Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-21
NATIONALS VICTORY OVER
BROWNS TIES UP MAPS
Locals Give Baumgardner Drubbing After
Visitors Drove Engel From Slab.
Johnson to Rescue.
BY j. ED GRILLo.

the Browns BY a score OF 3 to 3
and the defeat OF the Maps at New
York yesterday, the Nationals are
sharing second place with Cleve-
land in the American League race
TODAY.
Though it was tail-end team
which furnished the attraction, no
more interesting or better-played
game has been staged here this
season.
The Nationals victory was
clean cut and only in doubt for a
few moments, but for all that the
contest was one which kept the
crowd interested and displayed
some really clever base ball.
1t was another one OF those
games which proves the value OF
Walter Johnson to the local team,
for it was>he who checked the
visitors at time when they not
only tied the score, but threatened
to forge to the front with a
healthy margin. Engel went until
into the sixth round. when he sud-
denly weakened and placed the
result in jeopardy. Johnson took
his place, and while it is true that
the run which gave the Browns
the lead was scored while he was
officiating, he held them in check
from that out, and as his team
mates were able to score four runs
after he got into the game, his
victory was comparatively easy
one.
Behind both Engel and Johnson the
Nationals played really brilliant pail.
while some of the fielding stunts of the
visitors were nothing short Of startling.
But so far as the hitting was concerned.
and incidentally the base running. there
was a vast difference in favor of the
locals. for it was their ability TO pound
Baumgardner, together with the fact
gave them a huge advantage.
Engel Weakens in Sixth.
Engel's work was splendid up TO the
sixth inning. during which time he kept
the visitors from scoring any runs. He
faitered bit in the sixth. however
and before he could be yanked the lead
OF two runs had been tied, and there
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one out. II was at this stage that john
son came into the fray. 4 scratch hit
followed which put the Browns in the
lead. but from that time on the scoring
ceased. so far as the visitors were con-
cerned. though they took unusual lib
critics with Johnson's delivery. But hit
ting Johnson and scoring runs at his ex-
pense are two entirely different PROPOSE
tons and it was in his prowess in pre-
venting the latter that he really showed
his worth.
BY some clever hitting the locals got
away 20 a flying start. scoring two runs
in the opening rounds. This lead they
held until the sixth, when the Browns.
by scoring three runs, all they got dur
ing the game, forged to the front But
they did not hold their small advantage
long for in the last half of the sixth the
Nationals tied the score and they put
the game on ice in the seventh when
thew drove three runs over the plate
The locals got under way at the outset
after having retired the visitors in order
Moeller opened with hit. stole second,
uotted over to third on a wild pitch and
scored when Milan singled. Foster drove
liner toward right field which Pratt
knocked down but cold not handle. and
then Gandil worked himself into a Gin
einnati base hit when he hunted and
Baumgardners throw to third was too
Huaa
eft Balenti threw to third in time to
.et Foster coming over but Milan scored
~ the play. Henry ended the inning
With his grounder to Austin, who nailed
Gsndil on of second.
The Browns led off the third with hit
b. Balenti, who was sacrificed to second,
out was never advanced. Austin got a
remarkable two-base hit to start the
fourth. but never scored. This hit. of
which Moeller made a remarkable one
handed catch. was allowed by reason of
ground rule which made all balls hit
INTO the new portion of right field a two
base hit whether they were caught or
not
Engel also got away in the nth and in
the meantime the Nationals were doing
nothing productive with Baumgardner
But in the sixth the Browns got busy
Haumgardner started matters with a sin
gle To right Shotten sacrificed and
when Engel threw his grounder TO right
Tin cracked out a single which scored
Baumgardner and Shotten reached third
Pratt was out on a grounder to second
and Williams was purposely walked.
Johnson then went in and Bisland
scratched hit through short on which
austin scored, but there the run getting
stopped
Nationals Tie Score.
In the last half of this inning the Ma
tlonais tied the score. Gandil hit for
TWO bases after Foster had been retired
and Morgan brought him home with a
double OF a ny ball which Balenti mis-
Judged in left. Ainsmith, however. forced
Morgan and then stole second, only to
be left.
The seventh found the Nationals busy
getting winning lead. Mcbride began
the round with hit and Johnson sacri-
feed. Moeller hit safely, scoring Nc
Bride. and then stole second. taking third
when the catcher's throw was wide OF
the mark. Milan brought MoeIler home
with screechng three-bagger to right
center and scored himself when the relay
got away from Austin. That hit ended
the scoring. for while Johnson was hit
for double by Shotten in the eighth
which Austin followed with safe hunt
the Browns failed to score, for Pratt's
greunder 70 johnson resulted In Shotten
being nailed at the plate and Williams
followed this By forcing Austin at sec