The Washington herald., 1918-09-01
LOVES WILD STREAK GIVES
GRIFFMEN THIRD OF SERIES
Lanky Hurler Of Yankees Is
p Given Pounding In First
Locals Winning by E to
3.

"Slim" Love is still a trifle wor-
sied about finding essential work.
as he easily showed the signs of
distress during his one-inning stay
on the mound yesterday. and the
Nationals hung up the third game
of the series with the New York
Yankees by a count of E to 3.
Sims" wildness. coupled with a
three-base crash by Johnny Lavan.
settled the dispute. as the Griffmen
scored enough tallies off the
elongated Manhattan twirler in this
frame to pack away the game.
"Grunting" Jimmy Shaw did the
hill duty for the Criffmen and set
Wee" Miller Huggins' tribe down
with SIX hits. A base on balls
and two blows. punched with
Picinich's error. gave the visitors
their two tallies in the third frame.
Joe Judge brought the fans to their
feet in the second inning by
knockingsdown line drive off the
bat of Ham Hyatt. while Lavan
contributed a circus play on Pratt's
grounder in the eighth.
Outside of these brilliant catches
L.
in the game, which was a slow, life
lCGs affair in which the players
seemed to tire. One inning proved
enough for Lanky Slim, as Roy
Sander. the former Kansas City
hurleT. took up the burden in the
second. and gave a pretty good ac-
count of himself over the balance of
the route. as the Griffmen gathered
but six of the eight blows that they
registered off his delivery.
Bert Shotton started the game by
looking over four wide ones and ad-
Eanced to second when Foster ground
ded out to Baker. Judge singled to
center. placing Shotton over the pan
after he stole third. but Milan popped
out. With two down Love again de-
yeloped another wild streak and is
sued free transportation to both
Schultz and Shanks, filling the sacks,
and Johnny Lavan topped off tine
chapter by smaCking out a triple to
center field that pushed through the
three other runs of the inning, but
PiciRich's efforts to advance Johnny
were only a long offering to Hum
nell.
\ hit by Shotton and bases on balls
to both Foster and Judge went for
naught in the Nationals second. as
Bert was caught stealing third, and
Milan ended the inning by hoisting to
Hyatt. The Nationals added another
pair and their final counters in the
fifth. when Foster hit to center to
start tho frame.
Judge moved him along on a sac
rifice and Milan in attempting to ad-
vance him further laid down a neat
bunt and romped over the initial
sack before either Sanders or Hannah
could gather in the pill. Schultz the
next batter hammered a drive to right
field which Walters allowed to bounce
away. from him. After AL had chased
to the garden wall for the ball. both
Foster and Milan had crossed the pan
and Schultz was anchored safely at
the far corner.
The Yankees obtained their first hit
in the second frame when Fournier
who took kindly to Shaw's smoke OBJ
tained. his first blow to left field.
With Two down in the third Walters
hit to right and went to third when
attempting to cut him down on a
stolen base Hummell drew a pass
and Baker clouted a long bingle to
center field that cleared. the sacks
Fournier pulled the prize bone of
the afternoon N the fourth when he
opened the session with a hit to CEN
ter and moved to second when Peck
was passed. Hannah crashed a long
fly to Milan and Fournier dug out
for third which base he turned for
home making him easy picking on the
second end Of double play.