Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-06-09
ON[YFNE B|NG[ES
MADE BY DETROIT
Tigers Unable to Hit Harper
and Nationals Win Game,
5 to 8.
GRIFF'S CLUB BATS WELL
BY DENMAN THOMPSON.

the Tigers to FIVE hits where
they would do a minimum of
damage while his teammates
did some hard and timely
humping at the expense OF
Kallio and Cunningham, Harry
Harper today achieved his sec
ond victory of the season and
enabled the Nationals to make
it three out of four games with
the Jungaleers in the series here
and FIVE out of eight in the inter
team clashes to date. The
score was Washington 5, De-
troit 3.
Harper pitched the best game
he has shown this year, barring
the sixteen-inning tie against
Erickson of the local club on
Red Cross day at home. Con-
trary to his, custom, he issued
only two passes in the course OF
the battle, and neither of these
figured in the run column. Up
until the eighth he permitted but
three scattered hits and, barring
errors by Foster and Schultz,
would have been scored on only
once.
Against the five hits allowed by
Harper. the Nationals rang UP
total of eleven. Milan and Judge
being the leaders. with three apiece.
Zeb stung the ball unusually hard.
one of his clouts going for two and
another for three bases. He mar
rowly missed getting another double
when Witt made a leaping stab of
his drive over the hot corner in the
third.
Get Under Way Early.
No time was lost by the Griffmen
in getting under way. Shotton start
ed by waiting out Kaliio. and. when
rewarded by walk, took third on
the run4and-hit when Judge lined
single to right. and scored when Joe
was forced at second on Fosters rap
to Witt. Milan grounded out and
Schultz famed. The Tigers were
retired in order In their half. al
though IL appeared that Schultz trap
l.g, ~. .<%f pof oh n
It on the fly.
Twice in the second the Griffs had
the sacks loaded. but only one run
was obtained. Morgan led of with
q single to left, and Lavan also was
safe when Yelle made poor toss to
Cobb of the shortstop's sacrifice bunt.
Picinich's suicide moved them up.
Harper famed. but Yelle dropped the
third strike and then failed to throw
the ball. the bases being filed as
result. Shotton's winging bunt drop
ped in front Of the plate and Nor.
gan was forced when Yelle picked 1t
up and stepped on the pan. However.
Judges lazy looper fell just behind
Witt for a single and Lavan scored.
The table was set for roster, but
Heilmann captured his line drive.
Retiring the Tigers in order in the
first two rounds. Harper became I'M
steady in the third and walked Young
and Kallio, but the former was dou-
bled up with Yelle by the Harper
LAvan-Morgan route, and Harper also
tossed out Bush. Foster gave the
enem-sa run in the fourth, however.
as his tumble of Cobb's roller per-
mitted Tyrus to tally when Veach
tripled through Milan. Bobby was
out at the plate trying to stretch
on Lavan's relay to Picinich OF
9chulte's throw.
Fosters. single to left and Milan's
double to the same territory gave
the Griffs another run In the fifth.
Schultz struck out. and after Morgan
walked. Lavan forced Milan at third,
Witt making the play unassisttd.
Harper's painful slowness of foot de-
prived the Nationals Of another tally
in the sixth. Harry opened this round
with a scratch hit through Witt and
rumbled to third on Judges long sim
gle to right-Joe's third hit of the day.
Fosters drive was fumbled by Witt,
but the latter was saved from being
charged with an error. as he chased
after the bail, picked up the pill and
still had time to flag ice Wagon
Harry" at the plate. Veach's second
successive triple in the sixth was a
mighty clout that struck the wall In
right on the first bound. Lavan cut
OF q score, however. by making a cir
Gus catch of Heiimann's roller over
second finishing with a fine peg to
Judge.
0rifmen Threaten Again.