The Washington herald., 1912-07-13
Vaps Drop the Getaway eame--o Henry Is Badly Injured
Vaughn Pitches Great Ball,
And Climbers Beat Maps
Texas Southpaw Shines in the Pinches and Allows
but One Tally-Capt Mcbride Fielding Star.
~ WILLIAM PEET.

them for being too fresh Thursday, the
Nationals slipped over nifty to de-
feat in the concrete coliseum yesterday,
which made it four out of the FIVE
game series just finished.
Harry Davis, the Napland manager,
sent Pitcher George Kahler back at the
Climbers. Kahler has drawn blanks
every time he started against the Ma
tionals this season, and Davis probably
figured that the blond giant was due to
win.
The best Griff's youngsters could do
against Kahler was six hits, but the
blows bodied up at the right time and
two tallies were enough to win, for
the reason that Jim Vaughn, the burly
Texan, gave the best exhibition of air
tight hurting in the pinches known to
science, and was also backed up by
fielding, mostly on the part of Capt.
Mcbride, that prohibited visiting runs.
i'm COMES THROUGH.
In all but four innings Jim Vaughn
was forced to pull himself out Of tight
places. The fans were on pins and
needles throughout the game, but South
paw Jim was equal to the test, and with
the exception of one inning emerged on
top with flying colors
George Mcbride handled ten chances
without a slip-up. Eight assists, several
of them were on hard hit grounders
corralled within a foot Of second base
and with on hand robbing Cleveland
batsmen of hit after hit 1t is just such
exhibitions as these which cause base
ball experts and others to put George
Mcbride UP on a pedestal and say to the
other shortstops in the American League.
Look at him. He's the guy"
Mcbride never played better ball in
his life than during yesterdays game,
and the tickle fans who have grumbled
when George made boot cheered him to
the echo every time he came to bat
Henry Is Injured.
The victory for the Nationals yester-
day was a costly one. as John Henry.
the husky catcher, wrenched his left knee
so badly that he will be lost to the team
for several weeks.
Boss Griff shook up his batting order
and had Howard Shanks. our good look
in place OF sixth. Shanks celebrated
his new berth in the order by cracking
out three hits, or half the number Of
blows credited the Nationals of the
pitching of Kahler.
Vaughn and Kahler each issued two
passes, but none of them counted in the
scoring The Nationals were first to
break the ice and send a runner across
the plate. This tally came in the
fourth, when Ray Morgan led off with
single, reached second on Henry's
out. Olsen to Griggs, and completed the
journey on Shanks' safe drive to left.
The Nationals winning tally showed
up in the fifth. Moeller. first UP. flied
TO Ryan. Foster sent up a Texas
Lacquer, which both Nash and Turner
went after. but the ball dropped between
item, and Buzz pulled up at second.
Milan flied 20 Birmingham, but Chick
Gandil came through with his only safe
wallop Of the game. a slashing single
TO left. Foster fairly flew home.
. Maps Avert shut-out.
seventh, when Peckinpaugh, batting for
Nash, singled, took second on a passed
ball, and scored on Olsen's safe swat TO
center.
In the second, third. and sixth the Ma
tionals managed TO get runners within
striking distance of the plate, but Kahler
always put on the screws at the right
time. Milan got around to the far cor
ner in the third and attempted to sneak
home on a tumble by Turner, but Cot
tontop was too quick for him. and
shot the ball to O'Neil ahead of the
Tennessee Flyer.
A sample of what was required OF
Vaughn in the pinches was manifested
in the fourth and sixth. The sacks
were crowded in the Maps fourth
with one gone. O'Neil popped weak
ly to Mcbride. and Kahler, re-
puted heavy hitter. dribbled a roller,
which Vaughn tossed to Henry, forcing
Turner at home for the third out.
In the Maps sixth, second and
third were loaded and one out, but
the Maps were held runless, as Vaughn
caused Ryan to fly to Mcbride and
O'Neil persisted, Mcbride to Gandil
In the Maps second with Ryan on
second. O'Neil sent Mcbride a wicked
grounder. which the captain stabbed
with one hand. retiring O'Neil at first
and holding Ryan at third. Kahler
made the third out by tanning. This stop
was one of the many sensational plays
in which Mcbride took leading part.