The Washington herald., 1914-06-07
sGRIFFMEN BEAT
BROWNS; TAKE
LEAGUELEAD
Walter Johnson Hi Hard, but
Great Defense Saves the
Ball Game.
SHANKS STARS AGAIN
Nationals Sensational Outhelder Pro-
vides the Fielding Feature.
Johnson Hits Well.
SHANKS STARS AGAIN
ny WILLIAM PEET.

St. Louis, Mo-, June 6.-Wiley
Taylor, the Browns latest twirling
phenom, blew up with loud re-
port in the second inning of today's
game, consequently the Griffnen
are leading the league once more,
with the aid of this 5-to-3 victory.
Manager Hickey fully intended
to start Roy Mitchell, ever-ancient
hoodoo, but changed his mind in
the last minute. The change was
fatal to Brownie interests, for after
the Nationals had erased Taylor
from the pastime Mitchell bobbed
into the inelight and our noble
athletes were helpless,
1",o0O Fans ON Hand.
The Browns are SO well thought of
in this Federal League stronghold
that crowd of 1900 fans turned out
to cheer them today in spite of the fact
that the thermometer registered 103 in
the shade.
Griff carried out his original inten-
tion and worked Walter johnson, who
was Iarruped a trifle harder than the
two opposing fingers Walter found
that his fast ball was going over
with no zip to II, so he changed
his style after he had been hit safely
I'D mostly curves. The shift worked
like a charm and Rickey's gang took
no more liberties.
Shanks' fielding was one of the in
teresting features of the zizZling pas
time. while Johnson himself led the
Nationals with the stick. coming
through with a single, double and a
triple out of four times up.
Defense Is Good.
Not an error marred the defense be-
hind johnson. The Browns committed
three miscues, one of them proving fatal
Our old friends, Silk O'Loughlin and
HiIdebrand, were in charge of the
matinee.
Wiley Taylor, a big right-hander OBJ
tanned from the Texas League, started in
the box for the Browns. He retired
Moeller and Foster in the opening chap
ter, but Milan chopped to right center
for a double and was left stranded
The Browns got runners on first and
third in the other half of the opener,
but could not push them across.
TayIor's sudden finish came in the
second, when he started poorly by walk
ing Shanks. Morgan doubled to left, and
the basses were clogged when Mcbride
shot a grounder at Miller, who first
fumbled and then decided to throw to
first, after making a futile stab at
Shanks. who took long lead on third
base. Alva Williams shot triple 20
the right field stands, clearing the bases.
Walter johnson drove the ball over
Shotten's head for a three-bagger. scor-
ing Williams with the Nationals fourth
tally.
Mitchell Goes In.
At this stage Hickey decided that the
Nationals were getting altogether too
familiar with Mr.. Taylor's offerings, so
Roy Mitchell went to the slab. Moeller
greeted Mitchell by driving the ball to
deep center. Shotten gathered in the
fly and Johnson scored with Washing
toms fifth and final tally of the aft
. ernoon.
> The Browns waded into Johnson's
smoke in the second and whaled the
ball all over the lot, collecting five clean
singles, but scoring only two runs.
Clarence Walker tripled to start the
home teams third. and scored on a
sassed ball. 1t was at this stage that
johnson abandoned speed and substituted
curves, with the result that but three
hits were obtained by the enemy during
the remaining six chapters.
Until the seventh the Nationals could
do nothing with Mitchell, but in this
inning johnson singled after one had
gone and was left by the wayside.
A Grent Finish.
The game was brought to a close in a
spectacular fashion. The crowd cut loose
with some oId-time roofing, crying. pray
ing, and cursing for rally. Jimmy
Austin was sent up as a pinch hitter
for Mitchell and 'dribbled a slow roller
at Foster, which the midget gathered in
with one hand, getting Austin at first
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