The Washington herald., 1913-07-29


him just as they have handed it
to Walter Johnson, Joe Wood, and
the Athletics in times past.
Until yesterday Boehling had won
eleven games without sustaining a de-
feat, now he will have to start all over
again If he hopes to equal Marquard's
great record last year.
Boehling yesterday twirled good enough
ball to win ordinarily. He allowed but
five hits struck out nine, and several
times when he was in tight places show
ed his nerve by whiting batters with
the bases ciogged. His support was any
thing but good, no less than four errors
being charged to his pals. but of this
number only one miscue figured in the
Brownies tally hunt
Mitchell Turns the Trick.
Roy Mitchell. who last week made the
Athletics eat humble pie, and who every
once in while wins a ball game for
the Brownies, had one of his good days.
He was hit safely six times, but the
Climbers could do absolutely nothing
with him when base runners were within
striking distance of home.
Ball players tell us that Mitchell gets
by with nothing but a motion and a
PRAYER working overtime in Mr.. Grifhth's
back yard yesterday evening. The only
run credited to the Climbers came as
the result of an error. batter hit, and
Boehling's clean single to right field.
Mitchell was backed up in good shape.
1-avan, Jimmy Austin. Shotten, and
Johnston all contributed fancy stops and
catches that robbed our young athletes
of POSSIBLE hits.
The Browns won the ball game in the
first inning, when three tallies flashed
over the plate Shotten was passed for
starter, reached second when Morgan
threw out Storal and scored on Pratts
single to left, the bail being poorly
handled by Gedeon. At this stage Mr..
Gus Williams entered the arena and
paralyzed Southpaw Boehling. also about
S,e0 home rooters, by clouting the ball
high over Milan's head to the corner Of
the fence and completing the circuit be-
hind Pratt There was no fiuke about
this home run. Milan perhaps played a
little closer to the diamond than he
should. also the wind helped carry the
hall. but Mr.. Williams simply caught one
of Boehling's Blenders on the business end
of his bat, and it was good-by twelve
straight.
BOehIinE Tightcns Up.
After Williams exhibition of high and
lofty swatting, Southpaw Joe pulled him
self together and retired the side. Not
another run was obtained off Boehling's
delivery until the Browns seventh, when
two batters hit, bobble by Mcbride, and
an infield out gave the Mound City
troopers their fourth and last tally.
After Mitchell had blanked the Climb
ers in the opener. Gandil led of the sec
ond with a two-base wallop to left, but
was left stranded, the next three batters
going down in turn. Boehling and Foster
both singled in the third, but Milan flied
to Williams for the final out.
Washington's best chance to win the
ball game appeared in the fifth, when a
shut-out was averted. Mcbride got life
on Austin's tumble, and Henry was hit
in the shoulder. With the count two and
three on BoehIing. the blond hurler shot
Il single to right field. scoring Mcbride.
With the head of the batting list up. the
fans looked for an old-fashioned batting
rally. but were sorely disappointed when
Moeller. Foster, and Milan died in turn.
In the Nationals seventh Henry was
passed. Moeller singled. and with two
gone hit by Foster might have helped
the Climbers cause. Eddie's best was a
short fly to Johnston. In Washington's
eighth inning base runners got within
striking distance of the plate, but re-
ceived no announcement from the young
men who followed.
Boehling was twice in trouble, and gave
a fine exhibition of how to pitch in the
pinches. Umpire Ferguson, behind the
plate, did not make the going any too
Easy for the Richmond boy, missing many
strikes. Ferguson also evened up things
by miscalling a number of strikes and
balls on Mitchell
The Score