Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-26
BY J. ED GRILLO.


game yesterday the Nationals ana
Browns will meet in a doubie-header
this afternoon. the first game being
called ut AS. Manager Griffith will, in
all probability use Bob Groom and
either Joe Engef or Joe Boehling in
the two games. while the Browns are
snre IN present Leverena and Mitchell.
two rather hard nuts 10 crack. Ii was
made plain yesterday that the Browns
arc not going to be easy marks III the
present series. The team is not only
hitting well, but is displaying lot OF
spirit. and has cracking good pitch
inc staff Tie fact that Johnson had to
- wasted yesterday in order to hold
off a defeat has not helped the situa-
ton in the least. IL means that John
son will hardly be able to pitch another
game in the series. leaving the other
twirlers to handle the Browns il the
four games which remain to be play
ed. Stovall. on the other hand, is well
supplied with twirlers. and it would
not be at all surprising if the Browns
gave the Nationals setback before
they leave town.
I. is a pity that such brilliant pitch
ing as Johnson did yesterday had TO
is doubtful if any other pitcher on the
local staff would have been able to
hold the Browns in check. for the
visitors seemed to be i'm "A hitting mood
Johnson struck out fifteen of the visi
tors yesterday and seemed to be in his
very best form. 1t was unfortunate
that he had to be brought into the
game Joe Engel not only got the
worst of the breaks in the opening
inning. but he developed al wild spell
i'm the fourth, for which he was yanked
Not wanting to use Johnson unless IL
was necessary. Griffith sent Hughes to
the slab. but soon found that Johnson
would have TO be called in to save the
game. Had Johnson followed Engel
immediately victory would have been
credited to the Nationals but as 1t
was il took all of the formers proves
to prevent his teams defeat.
Ray Morgan played brilliant game
OF ball. Not only did he help the Ma
tionals TO most of their runs by his
timely hitting, but he gave grand
exhibition in the field. Morgan drove
in three of the eight runs and he
seemed destined to win the game when
in the seventh INNING he hit safely
with Gandil on second, but Gandil was
nailed at the plate on close decision.
1t was one of the most peculiar games
Of ball seen here in some time. The
Browns went right to work on Engel ana
with the aid of some poor fielding work
by Calvo scored three runs With
pitcher of Baumgardners reputation
working for them this seemed quite
enough to win the game and yet the Ma
tionals tied it In their half of this inning
and drove Baumgardner to the bench
Moeller started matters with nome
run and after Foster had lined to Lavan
Milan hit for a circuit drive. Gandil then
singled and came all the way home when
Baumgardner threw wild to first and
Brief made poor relay to the pate. IN
he trl fha Oatn
Lead and again 1t seemed that the game
was virtually over. but in the very next
inning the Browns jumped to the front
by scoring four runs. leading by single
run. The Nationals tied matters up in
the fifth. but in the seventh the visitors
again took the lead when Ainsmith threw
poorly to second trying to catch Williams
stealing and the ball got away from
Milan. Williams making the circuit. 1t
was In the eighth that the score was tied.
Shotten losing Laporte's fly in the sun
which Melted three bases. and scoring
on McBrides sacrifice fly which Shotten
muffed. After that both sides had an
occasional chance for a run. but the work
of Weilman and Johnson was of too high
grade for scoring.
Gus accident yesterday. In the fourth
inning. after Engel had walked Austin.
-Agnew tried to call the turn on what
vas coming and. stepping in for a curve
which felled him. Agnew managed to
walk to the clubhouse himself. but it is
believed some of the bones of his face are
broken The accident seemed to unnerve
Engel, and after Lavan had hit safely,
scoring Austin, Engel was taken out and
Hughes substituted Long Tom had not
been given time to get properly warmed
up and after he struck out We!lnlan a
single and a triple followed and Johnson
was called in with the score tied and third
base occupied. Pratt popped up little
fly. which Mcbride lost in the sun, and
the Browns took the lead.
Johnson was spiked by Shottcn in
the twelfth, but stuck out the game.
Shotten hit a grounder to GandiI, for
which johnson covered the bag. The
play was close. and as Shotten passed the
bag he struck Johnson on the ankle with
his spike. A deep cut resulted, but after
II was dressed Walter finished the game.
Weilman probably established 4 rec
ord In yesterdays game when he struck
out six times. Every time he faced
the pitcher he famed Engei Tanned
him the first time. and then Hughes
times up Johnson mad tho pleasure o;
whiting him.
Cert Shotter. undoubtedly one of tns
best outi.elders in the American League
had a good day with the stick yes
terday, getting four hits III sever
times up. Johnston. the left fielder
also looked good. apparently being !;
much improved player since ne mad
his last appearance here. In fact. tn
Browns looked lot better yesterda.
than they did In any of the games thu
Nationals played them In st. Louis.
Had Howard Shanks been in left hel.
Joe Engel would have gone through
mat first inning without being score'
OIL. Two balls were hit into that ter
rttory which would have been out
with Shanks there. one Of which Eel
safe and the other was muned b.
Calvo. Calvo was taken out of thu
game just as soon as II was announce
that Weilman. left-hander, was go
ing to pitch.
Tho Cuban is not taking kindly tc
southpaw deliveries, and Laporte was
put In his place. being shifted to right
Held, while Moeller played left. This
combination worked very well. and viii
probably be continued today In tn,
event that "A left-hander works against
the locals.
The fact that yesterdays game wa.
a tie does not eliminate the records