The Washington herald., 1920-05-04
RFFITHS NATIONALS HIT MACKS PITCHERS AND WOTER SPORT
GrJJmen Eoen Series With
Mackmen BY One-sided Victory

There will be plenty of shoes for
the children this morning. The old
worries were red hot out Florida
avenue way yesterday afternoon
and the Nationals evened up the
series with Philly. What else could
happen when Washington turned
out a seven on the first roll and
headed showerward with the dice
still smiling an eleven-an eleven
against an unlucky six the Ath-
1etics shook
With the rush that opened up the
game IL looked as though Mr.. Bur-
roughs, Of adding machine fame,
might have to be PACED. Fourteen
runs were scored in the first pair Of
innings. and 1t took a complete
circle OF the clock hands to launch
three frames.
After that Griff and Mack finally
decided who was to do the pitching
for the afternoon and the rest of
the parley was In more subdued
tones. The mound had a wide va
rfety Of brogans sticking into its
ribs before that small question was
decided. Martin. Hasty and Court
ney all viewed the match from both
inside and outside before Rommel
and Snyder restored normal service.
Judge started on the wild first,
and Joe was the last out of the
inning. In the glorious interim.
seven beautiful strawberries were
put on top Of the Nationals short
cake. n juicy treat for the Monday
faithfuls grouped about the studio.
Everything comes to him who
waits, and Visitor Martin gave
Judge four of 'em. On a hit-and-
run, Milan hunted past Dykes. Sam
Rice sent Judge home and put Mi
Ian on third when he hunted to-
ward Dykes. Roth walked-four
times during the afternoon-fifling
the bases. Harris, moved up in
the batting order because of his
habit of timely hitting. shot a sim
gle to left, and Milan and Rice
raced home. Roth romped over to
third on the throw to the plate
II the gentlemen who claim
o'Neill can't hit will kindly step
closer. attention will be called to
the double he hammered out. scor-
ing Roth and Harris Jimmy scored
on a wild pitch by Hasty, who had
relieved Martin when O'Neill went
to bat. Shannon famed and Pi-
cinich walked. Courtney scored
him with a double to left center.
but Harry eyed on too long a jaunt
and was caught trying to make 1t
a triple. However. who should be-
come nervous? Seven Is enough for
any inning.
The Athletics opened their side of
the ledger with one run in the first,
when Dykes, put aboard with a
ura1E GCnraA N "a Gannnd CnTFf =
ney blew. walking Griffin, who was
forced at second on Perkins tap
, to Shannon. Maurice made a snappy
shipment to Harris. Galloway went
out. O'Neill to Judge and Styles,
batting for Hasty, walked Dykes
repeated his walk of the first in
ming, filling the bases. Strunk sent
two over with a single to right.
and went to second and Dykes to
third on the throw Walker singled,
scoring both men-a cleanup of four
runs on three hits and four walks.
Snyder went in after two were
out, and he put a crimp in the slug
ging. Bill has a trick of making
wallops turn. into highballs, and
during the remainder of tRe game
ten men went out on f1ies-a good
afternoons labor.
The Nationals added two more IN
the second. and another pair in the
eighth. In the last trip to bat
Picinich was safe, when Dykes
threw past Burns in Griffln's place
on first, and Picinich took second.
Snyder flied to Burns, and Judge
beat out a tap to Burns. Milan
singled to center, scoring the
catcher. Rice was safe when Milan
was tossed out by Galloway to Du-
gan on Sans tap, but Judge waltzed
TO third, and crossed the plate on
Roth's single.
.Burns registered the Athletics
second steal of the season in the
opening inning.
Today's the DAY