New-York tribune., 1918-04-27
McGraw
Walks Visitors
Into a Victory
Yankee Pitcher Passes First
Three Up and Is Hastily
Retired
By Charles A. Taylor

until yesterday. A college education
which has raised havoc with so many
names and persons that promised we'll
TOOK all the lustre from the cognomen
OF McGraw. Oddly enough, the Polv
Grounds, where the McGraws counted
tor SO much in the past, was the spot
chosen by fate to bring the clan into
the same class as the Smiths and the
Joneses.
Bob McGraw, a young pitcher in
Colonel Ruppert's fold and q graduate
OF the University Of Colorado, had his
chance to live up to his name and also
make it more famous when the Yanks
lined up against the Senator's yester-
day afternoon for the third game of
their series. The youthful Bob had as
ms opponent on the mound the cele-
brated Walter johnson.
II Bob could have only kept his feet
planted firmly on old terra frma anu
not taken his inspiration from the
numerous airplanes that lowered over
the ball park during the contest all
might have been different. The great
Walter had been beaten in his FIRST
three starts Of the season, the Yanks
having taken his measure twice anu
the ridiculed Athletics once.
Bob's young life. But he fell, and how
great indeed was his fall The SEN
ators made nine runs and the Yanks
only four, and six Of the tallies gath
cred by the Griffmen must be charged
up to Bob. Oh, how ashamed John
Joseph, sentenced to Brooklyn for the
day. must have felt
Walks First Three Up
The whole sad tale of woe, both as
regards the big blot on the escutcheon
Of McGraw and the blotting out of the
ianks. can be told by brief nara
tive of what happened in that first inn
ing yesterday.
Bert Shotton, the first man to face
Bob McGraw, was unable to reach any
of the balls hurled in his general direc-
ton and strolled to the initial bag
wait" Immediately became the slogan
OF Clark Griffith on the coaching line
Doc Lavan needed the slogan and he,
too, sauntered to first.
Clyde Milan, who is so speedy on the
paths he hates to walk, was forced to
pursue the same course as his prede-
cessors. Up came Howard Shanks and
he used the last part of his name to
get to first. This last shanking of ne
cessity brought Shotton across the
plate. Bob McGraw had thrown nine
teen balls, only two of which were
strikes. He was through and he knew it.
He passed from the centre of the dia-.
mond, and with his passing appeared
Herb Thormahlen Of near-no-hit fame.
Higgins could not have selected
better man to complete the funeyal
ceremony over the name of McGraws
Herb promptly made a wild pitch and
Lavan scored. Herb just as promptly
made another wild heave far beyond
the frantic arms of Truck Hannah, and
Milan Tailed. Joe Judge then found
ball he could get at with his club.
and drove it to centre field, scoring
Shanks.
Morgan followed this blow with ::
dashed over the rubber. Foster sacri-
feed and Morgan registered on Ain
smiths fly to Gilhooley. Walter John
son, who probably never before had had
an opportunity to bat before he pitched
on foreign soil, ended the agony of the
fans by grounding out via Baker to
Pipp.
Senator's Push On
The Senator's, not content with the
fearful damage they had done to the
name of McGraw and the Yanks in the
first inning, continued their Hunnish
tactics in the second. Shotton went
out to Pipp unassisted, but Lavan sin
gled to right field and Milan sent an
took third. Judge walked and the
bases were filled Morgan singled to
left, tallying Lavan and Milan.
Two more runs and the grand total
against the Yanks had reached eight.
Pratt fumbled Fosters grounder, and
again the sacks were all populated, but
Ainsmith forced Foster at second. The
crowd cheered madly. for they were
fearsome of another endurance trial
such as the opening frame had fur
nished. -
There seems to be no reason for
detailed explanation of how the Yanks
struggled to overcome the odds aga inst
them. Suffice it to say that they did
struggle, and in the seventh inning
Griff got SO worried that he had two
pitchers warming up in the right-feld
corner. 1t would have been compare
lively easy to have overthrown the
great Walter for the third time in sue
cession had it not been for this Nc
Graw persons disregard for good old
Irish baseball game.
Waiter Johnson was probably re-
sponsible for the goodly crowd that
gathered under Coogan's Bluff, for the
air was of the chilly sort. The 1900
fans who braved the cold to see the
great Walter perform, however, could
not have derived much satisfaction. He
didn't have to perform" after that
first inning.
The hitting honors for the Yanks
were divided between Frank Baker and
Wally- Pipp, each of whom got two
safeties. Baker also drew a base on
balls and thereby added bit to his
already luscious batting average.
Wally Pipp and the feet Bert Shot
ton had pretty race to the first bag
in the second inning. Wally won after
quick slide.
Little Gilhooley, whose specially is
walking TO first or at the most beating
out infield hits, surprised the assem-
blage by banging out a triple in the
seventh inning. 1t is customary for
the opposing outfelders to move far
in toward the diamond when Gil ap-
pears with his stick. They moved too
far yesterday, for Gil drove the ball a
mile (more or less) oeer Milan's head.
Hughie High for the second time
this season was called upon to do
some pinch hitting, but the best be
could accomplish was a puny foul to
Foster. 1t was against the Senator's
that Hughie made his debut in this
role. the occasion being one of the
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