The Washington herald., 1912-07-21
BROWNIES HOLD
NATIONALS TO AN
11-ROUND DRAW
Stovalrs Lads Tie the Count in the
Ninth Inning and Prevent
Further Scoring.
TOM HUGHES WEAKENED
AND JOHNSON GOES IN
Baumgartner Starts for st. Louis
but Gives Way to Allison.
Shanks Pulls a Bone.
BY WILLIAM PEET.

Eleven rounds to draw was the
best Washington could get with the
lowly Browns in the Concrete Coli
scum yesterday. Score, 3 to s.
The game was all but tucked away
in Griff's victory bag, when the unex-
pected happened. ST. Louis tied it up
in the ninth, and try their hardest the
Climbers could not put across the win
ming run.
An unfortunate boot" by Mcbride
let a Brownie run trickle over the
plate, which never should have hap
pened, while riotous rambling on the
sacks, and a John Anderson pulled
by Howard Shanks, together with
weak swatting in the pinches, kept the
Nationals run total down TO measly
trio of tallies.
Many fans blamed Griff for not
yanking Tom Hughes off the mound
in the ninth, after Long Tom had
handed out two bases on balls in sue
cession, but at the time two were out,
and il was almost a so to I shot that
Sir Thomas would get off unscathed
A single by Bert Shotten sent over the
run which knotted the count, and
Walter johnson was showed in to the
fracas to stop the rally.
BROWNS PLAY GOOD BALL.
st. Louis played good ball, in direct
contrast to their dual exhibition Friday.
They refused to quit or let up for
minute, and even with the game appar-
emily won by the Nationals, there was no
apparent signs of "Its-all-over-I-guess-
we'u-go-home'' stuff
George Baumgartner who has been
beaten twice in as many starts by the
Nationals, worked the first eight innings.
and was hit hard enough 10 score half
a dozen runs Allison, who relieved
Baumgartner. and who was licked to a
trazzle here last Wednesday, came back
with a vengeance Allison struck out
four and did not allow hit
Howard Shanks' steal of third base with
that bag already occupied, in the second,
will not be forgotten here in some time.
The good-looking young outhelder learn
ed lesson that win probably stick with
him all the rest of his days. There was
no excuse for such bone-headed base
running, and Shanks' extreme youth alone
saved him from the jeers of the fans.
MoeIIer Makes Star Catch.
Dare Devil Dan Moeller made a re-
markable running catch in right field dur
ing the tenth inning which probably saw
ed the Nationals from going down to de2
feat. Moeller raced to the foul line after
Laporte's line drive, and speared the
haU ta-ffh dc oil hor,
around like fash, Danny whipped the
ball to Schaefer and completed double
play as Compton, who had gone to second
on the blow, was caught fiat-footed.
By falling to land yesterdays combat,
the Nationals dropped back a half a
game from the Boston Red Sox, as the
Beaneaters defeated Chicago in the Hub
Consequently the standing of the clubs
shows Washington exactly seven games
behind the leaders.
The war club welded by Potts La
porte also added to the confusion of the
home folks, for Mr.. Laporte came
through with a triple and single the first
two times up, and both swats scored
runs.
The Brownies started off with a tally
when Mcbride fumbled Shotten's ground
er, and although Hughes retired Austin
and Compton, Laporte tripled to left and
Shotten scored
This tally the home folks pulled back
in the other half of the opener with three
hits which should have been productive
of more than one count. Moeller led of
with a clean blow to right. Foster flied
to Jantzen. Milan singled to left and
Moeller raced TO third. Milan attempting
to reach second on the smash was peg
ged out Germany Schaefer's double to 1
left scored Moeller.
shanks' Famous Steal.
Howard Shanzs' famous steal of third |
appeared in the second inning. The act |
was committed after Ainsmith had been |
thrown out at the plate by Kutina on |
Moelier's grounder to the big first sack
er. Mcbride was resting peacefully on |
third when Shanks made mad rush for |
the bag. He discovered Mcbride after IT |
was too late. OF course there was moth |
ing left for the visitors to do but tag
Capt. George.
ST. Louis scored in the third on a sin
gle by Shotten, Austin's sacrifice, and
Lsporte's single. Grifrs Climbers came |
back In the other half of this round and |
tied the score, the run coming over when |
Left Fielder Compton used poor judg- /
ment in throwing to second base instead |
of the plate. Foster started OF with !
walk Milan hit to left and Compton |
foolishly tried to catch the Tennessee
Flyer at the midway. paying no attention
to Foster, who hiked for the plate the !
minute the outfieider drew back to shoot
the ball.
A remarkable catch of Ainsnlith's low
liner to Compton in the Nationals SIXTH
cost the Nationals run. as Morgan was
on first at the time and beat It for Sec
ond. He was thrown out before he could
get back to the initial bag. Mcbride fol-
lowed with a single. Shanks walked and
Toyr. Hucnag uffh rreffv sfupla ff.ro,, n, i
DAILY sent over Mcbride with the run
which everybody thought would win the
game.
II Happens I'm the Ninth.
The Browns could do nothing with Tom
Hughes offerings until the ninth. when
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