The Washington herald., 1919-04-15
.CRIFFMEN LOOSE
TO C0LHAMITES
Nationals Lack the Timely
Punch Plus Heinie
Zim's S Big Bat.
BY JOHN A. DUGAN.

Newport News. Va, April IL
Lack of the timely punch plus
Heinie Zinn's big black bat pictures
the defeat OF Clark Griffith's Ma
uonals in the opening game of the
exhibition series here today with
the New York Giants, which the
Gothamnites grabbed OF by a 4-to-0
count. The Capital City tribe were
sadly in need of the necessary wal
lop that produces runs, as they blew
several opportunities not only to
make the game interesting, but had
enough real chances to swamp
Jawn McGraw's hired men.
A total of twelve men left on base
explains the Griffmens inability to
gather markers, but the defensive play
of the Nationals was brilliant through
out, as two lightning double plays
along with sensational fielding of Ike
Davis had the crowd of 5000 specta-
tors on edges. The gathering, which
was made up mostly of the khaki khan
and sailor lads, was the largest that
ever packed into the Virginia League
park.
Uncle Nick Altrock was in his
glory as along with his old COM
edy partner, Herman Schafer, they
staged all their old and new stunts,
which more than met with appro-
val. Battling" Heinie Zimm did
the trick for the Manhattan club as
his two hits counted the runs hung
up by the Giants. 1t was a neat
Texas Lacquer in the fourth that an
e.
while his two base wallop in ths
final frame pushed the other two
counters across the dish.
A brilliant peg to the plate by
Rice in the second frame which cut
down Benny Kauff killed off the
Giants first attempt to score while
Davis halted a rally in the third
when he turned Burns grounder
into two ply killing.
Young obtained the second safe blow
off Harper's slants in the fourth In
ming and moved peg when "Moxie
cut loose a wild heaye. Chase popped
out, but the mighty Benny would not
be fooled by Harper's "loose-as-a-
goose" delivery, and drew free trans
portation. Doyle helped both runners
up a notch when he grounded out,
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the Zinn, got in his dirty work. Zinn
lifted a Texas League wallop just out
Of the reach of Davis and Shanks. and
both Young and Kauff raced over the
counting block.
Jimmy Shaw took up the burden in
the next session, and for two innings
he pulled the one-two-three act on the
National Leaguers. causing Burns,
Young and the mighty Benny to Whit
the wind. With two down in the sew
enth, Fletcher scratched a bingle, but
Charity ended any chances of him
advancing by a quick peg which
caught Fletcher mapping.
The Nationals hit on even terms
with the Giants, but the old wallop
in the pinch was sadly missing. Both
John Paul Jones and Jess Winters,
the poung phenoms on the Giants
hurting staff. faced the Griffuen In
this battle. Jones was touched up for
FIVE bingles during his stay in the GEN.
ter of the diamond. while only two
were gathered off Winters. Although
both hurlers were a trife wild, they
gave every promise of landing regular
berths.
McGraw would not state tonight just
what hurlers he would use in the game
tomorrow at Petersburg, but Hovlike
and Thompson will work for the Ma
tionaIs with either Craft or johnson
backing them up in case they fal 10
5alirar The scorp.