Evening star., 1918-07-04
YANKS TAKE AN.
TILT WITH GR|FFS
Yeoman Shawkey Puzzles
Local Batters - Bakers
Home Run C1inches Game.
BY DENMAN THOMPSON.

Miller HugglnS pennant-aSplrlng
Yanks maintained their position at
the top Of the heap in Ban john
sons official family by hanging a
defeat onto the Nationals in the fore
noon encounter at American League
park today. A good-sized crowd
turned out for the game.
4 home-run' drive over the right
field wall in the seventh inning set
tied the issue in favor of the
Yankees. This wa1lop scored Shawkey
and Peck, who had gotten on the
bases by infield hits.
Game in Detail.
First inning-Gilhooley grounded
to Morgan. Peck walked and scored
on Bakers double to the scoreboard.
Pratt singled over second, sending
Baker to third. Pipp hit into dou-
BILE play, Morgan to Lavan to Judge.
One run.
Shotton grounded to Pipp. Shawkey
taking the throw. Foster Waiked.
Judge also got a pass. Milan walked.
. and the bases were full: Schultz put
a ball over the right field wall which
was foul by a few feet. He then
famed out Lavan flied to Marsans.
No runs.
Second inning-Lavan tossed out
Bodie. Marsans rolled to Morgan.
Ayers threw out Walters. No runs.
Morgan grounded to Peck. Picinich
walked. Ayers hit into a double play,
Pipp to Peck to Pipp. No runs.
Third inning-Ayers threw out
shawkey. Morgan got o,,t Gtin9o1ey nc aeyt
Peck famed. No runs.
Shotton lifted to Bodie: Walters
got sunder Fosters foul fly. Judge
flied to Bodie. No runs.
Fourth inning-Baker singled to
to bunt. Milan dropped Pipp's line
fly, Baker stopping at second. Bodie
flied to Shotton. Baker was forced
at third when Marsans grounded to
Foster. No runs.
Milan grounded to Peck. Schultz
was nipped at first on Pipp's toss to
Shawkey. Peck took Lavan's high
fly. No runs.
Fifth inning-Schulte got Walters
fly Shawkey walked. Gilhooley
forced Shawkey at second. Morgan
making a splendid stop back Of the
stole second. Peck lifted to Shotton.
No runs.
Morgan singled to left. the first hit
registered off Chief Yeoman Shawkey.
Picinich hit into a double play. Baker
to Peck to Pipp. Peck tossed out
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Sixth inning-Baker lifted to Milan.
Foster made fine stop of Pratts
drive and threw him out. Morgan got
Pipp's roller. No runs.
Shotton planted a single to right.
Pratt caught Fosters little drive and
doubled UP Shotton before he could
get back to first. -Gilhooley got under
Judges fly. No runs.
Seventh inning-Bodie flied to Mi
Ian. Shotton caught Marsans' line
VI 1A
Milan grounded to Pipp. Shawkey
got the putout. Gilhooley ran to the
wall in right to get Schultes long
drive. Lavan foYled to Walters, No
runs.
Eighth inning-Shawkey beat out
hit to Morgan. Morgan tossed out
Gilhooley. Shawkey taking second.
Peck singled through Foster. Shaw
key pulling up at third. Baker hit
over the right field wall, scoring
shawkey and Peck ahead of him.
safe on Lavan's error. Pratt stole
second. Pipp famed. Ayers threw
out Bodie. Three runs.
Morgan flied to Bodie. Picinich
popped to Peck. Shanks batting for
Ayers. Peck threw out Shanks. No
runs.
Ninth inning-Hansen went in to
pitch in place of Ayers.
Lavan threw out Marsans. Walters
walked. Shawkey sacrificed. Judge
tagging him on the line. Gilhooley
singled to center. scoring Walters,
Gilhooley reaching third on Milan's
peg to the plate. which bounded over
Picinich's head. Peck drew a pass.
Baker singled to right, his fourth hit
Of the game. Gilhooley scoring and
Peck taking third. Peck scored on a
double steal. Pratt hit by pitched
ball. The bases were filled when Pipp
bounced hit off Hansen's glove.
Baker was forced at third when
Bodie grounded to Foster. Three
runs.
Shotton popped foul to Baker. Fos-
ter singled to left. Foster stole sec
ond. Judge struck out. Milan grounded
to Pratt. No runs.