The Washington times., 1914-07-28
WrangIing, Bickering, and Com
planning Mark Win Over
Brownies Yesterday.
By THOMAS KIRBY.

ST. LOUIS, July 2S.-Today the Ma
tionals have a comparatively safe hold
on third place, and that St. Louis is
not in the first division is due to the
setback meted out in that thirteen in
ming game Of yesterday.
While the game was most stuS-
oornly fought from the outset 1t was
marred in the extreme by consistent,
persistent, and tiresome wranghnS,
pickering and complaining, both sides
somewhat at fault. Of course. wh IN
there are extra innings it Is to be
eXpt cted that the time will stretch.
But when contest is scheduled to
start at $40 and the clock shows
real baseball to blame for the exten-
sion.
The first real row came when Grif-
nth decided to take Engel out. Henry
had complained that his right hand
was injured. and while he and Aim
smith were exchanging places Walter
Johnson was sent out to warm up.
This seemed TO peeve Connolly. but
when the move was finally made to put
johnson in, the umpire was all over
the field trying 10 drive the Grifrmen
into action. They were defiant to the
point where Schaefer was chased of
the diamond. and in a later inning he
was Joined in his exile by Altrock, who.
Connolly decreed, was altogether too
noisy, although from the stand It could
not be seen that the coaching was ex-
ceedtng the usual bounds. Connolly
was constantly trying to quiet COM
plants from Griffith, and finally threat
ened to eliminate the Washington man.
ager.
The Nationals have always been con-
on the road in baseball. Yesterday they
were jeered.
But the fault was not entirely with
the Griffs. Before half OF the game
had been played, Mitchell became so
exesperated at Connolly that he used
unconventional language to the point
where he was waived from the park
Later the Browns attempted to ring
in a new ball on the Nationals. This
precipitated another row, in which
members of both teams Joined, and was
not ended until the umpire had thrown
the bail out of play.
Such dilatory tactics as both teams
engaged in yesterday are of the sort
that are calculated to pr1ng smiles TO
the faces OF those who are working for
the interest of the Federal League and
other evidences OF the apparent de-
termination of come organized baseball
people to have the public become even
more disgusted with the present con-
duct of affairs. The crowd hooted and
hissed yesterday, and there was no
legitimate reason why Sportsmen's Park
should not have been cleared of the
throng long before 6:45.
A peculiar feature of the thirteen
inning engagement was that the Ma
tionals used three pitchers who had
worked the previous day. Joe Engel
started, was wild. and the usual result
followed. He donated two bases on
balls TO the ct. Louis cause. and when
he was forced TO put ii over they clout-
ed 1t for four hits. the sum total for
the time he reformed being three ruins
This number evened things up. for the
Nationals had gotten away so we'll that
they had thrice scored in their half OF
the opener.
After the Browns had caught up,
Johnson went in TO relieve Engei. Dur
ing the preliminary practice johnson
had been chasing flies all over the out
field. as he did not expect to be called
upon to twirl He did not have suffI-
cient time TO prepare himself when he
was rushed out. and was drenched in
dlLOI ne LOOK UlS DldCe III
;he center OF the diamond He got by
With what remained OF the first inning
and went through the second in good
order. but in the third he commenced
TO palpably weaken, and a brace OF
bases on balls. together with three hits,
gave St Louis two tallies in the fourth.
He fairly staged through the fifth and
sixth. and finally became so wobbly
Ayers was placed in the box.
Ayers practically duplicated his feat
of Sunday. and had he received the
proper support, extra sessions would
not have been required. The Grirfmen
finished their half OF the ninth with a
one-run lead, but when the Browns
chance came. Connolly, against IN.
strenuous protests OF the Washington
ians. sent a batter down. claiming that
he had been nit by a pitched bali
The runner stole, and In the attempt
to stop him at second Ainsmith threw
into center, and the man on the bag
continued to third. Then came
boundeT to Mcbride which took a wild
hop just as II was about to be handled,
and the even count was recorded.
AS Ainsmith was the villain in the
ninth, he was the Joint hero with Nc
Bride in the thirteenth. The captain
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