The Washington herald., 1919-07-03
Griffmen Halt Yankees
By Lacing Three Pitchers
Jim Shaw Keeps Miller
Huggins' Wrecking
Crew in Check.
By 9. H. BAKER.

Clark Griffitn's Nationals handed
Higgins Yankees a trimming in the
second game OF the series at the
Florida avenue bailiwick when they
mussed up the delivery of two south
paw pitchers and showed little mercy
to a relief pitcher and came out VIC
torious by to 4 count
James Aloysius Shaw. who was Sc
lected by the Old Fox to do the mound
duty for the Nationals. was hit hard
in spots, but managed to keep the
blows well scattered The Gothamites
opened UP on the Pittsburgh Stogy
delivery in the opening inning and it
looked as IL they were going to put
enough counters across the plate to
end proceeding then and there. but
sharp fielding helped him over the
spot. Jimmy held them safe from the
first until the sixth when the New
York wrecking crew opened up an
other savage attack on his slants and
scored another tally. In the final in
ming Shaw was IN the most danger as
the tying run was on second base
Pratt was given life when Grover
erred on his roller. Bodie sent a
long drive to right that Sammy got
under and then lost his footing and
fell against the right field wall which
gave Ping a triple which scored Pratt.
Hannah was given free transportation
and Fewster was put on to run for
the catcher and swiped second. but
Shaw famed pinch hitter and
caused Wick to foul to Picinich and
Peckinpaugh sent a high ny to Me-
nosky for the final out
Roger Peckinpaugh kept up his con-
secutive hitting, as he secured his
twenty-first hit in twenty-one games.
single to left field. Duffy Lewis
and Frank Baker. of home run fame
each secured two hits. Duffy's were
doubles to left and center. respective
ly. Sammy Rice made a great run
ming catch of Pipp's fly in the fourth
and Joe Judge saved trouble when he
speared Pratt's drive over the bag in
the sixth which stopped a rally by
Huggins' crew.
The Nationals kept picking away
at the slants of Thormahlen and he
was driven frfom the center Of the
diamond in the sixth after PiciniCh
had singled over second. and Mog-
ridge was sent to the hill to stop the
Griffs. but he was treated to a
good Iacing in the inning ne was
doing the honors. as three hits rang
from the bats OF the Nationals
against his slants. Nelson. who An
ished the fray for the visitors, was
touched up for two singles as well
as issuing free transportation to
Judge. but was not scored upon.
The Griffs opened up an attack on
Herb in the first inning. and on two
walks, a single by Milan and Char
rity's sacrifice fly to Wick. Judge
scored the first tally. Again in the
third the Nationals started another
batting bee on Thormahlen. Rice
singled off Herbs shin. Charity
bunted in front of the pitcher and
all hands were safe. Picinich sac
rificed both runners along a bag
Shalks' single to right scored Rice
and Charity and put the home folks
one run to the good.
Picinich opened the sixth with a
single to center. Shanks sacrifice d
him to second. Growers single sent
the catcher to the far corner and
both runners scored when Judge
tripled. and Joe scored when Milan
singled to left, which made three
tallies for the inning. The Nation
ais were blanked in the seventh, and
Nelson held them safe in the last,
although they touched his delivery
for two singles.