The Washington herald., 1918-05-10
Fatima" Foster Helps the
Griffs with Pinch Punch
Nationals Defeat Boston Red
Sox in Overtime Game
IN Final, 4 to 3.
F.ttna Fosters

coupled with the Spr1ntlng aDuity u
Hank Shanks did the trick yesterday
afternoon at the Florida avenue baill-
wick when Foxey Grin s.. Nationals
hoisted themselves to the first rung
IN the second division and toppled the
league leading Beantown tribe rack
notch It was Fosters short sac
riice fly and a mile minute mixing
act staged by the Monaco marvel that
gave the GriffmefI to 3 victory IN
this final battle with Barrow's Hub
City crew.
Doc Ayers from Hillsville. Va. be-
cause of being in the pitching role Is ]
not expected to hit but il was Doc
who opened the way for the Griffmen
10 draw up on even terms with the
visitors by swatting a forty !oVe
punch just back of first base that
enabled two wearers OF the Washing
ton eolors to cross over with the
locals first counters. 1t was the same
demon Joe Casey who delivered in
a pinch Wednesday that came through
in the ninth with a wallop that help
cd matters along yesterday while
Walter johnson. as an emergency
hitter pushed over what proved to
be the tying tally and for his short
work on the mound as a relief nurler
for Ayers he is credited with win
ming another ball game.
Features and climaxes galore were
Witnessed by the small misguided
fans and fanites who were On hand
10 see the Nationals take this third
victory of the series from the Red
Sox. Babe Ruth who has always
been looked upon as a clouter in this
little old District. and who has re-
Gently jumped into universal fame by
ha ENEaffinO NOT nniV
gave a fair exhibition of the duties
in the center of the diamond but
hammered out five safe whacks for a
total of ten extra bases, keeping up
the reputation that he has set So tar
this season.
With the selection of Babe Ruth
as the hurting fixture against the Ma
tionals even the most ardent fans
would have given up the ghost, but
Clark Griffith, of optimistic fame.
stuck out the route. 1t has been
ever these. so many months and
years. that the Nationals have rec
orded a victory over this same Ruth
on the local field, but yesterdays
win was foretold along about the
seventh inning, when Babe out-ran
himself by gathering in extra base
hits.
LUZ AytIS IOl
innings when the ''silver-haired
lynx" substituted Walter johnson as
a pinch whacker. 1t was a good
move as the old star battery of john
son and Ainsmith delivered under
hre IN the tenth. II was a real shame
to cut the Hillsville moundsman out
Of this victory because of his SEN
sational work during the early going.
II stared like this: Hooper doubled
and was sacrificed to third and scored
the SoN's first tally on Strunk's in
field out Joe Casey not knowing the
speed of 'Hair-breath Harry peg
ged to first base. with Hooper half
way up the line. Ruth got. his triple
after these two hands were out, but
McInnis was not equal to the oc-
casion. Babe paved the way for the
Sox's second tally after two hands
were out in the eighth by a double
to center field. McInnis was passed
and Whiteman showed Ruth over the
pan by a crash into Milan's territory.
The SOx's third tally. which came
in the ninth. was somewhat of a
gift. HobIitzen opened the way with
a single to center, but was forced out
at the midway cushion by Agnew.
Johnny Lavan in attempting to double
Battling Sam bounced the horse
hide OF Hobby's bean and before Joe
Judge could recover the aforesaid ball
Asnew had pulled up at third.
Hooper's long fly to Milan resulted
in him crossing the dish
For six straight innings Babe
Ruth showed the Nationals an as
sortment of unsolved pitching, but
after Judge famed in the seventh
Morgan drew a base on balls. Fos-
ter forced Ray out along the mid
way. but Casey. Demon Casey. was
there with the punch that placed
Foster safely at second base. 1t
was at this period that Doc Ayers
hit a short Texas Lacquer along the
right field foul line. Harry Hooper,
in attempting to catch "Fatima' at
the plate, threw wild. and even with
the mighty Babe Ruth covering the
base Joe Casey had enough left in
reserve to cross over behind Foster
before the recovery.
After Morgan had drawn free
transportation in the ninth. and
Foster beat out an infield scratch.
the fans were once more present
with an opportunity to root. The
roofing was for no other than
Demon joe Casey, as in the lam he
NIdSucu Ouc u IlSHl utiu WHICH ull-
ed the sacks and Mr.. Walter Perry
Johnson. from Coneville, Kansas,
was introduced in the pinch hitting
role. Walter delivered with a long
fly to Amos Strunk, which gave
Ray Morgan ample time to cross
the plate with the tieing tally. but
the efforts for further scoring end
ed as Shotton and Lavan's efforts
were fruitless.
The Nationals grabbed off the
honors in this overtime affair when
Shanks beat out a scratch betwe ween
Scott and McInnis in the tenth. Joe
Judge moved Morgan up a peg with
a clean wallop TO right, and Ruth
loaded the bases by passing Nor
gan. The stage was all set for
-Fatima" Foster to deliver, which
he did by the way of a sacrifice
fly to whiteman.