The Washington herald., 1914-07-11
.GRIFFMEN WIN
final COMBAT
Browns Are Easy When Ma
tionals Slam Ball All Over
the Lot, Score, 8 to 4.
JOHNSON In THE BOX
Walter Twirls Five Innings and Gives
Way to Harper When Game
Is Tucked Away.
JOHNSON In THE BOX
BY WILLIAM PEET.


Grinith's young men made life miser-
able for a trio Of young pitchers drawing
wages with the st. Louis Browns and
clamped down the final fne Of the Sc
ries here yesterday. s TO l.
The Nationals were in a savage hitting
mood. No matter who opposed them-all
fingers looked alike. Wiley Taylor did
not survive the first inning. He was re-
lieved by Carl weilman. Hoch. a former
college star. opened the second. but he
was handled SO roughly that Walter
Leverenz went to his rescue.
During the first two chapters Washing
ton collected seven runs, and afterward
the result of the pastime was never in
doubt.
The Browns fought back gamely. but
the handicap was too great for them to
overcome.
Walter johnson worked five innings.
He was waIloped for seven hits and one
run. Harry Harper twirled the four re-
naming rounds and. although touched up
freely in the ninth. when three hostile
markers splashed over. pitched fine ball.
Behind johnson and Harper the Griff-
men played errorless ball. The visitors
defense cracked while Taylor and Hoch
were on the mound, otherwise the game
might have been closer.
GnndH Back in Gnne.
Chick Gandn with a badly damaged
map owing to his one-round bout with a
wooden bowling ball op Thursday. was
back in the game again and cavorted
around first base.
Eddie Foster complained Of a strained
muscle in his back and gave way to
wallie Smith when the Browns came
to bat in the second inning.
Danny MoelIer opened the game in the
most approved fashion by cracking out a
clean single. On the hit-and-run play
Foster slashed through Lavan. putting
MoeIler on third. Milan ripped a single.
scoring MoellS. Gandil. in an attempt
to sacrihc. dumped the ball in front of
the plate and Agnew threw out Foster
al the hot corner Shanks singled to right
field and Manager Hickey decided that
Taylor had outlived his usefulness. Well
man scaled the mound and finished the
inning. Austin's boot and Mcbride S
single tackled on another run to add TO
the festivity of the occasion.
Figuring that weilman was too good q
twirler TO offer up in a lost cause, Hoch
was in the box when the Griffmen came
to bat in tho final half of the second in
ninG.
johnson slapped a vicious single to left
Moeller was safe on Pratt's error, and
when Smith low bridged'' Hoch. John
son came home. Pratt let Milan's hot
grounder get away from him, Moeller
scoring and on Gandil's single Smith
breezed over. Out came Hoch and Lefty
Leverenz took up the burden. Morgan
nicked Leverenz for a triple scoring Milan
before the little southpaw could retire the
side.
browns Finally Score.
Not a run was obtained OF Walter
Joohnson until the big fellow let up per-
ceptably in the fifth. Shotten's single
and Williams triple to deep left field
gave the visitors a chalk mark.
Leverenz also pitched great ball during
the remainder of the game. but he could
not stop the Nationals from collecting a
tally in the sixth. Moeller's walk, Smiths
sacrifice and Milans single turned the
trick.
Harry Harper. who relieved johnson
after the fifth. got along nicely until
the ninth. when a double. pair of singles,
steal and pass gave the Browns three
rims