The Washington herald., 1918-05-28
|RIFFSHAMMER
0EER VICTORY
|oc Ayers Proves Puzzle to
janealeers, While Ma
tionals Pound Boland.

Hnshey Jennings Ty-ger-less Jun
'aieers with Bennie BoIand on the
|olnt proved no match for Foxy Grifrs
Ian At the Florida Avenue, Stadium
yesterday as the Nationals simply
Fomped through with a IA victory
Clean swatting put the win over for
he Nationals, although all the So
ermed breaks were with the locals.
Doc Ayers. who performed in this tor
I'd sun for the Griffmen. saw
EIimpses Of no-hit fame until the fifth
chapter, when Harry Heilman
punched through q circuit clout off
his delivery, but this did not take any
bf the pep away from the Hillsville
Aountaineer. as he plugged along un-
tiI his team mates had piled up such a
Iead for him that he pulled up on the
breaks in the ninth and just toyed
with Jennings pets until the final out
was registered
Il was q great game from fandom
STANDPOINT. as good. bad and indiffer-
ent pitching was exhibited. while six
Of the nineteen blows obtained by
both clubs went for extra bases. There
was just enough Of the phenomenal
stunts pulled in the fielding end OF
|the game to top off the affair as a
|regular major league battle.
Eddie Foster contributed the first
with q remarkable bare-hand stop of
Wits attempted bunt which beat the
|Tiger TO Judges station by a step,
while Heiluan raced back to the gar
den IN the sixth inning and pulled
down Frank Schulte's first offering
|by q great one-hand stab.
Bernie Boland could not stand the
Eaff which the Nationals gave him IN
the sixth inning. and Casey" Jones
did the honors for the Tigers in the
next The stand-up session netted
the Nationals two more tallies, and
Cunningham was called upon to finish
the route as Jones failed to shaw ony-
thing that was puzzling to Griffs s
clan.-
The Nationals grabbed on the lead
In the third frame when Shotten drew
free transportation and tailed on
Judge's double to right field. Joe at
tempted to stretch his clout into three
bases and was touched out on a bril-
liant relay of Heilman's. The right
Insiders home run which evened up the
count was q ciout down the third base
line.
The issue was settled in the sixth
frame when the Nationals batted over
. quartet Of taIlies. Judge lead the
way with a single to right field.
q quartet Of tallies. Judge lead the
TO Bush and Milan followed suit in
Wits direction. "wild-Fire" Frank
Schultz then sent Heilman on his
5ourney to the right field garden wall,
Judge having easy romping to the
plate on his long sacrifice. Foster
and Milan moved up a notch on Nor
gan's infield out, Bush to Dresser.
Lavan followed with a scratch blow
that Tailed Fatama. Eddie Ainsmith
then came through with a three base
clout to right center which scored
Milan and LAvan.
In the seventh, Shotton singled and
was advanced by Judges sacrifice and
tailed on Fosters single to center,
Eddie taking the midway cushion on
the throw in. Foster jumped along
another notch on Milans infield out
and scored when Schultz cIouted
safely to right field.
The trio which the Jungaleer's mt
ovsr the ninthswere presented to
saeA bl Doc Ayers as the big right
aHfsT never attempted to put any
ang ~ the ball Safe hits by Bush.
> stetifosu Walker. Stanage and Gerry
S9hs W'th Morgan's miscue on Dres-
founder netted them three
5iileS. The score: