The Washington herald., 1913-07-13
LAJO|E'S BINGLE
GIVESNAPSGAME
Larry Singles IN Ninth, After
Hughes Had Passed
Joe jackson.
BLANDING HURLS WELL
Holds Nationals Safe After Gregg Had
Been Knocked Out Of he Box.
. Score, S to (.
BLANDING HURLS WELL
By WILLIAM PEET.

Cleveland, Ohio, July 12.-Like
the proverbial pitcher which was
carried to the well once too often,
Joe Jackson was purposely walked
in order to get Larry Lajoie in
the ninth inning of today's game,
with the result that a scorchins
single past Foster sent over the
winning run, and the Nationals
lost the opening battle of the
Cleveland series, 5 to 4.
When Tom Hughes found him
self in tight hole during the sew
enth he gave Jackson a base on
balls, and Larry was easy pick
ing, a feeble infeld tap was the
best the Frenchman could do, but
alas for our side, the trick failed
to work when tried the second
time.
Groom VS.. Gregg.
The big G's. Groom and Gregg, op-
posed each other when the combat
from the box in the third, and Groom's
asony was prolonged until the fifth.
Both Hughes and Blanding, the relief
twirlers. pitched good ball. the last
named having the edge.
Groom and Gregg seemed to have
everything needed for alright pur-
poses, but, holy smoke, how they were
batted. The Nationals assembled two
doubles, a single, and a triple OF the
Maps southpaw in the third. and dur
ing Groom's servitude on the rubber
Cleveland got TO him for eight swats.
including four doubles and a triple.
FRITZ Blandipg, who on previous oc-
casions has seldom lasted more than
three or four innings against the Ma
tionals. had the Griff crowd completely
at his mercy. Two hits was all he
allowed. and in only one inning did We
have P possible chance to score.
Tom Hughes also performed we'll.
squeezing out of more than one tight
hole into (which he was placed by poor
support, but the Naplanders finally
choked the much needed run out Of him
in the farewell round.
Danny Moeller celebrated his return to
the game by cracking out a single and
II triple the first two times up, both
against Gregg. Wild base running cost
the Nationals possibly two runs early
in the game. Later. when desperate
chances might have helped and talIies
were needed. Blanding was so good that
the Climbers simply could not get men
On the diamond paths.
Score In Third.
The Nationals scored all their runs IN
the third inning after two had been re-
tired. Henry and Groom were turned
back to the bench by the lean southpaw
when Moeller drove to left center for a
triple. scoring on Fosters single. Milan
doubled to left and Chick Gandil was
purposely walked. filling the bases. Ray
Morgan tripled. scoring Foster. Milan and
Gandil. 1t was at this stage that Gregg
was relieved from further duty. Blanding
taking his place and striking out Shanks.
retiring the side
Johnston's double and Jackson's single
scored a Cleveland tally In the opener
Double plays saved Groom's bacon in the
second and third.
Turner opened the fourth with a double
and Jackson ripped one up against the
right field fence, scoring the cotton top"
General Joe was nipped at third in at
tempting to stretch the blow. Lajoie hit
to left for two bases and came home on
Graney's triple.
Maps Tie Count.
With the score to 3 against them
the Maps tied things up in the final half
of the fifth, two singles and a stolen
base turning the trick. Hughes was
sent in to finish the inning. and managed
to halt the Maps fiendish hitting streak
The Climbers one chance to score
came in the sixth when Chick Gandil
singled to center, was sacrificed to sec
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