Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-06
GAND|L s SINGLE
BRINGS VICTORY
Nationals Overcome Braves
Lead With Ninth Inning
Rally.
SAFE DRIVES SCORE
TYING AND WINNING RUNS
Cashion Displays Poor Form
and Visitors Take What
Seems Comfortable Lead.
BY j. ED GRILLO.


\ hard-hit single to left off
Chick Gandil's bat in the ninth
inning turned defeat into victory
for the Nationals yesterday. Up
to this moment it seemed that the
despised tail-end Boston Braves
were destined to again lower the
colors of Grifhth's Hopefuls.
They were leading by single run
i'll the final inning, there was one
man down and second and third
occupied when Gandil sauntered
TO the plate An instant later
there was resounding whack, the
ball shot into left field on line,
two eager base runners crossed
the plate, and the game was over.
For some unaccountable reason
the visitors from Boston, though
picked for a lowly station in the
coming race, have proved the
hardest nut that the locals have
been asked to crack this spring.
Their performance of the day
previous when they overcame a
seven-run lead in the final round
was startling. and they came very
near to duplicating this perform
ance yesterday, only they did not
wait until the last minute to do it.
A four-run rally in the eighth
again cut down a comfortable lead
OF the locals, and actually put
the visitors in the lead, which
they held until the incident above
described. Runs again came easily
for the Braves. Some rather weak
twirling by the husky CasEion in
the eighth inning together with
an error by him paved the way
for four-run grab which seemed
to clinch the game for them. But
good stick work in the eighth and
ninth pulled the game out of the
fire.
Cashion Lacks Form.
Cashion did not perform i'm his Char
lottesville form. He was wild and inef-
fective and was retired after the eighth,
when Groom took up the task long
enough to retire the visitors the last time
they came to bat. In the meantime seven
runs had been chased over the plate. The
first three were scattered through the
first seven innings. during which period
the Nationals had made five. This SEEM
ed lead enough for the occasion. but in
the eighth Cashion went to pieces, gave
bases on balls. made mess of a bunt
and finally was hit for a double which
cleaned the crowded bags. Away went
the locals lead. and instead of resting on
the lead they had held it meant to get
three runs during the remaining two in
nings or suffer another defeat. The
eighth saw them getting one. which still
held them one behind. Then came the
ninth, and before it was very old the
game had been pulled out Of the fire. La
porte was sent to bat for Groom and he
drew pass Moeller drove out single
which sent Laporte to second. Miian's
little bounder went straight at Devlin,
but the latter tried to nail Laporte COM
Ing into third and failed. This filled the
bases for Gandil. and he was not found
wanting, for moment later his safe
drive to left sent couple of runs over
the plate. ending the struggle.
Hub PIrcue. an aged twirler, who sur
prised all balloon last season by pitching
winning ball after spending several years
y-4S
proposition for awhile yesterday. He
was getting away fairly well. excepting
two innings. and with the good break his
side had looked all over a winner until
Uohe ninth.
The Braves began to work on Cashion
in the opening round. He walked Con-
nelly to begin with. then struck out
Maranville. passed ball put Connolly
on second. from where he scored when
Titus hit safely into right. Titus. how
ever. was nailed at second when he took
liberties with Moellers arm. Sweeney
walked, but Cashon caught him mapping.
The visitors scored again in the third.
Devosht opened with hit. Purdue was
hit by Cashion. but Connolly forced Pur-
due at second. put-out allowed De-
vosht to score. Another run came In
the fifth. With one out Connolly singled
and took third while Cashion was throw
ing out Maranville. Then Titus hit the
right field fence for a double, scoring
Connolly.
In the eighth the visitors apparently
cinched the game. scoring four runs and
taking a comfortable lead. Titus got on
when Mcbride fumbled his grounder
Sweeney walked and when Cashion fail
ed to throw McKechnie's bunt the bases
were full Devltn struck out. but Myers
cleaned the sacks with a double to left
u died trying to steal third and then
Kirk. who batted for Devoght. got a
double. Purdue was walked and Con-
nelly was hit with pitched ball. Maran-
Vile walked. forcing in a run. and then
Titus sent long fly to Moeler, ending
the round.
Morgan Hits Homer.
Morgan's home run drive over Nc
Kechnie's head in the last half of this
inning put the Nationals within one Of
tying the score. Then came the ninth,