The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-04-05
By WILLIAM PEET.

The Boston Nationals won q freak ball
game from the Grinmen in the concrete
coliseum yesterday afternoon by crowd
ing eight runs into the final inning and
quitting the field on the big end of an
S to score.
Wretched support behind Melville Gallia,
the Texan, and a couple OF lucky hits
turned the trick for the Braves. who,
until the ninth, looked like a rank ousn
league outfit.
Boston's fuke victory simply illustrates
the uncertainties of the national game
and the truth of the time worn express
sion, THE battle is never over until
the last man is OUT
Walter johnson limbered up during the
first six innings and yielded one hit
Not a member of the Braves scraped
up a speaking acquaintance with third
base during Walters servitude on the
mound.
When the seventh opened Gallia was
ordered to the front, as the ball game
looked to be safely tucked away. Gallia
started poorly, walking the first two
men who faced him. Then he retired
the side in order. Again in the eighth
the youngster was in good form and
blanked the foe, but the ninth was
nightmare, and had the game been a
championship contest there would have
been weeping and wailing and gnashing
of teeth.
The Braves offered three pitchers, Otto
Hess Buster Brown, and James, a re-
cruit from the Seattle, Wash, club, but
none of them looked impressive. 1t
was off the delivery of Hess that Wash
ington made its seven runs. Brown
worked three innings and James was
rushed into the fray when the Nationals
came to bat in the ninth.
Little Joe Connolly. who practiced with
the Griffmen in Charlottesville, until
claimed by Boston when waivers were
asked. led off for the Beaneaters, and
played left field. Joe connected for a
hit and scored a run.
Nationals Score Three Runs.
After Walter johnson had BANKED the
visitors in the opener. the home folks in
the other half of the inning collected
three runs for a starter.
Moeller, batting right-handed against
Southpaw' Hess, stung a single to left.
Foster slashed a grounder which Ar
thur Devlin fumbled. and all hands were
safe. Milan's bunt advanced Moeller to
third and Foster to second. Gandil
popped to Devlin and Morgan walked,
filling the bases. Ainsmith thumped to
deep left for a double, clearing the bases,
as the ball was handled poorly in the
relay TO the plate
With one down in the Nationals third.
Milan tripled to right-center. Gandil flied
to Myers. Morgan singled, scoring Milan.
Ainsmith hit safely to right, Morgan
going around to third. AS a fitting eli
max to the inning, Morgan and Ainsmith
successfully pulled off the double steal,
Ray crossing the plate when Ainsmith
drew a throw from Pitcher Hess to
Myers.
The Washington run total was boosted
up two notches in the fifth. Milan sin
gled, stole second, and pulled up at third
when Catcher Rariden threw the ball to
center field in an attempt to turn back
the Tennessee flyer Gandil's double
along the left field foul line scored Milan.
Morgan and Ainsmith died in turn, but
Shanks recovered his long-lost batting
eye and shot single to center. Gandil
crossed the plate on the blow.
From the third until the sixth closed
not a member of the bean gang reached
first SO effective was Walter johnson,
backed up by brilliant support.
When the visitors went to bat in the
ninth, with the score to against them,
the betting was 10 to ! they would not
score but the poor down-trodden worm
gave an unexpected turn. And it all
happened so quickly that before anybody
realized it eight runs spilled over the
plate.
The Uncanny Ninth.
Sweeney opened the ninth by going
out, Mcbride to Gandil. Kirke singled
and Devlin hit a Texas Lacquer over
Morgan's head. Hap Myers singled, and