The Washington herald., 1913-05-22
By WILLIAM PEET.

Cleveland, Ohio. May 2L-When Big Al
Williams, of Carthage. H., leaned up
against one of Pitcher Crum kahlers
curves and scattered a home run punch
scoring Shanks ahead of him, in the
first half of the ninth inning TO-DAY. sew
ing up a ball game which was regarded
as hopelessly lost. it only remained for
Walter johnson to go in and stop the
enemy while the Nationals sent over the
winning markers in the tenth. Final
count: Washington 5. Cleveland j.
Fighting with their backs TO the wall,
but with no thought of defeat staining
their efforts, the men under GRIMM
batted as the warriors of old were wont
to wrench success from the glumiest OF
situations
Two runs behind came the Nationals
into the ninth inning. Two runs that
doomed large to the aliens opposed 10
GriT-s hustling youngsters kahler. al
ways troublesome in the early INNINGS
smiled with fiendish glee as Germany
Schaefer. batting for Mcbride, cracked
a low liner into the outstretched hahus
of Graney. Shanks. the youngster VINO
had helped lose the game yesterday
shot a pretty single to center
WILLIAMS for Henry"
Gen. Griffith held a short conversation
with Big Alva Williams. the Nationals
third-string catcher and all around gem
eraI utility man. Through the mega
phone of the announcer came the words
Williams batting for Henry
Williams was steeled to the minute.
He knew what depended upon him. ana
he felt in every fiber of his body the
necessity for that imperative hit. On
came the bobbing ball propelled with the
cunning of big Kahler- Alva swung on
one. Bling. Smash, The impact of wood
against leather was heard for eight city
blocks Center Fielder Ryan leaped high
in the air The ball sailed six feet over
his head and did not stop rolling till II
bumped up against the center field fence
which is just about as far away from
home plate here as is the wooden bar
rier on the Florida Avenue grounds in
Washington behind the patch guarded
by Milan.
Shanks came tearing over the plate by
the time Ryan reached the ball. with
Williams fairly burning up the base
paths in his wake.
Don't stop. keep right on going"
frantically shouted Germany Schaefer
from the third base coacher's box, and
Williams never faltered. With his head
down like an angry bull he charged for
the counting block. where Catcher
Carisch stood ready to do battle
..Safe.'
The relay. Ryan to Turner to Carisch.
was negotiated as quickly as any trio
could turn the trick. but Williams slid
into the plate. a fraction of a second be-
fore the ball arrived.
A death-like silence settled on the
crowd, they Were speechless. Out in the
far corner of the first base bleachers
voice shouted: He didn't touch second"
The Naplanders took the hint, the ball
was thrown to the keystone sack and
the Cleveland players swarmed on I'm
pire Hart for a decision. Hart simply
shook his head and the last hope van
ished.
Jonnson. the Nationals great pitcher.
walked TO the bull pen to warm UP as
the Maps came to bat in the ninth. The
crowd recognized the great pitcher and
groaned.
Old Fox Griff did not want to pitch
Walter unless ne found that il was alb
sUiutely necessary, and Groom sta!ked TO
the box Graney slashed a double to
right, hut Carisch forced the yOungster
at third. Kahler laid down a hunt and
vas thrown out at first, but succeeded
in advancing Carisch to the keystone
sack.
Johnson Goes In.
This decided Griff. for he beckoned to
Groom and called Walter johnson to the
scene of battle. Johnson pitched one bali
to Doc Johnston. the Maps big first
sacker, who has been wrecking so many
games around these diggins. a pop ny
10 Laporte resulted, and the side was
out.
Milan came to bat when the Nationals
opened the tenth. The Tennessee flyer
had up until this inning failed to con-
meet safely. He unloaded a pretty single
TO short left. and then Manager Birming-
ham lifted Kahler, substituting his star
portsider. Vean Gregg.
RAY Morgan was the next hitter. and.
like Milan, had up until the tenth failed
TO grab off a safe blow. Gregg fiddled
around with Milan on first base, making
half a dozen throws in attempt to
catch Clyde mapping, thereby getting
himself into hole. Two strikes and
three balls on the batter. Ray smashed
the next ball pitched to deep right and
Milan. who had gone to second the min
ute Gregg pulled back his arm, scamp
cred home on the swat. Gandn singled
TO right center, and Morgan pulled up
at third. scoring a minute later on
Schaefer's fly to Jackson.
Walter in Form.
Mflan's run broke the tie, and Nor
gan's was not needed, as johnson, who
pitched the tenth against the enemy,
held the Maps safely. although it look
ed as if he had collected little trouble
for himself when Chapman singled. Oh
son hit into a double play. and the game
was over when Turner struck out.
For the first six innings both Groom
and Kahler were in fine fettle.
The home team was the first to break
into the run column. when Graney
doubled in the fifth, and Kahler scored
him with a single
In the seventh the Climbers tied the
score on Shanks double and Henrys
triple, but the Maps came back in the
ether half of the seventh and forged to
the front through the medium of a dou-
Bile from Ryan and Graney's single.
Timely hitting by Johnston, Turner, and
jackson in the Clevelands eighth added