Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-17

ers their good reputation as base-steal-
ing preventers
The attendance yesterday took jump,
one of the big weekday crowds being
in the stands. The New Yorks and other
teams, according to local advisers. did
not draw here at all, but Griffith and
his side show always bring the fans out
to the park, even though the home team
is far down in the race. If 1t can be
definitely announced that Johnson will
pitch on a certain day one of the biggest
crowds of the season is promised.
When it comes to stopping batting raj
lies or going into game in a pinch it
will be hard to find better twirler than
Tom Hughes. Somehow or other he
can break into a fray at the most crucial
moment and put an end to the scoring.
Yesterday it was essential that the
Browns should be prevented from scoring
any more runs in the eighth If the Ma
tionals were to have a look-in. Griffith
thought Gallia might be able to stop
them temporarily, but when he walked
the first man up. Hughes was brought.
and he did all that could be asked for,
retiring the side without allowing the
runner to advance farther than second
base.
1t is of the greatest Importance that
the Nationals win majority of the
games here.
If three out of four can be turned into
victories the team will be in a good po-
sition to make stand at Chicago.
team which is sure to prove most trou-
bleSome. Then comes a long stand at
home and Griffith believes that he will
be able to make a better showing on his
own grounds this time than before. He
still has hopes of the Athletics gettlng
some setbacks. and he feels confident
that he will be within hailins distance
of the Maps when they start on their
next eastern trip, if he does not lead
them by that time. heretofore the Maps
cal a
team and Griffith does not look for them
TO show any remarkable reversal OF
form. He figures that the way his team
is now going. there Is hope Tor II 10 lanu
on top, for he feels sure that WITHIN the
next week or so one more of his young
pitchers will develop into a winner; ne
figures that that Is all he needs to make
his team real contender in the race.
This Brown team Is hard on record
holders. Last season it was the team 10
break Johnsons winning streak OF SIN
teen consecutive victories. This spring,
after Johnson had pitched nIty-slA score
less innings. it was the Browns VINO
scored the first run on him. They came
mighty near putting an end to Boehl1ngs
winning streak yesterday, and other
holders of records have had a similar eX-
perience with Stovalls team.
Boehlng. however has not yet been
successfully molested in his effort TO
equal the mark set by Johnson and
Falkenberg and he may still be able to
turn the trick during his stay in st.
Louis, though unless Griffith is forced
to do it, he will not pitch In any or the
remaining games here, but will probably
be asked to pitch the opening game IN
Chicago next Sunday.
Neither Boehling nor Leverenz were
scored on in the first six innings. There
was little to choose between the two
fret
in the seventh starting the inning him
self with a base hit. Morgan sacrIhced
him to second and Foster brought him
home with hit, taking second himself
on the throw-in. Milan also hit safely
but Williams nailed Foster at the plate
with a good throw. Gandil was an easy
out. 1t was in the last half of this in
ming that it seemed Boehling was to be
stopped. He gave his first base on balls
to Shotten, the first man to face him, and,
after Brief had sacrificed him to second.
Pratt came through with a hit over first
base, good for two bases, which sent
Shotten home. Williams scored Pratt
with a single, but Boehling struck out
of Austin's grounder, throwing him out at
first. When Foster walked in the ninth
LeverenZ paved the way for his own de-
feat. On the hit and run play Milan
singled to right. and Foster went all the
way to third. Gandil came through with
a hit, scoring Foster with the tying run
Moeller sacrificed. moving both runners
up Shanks' grounder to the pitcher re-
suited in Milan being caught at the plate
But Gandil moved up on the play and
finally succeeded in stealing home Then
on an attempted double steal, Shanks
was caught.
For the Browns, Brief opened with a
double off Johnson. Pratt, in trying to
sacrifice. fouled out, and then Williams
drove the hot one at Johnson, and was
thrown out at first. Compton ended it
all by fouling out. The score: