The Washington herald., 1918-08-25
GRIFFS LAND FINAL GAME
FROM FOEIL'S INDIAN TRIBE
Harry Harper Shows Great
Form in Downing Cleve-
land in Last Of Series, 4
to O.

lGrifs Nationals tool, Ii. final
game of the senes from Lee Fohr,
Indian tribe and broke even with
the Sixth City crew in their final
stand of the waning 1918 season
at League Park yesterday. The
Giffmen handed the Indians a
long string of zeros and won BY a
4-to-0 count.
The Indians played poor ball
aheld and only two men got as
far as second base. Spoke"
Speaker doubled in the FIRST, but
never got beyond the midway sta
ton, as two were down and Joe
Wood sent '.Wildhre" Frank
Schultz on a long chase for his
fly. which Frank pulled down after
racing almost to the scoreboard,
making the catch while going at
full speed with the ball over his
shoulder for the third out.
DR.. Johnny Laven made a fine stop
In the fourth In deep short and pegged
out Speake at Judges corner. How
ard Shanks took Joe Woods liner az
his shoe tops which was labeled a
hit In the seventh which saved Mo1ie
Harper as Turner singled and stole.
second.
In the last two chapters the tribe
were easy although Bescher wa given
free transportation in the eighth with
one down. ChaDmen fcg!ed to Casey
and Speaker flew to Milan leaving
Bob standing on first base.
"Moxie" Harry Harper was sent
back to do the honors by the Foxey
Pilot and he was in HIS best form.
Harry held the sixth city tribe safe
all the way. Even Cher Thomas,
Of the barrage voice was not able 10
distract Moxie's attention from his
work In the two occasions when he
tried to wake up the multitude.
''Chet" appeared in the sixth when
Enzmsnn blazed the way with a single
and he opened up his let's go" rapid
fire but no one reached second Bass
| and the disturbance was still until the
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but the Nationals refused TO be rat
tied by his noise and the danger was
passed. Harper was very stinEy with
his hits as four was the allotment
Of the tribe and no two OF them came
in an inning.
The Nationals fielded perfectly be-
hind Grir's loose-as-s-goose tWirler.
pulling sensational plays both IN TIE
inield and the outgudens. Shanks
made several stops and throws that
brought him rounds OF applause.
EnImann. the selection Of Manager
| Fohl with the hope he would be abls
to hold the Griffman in check but his
curves did not trouble the Nationals.
as his slants were touched up for two
doubles and five singles.
Foster singled in the first after ore
was down. Schultz opened the second
with double. but was picked OF by
o'Neili. Shanks was safe on Evans
wide throw to Johnston. Lavan forced
shanks at second Johnny stole ser
oDd and kept on 20 third when o'Neiu
threw into center. and scored when
Speaker threw wild to catch Johnny
at the far corner.
On three hits the Nationals put
across three tallies. Judges double
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center put Joe on third and Judge
scored on Shanks single in the same
territory. Lavan was thrown out by
Chapman. Casey hit to Evans. who
made a perfect throw. but Doc John
ston dropped the ball and Joe was
safe, and Milan dented the plate with
the second tally. Casey kept on n
second and Shanks scooted for t1i
plate when he saw Doc was fieldilg Z
the pellet but Docs throw was a N y
one and he wEs safe with the third
tally of the frame.
The Grifmen were held safe the
rest Of the distance. although Shanks
| singled after two were down in the
seventh and was out trying to swipe
the midway sack. Shotton opened the
eighth chapter with a single. but
O'Neill pegged him out when he tried
to steal second. and the next two bait
ters were easy outs on flies to Wood
and Bsscher. respectively. The score:
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