The Washington herald., 1912-06-15
FOUR NAPHURLERS
FAIL TO HALT
SCLIMBERS
Nationals Make It Fifteen in a
Row, Beating Cleveland in
Swatfest, Is to 8.
zEB MILAN STEALS FIVE BASES


tories in a row without a single break,
Clark Griffith, pilot of the sensational
young Nationals, counted up after he
had slowed to-day's 13 to s combat safely
away in his back pocket.
The second game of the Cleveland
series resolved itself into a slugfest.
Early IN the matinee the Maps showed
distinct tendencies to hammer Long Tom
Hughes offerings to all corners Of the
lot, so there was nothing left for the
Nationals TO do but make life miserable
for the slabmen Harry Davis sent in.
Manager Harry used up four twirler, and
off this quartet Griff's youngsters slam
med out twenty hits, including one
triple and five doubles, totaling twenty
seven bases.
Not only in hitting did the Washington
athletes startIe the crowd, but in base
running they came through with stun
that had never been seen before on
Somers Field. Clyde Milan swiped five
bases, stealing home in the sixth, Gandil'
Morgan, and Foster also ran bases with
reckless abandon, showing up the Cleve-
land catchers in great shape.
LonE-drawn-Out Battle.
Long Tom Hughes toiled during the
entire nine rounds, nine tiresome ones
they were too. When the last man had
been retired il was time to light the
lights, and sit down to supper. Hughes
was hit hard and timely, but there was
a lot Of poor defensive work behind him
early in the battle, which paved the
way for Cleveland tallies.
John Henry came TO life as heavy
hitter, the collegian hammering four safe
ones out of five times up. Milan, Shanks,
Morgan, and Moeller also banged the ball
hard at opportune times. For the Maps,
Lajoie and Butcher did the bulk Of the
hitting.
With the fifteenth straight win put
away in the ice box there remains but
two more TO play here The Nationals
have used up all the Cleveland pitching
stable except Knapp, so it Is hard to see
how the Maps are going to prevent the
Washington boys from stalking away
with the series, and creating wonderful
road record.
Only once during the game were the
Naplanders in the lead. They pulled
down the Nationals one run in the third
and forged ahead by three counts, but
Griff's fighting kids came back in the
fourth and shot over three tallies, tying
the score, following this up with three
more in the fifth, adding two in the
sixth, and to make the victory safe, grab
bing four in the seventh. The Maps pull-4
ed up within one of the Nationals count
il the fifth and threatened again in the
sixth, but during the last three frames
Tom Hughes had them dangling on the
end Of his apron strings.
Handing First Offering.
D Blanding was the first Nap pitcher and
worked until the fifth, when he was
yanked and Steen sent on the mound.
Steen stuck around long enough for John
Henry to clean up with three-bagger
over Graney's dome, and when the sixth
opened Blonde" Kahler was the marks
man. Poor kahler! The Nationals put
him on the rack and chOked six runs out
of him in two innings, and Baskette
finally managed to stop the slaughter.
Gandn opened the Nationals second
with a single and stole second, reaching
third on Shanks' out, PeCkingpaUgh to
Lajoie. Morgan's graUnder to Olsen
forced Gandn at the plate, but Morgan
stole second and came home on Nc
Bride'e single to left.
Gandn again started the fireworks for
the Nationals in the fourth with a sin
gle. He took third on a poor throw
by Graney, and scored on Shanks' dou-
ble to the right field wall. Morgan and
Mcbride perished, but Henry smashed a
single through the Maps inner works,
and Shanks Cantered in. An unexpected
single by Hughes put Henry on second,
and when MOeller dubbed to left Henry
breezed over.
Free Transportation Counts.
Consecutive bases on balls to Milan
and aGndiI N the Nationals fifth, a
sacrifice by Shanks, Morgan's double, |
McBride's single and a three bagger by
Henry tackled up three more tallies. I'M
the sixth, a batter hit, a poor throw by
Turner, a couple of stolen sacks, and
Milan's double added two more runs,
and in the seventh the Nationals simply
hit Blanding at will. Mcbride started
the racket by drawing a pass and Henry
singled. Hughes advanced them both
with pretty bunt. Dan Moeller tripled,
Foster doubled, and Milan singled in
turn, and runs came over the plate so
quickly it was hard to keep count.
Milan's steal of home in the sixth was
a pretty piece Of work. The Tennessee |
flyer was on third and Shanks at the
hat. While Kahler was winding 'up