Evening star., 1919-04-13
PH|LL|ES DEFEAT
NATIONALS, 5 TO 4
Run in Ninth DecideS-Three
of TaIIies Off Johnson
in First Inning.
% cp,rrc Mn RASFS
IL GRIFFs LEFT ON BASES
BY DENMAN THOMPSON.

CHARLOTTE. n. c.. April 12.-l'ack
of punch, the same weakness that mas
been the nemesis of the Nationals Tor
years. tells the story of their defeat
today at the hands of the Phillies IN
the first of eight exhibition games 10
be played with National League CLUBS
The score was to A.
Although the hit totals for the two
teams were identical. the Phillies
punched theirs to better advantage,
making the most of their opportunl-
ties. While the Griffmen overlooked
number of bets in failing to cash run
ners when openings were offered.
In addition to their bingleS the Ma
tionals had embryonic runs placed on
the paths gratuitously on no fewer
than eight occasions through the gen.
erosity of the Phillies' moundsmen,
who had a terrible time of it trying
TO locate the plate. but only two OF
the free tickets carried around the
circuit.
LEFT on Bases" Tells Story.
The answer to the outcome will be
found in the bottom of the box score
under the heading left on bases. In
only one round was there not one or
more Washington athletes ie1t strand-
ed on the hassocks, the total dying
short of the attainment of their goal
being an even dozen, against seven
marooned Coombsmen.
Although nosed out, the Nationals
made a game uphill fight OF 1t. COM
ing from behind to tie the score after
getting almost hopelessly left at the
nounced by Umpire Nick Altrock, VINO
ran the game in smooth style, IN ad-
dition to keeping the crowd, wnlcn
filled the none-too -capaclous stands'
chortling with glee by his postures
a nd repartee of working zone or two
innings" Johnson decided. after the
Phils got through with him in the
opener, that one would be plenty.
With one hand disposed of, Dave Ban
croft lifted a speedSter out OF the lot
roller. pilfered second. and, after
Shanks had shot of some fireworks by
grabbing Meusers terrific clout to left
center. scored. following Luderus'
single, when Shanks' peg to the plate
got away from Agnew. Ludy legged
1t around to third, and ambled in
while Leonard and Rice were doing
the Alphonse-Gaston under Williams
Texas Lacquer.
Fosters Error Is Costly.
Hovlik, who took up the burden in
the second, got by until the third.
when he walked Bancroft. the bad
man, who was sacrificed to second.
reached third when Foster dropped
Hovlik's toss OF Meusers grounder
and Tailed on a sacrifice fly.
With Elmer Jacobs pitching for the
Phils. Fosters double. Milan's single
and a walk for Shanks loaded the
sion. but they were left. as were Davis
and Judge, who drew free transporta-
tion in the second. Rice's single in
the third was wasted.
Frank Woodward went in the box
for the enemy in the fourth and got
in a jam right away by walking Davis
and Agnew, both of whom Tailed
after Hovlik and Foster had famed
and Judge also had been franked to
first on Milan's single to center.
Judge was nipped trying to get
around to third on the blow.
murderous clout to left center for
three bases by am Rice developed
into a run in the fifth when Ike Davis
produced a sacrifice fly. and the count
was knotted in the following frame,
when Shannon, hitting for Hovlik.
scratched a single through Baird, gall
loped to third on Fosters double and
raced in after Williams got under
Milan's lofty drive.
Shanks Left on Third.
Shanks got around to third in the
seventh, when Oeschger became the
enemy moundsman, through the medi-.
UNI of walk. an out and Davis sin
gle. but Picinich was called out on
strikes. In the eighth Judges sitgle
went for naught, and with two down
in the ninth Leonard raped safety
to left and swiped second. only to be
left by Davis.
Matteson escaped damage IN the
sixth, seventh and eighth frames.
despite the charieyhorse in his leg
which bothered him greatly. but with
one down in the final frame Gavvy
Cravath, who comes close to being the
oldest player in the game. both in
years and in point of service. was
sent up to bat for Oeschger. and
raped a safety to right He moved
up a notch on a wild pitch and lum-
bered in with the deciding tally when
Leo Callahan bounced a safety off
Judges glove. Joe usually eats up
grounders in his territory, but this
one came on a half hop at a mile-a-
minute clip and he was unable to
knock 1t down.
The score: