The Washington herald., 1912-06-04
BROWNS BEATEN
BY THE NATIONALS
In SWATFEST, 1874
Joe Engel Gets Credit for the Vic
tory, as He Pitched Excellent
Ball Until the Eighth.
WILLIAMS AND MCBRIDE STAR
Rr MIELIAnr PEET.

ST. Louis, No, June S-The Nationals
this afternoon came through with the
greatest display Of rapid-fire, long-dis
tance, and timely hitting ever seen at
Sportsman's Park, smothering George
StovalFs taiI-end Browns, Is to T.
Joe Engel, the Washington boy, gets
credit for the victory, as The youngster
| twirled mastery ball until the eighth,
when he suddenly developed a wild
streak and filed the bases, with one
gone. Grifith sent in Long Tom Hughes,
and the veteran quickly snuffed out what
looked like a sure enough batting rally.
George Baumgardner, who has been
touted as the md Of the season. started
to pitch for the Browns. George lasted
six innings when they gathered up the
pieces and tenderly carried them away
to the morgue. Charlie Brown a left
handler, succeeded BaumgRrdner The
Nationals kidded Mr.. Brown for couple
Of frames and then proceeded to kick the
stuffing out Of him. Seven healthy wal
lops in the ninth produced the same
number OF runs, and this bombardment
settled the ball game.
All told, Griff's youngsters came across
with seventeen hits for a total Of twen-
ty-eight bases. Mcbride and Williams
did the heavy work, with three safe
wallops each
Makes FOur Straight.
This victory makes three straight over
st. Louis and four in a row with the
Boston game Decoration Day afternoon
added Consequently there Is plenty Of
Joy and pep in the National camp. and
Walter johnson has yet to make his
appearance on the mound. Walter is
due to ascend the knoll tomorrow in
the final game
Joe Engel was up against a desperate
band of men. The Browns were deter
mined to make up for the first two de-
feats and started after Joe from the
crack of the gun. Three well punched
hits in the opening round produced a
tally, but Engel was as cool as a Gu
cUmber. He should have retired the side
in order during the Browns fourth, but
errors by Williams and Morgan let a
couple of runs spill over the plate.
Not a hit was registered OF Joe's de-
livery during the fifth. sixth, and sew
enth. Even in the eighth the Browns
did not hit him, but wildness, which up
TO this time had not cropped out, filed
the bags, and as the home team needed
but two runs 10 tie the score Grin de-
Cided TO insert Hughes into the game.
An infeld out scored a run, but Hughes
then retired the side, and in the ninth
cut down the home team as fast as they
came up.
Baumgardner was, effective until the
third, and in this chapter, after two had
gone, Noeller tripled and scored on Fos-
ter's double. The Nationals tied the
score in their half Of the fifth when
Mcbride led OF with a triple and Will
Jams scored him with a double. En-
gels sacrifice sent Williams 10 third
Nand the catcher breezed across the
plate on Moeller's smash to right for
single.
Fireworks in Sixth.
The sixth saw the finish Of Baumgard-
ner Hits came so thick and fast that
the scorers could scarcely catch their
breaths Milan started the parade with a
triple to right. Gandil scored him with
a single over first base. Shanks sacrificed
Gandn to second. and Morgan rammed
single to center, sending in Gandil. Nc
Bride perished, Wallace to Stovsll, and
Morgan moved up peg on the out. Will
Jams lifted the ball to a safe spot in left,
and Morgan crossed the plate.
Out came Baumgardner, and Southpaw
Brown was in the box Brown famed
Engel. retiring the side. In the Browns
eighth Manager Stovall sent Kutina in to
bat for Lou Criger. so when the Nationals
came TO bat in their last inning a semi
pro. named Waldron was behind the bat.
Ninth Is Big Inning.
Singles in a row by Mcbride. Williams,
and Hughes, a double by Foster, GandTs
single. and a three-bagger by Shanks,
coupled with two stolen bases credited to
Milan and one to Foster, completed the
slaughter, and when the runs were count
ed I'D the Nationals had seven, and the
game was safely stacked away in Griff's
back pocket, as Hughes simply toyed with
the Browns in the final round. One fea-
M 9 T1R nf
the veteran Lou Criger behind the bat.
Both Krichell and Stephens are in bad
shape. and Manager Stovan was forced
to work Criger. That the veteran is not
all in was shown in the Nationals sew
enth, when Milan attempted TO steal sec
Ond and found the ball waiting for him
when he arrived.
The Score.
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