The Washington herald., 1913-09-21
climbers Win
Opening GAME
. FROM ST. Louis
Walter johnson Goes in Box
at Critical Stage and Hats
Lively Batting Rally.
FINAL SCORE IS 6 TO 3
Engel Pitches Good Ball for Five
Innings-Grifmen Come from
Behind in Seventh.
FINAL SCORE IS 6 TO 3
BY WILLIAM PEET.

"My poy Choe" Engel slipped
the Browns FIVE zeros, then he be-
gan to waver, and in a jiffy the
score was tied, but Walter John
son happened to be available, and
finished the game. Score, Climb
ers, 6; Browns. 3.
Saturdays frolic, on an oozy
turf, with leaden skies hanging
low, was won by the home folks
with a rollicking batting rally in
the seventh, as the loyal fans rose
en- maSse and shouted for some
thing to happen.
The score when Washington
came to bat in the seventh was
3 to 3-then followed almost in
succession a pair of singles and a
triple, with a sacrifice and two
bum heaves chucked in. Three
tallies decorated the scoreboard op-
posite the Nationals name.
EhEeI Cries for Help.
Until the sixth Engel was the same
the kid pitcher complained of a lame arm
when the next inning opened and it was
apparent that help was needed.
The Browns presented a vastly diff
ferent lineup from the team George Sto-
vail piloted here in July, but the brand
of baseball was about the same, and con-
siderable tinkering will have to be done
if St Louis is to be uA around the first
division in 1914.
In spite of the wet field the combat
was played in remarkably short time.
Features were few and far between.
Danny Moeller made the greatest one
hand catch seen here in many a day
when he ran back to the dirt pile in the
fourth and snsgged line drive from the
bat Of Jimmy Austin. AS a rule had been
adopted prior TO the game that all balls
hit to that portion of the field should go
for only two bases, the out was disal-
owed. and Austin awarded double.
GedeOn Plays Left Field.
Grif played Joe Gedeon in left field
and the Frisco boy also contributed one
Of those hair-raising catches on a line
drive from the bat of Indian Balent In
the fifth inning, which he captured after
a hard sprint.
EnEel bIanked the Browns for n
starter and the Climbers opened on
George Baumgardner in the second half
Of the initial inning by Jumping four
hits and scoring two runs.
MoeIler beat out bunt for starter,
stole second, and went TO third on wild
pitch. Milan shot a single TO. center
scoring Moel!er. Foster hit low ny
toward second base. BIsland ran after
the ball. stuck up one hand. and dropped
the pill Ganoil came through with a
Cincinnati hit, a bunt, which Cow
ington gathered up and threw to
Austin at third too late to nab Milan.
Morgan flied to Balenti, ana Milan crossed
the plate on the out. A quick throw,
BaIenti to Austin, snuffed out Foster as
he tried to reach third after the catch
and the side was out when Henry forced
Gandil at the keystone sack. 49,"
The Brownies were easy picking for
EngeI until the sixth inning. when Baum
gardner started the trouble with clean
single To right field. Shotten hunted and
Engel threw wide to Gandil, with the re-
suit that Baumgardcner raced to third,
scoring a minute later on Austin's single.
Ray Morgan threw out Platt and Shotten
counted. When Gus Williams was walked
on purpose. Engel was taken out in favor
Of Walter johnson. johnson was the vic
tim OF a pretty hit-and-run play. Will
HAMS started StCOflu as w dlNcI IdASSd
his arm. and Mcbride rushed over to take
Ainsmith's throw. Instead Of getting his
man, Bisland shot a grounder where Nc
Bride usually stands. The ball shot to
left field and Austin crossed the plate
Walter settled down and retired the side,
allowing no more runs during the re-
mainder Of the ball game.
Climbers Tie Score.
The Browns one run lead was soon
chopped down, in fact the Climbers
knotted the count in the other half of
this inning when Gandil doubled over
Williams head, and Morgan followed
with a triple. a long high fly which
Balenti misjudged.
Three runs put the game on ice and
made things easy for johnson in the
seventh, which was opened by Mcbride
with a clean single to left. johnson
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