The Washington herald., 1911-06-16
BY WILLIAM PEET.


threw ,soodly sized cruwd Of our lead
ing baseball bugs into the cellar of
despair at the concrete, castle yesterday,
and came SO near winning out there
was no fun in it.
In the ninth inning, after Tom Hughes
had retired Mclean, a rair of two-bag-
gers followed with lightning rapidity,
and then came signals of distress from
the veteran. One had gone, the Browns
had pulled themselves uD to within one
OF the home score, and there was man
on second. "Lanky Bob Groom was in
serted into the game at this point, and
Clarke, nit the first bail pitched for a
clean single, while brave men shuddered
and women shrieked. This clout ad-
vanced Hogan to third, and one safe rap
or a boot would have tied the score but
Groom knew what he was doing, and
famed young Hallinan, clearing the at
mosphere considerably. Rowan was the
next batter, and a roller which 'Wid"
Conroy gathered in anu slammed to
Schaefer ended the game with the score
to Z, and the Nationals on the long
end.
1t was not only Groor-l's steady pitch
ing in the pinch that turned the trick,
but a beautiful peg home by Red"
Walker of Clarke's drive. The ball came
in like a shot, and Hogan feared to take
q chance with a dash for the plate,
clinging to the third corner like a puppy
to a root
Walkers throw, together with an ac-
emulation of three perfectly good
swats out of four times up, continues
to make 7his chap a most desirable ad-
1ition to McAleer's forces. More power
TO him.
MILAN Cracks Out Homer.
Little Clyde Milan gave an exhibition
of high and lofty speeding when he cir
cled the bases for a home run in the
first inniag, after he had lined the ball
over Meloan's head. Milan simply burned
up the paths and the crowd went into
as far as Ninth street.
Ponderous Jack Powell worked seven
innings for the tailenders, and was
thumped hard and often. He was yanked
out to let Dode Criss bat for him in the
eighth. and Collegian Hamilton with a
curve twiried the eighth IN
ming against the Nationals.
Powell showed less stuff than any visit
ing finger to the fortress this season, and
was lucky to escape so easily. The
Browns also hit Tom Hughes hard. but
the veteran was equal to the emergency
until the eighth, when a fusillade OF
swats, combined with a base on balls, |
sent four of the enemy sprawling over |
the plate and made the figures assume |,
decent proportions.
The box score hit column shows that |
the Browns out-batted the locals, and |
they sure did, for every member of the !
team, with the exception of pinch hitter /
Criss, pulled down from one to three
slams. But for PoweIrs wildnesss, the |
tailenders might have gotten away with /
the long end of the score.
Milan started the frolic with home |
run in the manner described above.
Schaefer took base on balls and was
safe at second when Red Walker beat.
out a bunt, EIberfeld grounded to Pow |
ell and Schaefer was caught at third. |
Gessler popped to Austin, but McBride's |
single scored Walker, and when Elber-
field tried to reach third on the play he
found the bali there first. Score, Ma
tionals 2 Browns 0.
Browns Tie the Score.
The visitors knotted the count in their
half of the second. Hogan drew walk.
and Clarke singled. Hallinan sacrificed
them both up a peg. Rowan singled,
in front of the plate, but Shotten pro-
duced single, and Clarke was over the
plate Rowan also tried to score, but
Schaefer's quick peg to Ainsmith got him
by two feet.
PowelTs bad inning was the locals sec
ond, when the home crowd shot three
runners over the rubber. Conroy drew
pass, and came home on Ainsmith's
single, the ball getting past Shotten and
the catcher to reach the mid
way station. On Hughes bunt, Ainsmith
got to third scoring minute later on
AIilan's sacrifice fly to Shotten. Schaefer
drew a pass, and stole second. Walker
blasted the ball through Hogan's paws,
and Schaefer counted. Elberfeld made 1t
three out by tanning.
In the Nationals fifth, two taIlies more
were added. Schaefer singled, and
Walker beat out his second bunt, ad-
vancing the comedian to second. Elber-
fields sacrifice moved Schaefer and
Walker UP a base, and on a feIder's
choice Of Gessler's rap. Schaefer came
home. McBride's ringing single counted
Walker. Score, Nationals z, Browns 3
The winning tally was put across IN
the sixth, although nobody in the crowd
at the time that such would
prove to be the case. Tom Hughes him
self started the fun by dumping the ball
INTO the left field pavilion for single
Milan followed with a single. and Schae-1
Ter with a sacrifice, and when Walker
lied. Laporte to Rowan. Hughes crossed
The plate.
-Four Runs for st. Louis.
The Brownie hosts started the thrill
stun In their half of the eighth when
TOM Hughes wobbled a tribe and APP
oeared to let up. Laporte grabbed sim
yle. Hogan fied to Walker, CLARKE was
passed. Mailman and Rowan singled In