The Washington herald., 1913-05-06
BY WILLIAM PEET.

the second time lnlS Sedson spitooh
Pitcher Buck O'Brien tasted the bitter
dregs of defeat, score, to 3.
Once more Walter johnson proved to
be the Moses who led the Climbers to
the Promised Land. for with the score
a tie when the Worlds Champs came !
to bat in the eighth. the Old FoX Grin
had removed Joe Hhgel, substituting the
Kansas Blizzard. 1t WAS Walters sixth
straight victory mas many starts. ana
up to date he has twirled forty-three ana
one-third innings without being scored |
upon.
Joe Ensel the young twirler who made |
q name for himself Saturday by orr
eanzing a Boston walking club, was sent
right back at the Red Sox gang this
afternoon and the kid gave hne ac-
count of himself He should only have
been scored against once. Heart-rendlng
errors by his pals helped the Champs TO
couple of markers in the fifth.
Credit TO MocIler.
To Danny Moeller. more than any 9TH
or National with the possible exception
Of Johnson. goes the creuu or to-oays
notapIe victory, Tor II was MoeHers rusty
wallop to the center field fence In the
Climbers eighth with full house In
front OF him that turned the tide OF
battle. kicked away Boston's three run
margin and put Grifrs pennant chasers
in the running.
Walter johnson AS a starter OF BAIT
ing rallies is also some starter, for
the great pitcher opened the twelfth
with a crashing single, and scored a
FEW minutes later what would nave
been the winning run.
In the matter of safe hits, the blows
Were evenly matched collecting eleven
safe smashes, while Boston, got ten. ON
Joe Engel six were registered, while
johnson was niched four times In the
five innings he occupied the mound.
Milan Stars.
The combat did not lack features,
either. Milan came through with a
couple of sensational! catches. Henricksen
substituting for Duffy Lewis, connected
for a quarter of safe slams out OF nve
times up. and Eddie Ainsmith struck
cut three times. running in the plnches.
In one sense the Nationals victory
was a flucky one, but a careful glance
at the box score reveals the informa-
ton that Griff's pennant chasers outplay-
ed the Red SoX, and put up withal
better defense. Also being able to get
men on the bases when the crucial test
came.
The Nationals twelfth, when the game
was won, showed three men on bases,
two gone, and Frank Laporte up
O. Brien got the Frencf1man into hole.
two strikes and one ball. but Frank
leaned up against the next one pitched
and sent a sizzling Srounder right at
Neal Ball. the pill took three hops, and
on the third struck a pebble or clod
of dirt and shot through the second
basemans legs into center field. john
son and Milan fairly few home.
Another feature OF the combat was
the substitution of the German Schaefer
for Joe Engel in the eigl1Sl. Germany
gave a correct imitation Of a pinch
hitter by unloading a dandy single to
short left field
crowd estimated AT $50 persons
turned out, but there was little or no
excitement manifested, as the fans
seemed to realize that the world s
champs were in for beating. even
though Griff did not open with Walter
johnson in the box as the Boston pa
pers had extensively advertised.
Milan Doubles.
After Moeller had persisted in the
Nationals opener, Milan slammed a
pretty double 10 left field, but was
caught mapping off second when he
took long lead. Ainsmith famed for
the third out
Hank luck alone robbed the Nationals
of at least too runs in the second
inning Al Williams led off with a
smoking single TO right field. Laporte
crashed over to second, but Janvrin, who
da shed over to take a supposed throw
from Cady, scooped up the bah. touched
the base and doubled up the French
man. Morgan hiffed a double over Hen
ricksen's head, and Shanks flied to
Hooper for the third out.
Younp HenrickSen ripped a double
to left field in the Red SoX fourth
after two had gone. but Gardner died
Mcbride to Williams and there were
no runs.
q After Eaporte had famed in the Ma
tionals' fifth, Morgan shot single pas
Janvrin, but was thrown out trying &c
steal.
Red SoN Score.
The Red Sox butted into the run col
ulnn first and grabbed off couple OF
cheap tallies i'm the fifth, aided and
abetted by a couple of hits and three
errors How the runs were scorec
would only make painful reading fo
Washington fans. but il might be saiC
I'm passing that had Foster been on thirt
and GanSil at first the champs would
have heen held runless.
Eoston added a tally in the sixth
when Gardner-tripIed to right and Jan
the series, TO short left.
With two down in the Nationals sew
enth, Rippy Williams slammed a prett,
double TO right center. but Laport
could not score him. A sharp grounder
Ball to Engle, retired the side.
Joe Engel got out of tight hole ii
the seventh. when the first two Re-
Sox boys got on the bags. luck.
double play helped matters materially
Griffmen Score Three.
The Nationals knotted The count il
the eighth in the following manner
Ray Morgan. first up. hit sharply t
Janvrin, who fumbled and Ray bea
the throw to first. Shanks singled I
center. Mcbride flied to Janvrin, tn
latter making a swell catch after
long run. Germany Schaefer, pine
hitting for Joe Engel. unloaded clea
single to left. filling the bases. Damn
Moeller hit the first ball pitched o.
the nose, sending it shrieking to RICH
center and clearing the bases. Whe
the dust settled Moeller was restin
safely on the midway bag, but Ain
smith famed and AL Williams sent u
an easy fy.Nwhich Hendricksen gobblet
The Climbers managed to get Nc
Bride as far az, third. and Milan o
second with two out in the tenth, an
a safe smash by Ainsmith would hav
Just about won the game, but tn
catcher struck out. -
iris Speaker singled in Boston
tenth with two gone. but was caugh
at second while trying to steal by a
least three feet.
The Nationals got a couple of men o
= the bases in the eleventh. when a SAT
hit by either Mcbride or Shanks woul
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