The Washington herald., 1913-04-02
when c. U.BEOWS
NATIONALS Win
Brooklanders Put Up Stub
born Fight Until Eighth
Inning.
HUGHES IN RARE FORM
Veteran Twirls Five Innings and AL
lows but Two Hits-Final
Count Is IL to 4.

Catholic University's baseball team
threw a scare into the Nationals during
the exhibition game on the Florida Ave-
nue. ball yard yesterday, and while the
professionals eventually won out. IL to 4,
the combat was much closer than the
box score shows.
Tom Hughes, who worked the first five
innings, WIS in mid-season form, allow
ing two hits, but when Ed Dent took up
the pitching burden a different story
was told The Brooklanders raked him
for half a dozen hits and scored three
runs.
When the Nationals went to bat in the
eighth the figures were to in their
favor, but the college boys were threat
ening to raise Cain, and the faithful bunch
of rooters feared something might hap
pen to check the victorious march of the
Griffmen i'm the preseason games. 1t
happened all right, but Catholic Univer-
sity furnished the fireworks. Somebody
lit the fuse and the big explosion occurred
in this same eighth frame. No less than
six Washington runs counted. and the
game was over.
1t was a case of timely hitting by the
professionals. wabbly pitching by Tray
ers. of the Brookianders. and miserable
support accorded by his pals.
The Brooklanders managed to squeeze
ir run during the fifth when Pipp Sim
gled. slip-up by Morgan advanced him
to second. Hughes tried to catch Pipp
mapping and threw to center field. Pipp
moved up to third and scored on Nc
Brides attempt to get him at home
when Williams dropped the throw.
Coach Morans boys climbed or Ed
Dent for six hits in the four innings the
Oakley, Md, lad worked, and the three
off 10
poor support accorded him by the Pimi-
eptas The credit for the wide margin
victory falls to Schaefer's youngsters.
When they stepped in to relieve the older
heads, the Nationals had but a slight
lead and Trayers was going along nicely.
Trayers pitched good bail until the
eighth, when the Pimientas managed to
get three hits, mixed with four costly err
rors and a base on balls. 1t was just a
case of blow for the Brookland outfit.
Hayes was off color in this session, the
collegian shortfielder slipped up on three
chances and on one occasion Rugged the
ball as he watched Dent trail along t.
first while Munich and Morley played tag
on the paths at second and third.
Morley Is on Form.
Morley, who jumped into Capt. George
McBride's shoes in the seventh, made
three costly errors.
Rippy Williams led with the stick, con-
Meeting for a triple, a double, and a sin
gle in three trips to the pan. In the
Nationals first inning Moeler got base
on balls and advanced to third on Eos
ter's double to left center. Both scored
on Morgan's single.
The Griffmen slipped another across
in the third, when Milan doubled and
scored on Chick Gandirs single to right.
In the fourth the Nationals chalked up
two more, when Shanks hit and tailed
on williams triple, and Williams scored
on Moeller's double to right field. In
the fifth Gandil hit for two bases and
scored on a single by Shanks.
The shift was made in the Nationals
lineup in the fifth, and Trayers held
the Pimientas safe until the eighth
when Morley singled and advanced to
third on Munch's double. Hayes pulled
the bone" mentioned in the foregoing
on Ed Dent. Morley tailed on Hayes
error Of Calvo's grounder, and the Gu
han was safe at first Laport came
across with a bingle. scoring Munich and
Dent. Calvo going to third.
Calvo scored on the second error fol
Hayes, when Allen grounded to him ano
Laporte moved to third.
Pipp added another miscue to the Ions
string when he dropped Hayes throw OF
Schaefer's grounder, which scored La
porte. Allen went to third on the play
Schaefer stole second and Acosta filled
the bases by drawing walk. Aller
scored on Hayes third error CT the In
ming on Morleys grounder and Schaefel
came in behind him in the mix-up
Acosta stole second and the farce ended
when Munich few out to Frexis. 81,
runs.
Pipp scored in the fifth for the Brook
landers on a single and errors by Hughes
Morgan and Williams. In the seventh
Frexis was safe on Morley's slip-up, ad
vanced to third on Trayer's double ant
both scored on Zachary's hit to righ
field Pipp singled in the eighth and
moved up on Morley's error, went t.
third on a fielder's choice and crossed
the plate on another fielder's choice
Allen to Schaefer. Score:
The Score.
NATIONALS Alb. r. n. o. A. T.