The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-07-06
YANKS DROP LAST
GAME TO SENATORS
Higgins Tribe Tumbles Into
Third Place When Wash
ingtOn Wins, 2 to 1.
Special Despaich TO Tue Sun


WAsHlNGToN, July 5.--The Yankees
closed up their series here to-day by
suffering another defeat at the hands
OF Clark Griffith's fast climbing wash
ington Senators. tumble by Ping
Bodie helped Doc Lavan race home with
the winning run in the ninth inning. the
Senators winning by a score OF to l.
The victory gave the District OF Column
bia the series, three games out Of four.
1t took Bob Shawkey. borrowed from
Uncle Sans navy, to put over the only
victory won here by the Yankees
Yesterday the Yankees we're hurled
out or the lead. and to-day they were
toppled out OF second place. and must
return TO New York in the third posi-
ton. Washington also Is getting strong
pennant ambitions. The Senators arc
only a game behind New York. What
Is more, with Johnson and the other
Washington pitchers going the way they
are the Senatorial chances are begin
ming to look real roseate.
With the exception of Baker and Pip
the Yankees are in bad batting slump.
Marsans dropped from $50 to .23S in a
weeks time. To-day Higgins replaced
the Cuban with old Ham Hyatt. who
did some useful smuggling for him when
I've HldHdkeu Ine NarulnalS. however.
the venerable Ham was no Improvement
over Marsars to-day. for Hyatt failed to
shake any hits out of Shaw. He also
ruined the best Yankee rally Of the
day by getting picked of third base in
the NTH inning.
Baker tried to give the Nanks a start
in the first inning. when he cracked a
double TO right. but Pratt, the next bat
ter. lifted to Shotton.
Milan opened Washington's half Of
the second by outfiooting roller TO
Peck, but did not advance from frst. IN
the third inning. Lavan let Walters's
roller go through him. Al was the first
man up, but he was a steal victim.
Plenty OF Action in Fourth.
There was lot of action with two
down in the fourth. when Washington
got its first run, which incidentally was
the only earned run Of the day. Shanks
beat out a slow roller to third and Law an
walked. Morgan singled to centre. scor-
ing Shanks ON the throw in, Lavan
and Morgan took an extra base. Pie
mich was purposely passed and Shaw
forced the catcher at second or a
grounder to Iratt.
The Yankees tied the score in the ft,r
With one out. Bodie singled TO centre.
hyatt hit 10 Morgan who in his haste
to make a double play. fumbled. and
both mon were safe. Walters knocked
single TO lett. scoring Bodie. No
grdge also hit a single to short left,
filling the bases, with one out. This
promising rally went to seed when Pic-
mich picked old Ham of third base. To
show how disastrous this was, Gilhoolcy
walked moment later. filling the bases
again. Foster then threw out Peckin-
paugh.
Bodie reached third base In the
seventh on a succession OF poor Wash
irgton plays. He reached first on Nor
gan's error and took second on Picirich' s.
poor throw to catch Ping of first Wal
ter famed. but Picinich dropped the
third strike and had to throw him out.
BoGie making third. He was lett when
Mogridge famed. '.rr
The finish came In the ninth. Sharks
opened with a single 10 centre. and
I.avan hunted safely. Morgan, in trying
to sacrifice. hit to Pipp. who forced
Shanks at third. Picinich then singled
to left, and what chance Bodie had OF
throwing out the runner went glmmer-
irg when tho ball rolled through Pins $
legs TO the fence. The score: