The Washington herald., 1914-08-04
Griffs Finally Win
From Cleveland Maps
Joe Eneel and Doc Ayers Manage to Hold Tail
enders Safe-Clevelands' Errors Also Help the
Nationals-Find Score was to A..
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6pacal 70 The Washingtoo Herald
Cleveland. Ohio. Aug. S.-Seven foozies
judiciously placed where they would d.
the Grifmen the most good. gave Wash
ington's hustIers the second game OF tn
series with the Maps today, Z TO 4
Errors were directly responsible 70
four of washington's runs. and for on
Of the quartet gsrnered by the Maps
With the wobbles eliminated, no on
would have had grievous cause for com
plant. no matter what the result. Foul
pitchers were exhibited for the benef
Of the small audience, and. incidentally
OF course. in an effort TO swing the tide
OF victory, and every one of the four be
haVed in q most approved manner.
Rip Hagerman, for the Maps, ant
young. Joe Engel for the Nationals. wert
the opening pitching selections. Hsger.
man exhibited a lot Of Johnson-like speed
and dazzling curves, but wooble, fol'
lowed by a cluster of hits. forced him tc
hunt a secluded spot while the fourth
was In progress. The visitors poled on.
seven hits and registered four runs on
him.
Collamore, Hagerman's successor. was
even more effective than his predecessor,
but he, too, had the misfortune of labor
ing under the handicap Of a weak sup
port Three errors in the seventh gave
Washington two runs
EnEel starts Oh "eAls
Joe Engel kept the Maps guessing dur
tnR the greater part of the first four and
one-third innings, even though they
gathered two runs and three hits dur
ing his stay. Doc Ayers was even more
of a puzzle during the remaining In
uinRs. Joe and Doc, were equally effect
I've in the distribution Of hits, allowing
three each.
An error sent the Griffmen out in front
IN the first inning. Leibold dropped
MoeIler's fly after a hard run, and
MoelIer scored on MitcheIIs double ovet
Jackson's head.
McBride's boot enabled the Maps to
tie the score in the third. Engel walked
Chapman and Leibold, apd appeared in
distress. Captain McBridS summoned a
pinch pitcher, but Engel begged to be
allowed to go on, and he did. PeEold
forced Chapman at third. A pretty play
by. Mcbride headed on Wood Mcbride
f1nbled Egan's grounder and Lefoold
scored
HaEerman Starts to Crack.
Pezold's wild peg on schaefer's ground
er started Hagerman on the downward
path in the fourth. Mcbride cracked a
single through the box Egan pegged
wild in an effort to catch Schaefer on
Mcbride stole. Both runners scored on
Henry's pop single over short Engel
sacrificed. Moeller singled. scoring
Henry Collamore relieved Hagerman.
Chapman pegged out Foster. Mitchell
singled, scoring Moeller. Gandn famed.
The combination brought four runs.
The Maps finally forced Grifith to Be-
move Engel in the fifth. After PeEold
had whitfield, Wood singled through the
box Egan walked. Collamore singled.
scoring Wood. Egan went TO third when
Shanks' throw broke away from Henry,
and CoIlamore hiked to second. -Graney
Egan and Collamore. Engel was waved
to the bench. and Doc" Ayers relieved
him. Graney was caught stealing. and
Olson flied to Mitchell.
The Nationals anchored the game in
the eighth, when they scored two runs.
wallie Smith, who had succeeded Schae-
fer in the sixth, opened with a single
and moved to second when Grsney FUN
bled the ball Chapman booted McBride's
groufder. Henry sacrificed, Smith hold
ing third. On Ayers grounder Chapman
caught Smith at the plate, and Mcbride
slipped to third. Ayers stole. Both run
ners scored on Moeller's double to the
right field wall Foster famed.
helpless before Ayers. The Doc" put
on q fancy finish when, with Leibcld on
hrst in the ninth as the result Of pass
ne whitfield Pezold and Wood AND forced
Egsn to pop an easy fly to Smith.