Evening star., 1918-04-10
BY DENMAN THOMPSON.

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| GREENvILLE. s. c.. April 1o.-van-
quished in their. first clash Of the spring
with a major league ball club. the Ma
tionals today are determined to make
amends for their >5-to-2 defeat at Co
lunbia yesterday by soundly trouncins
the Phillies in their second and final
battle here this afternoon. To this end
Johnson again will be shot into the
fray for couple of innings, with Har-
per following for three or four and Du
Mont winding up. Tonight the team
will hike for RichmeRd. where game
is scheduled with Joe Boehlings Battle
Axe club tomorrow. While the main
force disembarks at the Virginia cap
ital a small delegation will continue
to Washington, there to put on the mn
ishing touches for the opening OF the
campaign This squad will include
johnson, Harper. Ayers Ainsmith ana
Schultz. Ayers will stop off for day
at his home. in Hillsville. Va. The 9TH
ers will continue right on to Washing
ton. where they will work out at the
park.
| Following the game in Richmond to-
morrow evening Manager Griffith him
self may go home. leaving CAPT. George
Mcbride to pilot the team to Norfolk
for the game there Friday with tne
| Boston Braves. Griffith Is scheduled TO
deliver a speech in Norfolk on the oc,
icasion of the presentation of base ball
equipment to the Navy League there,
composed of teams of sailors in train
ing, but work has accumulated in WASH
ington to such an extent that the
helmsman has just about decided ne
will have to forego the pleasure of in
dulging himself in oratory.
| The story of yesterdays defeat can
1 l. 1o
hitting. But, at that, it required ten
rounds before the Moranmen could
gain verdict. johnson started strong
for the Griffs, setting the enemy down
in order in the opening inning. when
| he pitched only ten balls. seven Of which
were fouled off. In the next frame,
however, after Cravath had been dis
posed of. Luderus dropped Texas
| Lacquer near the left field foul line,
Whitted scratched hit through Foster
| and Adams bounced one off Johnson's
glove, making it necessary for Walter
| to fan Oeschger to escape.
Ayers assembled the mound in the
third, and was promptly nicked for the
| first run of the game. With two out.
Stock walked. Cravath lifted Texas
| Lacquer to left and Luderus singled
solidly to center Cravath was run
| the throw-in, but Stock already was
across the plate.
| The Nationals took the lead in their
| half. when they scored their lone brace
| of tallies. Ainsmith led off with a
mighty triple to deep left and Ayers
promptly registered him with bingle
| between first and second. With Shotton
| and Foster out of the way, Milan
strolled and Shanks planted double
! to left, which sent Ayers home. Zeb
also tried to reach the counting block,
| but was snuffed out when Bancroft re-
layed Whitted's throw to Adams.
| MuesePs triple over ShottoRs head
and a single by Adams enabled the
Phillies to tie it up in the fourth, but
| in the next two rounds they could dc
| nothing with Ayers, and Yingling also
| held them well in hand from the seventh
i on to the tenth, but in this frame they
garnered the trio of marks which repre-
sented their margin of victory. Bancroft
started with hit and McGaffigan sacri-
| feed him to second. The fourth ball to
! Stock was a wild pitch. which sent
| Bancroft to third. from where he scored
on Cravaths double to right center
Milan's throw-in held Stock at third
| but in attempting to toss to the box
| the ball rolled off Morgan's hand and
Stock romped home. Cravath moved to
| third as Luderus was disposed of. and
scored when Whitfield drilled hot sin
gle through Foster
! Griff's men had several opportunities
4 to score after the third. but Mayer who
succeeded Oeschger. was stingier with
his hits thab his predecessor. but two