The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-05-21
BROWNS BEATEN
In FINAL GAME
or SERIES, 8 TO 4
Dixie Walker, Although Hit Hard,
Is Able to Pull Through
with Victory.
BAUMaARDEER Is BUMPED
By WILLIAM PEET.


wa1ace's Wanderers made 1t a bit un-
comfortable for the home folks in the
concrete coliseum yesterday by. coming
from behind in the final innings and
snatching enough runs to nearly tie the
score, but the old knockout punch was
lacking and the Nationals waltzed on
with the game, to 4.
Baumgardner, the highly touted marks
man Of the Browns, was knocked out OF
the box in the second inning. Grin
workers have a penchant for taking the
starch out of promising young pitchers,
for Buck O'Brien and Bedient, OF Bos-
ton, Il VIII be remembered suffered the
same fate as that accorded Baumgard-
ner
II was rather lucky the home folks
did lambast Baumgardner, for the
Brown brothers. Charlie and Elmer who
succeeded the West Virginian, gave cor
rect limitations OF air-tight fiinging.
Dixie walkers offerings were rumpled
up thirteen hits worth. and on several
occasions 1t looked as II the Alabama
beauty would dangle from the business
end Of the derrick. but Dixie pulled him.
self out Of several tight holes, and was
also backed up by corking good support
The Browns performed the remarkable
feat Of crowding a triple, double and
a solitary tally with all this thunder.
In the Hinth inning. with two gone,
StoYau on the midway and Laporte,
notorious heavy hitter up. the fans
nearly collapsed with heart failure. One
run was needed to knot the count, but
Laporte sent up a high foul fiy to Henry
for the necessary out
Schaefer Steals Third.
Although the Nationals did not accu-
mulate many runs, they stole everything
Catcher Stephens had. II was almost as
easy TO sneak down TO third as IT was
to steal second, and on one occasion
Germany Schaefer stole third with the
ball in Pitcher c. Browns fists. In all.
our folks amassed seven pilfered sacks.
That the Nationals runs were lin
tied TO five was due TO taking all sorts
Of chances on the bases. Had Grin
played a more conservative game, the
score would have been larger.
After the Browns were blanked in
the opener, Moeller walked and reached
second. when Wallace and Pratt col
lided while going after the ball on q
throw from Stovall. Foster blasted
one through Austin, and Moeller came
in, Foster going to second on the play.
The midget stole third, and kept right
on going when Stephens throw pro-
pelleQ the Dall INTO leII
One down in~the Nationals second,
John Henry tripled to the left field
stands. Dixie Walker was passed.
MoelIer smashed through Pratt, scor-
ing Henry, and when Milan's safe clout
sent in walker. Manager Wallace
yanked Baumgardner and substituted
Charlie Brown. a southpaw, who
stopped the slaughter
What proved to be the Nationals
in the third. Schaefer singled. Knight
walked, Henry forced Schaefer at the
plate. and when the husky catcher
stole second and Pratt dropped Steph-
ems throw, Knight counted Opportu-
mites to score in the fifth, seventh. and
ninth innings were thrown away by
daring chances on the bags.
Browns Get Busy.
The Browns came through with a
run in the fourth, and by timely swats
aided by a couple Of free passes, added
two more in the sixth. With two down
in the eighth, successive triples over
Dan Moeller's head produced another
mark. and in the ninth the score could
have been tied had Laporte come
through with a safe smash.
Dutch Schaefer pulled the banner
play of the matinee in the fifth. He
was on second as Charlie Brown start
ed a fancy wind up. The comedian de-
hberateIy dashed for third, and before
the astonished pitcher could collect
his senses and throw the ball to Aun-
stin, Schaefer was onto the bag and
safe by a narrow margin.
In the Nationals ninth, Jack Knight
reached third and attempted to score
on Henry's fly to Laporte, but the
throw came home true as a die, and
the lanky inielder was snuffed out.