The Washington herald., 1913-03-13
ONE LONE RUN
FOR RCOLLEGIANS
Gri&th's Regulars Trim Vir-
ginia Nine by 10 to l
Count.
JOE ENGEL IN FORM
Local Lad Holds Opponeats Safe.
AIhoek Saves Game from
Being a Tragedy.
BY WILLIAM PEET.

Charlottesville, Va, March 2.-The
University of Virginia baseball nine wen,
all to pieces in the second inning of this
afternoons combat against GriT's regu-
in rapid-fire fashion. The game really
ended right here. for the collegians never
had a chance. Final score, 10 to l.
Joe Engel who celebrated to-day his
twentieth birthday, was allowed to start
the game in the box for the Nationals.
He gave the college boys two scattered
hits. Southpaw Joe Boehling. described
by Nick Altrock to the crowd as the
Richmond Cyclone" entered the box at
the start of the fifth and finished the
game. Virginia touched the left-hander
for a quartet of swats, including a home
run smash, which proved TO be their only
marker
There was little to crow about after the
battle had closed. Virginia was out
classed from the jump. Grin's array CT
. hattle-scarred veterans, rusty-hinged.
sore-armed, and all that. were keyed up
to the proper pitch. There was the in
centive to make a better showing than
did the youngsters last Saturday against
the Virginians. and they went at their
work with a will Milan and Gandil led
in the hitting with two blows each
Ainsmith, behind the bat, caught both
pitchers. showing almost midseason form
and furnished the real banner play OF
the afternoon in the fifth inning when he
pegsed to Mcbride at second base and
caught fitchett mapping.
Altrock in Spotlight.
From the spectators standpoint the
game assumed the proportions of a
tragedy until Nick Altrock, the famous
vaudeville actor. ambled into the spot
light. The comedian was in a cheerful
mood and turned loose some of his best
stuff, the famous knockout act and one
man wrestling tourney, where he throws
himself with a half-Nelson. Nick re-
lieved the footsore Milan during the
closing chapters of the game, grabbed
off for himself a base hit and caught a
fly in center with one hand. The crowd
Went wild over Nicks antics
The colegians worked Southpaw Grant
and Clark. a spitball finger, four and
five innings, respectively. 1t was off
Grant that those eight big Washington
runs were scored, but as his support
crumbled to pieces at critical stages Of
this round. the twirler was not wholly
10 blame. During Clark's servitude on
the rubber but three scattered blows
were registered. Clark showed the Climb
ers a good spitbal and sharp break
ing cure which bafied them not a little.
The Nationals second inning when
eight markers were hung up took all the
Foster. Laporte and Shanks, errors by
Stickley and Landes together with
single by Mcbride and timely triple,
contributed by Milan. produced the eight
runs. The Nationals batted all the way
around and ] aporte, Shanks and Nc
Bride, came up twice before the Vir-
Ginians could retire the necessary three
men
Grant frightened up and allowed no
more liberties, and it was not until the
eighth frame that the Nationals scored
again. Moeller was hit in the back after
Boehling had been retired and Foster
singled to left. Moeller dashed to third
on the wallop and came home as White
let the threw from F'itchett filter
through his legs. Altrock batting for
Milan, pulled pretty single along the
right field foul line and Foster counted
Stickley Strengthened out one of BoehI-
ings shoots for a home run in the
collegian's eighth. The ball rolled nearly
a city block after getting away from
Altrock- Clark followed this up with
triple. but Roehling settled down and
retired the side in quick succession.