Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-09-20

The presence of Nick Altrock prob
ably had something to do with it. At
any rate, all the seats were occupied
and the spectators stood four and
five deep in the landings. perched
on ratings and overlooked back of
the screen in right field. They filed
out in contented humor, too. after
seeing the Bengals follow 81 vic
Griffmen. Gus Bono, the Shreveport
recruit. started his first game in the
opener and had to be withdrawn be-
cause of wildness. He showed lot
of speed and undertaking curve. but
had to groove the ball to get it over.
the second inning Of the contest that
wound up the frigid afternoon, and
then it was too late.
Griffs Get Big Lend.
The Nationals piled lid lead of
five runs off Ehmke before he could
get his bearings in the early con-
test. A walk to Judge, singles by
Brewer and Shanks and Ellerbe'S
double netted three tallies in the
opener and two more accrued in the
second. when Bono walked. Claire
erred on Harris roller and Rice and
Brewer singled.
The Bengals started after Bono in
the second, when singles by Shorten
and Manion and Ellison's double pro-
duced a pair. They tied it up in the
third, a pass, two singles, errors by
Harris and Ellerbee and a double
st cal by Shorten and Ellison being
factors.
Bono was withdrawn after Pinch
Hitter Bush had singled Off his glove
and Cobb had walked in ths-fourth.
The first two Tigers to face Courtney
sacrificed. Bush scoring. and COBB
stole home. Courtney being startled
into uncorking a wild pitch. Harry
then passed Ellison. Huber dropped a
Texas Lacquer to left. and the pair OF
them registered on Manion's line dou-
BILE to center.
Courtney Tightens Up.
The Tigers could do nothing with
Courtney thereafter, but the horses
had been stolen. for two tallies OBJ
came the way of the Griffs in the re-
mainder of the game. An error, a
walk, Harris safety and the wound
ing of Rice and Brewer produced
them. With the bases loaded. Eller-
be and Shanks both popped.
Another chance was afforded them
in the eighth. when Judge and Harris
started with singles, but Rice forced
Stanley and neither Brewer nor Ell
lerbee could get the ball out of the
infield.
Shaw and Dauss In Duel.
The wind-up battle proved hurting
duel between Shaw and Dauss. in
which James Aloysius finished second
because it required one lining for him
to reach his stride.
With Jones disposed of at the out
set, Pinelli walked, Cobb doubled,
Veach tripled and Shorten produced a
sacrifice fly which accounted for the
Tigers three runs. After that Jim
was never threatened.
The Nationals got one or more men
on the bases in every round, yet were
able to tally in only two. Harris hit
into double play after Judge sin
gled in the opener. and Ellerbe did
likewise following Roth's walk in the
second. Safeties by O'Neill and Picin,
ich and Shaw's bunt placed a pair
of Griffs in scoring distance in the
third with no result. Ellerbes single
and a walk to Shanks were wasted
in the fourth, and Shaw's double in
the fifth went for naught
Rice scored the Griffs' initial tally
in the sixth almost unaided, walking
for a starter. taking second on Roth's
death, stealing third and continuing
to the plate when Ainsmith's throw
got away from Huber.
Rice also was a prominent factor in
registering the Nationals second run
in the seventh. his single through
Jones cashing Harris, who had got a
life on Huber's two-base wild heave.