The Washington herald., 1913-07-26

made the gong 50 iOSky iOi Lon
called upon to save the day, and
the Kansas Blizzard whitfield six
teen of the enemy, and during the
last eight rounds allowed but three
scattered hits.
Two Home Runs.
1t has seldom been the Nationals good
fortune to come through with two home
runs in one inning, yet this is what hap
pened while Baumgardner was on the
mound.
The Stovau troupe damned three mark
els into the first frame, and the home
folks came right back and tied the score.
Washington jumped on Stats Weilman
for three tallies in the third, and ST.
Louis shot~oYer four runs in the next
chapter The Climbers tied the score in
the fifth, but the visitors forged ahead
one point in the seventh, and after knot
ting the count for the second time in the
eighth Weilman settled down and, backed
by giit-edged support, was able to make
the Nationals go fifteen innings to a
draw.
1t looked from the press box as il Um-
pire Connolly missed a play at the plate
in the seventh inning which would have
score Gandil raced from second and
tried to score on Morgan's single. The
throw from Johnston came low, and as
Gandil slid home Alexander blocked him
off. grabbed the ball with one hand and
touched Gandil with the other, but the
Jump declared Chick out.
Morgan Hits Well.
Ray Morgan connected for quartet
of hits out of six times up and drove in
three of Washington's runs. Moeller also
had his batting lamps trimmed. and con-
nected for home run and a pair of sin
giles. Bert Shotten, of the Browns, hit
our pitchers safely four times.
Stoyall sent in couple OF pinch nit
tiers which necessitated one change in tho
Browns lineup that had a whole lot t.
90 with Weilman's effectiveness Mike
Balenti, the Indian. replaced Lavan al
short, and pulled of three sensations!
stops
During Joe Engers servitude on the
rubber Catcher Agnew, of the Visitors.
was hit by q pitched ball on the lett
cheek fracturing the bone. Agnew was
sent to the hospital last night and VIII
hardly be able to play for three weeks
OF more.
The Boosters Club. with their band,
turnel out in goodly numbers to welcom5
tie Nationals home after the successful
Western trip, and the Griffmen did not
lack for announcement. in the nature or
good, old-fashioned roofing.
Bert Shotten opened the game with
c,ean single to center, and scored when
Johnston dubbed to left center fog
double. Pratt died, Morgan to GandI,
and Williams hit a low liner to Calvo
who muffed the ball. permitting Johnston
a safe journey across the plate. Brief
famed, and while this was going on
williams stole third with the ball IL
FngeIs hands. Austin dumped cheap
single TO left, scoring Williams.
Nationals Tie Score.
The Climbers came back with a ven
geance in the other half of the first and
ted the score. Moeller drove the secord
rail- pitched over Shotten's head in deep
center for u home run. Foster flied to
L.avan. Milan crashed TO the jury box,
ard bySint OF fast sprinting managed 10
complete the circuit before the ball
could be recovered.
Gandil shot a clean single to left ana
Morgan walked, and when Baumgardner
threw to the stands Gancn raced TO third,
completing the journey when Brief re-
turned the ball low to Agnew, the pilf
skipping through the catcher's legs.
stage and retired the side.
Engel blanked the enemy in the second
and also the third, and appeared to be
master of the situation. Things looked
soft Tor the local boy when his team
mates handed him three-run lead dur
ing the final half of the third.
Foster doubled, after Moeller hsd
famed and raced to third on Milan's
single. Milan swiped second and Gandh
Slo had n
single TO left, scoring Foster and Milan,
and pulling up at second on the throw
in. Laporte was sent up in place OF
Calvo. as southpaw vas on the mound
for the visitors, and when Frank Texas
Ieagued to left, Morgan was over the
plate
Austin Gets n Walk.
A walk to Austin in the Browns fourth
proved fatal, as Engel grew unsteady
and hit Agnew under the left eye, knock
ing the catcher off his pins. Manager
Stovall sent Alexander to first base, at
the same time hustling Agnew off to the
hospital Lavan singled through the boy.
scoring Austin. Hughes at this stage
replaced Engel- and started nicely ty
tanning Baumgardner. Shotten singied
to right, scoring Alexander, and when
Johnston tripled to left center. sending
home Lavan, Griff decided to recall
Hughes and substituted Walter Johnson
Derrill Pratt greeted Walter by cont
necting for a cheap two-bagger, Johr-
ston scoring the Browns fourth run.
The Climbers tied the score In the
fifth. Milan was hit by a pitched ball.
Gandil sacrificed him to second, he
reached third on short passed ball and
came home on Morgans singleA
The Browns jumped into the lead in
the seventh on Williams single and a
steal, coupled with CHASTITY heave by
Ainsmith, the ball landing some place in
center field and shooting past Milan, who
was backing up.
Laporte was responsible for the Ma
tionals'- eighth tally and the final marker
of the game in the eighth inning when
Laporte tripled over Shotten's head and