Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-05
IGR|FFMEN b[ANKED
IN Thinning GAME
washington Club Succumbs to
:. Pitching of Perry, Youthful
Athletic Hurler.
sSCoRE OF CONTEST, I TO o
BY DENMAN THOMPSON.

Tl1lLADELII lila, may
THAT wilful mink, Dame Fortune,
after favoring c. Calvin Grifhth's
Earnest athletes throughout the
Sourse of a tempestuous ten and
two-thirds innings of pastimlng
lat Shibe Park today, suddenly
lfurned the icy shoulder on them
land bestowed her favors on the
other fellows. with the result that
I, the Mackmen eased over their
second straight victory of the
! series by the narrowcst possible
isnargin, to 0. 1t was by long
Ipdds the tensest and most nerve
hacking ARRAY the Nationals have
mixed in this season, and but for
the fickleness of her royal high
ness, Fate, the two teams might
have been out there battling until
f4he shades of night called halt.
Two of Mack's men had been slowed
IN
George Burns. who was not good
enough for the Tigers. but has been
prominently concerned in nearly every
victory hung up by the AS to DATE
smashed a liner off Johnson's glove
that reached Morgan too late for a
play at first. George got to secona
on a passed ball that savored strongly
Of a wild pitch, and then came renee
! busting Larry Gardner, another cast.
on. Crafty Griff thought to outsmart
the tall tutor by ordering Waiter 10
walk the former Red Sox star and take
r chance on the fresh busher, CLAUDE
Davidson.
This former teammate Of Billy Muir
rays at Brown University, who was
seeing service in only his second major
league game, and wouldn't have been
in there then except. that Maurice
ehannon's hands are skinned up. pro.
4 mile 4 minute toward left field It
went past Shanks at third like SHOT
but Lavan, by q supreme enort, man.
aged to spear it back on the grass ana
made a great throw to first. the peg
was a little wide. however, and Judge
had to take a step to touch the sack:
Jumps Connolly ruled Joe's Trlloy
tagged the hassock fraction OF .
second too late, SO Davidson was cred.
tied with a hit. Burns. on second. at
the time the ball was hit. set sail Tor
the plate and never stopped. Judge
looked for the official ruling on his
play and after losing this valuable.
though short. period of time. fired the
bali home to Ainsmith. but too late
to nag the, numbering Burns, who sio
over the pan with the only tally OF the
contest and brought joy to the hearts
of the good-sized crowd which mad
the battle. Grit figured that by elm
mating Gardner the cagey old vet
eran, johnson could bafle q green
youngster like Davidson, but tho lat
ali A6PA
spirit and a decidedly betty wallop and
blooie went the ball game.
Perry Pitches Effectively.
In Justice to Scott Perry. the youthful
hurler who subjugated the Griffmen on
the occasion of his only other appear
ance against them in Washington. 1t
must be set forth that he pitched
grand game. and was justly entitled to
victory within the regulation nine in
nings. Three hits was the sum total OF
the Nationals offensive efforts. and
only two of the Griffs got as far as
second base in the course of the mat
dnee. Milan in the opening round at
tanned the midway cushion when he
strolled. and Davidson dropped Perkins
perfect throw to catch Zeb stealing.
Ehanks Immediately thereafter drew
The only other walk Perry issued. but
both were left stranded when Burns
knocked down Judges hopper;
Eriffs got on the sacks. Frank Schultz.
who played in left because Shanks was
drafted for third basing duty in the place
bf Eddie Foster, indisposed because OF
stomach trouble. made one Of these in the
NTH and reached second after Ainsmith
TANNED when Harper surprised himself by
dropping a single in right Burns again
pulled the highwayman act by robbing
other Capitalism to get a life was Milan.
by single in the sixth. and he was picked
pr first
Harper started of in great style. his
vindns Of Perry in the third being his
hrrt pitching slp-up. This was followed
by Kopp's single after Jameson had forced
Perry. Jamey tried to make third and
was cut down by Schulte's peg to Shanks.
pugan's double In the fifth was unsupport-
ed. but in the sixth the Mackmen got
started. singles by Jameson and Kopp
and Harpers first base on balls loading
the sacks with no one out.
johnson Relieves Harper.
Although Griff had vowed to leave
Harry in there regardless Of conse-
auences he reconsidered his threat and
beckoned for johnson. who was warm.
1ng up in the bullpen with Du Mont.
walter was in an unenviable position.
with the bases choked. no out yet re.
corded and Burns and Gardner due to
hit. All the odds pointed to the Mack
men obtaining at least one run. but
that indispensable lady. mentioned in
the opening paragraph was still smil-
ing on the Grtnmen. and after Shanks
had shared Burns foul SO near the
pavilion that q fat policeman fell over
the low railing in an effort to get out
of his way. the visitors pulled q spec
tacular double play that ended the in
ming runless. Gardner smas shed q hot
one to Shanks. whose throw to the
plate forced Jameson. Ainsmith's peg
TO first was too late to get Gardner.
but Judge. by a quick return. got the
ball back to the counting block in
time to flag the fast flying Kopp, who
tried to score from second.
Score: