Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-01
BoehIing Pitches Good Game,
But Contributes to His
Own Undoing.
Three ATHLETICS SCORE
IN THE OPENING INNING
Milan's Mu6 Of HcInnis' Drive
Starts q Series Of Disas.
trous Misplays.
BY J. ED aRuLo.

PHILADELPHIA, September 1.-Poor
support behind Boehling. coupled with
his own unsteadiness, caused the de-
feat Of the Nationals in the morning
game today. A misjudged fly ball in
the opening inning put Boehling at
disadvantage from which he never re-
covered.
The visitors had a splendid chance
to gain comfortable lead in the OPEN
ing round, when Baker contributed an
error, and three hits were made, but
the failure of an attempted steal by
Foster and Milan, on which the former
was caught at third, proved disastrous
because GandiIs hit brought home but
one run.
1t was the irony of fate thc the
Athletics, though they nSse - 0ae
hit, should have scored three .uns,
while three hits and an error netted
the Nationals but one.
Boehling started poorly when he
walked Murphy and n, Mn4san was
throwing out Baker Murphy scored.
McInnis followed with q line drive to
center. Milan apparently had the bail
caught, but he misjudged and 1t went
for three bases. McInnis scored when
McBrides throw got away from Foster.
Ordinarily the Nationals would have
scored a batch of runs in the first. but
they got but one. After Moeller got out
Foster got a life on Bakers error:
Milan singled, but on an attempted
double steal Foster was out at third.
Gandil followed with a hit and Milan
scored. Morgan also hit safely, but
Shanks' long hit was caught by Mur-
by getting out of the hole. steadiei
down and pitched effectively thereafter.
Boehling, too, improved, but his own
errors gave the Athletics another run
in the fifth. Boeh1ing was not nit hard
at any time, but the breaks al still
making their abode with the Mackmen.
Opens Fourth With Liner.
Morgan drove a liner to Walsh to open
the fourth. Shanks and Mcbride retired
the side with little pop-up.
A decision by Evans on Schang. lrhc
was apparently thrown out at first base
came near resulting In run. In tryine
to catch him mapping Boehling THREW pas
Gandil and Schang went to third, where
he was left, however, while Boehlinf
struck out Bender.
Bender was hit quite freely in the fifth
yet got away with q whole hide. Henry
opened with a long line drive to left cen
| ter which Walsh grabbed. Boehling fol
lowed with a low line drive into the same
territory and Walsh did not have to move
an inch to make the out.
Moeller ended the inning when Murphy
went to the stand and pulled down his
long fly.
Boehling started trouble for himself il
the fifth when he mutfcd Gandii's toss
of Murphy's grounder at first. He fol.
catch Murphy mapping, and Murphy
reached third when Foster dropped
Gandirs throw. He failed to score while
! Foster threw out Oldring. but scored or
the squeeze play on which Collins beal
his own bunt to first. Collins was caugh,
mapping off first by Boehling. and was
out, Boehling to Gandil to Mcbride
Baker ended the inning by hitting q long
fly to Moeller.
Gandil's Hit Wasted.
| The Nationals were blanked in the
sixth, though Gandil got a hit in this
inning. 1t came after two were out and
he was left rem Milan drove to Oldring
There was nl hing doing for the Athletics
in the sixth. Boehling retiring Baker and
McInnes. Barry was safe on McBride's
throw to first. He died trying to steal
| 1t was one. two. three order for ths
Nationals in the seventh, not even g
difficult chance being offered to the op
posing field.
| Though Schang started the Athletics
half Of the seventh with a single through
| the box and Bender sacrificed him to sec.
| ond, he failed to score and Boehling re
| tired Murphy and Oldring on easy in
| field plays.
| The fans were amused in the eighth
when Schaefer, who was sent to the bat
| for Boehling, announced that he woulG
| hit. He struck out and came in for some
| sood-natured guying. Bender seemed te
| be better In the eighth than at any time
| during the game, striking out Schaefel
| and Moeller and, causing Foster to pop W
| q little fly. Griffith sent Gallia In to finish
| the game.
Baker in the eighth, but was hit safely
| by McInnis, though not scored on.
Bender disposed of Milan, Gandil and
Morgan in the NINTH