The sun., 1918-07-05
YANKS SPLIT BILL;
DROP LEAGUE LEAD
Errors Cause Caldwell's De-
feat After Bakers Hitting
Beats Senators in Morning.
Special Despotch TO THE SuN.

WASHINGTON, ID. c., July I. - The
Yankees maintained their position as
league leaders for half of the holiday by
taking the morning section OF their
double header with Clark Grifiith's Ma
tionals. but they slid into second place
this afternoon by dropping the second
game while the Indians we're defeating
the Browns The triumph OF the Hug
gins forces was rung up in the decisive
score of to 0, and they died battling
this afternoon. The score was 1 to 3.
1t Is not giving the Yankees any the
better OF IL to say that they were en-
titled to both games. At least Ray Cald-
we'll was as much entitled to win this
afternoon as any pitcher could be. He
was the victim of some poor support
which cropped out in the sixth and sew
enth innings and allowed four unearned
runs to be registered. The Yanks did
more damage than they usually do to
Walter Johnson and slammed the Big
Gun for four hard hits and two earned
runs in the eighth inning. But they
could not offset the big handicap i'm
posed by Hannahs bad throw and
Bodies slow outheldlng.
Frank Baker carried Off the honors OF
the day. with the two Yankee pitchers
close behind The Trappe Mauler dellv-
cred home run, double and two
singles in the morning game and was
responsible for six of the seven runs
which found their way into the score
Baker kept up his hitting this after
noon. He got a pair OF clean drives
OF johnson, making his total six sits
for the day.
Only Three Hits on shawkey.
shawkey limited the Nationals to three
singles in the morning game and after
a streak Of wildness in the first inning.
which produced three passes, he almost
was invincible. From the first inning
to the close OF the game only twenty
FIVE men faced the New York pitcher
and only one home player Foster. in the
ninth inning, got by first base. He got
complimentary steal as Shawkey took
windup with Foster on the first base.
The game was safe at this stage and
Shawkey was not concerning himself
about a shutout.
Both games were pitching duels for
more than half the way. In the after
noon battle there was no scoring until
the home half Of the sixth and then an
error made run possible. Milan singled
of Pipps glover stole second and when
Hannah threw to the outfeld he con-
tinued on to third. The error made II
possible TOT MIN 10 score when Schulte
scratched a hit past Pipp.
In the Yanks' seventh Pipp hit over
Schulte's head for two bases and Bodie
hunted. Judge and Johnson became
mixed in the play and Ping got a hit
Pipp taking third. Hannah hit the
ball too hard on his squeeze play and
Judges throw beat Pipp to the plate, but
Picinich let the ball get away and the
run scored.
In Washington's seventh Morgan
singled and Picinich hit to Pipp. The
throw to second had Morgan out. but
Peck dropped the ball. Morgan and
Picinich were forced IN turn at third
base by johnson and Shotton. Then
Fosters high fly to left got away from
Bodie for triple when 1t should have
been the third out. Johnson and Shot
ton raced home and wild pitch sent
Foster In a minute later.
The Yankees rallied in the eighth and
got two runs on clean hits by Peck
Baker. Pipp and Bodie. These should
have won the game. but they did not
even tie the score. They were the only
earned runs of the game.
The story of the morning game Is the
story OF Bakers hitting. His double
| chased Peck home from first after the
! latter's walk In the first inning. His
, drive over the right field wall sent
| Shawkey and Peck. who had singled
| across the plate In the eighth. In the
ninth. after Gilhoolcy's single chased
Walters home from second, Baker scored
Gilhooley with another hit and sent
Peck. who had walked, to third. Then
Baker and Peck worked a double steal
the latter scoring. The scores