The Washington herald., 1913-08-19
7oehIing Captures
a Ten-lnning Battle
Griffs Young Southpaw Phenom Trims Cevelanders
in Great Style in Desperately Fought
Contest Score Is s to g.
By WILLIAM PEET.

Cleveland Ohfo, aug. Ih-6oehhns
brilliant pitching here this afternoon
edged the Nationals one, game nearer
second place, when the Cleveland Maps
went down in a desperately fought ten
inning erapple by to B.
After trying to throw away the game
by costly fumbles and chucks, the Grill
men then got together and rushed
Birmingham's pennant chasers on their
feet. Four stout blows in the tenth in
ming did the business. =.
Fred Banding, who opposed Boehlins
in the Capital one week ago last Sat
urday, at which time the Clevelander
gained the decision, was knocked out OF
the box this afternoon when the Climb
ers tied the score in the seventh in
ming. Cullop relieved Blanding and then
came Lefty James, a newcomer TO
our league who was properly introduced
to a real ball club when Ray Morgan
laced one of his offerings to the fence
for a three-bagger. scoring couple OF
his pals, who happened to be on the
sacks.
This was BQehling's first victory since
he established his record OF eleven
straight in Chicago last month. Nine
hits were obtained on the southpaw
delivery and, with the exception OF the
eiaS ee''e
fully scattered
From the opening bell the contest was
,one exciting. nerve-racking struggie'
fairly bristling with circus catches, bril-
liant stops, and bits of real pitching on
both sides
The Maps drew first blood by scoring
in the opening inning. Grin s young
men knotted the count in the next round
Cleveland forged ahead one point IN the
irnh
I'D OIL even terms, sending over a marker
in the fifth. 1t looked as If Olson's run
in the home folks sixth would win the
game, but with their backs to the wall
the Nationals fought grimly back ana
sewed things up for the third time IN
The seventh inning.
The tenth Washington round, when
three runs were marshaled, took all OF
that chesty feeling out of the Birmlng-
ham clan. and although the Forest Clty
crowd started a near rally in the other
half of the tenth, Boehlings banning
benders could not be turned into run
producing blows.N
Not only did Joe Boehling pitch
clever game of ball. but he proved
terror with the old bludgeon by whalng
A couple of balls up against the ninety
foot wire screen wall, which incioses the
right flank of the homers pasture. =
few feet higher and both hits would
have cleared the barrier and gone Tor
circuit punches.
Milan made a pretty shoe string eaten
of a low liner of Chapman's bat IN the
third, and Chick Gandil scooped up
C,bspman's intended bunt in the seventh.
getting the bail an inch from the ground
of the three errors charged against
the Climbers two of these paved the way
for hostile runs.
After Eoehling had retired Leibold in
the opener, Chapman singled to center
and went to second. as Foster threw out
jackson. the ball glancing of Boehling
glove toward third base. Larry slammed
safely 10 right and Chapman crossed the
plate.
This lead was wiped out in the Climb
ers' half of the second. Two were gone
when Mcbride tripled between Birming-
ham and Leibold. Henry smashed at
Lajoie, the Frenchman fumbling long
enough to permit Mcbride safe jour
ney home and placing Henry on first
base.
Turner was safe in the Cleveland's $
fourth when Morgan fumbled sharp
hit grounder. Mcbride threw out Bir-
mingham, but Turner reached second on
the play. O'Neill grounded to Gandil. and
when Blanding shot the ball past Foster
for a triple Turner scored.
Griff's boys had Blanding on the run
in the sixth, when the count was once
more tied. Foster led off with a life on
Chapmans tumble. Milan singled and
Gandil forced Milan at second, Foster
reaching the far corner. Morgan doubled
to left. scoring Foster. Shanks grounded
to Larry. who threw out Gandil at the
plate, Morgan moving up to third.
Shanks was caught stealing.
With the score two all, the Maps moved
up a peg during the final of the sixth
inning thanks to the kindness of Eddie
Foster. who threw poorly to Gandil on
Olson's easy grounder. Turner sacnficed
Olson TO second, and O'Neill scored him
with pretty single to center.
The first of the seventh was the last OF
Fritz Blanding", as in this inning the
Nationals, for the third time, came from
behind and tied the score. Mcbride open
ed with a single to center, but Henry
forced him at second. Joe Boehling
crashed to the right field wall for
double. Moeller singled through Olson.
scoring Henry. Out came Blanding and
Nick Cullop took hold Of the reins. Young
Mr.. Cullop was placed in rather an en-
barrasing position, but buckled down to
his work like Trojan and prevented
further scoring.
Cullop pitched shut-out ball, but Little
Eddie Foster started the tempest when
he opened the Climbers tenth with
clean single to right center. Milan sit
a Texas Lacquer, the ball dropping safety
between Larry. Olson, and Jackson, and
with two balls on Gandil, Birmingham
rushed onto the diamond, halting, the
game by banishing Cullop and beckonirs
tc a big. husky guy in the bull pen"
who turned out to be Lefty James.
late of the Toledo club, and who Joined
the Maps only this morning.
James will not soon forget his debut
into fast company. Chick Gandil watched
a couple of strikes san past and then
hunted. In came James like an .ex-
press train and after untangling himself
from his feet, cut loose with a mighty
heave to Olson. The ball arrived base
high about the time Gandil's foot hit the
sack. with the result that the pill sailed
to the stands and Foster crossed the
plate. Morgan hit the first ball pitched