The Washington herald., 1918-08-07

win poison tnis liine' os u was
the lone tally.
Joe Wood opened the tenth with a.
terrific line drive to left Bert Shot
ton dashed across the lot and made
herculeanean effort to stop the ball,
which had he done 50 would have held
Wood on second. but he didn't and
when the sphere rolled into the left
field corner Wood pranced to the
three-quarter station.
II was only the fifth base hit the In
dams had collected OF the offerings
%. Southpaw Harry Harper. but 1t
proved the beginning of the end for
the Nationals Bob Bescher was sent
to bat for Doc Johnston, a left-handed
hitter, while Joe Evans went in to run
for Joe Wood Harper dished up four
balls to Bescher. BY that time Grin
-iglred Frank Matteson had warmed
np sufficiently. and he relieved Har-
per. Chet Thomas was sent In to hit
for Turner. Matteson pitched exactly
two balls, the first was wide, and
Bescher walked to second. the Grin-
men making no effort to stop him. The
second was a grower. and Thomas
pasted on a line over judges head for
a clean single, Evans walking home.
. hold on second place for the time
, being, but the truth be told the Ma
tionals should have be arrested for
: not winning in the regulation nine
/ innings. Harper pitched Jim Bagby
goig and coming. The Nationals had
numerous chances to score. but failed
60 avail themselves of them At that,
only one man was thrown out at the
, plate. but they had the winning run
on third or second or both no fewer
than five times. Sensational fielding
by mis- teammates pulled Bagby down
to earth repeatedly.
The Nationals went right after Bag
by in the opening round as II they
Z meant to drive him OF the mound.
With one down, Foster singled to left
and Judge followed with a single to
right, Foster reaching third when
: Roth fumbled the bali. The Indians
put or the brakes then and there,
Wood fielding Milan's bounder and
Foster being squeezed. O'Neill to Tur-
ner. not, however, until Judge reached
third and Milan second. Schhute then
fled to Roth.
Ainsmith singled in the second with
two gone and Foster cracked out a
bachelor base with one down in the
third. but neither got beyond first.
The Nationals had a tough break In
the fourth when, after Shanks singled
with one gone, the hitand-run sign
was flashed and Lavan drove a low
liner to right Roth dashed in and
made a shoestring catch, doubling
shanks OF first.
The Indians didn't make the ac-
quaintance OF Judge until the fourth.
as the first ten men to face Harper
were set down in order. Chapman
then walked and raced to third on
Speakers single to right. only a SEN
sational stop by Schultz holding the
smash to one base. Roth was une-
quail to the task Of scoring Chappie.
pounding into a double play, Foster
to Shanks to Judge.
The Nationals didn't threaten in
the fifth, although Ainsmith opened
by working Bagby for a pass. Har-
per forced eddie and after Shotton
lined to Speaker. Harper was nailed
stealing.
The Indians had another chance in
their half. With one gone Johnston
walked. but Turner forced him and
then O'Neill singled to left on the hit
and rum Turner should have raced
to third, but was sotisfied to stop at
second. only to have Ainsmith and
Iavan catch him mapping a moment
later.
The NationtIs went down in order
In the. sixth but the Indians made a
bid to score. another doble play curb
ing them Bagby walked and Graney
pounded into a double play. Foster to
Shanks to Judge. Chapman then shot
q single to right and stole and after
Speaker had smashed the ball to
nAan left drfua
inches. he was purposely, passed and
Roth ended it with a fly. to Schultz.
One out in the seventh when Shanks
singled Lavan forced Howard and
was then picked stealing.
II was Turner who kept the Ma
uonals away from the plate in the
e1gnth with one Of his copyrighted as
sfsts. With two out Shotton singled
Through the box. a ball that Bagby
should have fielded and Bert raced to
third on Fosters line single to CEN
ter. Judge followed with a tantaliz-
Ing slow roller towards short Turner
cutting across and scooping up the
ball with his gloved hand and nip
ping Judge by a split hair at first.
The Indians went down one, two,
three in their half Of the eighth.
While Schultz singled in the ninth
with one gone but was left. The In
dams were easy In their half.
The Grinmen came close again in
the tenth after two were out. Shot
ton again singled through the box,
asother hit that Bagby should have
felded. Foster got credit for his
fourth hit when Turner lost his high
bounded in the suns rays. Shotton
reaching third. Judge drove a vi
ctous bounder over second but Wood
dashed over and made a stellar stop