The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-07-11
Danny Moeller Sends Henry
Across With Winning
Tally.
WIN GAME BY 81 SCORE
By WILLIAM PEET.

By WILLIAM PEET.
Overcoming a lead calculated to take
the heart out of any ball club doing
business to-day, the Nationals celebrat-
ed their tenth straight victory by drag
ging down the Cleveland Maps, to 7,
driving home the necessary tally in the
last half of the ninth with a savage
smash through the great Larry Lajoie.
The Maps knocked Bob Groom out of
the box in the first inning. Sir Robert
retired under fer and Jay Carl Cashion.
the well-known Carolina curver, sue
ceeded him. Six large. juicy tallies fell
to the Maps. In the second frame Ted
Easterly cracked out home run.
CLIMBERS KEEP PLUGGING.
To be sure the Nationals managed to
score IN the first. but the idea of Griff ;
Climbers working their way to Cleve-
lands total and nos!ng the Naplanders
out for the long end of the score never
entered the heads of the fans With
Griffs youngsters 1t was different. The
Old Fox has so thoroughly imbued his
charges with the idea that ball game
is never over until the last man is out
that they kept plugging away. Runs came
in clusters during the third and fifth,
the count was tied in the eighth and
smashed to smithereens in the ninth.
That's the way the Nationals do bust
ness.
Yesterdays victory showed the fans
the kind OF a front the Climbers put on
~ hof friTIp1rhant Wagfarn
which is still fresh in the minds of the
faithful A six run lead by the opposi-
ton failed to faze the nervy Nationals,
Just the same as similar leads have had
the effect OF causing Griff's youngsters
to fight the harder and to hang on with
bulldog tenacity
Bob Groom did not have much when
he started. He had less when he quit.
Five Of the first six Maps to face him
got on bases. This settled Groom. Cash
ion took up the burden and gave out
passes to first with reckless abandon.
but after two tallies had been forced in
Jay Carl frightened up and was hit safely
only twice during the next six chapters.
Vaughn pitched the two remaining in
nings and did not allow a safety.
Foster and Morgan Star.
Little Eddie Foster and Ray Morgan
were the long distance clouters for the
Nationals. although to Danny Moeller
goes the honor Of winning the game
with a singing blow TO right in the
ninth,
Howard Shanks, the good-looking out
fielder. was hit in the ulna bone. where
ever that is, and had to retire in the
third in favor of Red Walker, the Spar
tanburg terror. Shanks' injury, al
though painful, will not keep him on the
shelf long.
Such sluggers as Larry Lajoire and Joe
Jackson could do nothing with the brand
OF pitching served up by Vaughn and
Cashion. On the other hand, the Climb
ers hit Baskette much harder than the
score shows. Graney and birmingham
divided eight chances between them.
many of them on hard-hit balls, indi-
eating that our athletes were putting
plenty Of beef behind each swing
The Maps first, as described in the
foregoing. was very much Of night
mare. Bob Groom, who has been a
most successful performer this year.
could not deliver, and was yanked after
four runs had been scored. Cashion's
generosity, when he walked Ryan and
Olson, with the bases full, gave Cleve-
land six runs. Another tally was added
in the second when Ted Easterly hit for
the circuit, the ball getting away from
Milan and Shanks. No more scoring for
the Davis tribe after this.
Foster Doubles.
The nervy Nationals started their des-
perate climb against big odds by scoring
in the first inning. Eddie Foster banged
a two-baser into left, reached third on
a wild pitch. and a second bum heave
sent the Midget home.
The third was rather largo inning
for the home folks, who did not warm
up TO their work until after two were
out Milan was safe on first by virtue
Of forcing Foster on grounder, Olsen
to Lajoie. Gandill singled to center Ray
Morgan dumped a two-bagger into deep
left, scoring both Milan and Gandil.
Shanks was hit in the arm by a pitched
and the figures read Nationals, 4;
Maps, I.
Chick Gandil opened the fifth by walk
Ing. Ray Morgan crashed to the right
field fence for a triple, Gandil coming
home. Morgan scored a minute later on
sacrifice fly. This pair of tai
lies pulled the Nationals up to within
one point of the enemy, and there was a
wild demonstration IN the eighth when
the score was tied. Eddie Foster came
through with a pretty three-base crack
completed the journey on Miian's Texas
Lacquer. the ball dropping at Birming-
hams feet.
The Nationals missed q beautiful |
chance to tear things up In the seventh
when two were down and the bags
crowded. Griff sent Germany Schaefer in !
to bat for Cashion. but the comedian |
grounded to Olsen. who tossed out Henry |
At second
Vaughn in the Box.
Schaefer's substitution for Cashion |
called FOR another twirler when the |
Maps came to bat in the eighth, and
lin Vaughn. the burly Texan, propelled |
himself into the limelight. Jim's south |
side curls did not work smoothly. and he |
started out by walking both Baskette
and Ryan, but Olsen forced Baskette !
and Jackson skied to Milan, who threw
Ryan out at third when the last named |
attempted to take undue liberties /
Vaughn was also effective In the ninth. |
Always the Same
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