The Washington herald., 1919-09-02
GRIFFMEN DROP
DOUBLE HEADER
Ruth's Homer Gives Red
Sox First 2-to-l While
Shaw Loses Nightcap.

Boston. Sept 1.-The Nationals
were beaten in both games of the
double header here this afternoon,
the score in the first game being
to 1, and in the second, to l.
Babe" Ruth made his twenty
fourth home run of the season in
the second game. and the 10000
fans present simply went wild over
the stunt
With the score a tie at Ii, Ruth
came 20. bat in the seventh with a
runner on first and lined the ball
into the right field bleachers.
Never was there such a wild scene
at a ball game. Ruth was cheered
for nearly ten minutes. Men began
throwing their straw hats around
the grandstands and out onto the
field.
The cheering and the shower of
straw hats kept up long after play
was resumed, and when the Red
Sox took the field at the close OF
their inning Ruth was cheered all
the way to his position in left field,
sections OF the grandstand and the
bleachers alternating in the cheer
ing. After the game fans rushed
onto the field and Ruth was cae
ried to the dressing room on the
shoulders of his admirers.
Battle of southpaws.
Harper and Ruth were the opposing
pitchers in the first game, the former
making way for a pinch hitter in the
seventh inning and giving Eddie Gill.
the Holy Cross boy. a chance to finish
up. Harper had one bad inning, this
was the third, and all Of his troubles
came with two out. He passed Roth.
and Ruth brought BObbie home with
a triple to right. scoring himself on
Schang's single to center. Ruth made
only one hit in each game. The two
did considerable execution.
Gill showed up well. Scott, the first
man to face him in the eighth, dOu-
bled to center and Immediately stole
third, but was left there as the next
three men up were easy outs. Wash
ington's one run came in the seventh
when, with one out. Charity drew
base on balls and went to third on
hit to right by Shanks. batting for
Harper, and home when Shanks was
forced at second by Judge. Foster
followed with a single and Milan with
another. but Judge was thrown out
at the plate when he tried to score
on Milan's hit.
The Nationals had a chance to tie
up the score in the ninth when
Picinich. batting for GIL led off with
a double. Menosky was sent in to run
for PicinlCh- Apparently the play was
for Judge to attempt to sacrifice on
the first ball pitched Ruth threw
wide of the plate and Judge made no
attempt to block the ball. so Mike
was an easy victim of Schang and
Witt. Then Jude doubled to center
but neither . or nor Milan could
bring him nom. The Nationals made
eleven hits off Ruth but had twelve
men left on bases.
The second Game.
The second game was a pitchers
battle between Shaw and Russell In
the fifth inning. with one down, Nc
In1is beat out an infield hit. stole
second, Gharrity's throw being of the
mark, and scored on Schang's double
over first base. the ball hitting the
bag.
In the seventh Milan led off with
q single, the second hit made of Rus
sell up to that time He was forced
at second by Rice The latter ad-
vanced on Ellerbe's out at first. and
scored on MenOsky's double against
the score board in left center.
Then came the base on balls to
Roth: Ruth's home run: double
by McInnis and Shannon's single.
which were good for the Red Soxs'
three runs in their half Of the sew