The Washington herald., 1918-07-20

l@Y ISNN landed the Ma
~LNYih, tionals the first
NTT.I game of the Sc
ri ~ ries with Col.
A@ Rowland's world
champions yesterday at League
Park by S to S. 1t was a heart
breaker for Col. Rowland, as
the Nationals entered the final
frame three runs behind. but after
"Wildfire" had crashed his single
10 left field a quartet Of tallies
were over the block. giving the
Nationals a hard-fought battle.
Pitchers, young. lean and ianky,
with both south-side and right
hand deliveries, worked on the
hill for both clubs during the aft
ernoon. Eddie Hovlik is credited
with winning his first big league
battle after a brilliant perform
ance against these world cham
pions, in which one blow was OBJ
tanned off his delivery in four and
two-thirds innings.
Doc Ayers started the fray for
Grifrs clan, but Docs mind was
wandering back among the noun
tain trails Of Hillsville. Va. a. he
was introduced to q good lacing by
this white-hosed tribe In the nrst
three innings that he worked. az
the five counters registered by the
clan from Lake Michigan are re-
corded against Docs slants. Stanley
Reese, the southpaw freshman from
the University Of Virginia, made his
debut before local fandom during the
fourth and part Of the nth chap
ter, but this young virginian was
forced to give way under IRE In
the nth. when Eddie Hovfik took
UP the performance.
Col. Rowland guessed bad In the
selection of Russell to oppose the
Griffmen, as, after puzzling the locals
for the first three innings. Lefty
was whacked for one tally in the
fourth, and when he became unruly
by issuing free transportation in the
fifth, Col Rowland sounded the
shower call and Joe Benz took up
the duties. With three on. due to
two hits and an error. Benz was
shown the way to the club house.
and Danforth, with his southpaw
twisters, was called in to stop the
rally. But Danforth failed. and the
Nationals pushed four runs over.
Nebold Leibold started the as
sault on Doc Ayers offering with q
double to left field before local fan
dom really had q chance to settle
back in the seats. McMullen at
tempted to sacrifice him q peg. Ayers
gathered in the ball and heaved 1t
wild past Foster. placing Leibold
over the dish. and McMullen at the
midway station. Eddie Collins
doubled to left scoring McMullen.
while Chich Gandil hammered out
another two base knock to center
field that easily Tailed Collins.
To this trio of tallies the Sox add
ed two more In the third, through bad
infield playing and poor pitching by
Ayers. McMullen grounded out, but
Eddie Collins was given life on
Shanks' msicue. Eddie stole the
midway sack. and went to third on
q wild pitch, and Tailed on McBride's
error. Gandil was passed and NOV
ed along on J. Collins infeld out and
registered at the counting block
when Buck Weaver hit to center
ShI1ia hit Reese's first delivery for
q clean blow. and went to second
on Russell's sacrifice. Leibold was
passed. but Joe Judge pulled Stan
ley out Of the hole by a sensational
double play on the bat of McMullen
on which he forced Schalk at the far
corner.
Reese passed Eddie Collins, and
Gandil hit to start the fifth. Hovlik
took up the burden at this point
Eddie Collins Immediately advanced
the runners by q sacrifice. Buck
Weaver attempted the squeeze play,
but Picinich ran Eddie Collins down
at Fosters corner. Hovlik finishing
out the session by tanning Weaver.
This was the last time the Sox
threatened to score OF him. as Eddie
hung the link sign on them over the
balance of the route.
BERT Shotton led the way for the
Nationals' first count when he singled
to center In the fourth. Foster popped
out but Judge hit to right and the
bases were loaded and Milan drew q
pass. Frank Schultz put Shotton home
by . long sacrifice fly to Leibold, but
Shank's effort was only grounded to
Russell Mcbride opened the Nation
ais NTH with single to left and
altar Hoviik had popped out 'shotton
and Foster drew bases on balls. Banz
then took rp the burden and passed
Judge, forcinS 'cBride over. Benz
got away In good j: - until the ninth
when, with one down, the dandy cap
tain again singled to left. johnson
was given life when McMullen booted
his grounder and Shotton registered
Mcbride at the plate by a single to
left. Foster filled the sacks when
Collins errofed on his srounder. Then
Joe Judge crashed out his blow to
right fiel d that evened the, count.
Milan fouled out but Schultz settled
the dispute for good and all with his