The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-07-02
Williams HIT
Lands VICTORY
With Bases Filed IN Ninth In
ming, ''Rippy" Clears the
Sacks with a Triple.
THREE TWIRLERS USED
Grif Forced to Send Ensel, Mullin,
and Hughes to Slab, but Wash
ington Wins, 7 to 4.
THREE TWIRLERS USED
By WILLIAM PEET.

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Boston, Mass, July l.-Alva Williams
and his trusty bat won today's game for
the Nationals against Boston in the
ninth inning. when, with the bases full,
he smashed the ball to deep right field
fo- three Dagger. This screaming
triple broke through Boston's slender one
run lead and gave the Griffmen ths
bulky end Of a to score.
There was SO much baseball crowded
into the nine thrilling innings at Fen
way Park this evening that picking out
feature plays, critical situations, and
other sidelights would require columns
OF space.
George Mullin gets the credit for Wash
ingtons victory, and the former Tiger
never looked better in his life, receiving
Joe Engel after the kid had wobbled
in the fourth. Mullin worked the next
four innings, allowed but two scattered
hits, and held the Red Sox runless. But
for the fact that Germany Schaefer was
sent in to bat for Mullin. the Teuton
incidentally making good. George would
have been allowed to finish the game.
Seventeen in Lineup.
Grif used seventeen players to stop
the 1912 worlds champions, including
Schaefer. The Old Fox with rare good
Judgment substituted base runner here
and there, a pinch hitter. or a pitcher
when the situation demanded, and simp-
ly outgeneraled Jake Stahl, checking
Jake's every move with the skill Of an
army general.
No harder grapple for box score was
ever fought in historic Fenway Park.
The Nationals knocked Hugh Bedient out
of the box in the fifth inning. cutting
down Boston's overwhelming lead. Dutch
Leonard, who replaced Bedient, looked
like the greatest pitcher in the world
until the Climbers raked him fore and
aft in the ninth. Then came Charley
Hall with his great speed. and like his
former pals he was left badly wounded
on the field of battle.
Joe Engel who started the game for
Washington, survived four innings. The
breaks in luck were against the young
ster. Engel pitched better ball than the
score would indicate. George Mullin re-
leved Engel. and Boston could do abso-
lutely nothing with his tantalizing twist
ers. Tom Hughes pitched the ninth. only
three men facing him. The game wound
up with Hooper hitting into a double
play.
MOeller Is Injured.
Danny Moeller hurt himself early in
the game and had to quit. Shanks was
sent to right, and Joe Gedeon played left
field. Later when Laporte batted for
Gedeon, little Merito Acosta was placed
in left.
Boston drew first blood. scoring a run
in the initial inning when Hooper's ordi-
nary single was turned into a triple as
the ball bounded over Moeller's head.
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The Nationals tied the, score in the
fourth when Foster led of with single
to right. stole second. and came home
on Chick Gandil's smashing drive to deep
left. which was good for a double.
Engers walk to Gardner. after Lewis
had gone in the Red Sox' fourth, proved
fatal For Clyde Engle and Wagner fol-
lowed with doubles, Carrigan walked
and Yerkes' single sent three hostile
runs gathering over the plate.
Bedient Knocked Out.
With the score 4 to l against them,
the Climbers proceeded in the other half
of this inning to jostle Pitcher Bedient
loose from his cap. George Mcbride
started the rumpus with a double, the
ball skirting the left field foul line.
Bedient put on the screws, famed the
next two hitters but Danny Moeller
crashed TO left center for double and
Mcbride scored Calvo was ordered to
run for Moeller. and scored a minute
later on Fosters single. Fosters wallop
finished Bedient, and Dutch Leonard
was sent to the box.
Leonard allowed but one hit until the
ninth, and the game, as far a5>Washing-
ingtcn is concerned really began in this
chapter.
Hank Shanks dumped a neat bunt down
ha trl ha f4~ -to
ner. in attempting to make quick throw,
shot the ball past First Baseman Engle
to the stands. Shanks reached second
before IL could be recovered. Mcbride
drew a walk. Germany Schaefer, sent
up as a pinch hitter, rolled an easy
grounder to the right of Leonard. The
young pitcher made the fatal mistake of
trying to force Shanks at third. His
throw to Gardner was late, and every
body was safe.
Williams Wins Battle.
This was the situation which AIva
WilliamG faced. only a new pitcher was
in the box, as Manager Stahl had re-
moved Leonard and substituted Hall.
Williams mauled the second ball pitched
to deep right field for a triple scoring
Shanks, Mcbride, and Schaefer Then
Laporte, hitting for Gedeon. beat out an
infield hit, and Milan, with a long fly
to hooper. sent home Williams with the
Nationals fourth run of the inning and
the seventh tally Of the game.