Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-04-28
M|SP[AYS UNDO|NG
OF GR|FF|TRS. CLUB
Errors in Final Inning Lose
Well Played Game to
Yankees, 2 to /.
SHAW HOLDS SPOTLIGHT
By DENMAN THOMPSON.

NEW YORK, April N.-Error-
tits, that dread affection from
which the Nationals have been
suffering since the season opened,
continues to rage unchecked and
cost them another ball game to-
day. With the pastime dead
locked at one-all and Jim Shaw
presenting an oasis on the sea of
his uncommonly wild young
pitching life, the Griffmen entered
the ninth round a good even
money bet for ultimate victory
in overtime. Then two points in
the inner works exploded with
loud bang and the Yanks COPIED
a2-to-1 verdict that gave them an
even break on the series.
To date. the principal drawback to
an artistic presentation Of our national
the scarcity, not to say utter lack. OF
effective twirling. The outfit really
has been hitting better than it knew,
and this unlooked-for strength on the
attack has in a measure onset the
sloppy work 1t has been doing afeld;
pitching he has been clamoring Tor.
but q severe spasm of the fumbnng
malady at a crucial period permitted
q sterling mound performance TO 60
Hn0Qinlp hands
credit for a triumph they did not earn.
Twenty-Four Errors in Ten Games.
A comprehensive idea of the virulen-
cy of the disease which has its talons
gripped into the vitals of the Grinmen
may be obtained from consideration
of the fact that in the ten games thus
far perpetrated by the Washington
team it has amassed a grand total of
twenty-four errors. and has gone
through only one contest with a clean
slate 1t is significant that in this
In Washington the second day OF the
season. it was returned winner. Fur
thermore, Of the twenty-four mispiays
Foster has the unenviable distinction
margin with nine. He has made one
or more hobbies in all but three of the
games played to date and todays
frenzied affair in Harlem was one of
himself as to number.
Foster previously had made q whale
OF n stop that resulted in Del Pratt
being cut OF at the plate with a run
that appeared to be as good as over:
But that was in the second round. and
we now are dealing with the ninth.
Pratt chopped a bounder to Eddie's left
that the midget third sacker proceeded
to boot in his we'll known style. and
Pratt ambled on a peg when Pipp sac
rtdced. The bunt went to Foster, and
he was all set to start double play,
but Lavan had run over to cover third
which Foster left in order to field the
ball and Morgan was similarly em-
ployed at first. Judge having crept In
in anticipation Of a bunt. There being
no one at the midway cushion to re-
cefve his throw Foster had to content
himself with tossing Pipp out at the
initial sack. With Pratt on second.
Morgan attracted attention to himself
by making a fearful mess Of Bodies
roller, this heinous act giving Pratt
title to third. Then Elmer Aiiller, who
made possible the Yanks' first tally.
again produced. pounding the pill to
deep recesses of left center. The drive
would have been good for at least
three bases had 1t been necessary for
him to run it out, but only one run
was needed. and Pratt sauntered in
with that. Bodie Rugged first until he
saw there wasSno chance of the ball
being shared and then speeded to sec
ond and very ostentatiously planted
his trilbies on the hassock. Ping has
never forgotten that classic Fred Mer-
Ma n,lIled