The Washington times., 1914-06-08
Richmond Southpaw Gets Sin
ole in Ninth and Runs Him
self to Death in Sun.
AYERS LOSES THE CONTEST
Agnew Squeezes Home Leary,
Who Had TripIed in. Tenth,
and Griffmen Are Beaten.
Bv THOMAS KIRBY.

BY IdUmAS hlnDt.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, June s.-Attempts
today to alibi the defeat in any
other way than to refer to the
heat of yesterday is mere sophistry.
In no other start this year did Joe
Boehlfns go better for eight innings,
and when he finally faltered under
the pressure of an inhuman humidity,
the Browns were right there with the
~sllop. the punch, and the speed to
tie IL I'D after all hope for victory
had apparently vanished. Boehlins
allowed a single, hit batter, sac
rifce was injected, and then came
mighty wallop by Clarence walker
former Washington adjunct. which
bounded against the wall. drove In
pair Of runs and missed itself being
q homer by a margin Of inches.
When the crash came, Boehling had
lost all, even his regular cunning, for
on the three previous trips to the plate
Walker had not been able to connect
Boehling had been feeding him curve
low and close. He intended TO do this
In the last round, after two were out
and two were on, but he was no longer
master The ball arrived high and II
vas just what Walker wanted.
When play was resumed in the extra
session Ayres was sent in to save the
dsy. The second ball he pitched was
ramned up against the fence by Leary,
an ordinarily mediocre batter, and after
q short ny came perfect squeeze ana
the performance was abruptly closed
II was Ayers seventeenth appear
snce of the season, in most cases of
which he delivered satisfactorily. But
yesterday his tenure was so ab5reviat-
ed that it was impossible TO get any
line on his form.
The instant Lesry crossed the plate
the Nationals rushed TO the club house.
leaving Ayers holding the bunted Tau;
He simply carried il on the neld, ana
Agrew was credited with hit, when
had Ayers tossed the ball to anyone
IL would have been felder's choice
and he would have had the question
able honor of having been Beaten on a
kinglc hit without giving passes OF an"
kind.
In games of cards, football, and other
forms of pastimes AMI sports II Is
automatic that 1t is easier to success
Gully execute strategic movements
against q less expert opponent than
against q shrewd one. This everlasting
truth was proven TO the discomfort of
the Griffs yesterday. Had the Browns
have had Bob " allace in the game In
stead Of the comparatively ineNpel1-
enced Wares, they should have scored
In the first.
Moeller led off with double and Fos-
ter gave the signal for the hit and run.
When Moeller dashed toward third,
Wares started to 20 back 10 protect
sGainst an overthrow 10 Austin. When
rNAz ~ -f.1 ct
tin. WHO had gone to his bag, but WAS
Intercepted by Wares who was yards
OF the place he should have been, &C
cording to the rules "f orthodox base
ball. IS things resulted Foster was
tossed out at first when ne should have
Eeen safe while MoclIer drew up at
third while ne should have turned
and continued in to score.
II looked like case OF Ignorance be-
ing bliss and proving the folly of Wis
dom. Had the Griffmen obtained this
run. they would have totaled enough TO
Offset the late squirt Of the Browns.
II some of the criti 5 of Boehling arc
correct in declaring that self-satisfac-
ton is the principal asset Of the pitcher
IL is TO be hoped that some OF the same
brand Of concett is instil!ed into all
OF the other SlabSlstS.
Any man who. on Sucn a sWe!tering
day as yesterday can hold 81. Louis to
two singles for eight innings mas con-
Side orabiy mole taan an admission that
ne himself is great for had the Nation
ais given Boehling as many runs as
they did Johnson the previous day
there would have been nothing to il
but Washington
II Shaw goes through according to the
proper standard today, Il viii prooa bly,
be Joe Engle tomorrow Rpth Roy Nit
chell as his probable opponent. Mitchell
went so well in the opening game after
re had been called TO the relief that he
may be called upon TO Come back
AS Branch Hickey abstains from all
smusemenJs and laOors on Sunday. Jim
Austin vas manager Of the Browns
for the DAY and celebrated by inject
ing himself into the combat and per
besides scoring in that lamented ninth.
In addition TO weakening under the at
mOspheric conditions, Boehling suffered
in the ninth inning as a result of being
forced TO run around the paths
Not a man got pass the maligned
Boehlins until the ninth.
IL should not be surprised 70 see
Doug Neff rushed in as d pinch hitter
for the Griffs in an early game. Nen
;
after ride of thirty-three hours from
the University Of Virginia He will un-
derstudy for Mcbride and Morgan,
leaving Wally Smith to substitute for
Foster or Gand!l, shocld either Of these
be overcome by a m!shSp.
Joe Gedeon looks many pounds lighter
than when the season started, but his
voice has lost none of its carrying
power.
Boehnng is still suffering from his
injured leg. He is hH1ping considerably
today as a result Of the strenuous test
of yesterday. Still do not overlook the
fact that the Richmond southpaw tops
the Griffithisn moundsmen.
The fielding feature was made by
Mcbride, and it saved the game mo-
mentarily and forced the extraordinary
round Walkers liner went to the
fence. and he was turning third when
Mcbride, we'll out in the field, got the
ball from Shanks for the relay. The
captain wheeled and heaved perfectly.
Henry receiving the ball on the first
hop and tanning It on the runner in a
desperate play. The Browns, led by
Walker, raved. but II availed them
nothing.
The Nationals overlooked q grand
chance In the nth wbsa Henry sn<