The Washington herald., 1918-07-18

He IS credited with ringing up HIS
Harper and his loose-as-a-goose
south-paw slants failed to prove any
puzzle to this tribe in the opening IN
ming, as a trio OF runs were shoVed
across against his slants before ran
dom really woke up to the fact tnat
the Nationals were on the snort emo
With Bagby. who is Fohfs one pest
bet on the heaving slab, facing the
locals. odds on downtown books jump
ed all the way to to 1; but these
xanble-eers had not figured out the
fact that Grifrs team has been in
batting slump and that sooner or later
they were going to get revenge. II
was on the mixed-up offerings OF
Jimmy Bagby that the Nationals rat
tfened up their averages and at the
same time put the old battle on the
right side Of the ledger.
After this nightmare staged by the
Redskin tribe for the benefit OF the
fFackensack southpaw in the first
frame. Harper gave good account OF
himself and was only removed from
Sthe fray to allow Walter johnson 10
crash one when a safe blow woulo
thave meant a tally. Walter tailed oy
lfouling out and Bat Matterson .S u
Jumped into the duties Of haltins the
tribe.
II started of when Ray Chapman
/ fooled the boys by walloping triple
10 right center. Ray even fooled him
self and raced around the bags with
out watching the fielders gather in MS
snfering. Doc Johnston hit over the
midway sack. easily scoring Ray, put
Sneakers effort was only high ny
to Milan. Bobby Roth was called
down on strikes but while TINS act
was being staged Johnston stole the
HALFWAY mark. Wamby hit to Shot
Ton who made bad peg to the plate
and when the dust had finally settled
Isomewhere the wind was blowing. II
there was any blowingl Wamby was
stationed at the middle sack ana
Johnston had recorded smoky
Hoe" Wood then hammered one IN De-
tween Shanks and Judge. and Wamby
crossed over as Harper had WHO pltch-
ed him to the hot corner.
Facing a three run lead the Nation
AIS went to work in their half. Bert
Shotton looked over four wide ones
ar1 moved along a notch when Eos
ter scratched out an infield hit 10
Joe Evans. Joe Judge advanced eoth
runners and Bert romped over the
registering block when Milan was be-
ing retired by the Chapmen-Johnston
route.
A real assault OF inner and outer
trenches OF the Redman was attacked
bv the Nationals in the third, al
Though nothing of the unusual hap
penings occurred. until this frame.
Ono" more Bert Shotton led the way,
after Harper had famed, this time
with a clean single to left field Fos-
ter followed with his second blow OF
the game. which placed Bert at the
paviIion corner. Joe Judge then sent
Bobby Roth on a long journey to
capture his fly ball which sacrificed
Shotton over the pan and moved
-'Fatama" along a notch. Milan hit
to left placing Foster on third, TFhile
wildfre Frank Schultz drew his first
pass Hank Shanks could not get
hold of just what he wanted and
forced Frank out at the middle stop
for the third down.
The Fohlmen once more forged to
The front in the sixth when Umpire
O'Loughlin kicked into the league OF
the Boys that give the stars the
breaks when he declared ''Tris"
Speaker safe at the initial cushion.
saSpokeO was easily out but in at
tempting to get the ball away from
him Judge miscued and as George
Moriarity did not see the play silk"
ruled Iris safe, and records show
Judge errored although a put-out
should have been registered. This
decision opened the way for the In
dams. Bobby Roth then came through
with his contribution which was
double to center field. Iris going to
third on the clout. and scoring the
run that put the Indians out in front
when Shanks and Judge pulled SEN
sational play at the initial cushion
on wamby's near-infield hit.
The seventh frame was the lucky
one for the local tribe, as Bert Shot
ton, Of housekeeping fare. led the
way once more, with a wlacS to
right field. While Bagby was at
tempting to work on Foster, Bert
stole the midway sack. "Fatama"
hit to cente:. rlacing shotton at
third, and Judge arrived safe alons
with all hands when Johnston boot
ed wamby's assist. Milan grounded
Johnston's way. and Foster crossed
the registering block, but Lee Fohl
signalled Bagby to Jam the sack in
passing up Schultz. Hank Shanks
then came through with his wallo ,
to right. and although he overran
Schultz n getting down to the mid
way sack, the winning counter was
over. Mstterson went along at top
speed the balance of The route. and
the Nationals tucked away another
hard one.