The Washington herald., 1918-06-03
Brilliant Work of Chapman
Proves Nationals Undoing
Collision Of Morgan and
Shotton Gives Indians
Overtime Battle.
BY ED. BANGS.

Cleveland, Ohio, June 2.-The per-
nicious activity in the field of the In
dams. Damon and Pythias pair.
namely, Ray Chapman at short and
Iris Speaker in centerfeld, coupled
with a head-on collision between Ray
Morgan and Bert shotton. in going
after a pop fly, gave the Indians a
1-to-o verdict over Washington today
in eleven torrid innings.
Chapman had ten fielding chances
at short and Speaker gobbled up eight
sundry smashes of the Mats. at least
i've of them difficult chances. three
tickets for two or three bases. Chap
pies work at short fairly sparkled
for II was he who converted a well
meant hit and run into a double play
in the second by grabbing Frank
Schulte's line smash. And inasmuch
as the effort was followed by two
singles and another wonderful field
ing bit by the same Chapman you can
readily see that he was an insur-
mountable obstacle against the in
vaders.
By a strange prank the fates de-
creed that Chapman should also be
the offensive star. that is. the one to
produce the hit that spelled victory
for Jim Bagby over Walter johnson.
These two hurting premiers, breezed
along without being scored on for IL
and 10 2-3 innings respectively but
just when it seemed the contest would
go into the twelfth stanza Chapman
hit a short fly to right, close to the
white wash and Morgan and Shotton
collided head on in going after the
ball.
Gait, running for O'Neil. who had
reached second on his single to left
and Bagby's sacrifice. had taken third
on Grany's infield out and scored
while Ray and Bert were trying to
pick themselves together after being
sent spTawling by the force of the
collision while the pill rolled fifteen
feet on foul territory.
Had Morgan yelled to Shotton.
Il have it," or had Bert yelled to
Ray, ''I1l take it," Bagby and John
son might have set a new record
for scoreless innings for either the
one or the other probably could have
negotiated the catch. had the other not
interferred. But both of them were so
intense on rewarding Walter for his
great pitching that neither paid any
heed to the approach Of the other
until 1t was too late. The fans could
see four hands sticking high in the
air and then It happened and was
all over.
But for Chapman's great play in
the second. the Nationals would
have won then and there. Milan op-
ened with a bunt single. On the hit
and run Schultz essayed to drive the
ball through short as Chapman
started to cover second, but Ray new
er moved more quickly i'm his life
stopped short and bagged the line
smash as it was about to go out
to left center and easily doubled Mi
Ian off first Morgan and Lavan fol-
lowed with clean singles, but Chap
pie ended the inning by grabbing
Ainsmith's sizzling grounder back of
second. stepping on the bag and
forcing Lavan.
the Nationals again. Judge had walk
ed and Faster singled, but Milan
popped out and Schultz lined to Ev-
ans on the hit and run. an easy two
ply killing resulting. In the tenth with
Lavan on third by grace of his
double and an infield out after Speaker
had robbed Morgan of a double by
a neat catch of a line smash, Iris
again jumped into the spotlight by
racing back almost to the bleachers
for Johnson's line drive.
The Indians only chance to score
prior to the eleventh came in the
fourth when Speaker doubled against
the screen in right with one down
only to be thrown out trying to
stretch it and Wamby followed with
single to right. CoveIeskie and
Ayers are slated to pitch tomorrow.
The score