The Washington herald., 1920-05-03
lGJgs Club Finally Halls
Connie Mack,s Lo,oly Tribe
By vANN NESS.

Though spelled with the same
number of HIS, the name Harms
does not mean the same when used
at two different points-say. for ex-
ample. Washington and Philadel-
phia. In Washington Harris has
reference to baseball-a good brand
Of ball. too.-but in Philadelphia
the name has in its inner meaning
the suggestion Of much--far too
much-aeronautics.
For yesterday afternoon. after
Harris of the Sunderland nihe had
played little Memo fer enc weird
eighth, filled with errors. hits and
walks, Stan Harris, Of our own
village ball club. prevented a ninth
inning counter-attack from Tying
up the fracas, by making clean
work OF the last two outs. And be-
cause Stan played without drop
ping a stitch. the Philadelphia run
that was three-quarters on the way
to becoming law, died in commit
tee on third.
The final vote was five for George
Washington's descendants and four
for the sons of Franklin.
Erick Goes I'm Air. ~.
The last inning was like a two
gong fire. Erickson turned in the
alarm and the Mackmen fire depart
ment supplied the pinch fire fighters
With all the reserves Mack could
spare on the scene. old Erickson
went sick with the smoke. and, Chief
walter, the smoke producer him
self, took charge. But johnson had
hard work to check the conflagra-
ton, and the blaze spread from the
third to the fourth floor when he
walked Bigbee and forced in a run
Il The eighth was where the Ma
tionals showed Philadelphia's sew
enty-eight inch LongfelIow Harris
how to take off with a dead propeI-
Ter. Shannon hunted. to third and
beat II out. Harris flied to Walker,
Erickson hit a boundeT that went
over the pitchers kead-some
bounder. over some pitcher. and
some head. Then Judge was safe on
first when Griffin was picking vio-
lets and Dugan was looking for
some body who would accept his peg.
Milan also beat out a-tap to first
that Dugan nabbed too late. Rice
went out but Roth came across with
his second hit. timely bingle to
right, scoring Judge and Milan.
Erickson had already come to shore
when Milan beat out his tap.
Quakers Get Busy.
Zero -Four loCmed up and the
Quakcrs came over the top with
Z rush Griffin singled to left, fol-
lowed by DuSaE. the sluGger who
has recorded six biEEles in the last
two games, but the mighty DuEan
famed. Their Mack started the
shifting. Burrus batted for welch
and beat out a rap over second that
Harris could only knock down. Kin
ney went to bat for 81 Perkins and
walked. Burns hatted for Galloway
and walked. forcing in Griffin. Then
SIR Johnson was called upon to re-
lieve Erick. Walter started off by
walking Bigbee. forcing in Burrus.
Johnson settled and Myatt knock
cd cut three fouls before he could
get one out to o'NeilI that forced
out Bigbee at second. Strunk pulled
the same one on Myatt and the par
ty was over.
The fans gave the locals a big
hand for on top of o win, they
were served the few moments of
excitement the club has offered this
year Ninth-inning stuff is always
like strawberry shortcake, and yes
terday's helpine was extra large.
The feature of the game was Har-
Tis' catch of a high fly in deep
right and his fast return to Shan
non. doubling up Griffin on third
in the sixth.
shannon Harris to Judge reads q
fast double in the seventh.
Shannon's play back of third.
when he nabbed Perkins hit, that
looked like a double at the get
away. Maurice got a bouquet of
applause on his fast delivery to
Judge.
Today's the day.