Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-17
GOOD RECORD MADE
ON PRESENT TRIP
Nationals Have Won Eleven
Out of the Sixteen Games
Played.
HUGHES GETS CREDIT
FOR VICTORY YESTERDAY
Veteran Has Demonstrated
His Ability to Stop Bat
ting Rallies.
BY j. ED GRILLO.

BY j. ED GRILLO.
Special Dispatch 10 The Star.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, July 17.-By winning
yesterdays game from the Browns, the
Nationals now have the enviable record
of having annexed eleven victories out
of sixteen games played on the present
trip. Again it was last inning finish
which brought victory. \ few timely
wallops in the ninth round, together with
steal of home by Gandil, gave the Ma
tonals the two runs they needed to
win the game. Though Boehlng's sue
cessful winning record has not been
shattered. it has been dented, for he re-
tired after the seventh inning to allow
Williams. a pinch hitter, to bat for
him. When Boehling retired the score
stood : TO L against him. He had pitched
brilliant game of ball, but his only
walk in the seventh was followed by a
| double and SINCE and gave the Browns
their runs. Perhaps it was that Boehling
succumbed under the terrific heat. He
seemed TO falter in the round mentioned,
| though up to that time he had been alb
solute master of the situation. Lever
enz. like Boehling, also weakened al the
finish. fact to which must be attributed
the rally which brought victory TO the
visitors
I'm all Griffith used four pitchers After
Boehling had been taken out Gallia
was sent to take up the work. He walked
the first man to lace him. Lavan and
that ended his days work. Tor Hughes
was then substituted, and retired the side
without allowing a run. Then, when the
visitors secuI ed their lead no further
chances We're taken and Walter Johnson
was hustled to the rubber. Walter had a
few strenuous moments on the mound.
Brief, the first man to face him drove
double to right; Pratt fouled out try
ing TO sacrifice and then Williams drove
sharp liner right at Johnson. \ less
courageous pitcher would have ducked the
drive and allowed it to go for a hit.
Johnson knocked it down with his bare
hand which, as result, is badly swollen
and Foster threw Williams out at first.
That saved the game for Compton, the
next man up, accommodated with a foul
to Ainsmith and the game was over
Credit for the victory will most likely
be given to Tom Hughes. When ne went
in to pitch the score stood to l in favor
OF the Browns. yet no more runs were
scored and when he was taken out, and
johnson put in, the score stood ) to = in
favor of the Nationals. 1t was while
Hughes was pitching that the winning
run was made. Booming, however, still
holds a record of nine straight wins His
work yesterday was even better than
any of his previous efforts, at least up
to the seventh inning, when he either
weakened luck broke against him
and the Browns scored a brace of runs.
Up to this time only three men had faced
Boehling in an inning, no runs had been
scored and but two hits, both of which
were scratchy, had been charged against
him.
With any one but johnson pitching in
the ninth the Browns would have at
least tied the score 1t is doubtful if
any other pitcher would have taken a
chance of stopping Williams drive. The
ball was hit exceptionally hard. john
son stuck out his bare hand and knocked
it down. 1t bounded to Foster who made
the play at first. 1t was some minutes
before johnson could decide whether he
would be able to continue pitching or
not. His hand swelled up to nearly
twice its natural size. but he determined
tired on foul to Ainsmith Most
pitchers would have avoided that hit and
it would have been safe drive to CEN
ter and would have scored Brief with the
tying run.
Joe Engel is slated to work against the
Browns today. The brilliant perform
ance which the Washington boy gave in
Cleveland seems to have convinced Crit
! fifth that he has rounded into form at
last and he looks for him to pitch a
most effective game against the lowly
Browns. Either Mitchell or Baumgard-
ner viii probably work for the locals.
Gandils clever steal of home was
really responsible for the victory. 1t was
in the ninth inning, when, with Foster
having scored the tying run on his walk
and hits by Milan and Gandil, the last
mentioned got around to third on a sac
rifice and force-out Shanks had forced
Milan at the plate. and then Mcbride
walked, filling the bases. While Henry
was at bat and with two strikes on him.
Gandil made dash for the plate and
reached there in safety. but to make it
doubly sure Agnew dropped the ball, and
Gandils run proved to be the one neces-
| sary to win the game
Instead of one run the Nationals should
| have scored two in the seventh inning
when the scoring began BoehIing opened
the round with hit. and Morgan moved
him up to second. Foster hit safely, and
| Boehling came home Foster going In
second. Milan followed with a hit. one
of those dropping liners. which Williams
I seemed to nave "A chance to catch but
| which finally fell safe. Foster hesitated.
and then made dash for the plate, but
| Williams perfect throw beat him there.
| LeVerenZ Is pitcher of considera BILE
| class, yet he was hit much harder by the
Nationals yesterday than he has been in
some tine. IL is very plain that the
| Nationals are going to have a hard time
connecting effectively with the local
/ twirlers, every one of whom is reported
to be in fine form Hamilton will prob
aDiy pllcn the mai game here, and it is
| not unlikely that he will hook up with
| Walter Johnson on that occasion. John
| son. having pitched the final inning yes
| terday, is almost sure not to make his
! appearance again until SATURDAY.. when
| the final game of the series is to be
played here
| George Clark, the left-hander Griffith
secured from the New York club, pitched
| to the batters in practice before yester-
| DAVIS and last night ~,
| for Atlanta, where he is to pitch during
| the remainder of the season. Grifith will
| recall him in the fall. and hopes by that
time that Clark will have control. If he
| lacks it he will be carried until he. gets
| it, for it is believed that once he ACQUIRES
command of the ball he will be win
| ming. pitcher. Clark was with Sioux
City last season and won twenty out of
twenty-eight games, record which
shows that he is good prospect
| In the sixteen games which the Ma
| tionals have played since leaving home
George Mcbride has accepted every
chance offered him but one. and thai
| was an eXcuSable error charged agains,
him during the series in Detroit The
playing of the Nationals captain has
been one of the features of the trip. He
seems unable to err on anything tina,
comes his way, and many of the teams
victories can be attributed to the bril-.
liancy of his work. Mcbride is all the
more remarkable because of the fact that
he has not been hitting as we'll as he
might. yet he is not allowing his bat
ting slump TO interfere with his fielding