The Washington herald., 1918-05-19
Eddie's Error Of Shanks
Peg Keeps Yingling from
Shut-out Victory.

Smiling Earl Yingling has reason
to wear the deep gloom frown today,
as he was robbed of a shutout VIC
tory against the Chicago White sox
in the final game OF the series yes
day at the Florida Avenue bailiwick
when Eddie Ainsmith. his battery
mate, dropped a peg from the arm
OF Howard Shanks
This miscue came in the fifth after
two men were out, which paved the
way for the Sox first tally and count
ed at to J against the Nationals.
Yingling was at his best, as his
southpaw twisters fooled the cham
pions throughout the going, forcing
an overtime battle OF thirteen innings
before a decision could be reached.
Opposed to the Smiling Chink" was
Urban Faber, Of spitball fame. Urban
was also famed. as the world series
fans will remember, for staging one
bad frame. and 1t was in Faber's one
bad inning that the Nationals gath
cred their trio of counters.
It was not until the fourth that
the Sox obtained a whack of the
offerings of Yingling. 4 With one
down John Collins pushed through
a solid base whack that went for
three sacks. In the next, Schalk
led the way with a single to left.
hut Faber popped out. Leibold
forced Ray at the midway cushion
for the second out. but Murphy
looked over four side ones and
breeZed along with free transporta-
tion. At this period of the battle
the fireworks began. Eddie Collins
then singled to left and Howard
Shanks. by a brilliant piece of field
ing and a great pegs, nipped Lei
bold at the plate for the third out.
by three yards. but Eddie Ainsmith
dropped the ball, and Leibold was
given life. The same old Chick Gan
dill followed with a clout to CEN
ter, which scored both Murphy and
Eddie Collins.
Yingling's teammates. by clean
and clever clouting. evened the
count in their half OF the nth,
when Judge started things with a
single to center. Morgan followed
with a blow to right and the sacks
were loaded, when Foster pushed
one over the midway cushion. Aim
smith struckout. but Earl Yingflnh
came through with an infield crash
that scored Judge and left the sacks
filled again. Shotton forced Earl
while Morgan was scoring. but
Lieut.. Johnny Layan whalloped one
to left and gave Foster easy romp-
ing to the dish.
FTizzled comedy in fielding allowed
the Sox the victory in the thirteenth
when Lavan and Morgan, the mid
way guardian. both erTored on one
pitched ball. Murphy made the way
possible when he bat out an infeld
single and moved along on f. Col
lins' sroUnder to Yingling. Gandil
hoisted one to Milan. but ]. Collins
took the base-on-balls route to the
initial sack.
Buck Weaver, the Sox convalescent
infielder. was the emergency swat
man for RisberE. Buck grounded TO
DR.. Johnny and a mix-up occurred
that was poorer than amateur base
ball would demonstrate. Johnny peg
ged badly to first and Weaver ar
rived safe. our Judges relay to Ain
smith was too late to head of Muir
ply with the winning tally. and the
Sox just went one better when Wea-
yer slid in past Morgan after he had
dropped the throw. While Ray was
recovering the ball John Collins
rounded third and crossed the plate.
but Buck was easily run down along
the base line
The Nationals attempted to cGme
from behind in their half of the .tnir-
teenth after one was down. MOrgan
singled and Fcseer popped out. but
Wildfiire Frank Schultz. in the pinch
hitting role. came through with sin-
gle to right. placing Ray at the far
corner Gingling's effort to overcome
this handicap was a force at the
midway sack