The Washington times., 1913-04-06
Timely Hit in Ninth, Scoring
Groom and MoeIIer, Saved
Game for Griffmen.
By SENATOR"

When Chick Gandil showed at the
plate in the ninth, the bases were dotted
with Climbers and the Braves were
leading by large run. Hub Per-
due was pitching good ball! The fans
we're standing and yelling. So Chick
caught one TO his liking, jolted it safely
to left and scored Groom and Moeller
with the runs that landed the victory
Thus did the Climbers ~ipe out the sting
Of the Friday defeat by the identical
score, S to =
jay Carl CaSlion essayed the twirling
task and was very. very bad. He al
lowed eight hits in the eight innings
ne niied up the atmosphere around the
nox. presented couple OF wild pitches.
walked six men and hit four. He
lacked everything except speed and n
stick-to-itiveness that was refreshing
lie stuck te his job. even though that
Job was steadily becoming more and
mere painful. Assuredly Cashion is far
rom being ready to undertake the du-
ties OF big league finger in a cham
picnship batrle.
ihe real feature of the day was the
work OF Maranville, Boston's Wee short
stop. He was everywhere at once and
When he dashed over behind second
base, grabbed Shank's hard drive with
one hand and Sot the runner. cheers
Droke out for the little chap He had
already come within an ace of doing
inns trck on Shanks in the sixth, two
innings before.
The Braves pounced on Cashion at
the start of the game. getting one run
over IN the first frame ConpoIIy
"d,ked, TOOK second on wild pitch.
ana scored on Titus clean hit to right
KeN Dexogt opened the third with a
was forced by Connolly. While Mo-,
scored. Oe>os'
Climbers Take Lead.
The Climbers raced into the lead in
the fourth with four runs. Foster
stroiied and Milan singled. both scor-
ing on Gandil's double up agsipst Nh.
right field barrier. Morgan's drive IN
lctt brought Gandil across. and the wec
second-sacker Tailed on Shanks' sacri-
flee fly to Titus.
Inc braves came through with an.
other In the fifth. though, and the ra{ps
became interesting. With one duwn
Connolly singled to center. sho wing
rare speed in reaching third. while
Cashion was throwing out MaranviIle,
He walked in on Titus double to right.
With one down in their half, the bom.
boys got busy. Moeller earning a life
on McKechnie's error. Foster forced
him and stole second, from where he
scored on Milans single to left. Tins
the game looked like a regular contest
until the eighth, when CaShion was
worse than at any time this spring.
E;II;nr TL.~. II
The big fellow practiced filling them
up. and twice loaded the corners. giving
the Braves the lead and almost cincn.
ing the result. Titus lived when Nc.
Bride dropped his roller. Sweeney
walked. and Csshion was caught fat
footed by McKechnie's bunt. lillinE the
sacks. Devlin looked foolish when he
breezed. but ''Toothpick" Myers slap
ped a two-bagger into left field. scoring
all three runners.
Myers imagined himself a base steaIer
and so perished at third. jay Kirke.
hitting for Devogt. punched double to
left, starting Cashion up for Inother
ascension. Perduc walked, and Con,
noll' was hit on the arm. MaranNiilc
waited and walked, forcing in n run
MUeller backed up against the wall am,
took Titus high fly. ending tho misery
Things didn't look very good when
Morgsn can" up in the eighth but
he put ROSY hGe on everything by
hitting over McKechnne's head TO the
rentcr field fence. for the entire circuit.
That brought the excitement up for
The final frame.
Groom Stops Them.
Sir Eobert Groom elongated attcn-
mated toothpiCk twirlc:. replaced Cash