The Washington herald., 1911-08-20
johnson Goes In
And BrOp,ns Lose
Nationals Clean Up in St. Louis is-Ten-innine
Battle Won In Last Round by Heavy
Hitting-Score, 8 to T.
By WILLIS JOHNSON.
le Washington Herald.

Special to The Washington Herald.
st. Louis, Mo-, Aug. l9.-Washington
again won from st. Louis to-day in an
exciting ten-inning finish. Score to z.
After four Nationals had scored in the
first half Of the tenth, the Browns flared
up like bunch of real ball tossers In
the final half of the extra round and
threw q big scare into McAleer's crowd.
Bob Groom, who had relieved Dixie
Walker in the first inning, was on the
mound at the time, and 1t was very
apparent that he had about pitched him.
self out Groom was not only hit hard,
but was also a wee bit wild, and after
he had been hit for four singles In a
row and issued a walk he was benched
The famed Walter johnson was then
sent out to the firing line, and, after is
suing a walk to Stephens, filling the
bases, he brought the game to a close
by forcing Manager Wallace, who has
been batting we'll this season, to send
roller to Conroy.
Jack Powell worked for the Browns.
The big fellow got of to a poor start,
settled down nicely during the next
eight rounds, and then went all to pieces
in the tenth, when Washington made
four hits and scored as many runs.
Powell was plainly not at his best in the
last few innings, and it seems that II
would have been q very wise move to
have benched him in the seventh round,
when he struck out, and used one of the
cubs many extra hands as a pinch hit
ter.
Game Is See-saw Affair.
- From start to finish the game was a
Bee-saw affair, with neither team hold
Ing the lead for any great length OF
time.
Washington started in hurrah fashion
by scoring two in the opening round.
Milan was out on grounder to Gust.
Scheafer singled to left. c. Walker had
a hit coming on his shot to Austin.
Jimmy thought there was a chance to
nip his man and made a wild peg,
Schaefer scoring and C. Walker pulling
up at third. Gessler walked. The double
steal was successfully pulled off, {.
Walker scoring, and Gessler taking sec
ond. Mcbride and Conroy both flied to
Mclean.
The Browns pushed over three in their
half of the first. Mclean walked. and
was sacrificed by Austin, Conroy to
Schaefer. Schweitzer walked. Laporte
singled 10 right and Mclean scored Ho-
gan sent a sacrifice fly to Gessler and
Schweitzer raced home. Clarke doubled
% right. scoring Laporte Dixie Walk
er was benched and Groom sent to the
mound. Gust rolled to Mcbride.
Washington tied up the score in the third
mainly due to Clarke's error. One was
down when Schaefer singled to right.
Herman swiped second, and went on to
third when Clarke threw wild. c. Walk
er beat out an infield hit TO Powell.
Schaefer scoring. Gessler hit into a
double play, Laporte to Wallace to Gust.
One was down in the Browns fifth
when Austin got a life on McBrides
error. Schweitzer was cut, Mcbride to
Schaefer and Austin made third. Laporte
singled to right, scoring Austin. Hogan
popped to Schaefer.
Nationals Tie Score.
McAleer's men tied UP the count in the
seventh. Mcbride beat out a hit to
Austin and went to second when Jimmy
pegged wildly. trying for the runner !
Conroy sacrificed; Austin to Laporte |
Cunningham singled to center, scoring /
Mcbride. Street rolled to Gust, and |
Groom famed
Groom. IN the tenth. beat out a scratch |
hit to Austin. Milan singled to right.
Schaefer sacrificed; Austin TO Laporte. !
G. Walker singled to left scoring Groom
and Milan, and taking third on Hogans
Wild return. Gessler hit TO Laporte, and |
G. Walker beat the throw to the plate.
Gessler stole second: Mcbride fouled to |
Austin; ElberfeId singled to left. and
when Hogan fumbIed Gessler scored. 1
Cunningham tapped to Powell.
The Browns came back with three in
their half of the tenth. Criss batted for
Powell and singled to center. Shotten
ran for Criss. A passed ball allowed |
Shotten to make second. Mclean famed.
Austin also struck out. Schweitzer sin
gled TO left Laporte walked, filling the
bases. Hogan singled to center, scoring
Shotten and Schweitzer. Clarke singled
to left, scoring Laporte. Groom was
benched and johnson took his place.
Stephens batted in place of Gust and
walked, filling the bases Wallace rolled |
to Elberfeld for an out at first. At
tendance, $500