The Washington herald., 1913-08-24
Savage Clouting in
Ninth Beats Browns
Grifmen Pound Baumgardner
in Final Session and Land
Game, 4 to 2.
ENGEL PITCHES In FORM
YOungster Gets Away with Fast Game.
Danny MoeIIer Gets Three Safeies
Out of Five Trips to Bat.
By WILLIAM PEET.

ST Louis. Mo-, Aug. 2s-Grifrs Climbers
said farewell to the Mound City ti'is
season by winning the final game OF tine
series against Stovalls Browns today, 4
TO . incidentally capturing the series,
two out of three.
, Fortified behind a one-run lead. the
Browns handed US a big, large horse
laugh when the ninth inning opened.
Raumgardner had twirled dazzling ball
I'D to this chapter, but the Griffmen
started after Baum in a vicious man
ner Three singles in a row filled the
bases, and the rest was easy. A trio OF
talIies splashed over before Baumgardner
could retire the side.
Joe Engel twirled eight innings, and
was hit safely five times. He was re-
moved in the Nationals ninth TO maze
room for a pinch hitter, and should be
given the credit for winning the game,
Hughes was in the box during the final
half OF the ninth, and blanked the enemy.
MoeIIer Gets Homer.
1t looked like slow curtains and funeral
music for Baumgardner when Danny
MoelIer opened the game with terrific
drive to right center for a home run,
but the pitcher came down to earth with
famazing speed and yielded just four scat
tered hits until the ninth arrived.
} Griff's good judgment in sending up
Germany Schaefer and Alva Williams
as pinch hitters had whole lot 10 do
with winning the ball game. Behind
iEngel and Hughes the Nationals played
sfawIess ball. Milan and Mcbride were
the stars afeld, while Danny Moeller
lcarne through with three solid blows out
of five times up.
hs Engel was the same old enigma TO the
browns. The kid pitcher only issued two
- rnTw
and Williams under his thumb.
Good Crowd Out.
Z The biggest crowd of the series turned
Eout and the weather was delightfuly
EoooI and pleasant. The fans hocked TO
.Sportsman's Park early in order to see
tAltrock and Schaefer pull of their
stunts. which have been extensively ad-
f1,ertised in the local newspapers
L NoeIler opened the game by first get
sting Pitcher Baumgardner into hole,
! then, with the count three balls and TWO
I strikes. the Rochester rambler put All
tI,is weight into a swing, away sailed the
t1,oII high over Gus williams head into
the left field bleacher crowd Only faint
Ecbeers. something like Chautauqua sa-
F1ute greeted MoeIler as he trotted around
1.-The bases
Z After this Iong-distance wallop, Baum
fEardner refused to wobble and retired
line side, pitching the brand OF ball that
will beat any team in the world during
The next seven chapters
= The lowly Browns came back at Engel
sn savage fashion when the final half OF
+,e opeuer started. Shotten singled ana
faced over to third when Austin Texas
isarued to center. Pratt hit into double
play. Mcbride scooping up the oali,
Touching the bag ahead of Austin, and
nepging out the runner at first. On this
retired when Mcbride tossed out
Williams
EnEeI in Form.
Z,,,s, +iphtened up as the game pro-
crossed. and the home team could 90
yerv little against his assortment OF
renders until-a base on balls slipped to
johnson in the eighth paved the way Tor
trouble; also a run AgneW sacrlnceo
Johnston to second. Baumgardner famed
sbotten rnloaded his third hit, a grass
cutter TO Gandil, which Chick gathered
in. but was beaten in race for the bag.
Austin dumped a teasing fly just out ot
Morgan's reach, and Johnston crossed
the Mate to the great joy OF the 81
T,oI,is fans. who could see nothing but a
ibard-fought victory ahead for their Ia
yorites- ~.
r.stIess when Chick Gandn opened the
Nationals ninth with ringing single 70
1ef+ field. and when Morgan followed
t-,,itb a safe blow to center restlessness
ltrrned 10 a state Of uneasiness. followed
In, gloom when Germany Schaefer, aiter
fvettinr two strikes in frantic attempts
n bunt. shot a single over Balenus head'
filling the bases.
/ with Mcbride up the silence was al
most oppressive, you could have heard
r;in drop in the big stands George MT
isharn grounder at Baumgardner, which
the pitcher juggled, then threw nome
FORCING GandiL Sam Agnew, in an at
l1enpt TO pull of a double play, slammed
10 Brief with the intention OF turning
back Mcbride. Ball and runner arrived
al the same time Brief let the ball get
haway from him and 1t rolled TO the grass
ian6 Morgan was over the plate like
flash. Austin threw out Henry, and Al
WILLIAMS came to bat in place of EngcI |
'wiIIiams blasted the ball through the
ipitcher's box; it touched Baumgardner's
ileft hand and could not be fielded by |
,Balenti, although the Indian made
gallant try. Schaefer scored on this |
hit and Mcbride moved up to third base. |
Dan MoeIler grounded TO Pratt, who
fumbled, and Mcbride scored with the |
final tally of the game. Foster flied &c |
Williams for the third out.
Tom Hughes faced the Browns in the |
last half of the ninth and Williams was
retired on a fly to Morgan. Balend took
three strikes, but Brief singled to CEN
ter Johnston waved violently couple |
times into space, and then watched the
third strike cut the plate in half. This
closed the afternoon frolic.
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