The Washington herald., 1913-08-23
MITCHELL HURLS;
GRIFFMEN LOSE
St. Louis Wins Shutout Game
with Joe Boehling on
the Hill.
THE SCORE 3 TO 0
Nationals Get Five Hits of Brownies
Star, While Richmond Joe Allows
Eleven Bingles.
By WILLIAM PEET.

St Louis, Mo-, Aug. 22.-Against Rov
Mitchell, a right-hander, whom the ball
players tell us has a curve ball that re-
sembles a FISH hook, and a fast one that
cannot break a pane of glass, the Ma
tiOnals were about as helpless this after
noon as a woolly lamb surrounded by a
pack of wolves. Mitchell banded us the
whitewash brush, bristles first, score, )
to 0. and did an artistic job Of it, not a
member of the Climbers seeing third
base ell the afternoon, while the Wash
iEgtOn hits amounted to one solid blow
by Ray Morgan, and four scratch sin
Lles.
Joe Boehling was in the POINTS against
Mitchell, and although touched up for
eleven safe blows, was not nit as hard
as the score would indicate. 1t would
be absurd to offer excuses for this defeat.
Boehling could not prolong the game into
extra innings, twirling shut-OUt ball all
the Gay, and for nine chapters, the Ma
tionals were like sculptOrs' clay in the
hands of Mitchell with his fish-hColx
curve and slow, fast ball.
close decision which might have been
rendered either way gave the Browns
two runs in the third inning, but the
manner in which they sent over tehir
third marker left no excuse for the
beaten club to offer.
Small Crowd Out.
Only a mere handful of fans turned
out, although the day was perfect-clear,
cool, and sunshiny. The Browns hone
lessly out of the race, are hardly drawing
enough people to pay for opening the
park.
Two well-executed double plays nipped
in the bud possible Washington batting
rallies, and the support behind Mitchell
at all stages was air-tight. In fact, the
only misCue of the game helped pave the
way for the Browns pair of runs and is
charged against Ray Morgan.
Only in four innings could the Nationals
get men on the bases. Howard Shanks
with two down in the second, singled
through Jimmy Austin, but was thrown
out stealing. In the fifth, after Gandil
had perished, Ray Morgan came through
with clean single TO left, but it was
all off when Shanks hit into a double
play.
MoeIler opened the Nationals seventh
by beating out bunt, but Foster ground
ed to Austin and a double play cleared
the sacks of hostile runners. Following
this, Milan missed a high third strike.
The ball shot through Agnew's hands
and rolled TO the stands. allowing Milan
A safe journey to first base. Gandil fol-
lowed with scratch single, but Shanks
struck out and the Nationals best chance
TO score went by the boards.
Joe Boehling opened the Nationals
ninth with single through the box and
Griff sent GERMANY Schaefer out to run
for the pitcher. Herman watched the
head of our batting order die in turn.
BOehIing in n Hole.
Boehling got himself into a hole in the
Browns third chapter when Agnew sin
Bled to right after Johnston had famed.
Mitchell flied to Milan, but Shotten hit
a high bounder to Morgan. Ray knocked
the ball down, and, in his haste to make
the throw, pegged out of Gandirs reach,
with the result that Agnew hiked over
to third and Shotten pulled up at second.
Austin gave Mcbride a slow roller, which
Mac handled CleanIy, and his throw TO
Gandil looked to have been quick enough
10 retire the base runner, Dut Umpire
Bill DIneen ruIeU AUSTIN sare. On InIs
blow both Agnew and Shotten scored.
The Browns musSed up Boehling for
three scratch hits in the fourth, but
were unable to score. In the eighth they
managed TO swell their run total one
point when Shotten singled for the third
time and swiped second, coming home on
Austin's Texas Lacquer, the ball drop
ping safely behind second base.
A decision in the Nationals fourth in
mng, which was rendered against the
Climbers. might have made a difference
in the final result. Moeller led of this
chapter with a skyscraper to williams
IN deep right neId. wIiIIams turned his
back TO the crowd, and 1t looked as II
he had caught the ball as the pill ca
roomed OH the wooden fence. Girln ana
the other Washington players put up a
mighty hoIler, but Dtneen announced
that Williams had made a perfectly good
catch.