninth in
ming Of the second game that forced
extra innings. When Umpire Brici,
Owen called on hostilities at the end
OF the eleventh each club had dented
the dish on one occasion.
FohPs tribe got busy early in the
hrst game, which was marked with
oriliant nelding and fence busting,
put one pig inning proved enough for
The heavy artillery of the locals
went to work on Stanley Covelesld In
the second session Of the opening
game and hung up five runs, while
two passes by Stanley and healthy
smashes by Judge and Foster greeted
relief pitcher Coumbe in the fourth
total.
ICoumbe retired to make room for a
pinch hitter in the fifth and Gould.
who took up the burden in the sixth.
was also welcomed to the scene with
base wallops, which forced his re-
tlrement in favor of Klepfer. who I'm
ished the route.
While the Nationals were lombard
ing Fohl's assortment of fireball
pitchers, Foxy Griff was having HIS
hands full in staving on the enemy,
as Curveball Gallia was somewhat
wabbly, and was issued the shower
call under fire In the sixth session In
favcr OF Jimmy Shaw.
The famous Pittsburgh hunter, who
failed In his efforts as a relief hurler
the route with flying colors and top
ped on this brilliant performance by
taking up the battle in the ninth In
ming Of the nightcap. Shaw worked
six innings In the two contests and
allowed but one hit, this being q two
base wallop by Jack Graney In the
The first injuries recorded by the
field hospital corps came in the open
ing contest when Spoke Speaker col
lided with catcher John Henry. Both
players were pretty well shaken up
but continued to play. Speaker was
ard Hitie in the NTH inning OF this
fray when Leonard spiked him on
the hand in his attempt to go from
FIRST to third on an infield out.
The nightcap was the real battle and
was fun of sensational stops and
plays. while a number OF halts were
called so that the players could re-
Harry Harper, the metal agent
faced Lambeth in this contest fol
eight innings when Griff used a pinch
puncher for the junkman, and shaw
acted as relief finger.
Lambeth pitched brilliant bal
throughout the entire game as foul
hits, one OF the scratchy variety. wal
all the Griffmen could obtain. Harpel
was touched for eight blows anC
would not have been scored upon but
for a balk that he pulled with Bobby
Roth on third base. in the fourth in
ming.
Joe Leonard was the target for tn,
Indians during the afternoon. Th'
little third sacker handled twelve
chances during the evening with ont
slip-up. and although the Indians wert
bouncing them on his head anC
shins, he stuck to his task. and save
Harper and Shaw on a number o.
occasions.
Leonard hit Harper in back of th'
head with a thrown ball in the seventh
inning which knocked the big south
paw on his pins. Wamby bunted dowr
the third base line and Leonard was
in and gathered UP the ball In nash
Harper had also started after the ball
and when Leonard cut It loose It con.
nected with Harper's head ant
bounced into the grand stand. Al
though Harper was knocked OF hi.
feet he recovered and pitched good
enough ball to keep the Indians from
scoring in the seventh and eighth.
Joe Judge was given q black eye In
the fourth fnning when Wamby beat
out an infield tap. Wamby laid down
the ball to Harper. who fielded IT, ano
threw to Judge. Joe was compelled
to stand on. the bag to get the throw
which Wamby beat and the Indians
second sacker's elbow caught Joe IN