Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-05
.GR|FF'S TEAM WANTS
TWO VICTORIES TODAY
Washingtonians Will Strive to Re
peat Excellent Performances Of
Yesterday-Gcssip of Games.
BY DENMAN THOMPSON.

BY DENMAN THOMPSON.
Special Dispatch 20 The Star.
| NEW YORK. July CLARK Griffiths
Woodworking henchmen today are go
| ing to strive to repeat by hanging an
| other double defeat on Donovan's luck
| less Yanks. having learned yesterday
| that a Washington team can win two
games in one day. The pilot declines to
| commit himself regarding what pitch
ers he will select for service, but it is
! likely that johnson and Shaw will draw
! the assignments, as both are ready. al
| though Griff tries to avoid working two
| fast ball pitchers the same day, If pos
| sible.
| What the Yankee leader will trot out
| in the way of box material cannot be
! foretold with any reasonable degree of
for although he has nine able
| hurlers in his stable, he yesterday used
| Bob Shawkey in both contests, starting
him in the morning game and sending
him to the rescue of Cullop in the twi-
! light affair.
The GLORIOUS Fourth was just that
| for the Potomac phalanX, it landing the
forenoon argument by to count
and bagging the fa@ end of the holiday
| program to 4. Washington hits for
the day numbered eleven, just half of
| the total ,safeties amassed for the
| Yanks The disparity in blows was
greatest in the afternoon affair, when
| the Griffs obtained only five. as against
an even dozen for the home talent.
| The Nationals failed to get a single
| safe rap off Shawkey, who relieved Gull
| lop in the third ming, but with the
Yankee pitchers assistance Mike Me-
| nosky demonstrated that hits are not
absolutely essential in the business of
scoring run, the Flint boy making
clean steal of home with what proved
| had walked him, sent him. to second
| with wild throw to first and had seen
him advance to third on Ainsmith's in
! field death.
| Nearly $4,000 fans turned out for the
game, about three times as many as
were on hand for the morning conflict.
and they rooted hard for the Donovan
to tie the game. In four of the last
six rounds one or more Yanks found
| their way to the base paths. but odd
DR.. Cox" the Hillsville physician, al
ways managed to prevent the hit that
would have turned the tide.
George Du Mont. as on the occasion
of his last start against the Athletics,
first inning netting the Yanks two runs
and causing Griff to yank him. The
Minneapolis dude says his arm is sore.
and from the way he has been ham
mefeu MS last Two times out MS COm-
plant sounds plausible.
The New York Giants yesterday ac-
complished more than double defeat
of the Brooklyn Dodgers-they broke
the mystic spell that John Wesley
Coombs has held over them for several
years. by pounding out a victory over
the veteran. Prior to yesterday the
ability of Coombs to defeat the Giants
was almost uncanny. Eleven times
during his great career on the diamond
Colby Jack had pitched against Nc
Graws Minions. and the records show
that he had beaten them just
eleven occa sions They have walloped
his offerings and had him on the verge
Of defeat several times, but inevitably
something occurred to give Coombs
the break of the game and victory
until yesterday. when he essayed his
twelfth start against the Giants. Then
they buried the j!nx.
Eddie Foster celebrated his return
to the lineup by pounding out three
singles in four trips to the plate in
the morning game. driving in two runs
and scoring couple himself. He was
unable to keep up the good work,
however, going hitless In the after
noon.
Washington's base ball representa-
tives will leave New York this evening
for Beaver Falls. Pa, where an exhi-
an off day In the schedule. Beaver
Falls ia where Shanks got his start in
| base ball and is but a few miles from
| Monaco, Hanks home. A large crowd
| Of his admirers from that section of the
state is expected to turn out to give the
| newly made shortstop the glad hand.
| Howard says there should be thou
| sands and thousands" at the game.
Just before the afternoon contest
yesterday Manager Griffith was given
the sum of $3.50. representing col
| lection from the employees of the Polo
| Grounds, to be applied to the ball and
| bat fund the Washington helmsman is
| getting up for American soldiers and
| sailors. The contributors were the
| vendors Of peanuts and soft drinks In
| the stand.
Ty Cobb is still going. The eminent
| Georgian continues his remarkable
batting streak by hitting safely in
| yesterday. making his record for con-
secutive hitting games thirty-four.
| Cobb now has to connect In only seven
more games to pass the major league
record of forty. which is held by him.
Judge opened the winning seance
yesterday with slashing triple to
deep right field and scored on Shanks'
Milan forced Shanks at second. Zeb
took third on Rice's single to right and
| scored while Maisel was tossing out
| Foster. The Yanks opened up on Du
| Mont, in their half and drove him to
| the showers. singles by Maisel and
| Bakers double registering two runs
and tying the score. Ayers succeeded
Du Mont. and Magee. the first man to
| face him, hit into a double play, Rice
| making a fine throw to the. plate to
| flag Pipp after catching Lees fly.
| The Grinmen were retired In order In
the second. but the Yanks took the
lead in their end. Miller and Nuna-
maker both singled. Shanks. lowering
| around second base to catch Miller of,
| got Cu1lop's grounder and tossed him
out at first, Miller and Nunamaker
moving up. With the squeeze sign out.
| Maisel hunted the ball over Judges
| head for a scratch single. Miller scor-
| ing. Leonard took Peck's grounder and
tossed Nunamaker out at the plate.
Hendryx famed for the third out.
| Griff's athletes again forged to the
front in the third, a pass to Judge.
Shanks' second single, Cullop's wild
pitch and Milan's clean drive to right
| scoring two runs. ShaWkey relieved
Cullop and retired the side without fur
Their trouble. Donovan's outf1eld came
right back in its half and showed over
the tying run. Pipp, after walking.
sprinted to third on Bakers single to
left and scored when Shanks got Ma
gees grounder and forced Baker at
second. Magee stole second, but both
Miller and Nunamaker popped up.
| A daring bit of base running by
Menosky gave Washington what proved
| - ha tho winning RIM in the f0urfh