The Washington herald., 1914-08-19
Nationals Celebrate Home
coming by Trouncing St.
Louis, s to 2.
HAMILTON is HIT HARD
By WILLIAM PEET.

After an absence Of a month the Ma
tionals returned to the home patch yes
terday, and to the huge delight Of the
crowd clapped an to ? defeat on Branch
Rickeys st. Louis Browns.
In order to do the job thoroughly, IT
was necessary for the home crowd to
come from behind. as the invaders had
jammed a couple Of tallies into the sixth
- frame, while Earl Hamilton dealt out
nothing but zeros.
Going into the Ecventh with the count
2 to against them, the Nationals SHOW
eled down this lead, forged ahead one
notch, and for good measure tossed fve
markers into the eighth inning.
Native son Joe Engel opposed Earl
Hamilton, the Browns crack little south
paw. Both lasted about the same length
OF time, but Engel was benched to make
room for a pinch-hitter, while Hamilton
was forced to retreat under fire.
In the matter Of base its. the home
crowd outbatted St Loui on ratio of
two TO one The Nationals also played
better ball aield. and one Of the features
Of the afternoon was the warm welcome
extended Mike Mitchell by the Capital
fans. Mike came through with q couple
of safe blows and handled cleanly his
two chances in left field.
Hamilton, the St Louis portsider, has
always been tough proposition for the
Nationals. and for six innings he cut
loose with a bunch Of tantalizing curves
that had our gang up a tree and yelling
for help.
Engel also steamed along unmolested
until the sixth when a wild streak that
usually crops out when ne is on the
mound put a couple of visitors on the
sacks and Shotten's wallop to right field
scored them.
Lea &,
the Washington attack with two blows
each. Wallace and Shotten were the de-
smOn sluggers for the visitors.
Hamilton Starts on Well.
Until the final half of the seventh Ham
ilton yielded but four scattered blows and
only two OF the Grif brigade reached
second base.
II was Capt. Mcbride who started the
fireworks in the stand up" chapter by
drawing a PASS. the second walk issued
by Hamilton up to this period. One was
gone when Mcbride rambled and Eddie
AinSmith followed with a clean cut drive
TO lsft putting Mac" on second base.
A. this stage Griffith substituted "Rippy''
Williams. pinch hitter extraordinary. and
Engel was sent to the showers. Williams
banged passed Wallace for a single
scoring Mcbride. advancing Ainsmith to
third and the big catcher to second.
ScaGefer was pressed into service, run
ming for Williams. Danny MoeIler shot
2 single 10 left center, scoring Ainsmith
and Schasfer. but was run down himself
On the return throw from Shotten. This
placed the figures Washington 3, St
Louis .
Jim Shaw was in the box when the
Browns came TO bat for the eighth time
ard BANKED them haEdIy. but in the
Nationals half Of the eighth, five large.
juicy tauies coUntc6. Earl Hamilton was
driven 10 the tall timbers and the game
vas spiked down 50 firmly that the
Browns never had a chance to pry It
loose. as Shaw was able TO hold them
safely in the final half of the ninth.
Mitchell Starts Fireworks.
Mike Mitchell opened the Nationals
half Of the -ighth~with a single, Gandil
laid down q bunt which Hamilton gather
ed in fielding c!eanIy to Pratt, who was
covering first Dase. Pratt dropped the
ball, with the result that Mitchell re-
posed safely on second and Chick clung
TO first. RAY Morgan was passed. filling
the bases, and Manager Hickey decided
that Hamilton had earned his salary for
one day. substituting Bill James,
lanky highlander.
Shanks greeted James with a single to
right, scoring Mitchell, and when Nc
Bride blasted the ball through Austins
paws Gandil counted Ainsmith ground
ed sharply to Austin. and Morgan was
forced at the plate. Right here Shanks