The Washington herald., 1921-03-17
RALLY IN NINTH
GIVES DONOVAN'S
MEN FIRST TILT
Erickson Weakens il
Final Frame. Shanks
Hammers Ball.

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end Of the decision from the Phiia-
delphia Nationals in the first game
Of the season
They were leading by a score Of
TO 1 when the last half of the
ninth rolled around. Griff, sitting
in the grandstand, was congratu-
lating himself on having gotten on
20 the right kind of start, when
Bnl Donovan's boys overturned the
bean platter and staged a rally
which gave them a 3-to-2 victory
in an exciting and hair-ratsing
game.
The outfelderless Phiilies were
ss much surprised by the victory
as were the Griffmen.
Finish Is ThtiIIer.
The fnish was a real old time
thriller. With the Mats one run
to the good things looked dull
when the National Leaguers came
up for their fnal turn with the
willow. Johnny Ensmann. a for
ner Cleveland pitcher, opened with
a neGtsub blow to right field and
Catcher withrow advanced him a
base .by. soaking one Of swede
Erickson's offerings over second
base. Then came George Smith. the
former Columbia University and
New York Giant right handler.
George managed to sacrifice his
pals along a notch. Then Frank
Brugzy, the Phils' comedian. who is
also one OF the leading professional
Basketball players of the East.l
took his stand at the plate in place
OF Lefty weinert. who has been
doing a bit OF left fielding.
Buggy and Nick Altrock had
been waging verbal battle
throughout the seance and Nick had
been getting the better of it, so
Bruggy decided to even matters and
he did II with a healthy crash to
right field which scored Ensmann
and Withrow with the tieing and
winning runs.
For the first game Of the season.
the bout really was worth seeing.
largely because of the excitement
and the perfect conditions under
which IL was staged. To be sure
the diamond at Fleming Field, tine
home lot of the University of Flor
icz. is not the best in the world, but
Il was. In very good shape this
afternoon. The weather was hot
and the sun poured its tropical rays
down on the domes of some 1000
fans
GriR Uses Three Huriers.
Grifith. who brought out his Yam
igans. used three hurlers during the
game. He started Jezebel Tecumseh
Zachary. Jezebel southpawed his
way through fve innings with con-
siderable success. He was using all
he had and most Of the time he had
Wild wills athletes doing a jazz
from the home plate to the bench.
Jez went along at q great clip until
Tony Marhanka. the 35-year-old
rookey from Shamokin, Pa, spilled
the Limas. This occurred in the
third inning. catcher Peters landing
safely on nrst after Tony had COM
mitted a mechanical blunder. Pc
ters stole second as Stanley Baum
gartner famed and a moment later
he reeled home on Parkinson's long
two-base smite to right center.
LaAourveau havingg flied out in the
meantime.
Zachary yielded three hits during
his five-round regime. all in sepa-
rate frames, and he famed four of
the enemy batsmen. His best in
dfvidual performance Of the after
noon came In the fourth inning.
when two errors and a hit batsman
nffed the bags for the Phillies with
two down. Baumgartnsr was up.
This left-handed hurler Is q good
hitter. but Jez put something on the
ball that Lefty couldn't see, and he
was turned back on strikes, ending
. dangerous rally.
Aeosta shows Class
Jose Acosta worked the sixth and
seventh innings, and would have
[ gone the rest of the route. but on
Ms second sdelivery he hurt his
inmediately, Grif thought Il best
- let Erickso finish the fray. The
Cuban had fine control, and in the
sixth inning retired the Phillies in
order on four pitched balls.
Howard Shanks. the man who has
played every position on the WASH
ington Club except pitcher, led the
boys this Afternoon with the hickory.
He faced two PhiIlie pitchers. Baum
gartner and Smith, and smashed
four safe hits In the same number
Of times up. Howard also scored
both of.sWashington's runs.
Hissarst was made in the fourth
inning, yhen he beat out one to
third abr SBobbie Lamotte had
fsnnet Rrower came UP next. but
sent . s-lsne drifter to right field
that was easy for Enzmann. Shanks
decided 10 steal and when nobody
covered second he cavorted to third,
~ Peters peg dug up the cinders in
center field. Deby Foss cams
through With an immaculate smash
to left and Howard hit the sale sign
on the cash register.
WAshington's other run came in
TIE eighth inning. Shanks began
this with . 1ofty two-bagger to left
that went over Weinert's head. He
moved - fAird on Brewers inneld
out and eccred on Foss' sacrifice
~ 20 osntsr. NcHugh- got an in
1e1d ~ = . starter in the ninth,
bat ~ was not assisted by his
|tsaDukfe8 and the count was left
> 70 1siw11A Washington leading un-
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