The Washington herald., 1914-08-05
Boehling Driven from Box In
Ninth, but Jim Shaw
Saves the Day.
SCORE IS 7 TO 6

Special to The Washington Herald.
Cleveland, Ohio. Aug. L-Humiliating
the Maps in the third game OF the series
while the Browns were puncturing the
pennant visions OF the Red Sox. Clark
Griffith's hustling yet crippled Climbers
slid into the berth next to the pace
making Athletics today.
The slide upwards was made not with
out great effort The score was to g..
showing a none too comfortable margin
especially when II is remembered that
when the last Nap was retired In the
ninth three OF his teammates were rest
ing on the cushions awaiting the good
old game winning pinch hit, which never
came
Until the ninth, the Maps were hope
lessly outclassed. Errors by Chapman
and Graney combined with a ferocious
mental mIscue in which Olson and Jack
son were the glittering miscreants gave
the Griffmen a pair OF runs in the first
another in the fourth and another IN
the sixth Good ordinary hitting behind
a pair Of passes increased Washington's
total to seven in the seventh.
Drive BoehIinE from Box.
When the Maps entered their hitting
half OF the ninth they were four runs In
the rear. They soon made life miserable
for Joe Boehling. Nap Lajoie came back
from retirement long enough TO set the
fans wild with a singing drive to left
Within a short time a triple by jackson,
a single by Graney, an error by smith,
and a single by Leiboid had scored three
runs and had left two runners anchored
on second and third. There were TWO
out and Clark Griffith was pacing up and
down the dugout like a Gagged bear. He
had threatened 20 remove Boehling be-
fore. When Leibold singled Griffs mind
was made up. Jim Shaw was hurriedly
summoned from the bull pen. He passed
Pinch Hitter Bassler, filling the bases
Walter johnson was chased to the pen
to warm& up. Wood shot liner at
shanks and the game and the agony
were over.
The Nationals hit Morton harder than
the young speed phenom had oeen MI
since he eatered the league. They
gathered thirteen blows. Eleven visitors
famed and seven drew passes.
BoehIinR was hit harder than the score
indicates Remarkable stops by Mcbride
and Foster cut on three or four pros
pective Nap tallies.
The GrIfrmen scored two runs in the
first inning. MoeIler rolled grounder
to Chapman and raced to second when
Chappie pegged wild. He moved to third
on Fosters single and scored on Mitch
ell 8 single On an atee'iipNe
steal O'Nein caught Mitchell at second
After Gandil famed Shanks singled.
scoring Foster. He stole, and then Nor
ton famed Smith.
Maps Knot the Count.
The Maps evened the count in their
half OF the inning. Graney walked and
went to second on Olson's out On Jack
sons grounder Graney was caught on
second. Chapman walked. Leibold sin
gled. scoring Jackson. Pezold singled,
scoring Chapman. Wood popped to Can
dill.
The Climbers moved ahead in the
fourth. Olson and Jackson crossed sig
nails, and Smiths easy fly dropped be-
tween them for a double. Smith scored
when Graney dropped McBride's fy.
A near error gave Washington another
in the sixth Gandil doubled. Shanks
famed. Chapman booted Smiths
grounder when an opportunity TO catch
Gandil at third was presented. When
Mcbride failed to perform his part OF
the squeeze play. Gandil was caught on
the stretch, Smith reaching third Nc
Bride singled, scoring Smith.
The visitors scored their final three
runs in the seventh Moeller and Foster
walked and both advanced when Morton
threw wild past second In an effort 10
catch Moeller off the bag. Mitchell
famed. Gandn doubled. scoring Moeller
and Foster. Shanks singled, scoring
Gandn. A double play was then intro
duced.
With the bases filled in the ninth Nor
ton handed out his eleventh strike out
and ended the inning.
After the first, the Maps threatened
almostc onstantly but failed, to score un-
til the eighth. Jackson opened the
eighth with a single only to be forced
by Chairman. Leioold walked. Pezolds
third single scored Chapman. Mcbride
one of his hit-killing feats
and ended the session with a double
play.
The Maps hitting portion Of the ninth