The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1914-05-23
Errors Are Costly,
And Nationals Lose
Browns Land Second Game
Of Series by Scoring Four
\ Runs in the Eighth.
WILD THROWS DO TRICK
by wn.LIaM PEET.

With yesterdays bali game apparently
well In hand, and Doc Ayers pitching
consistent ball. the st. Louis Browns un-
corked a lot of thunder In the eighth
inning sending over four runs, enough
to give them the bulky end of a to
count.
1t was tough game to lose and all
that, but the Nationals made their own
breaks and were forced to abide by the
consequences. Eddie Foster and Chick
Gandil inserted two weird throws at a
critical stage, costly heaves both OF
them, making the defeat pill all the
more bitter to swallow for the reason
that these young men are, as "A rule,
steady, reliable performers.
4 The Griffmen In the ninth inning with
a two-run lead staring them in the
face came across with a near-batting
| rally scoring one run and placing with
lin striking distance of the plate the ty
| ing counter, Nbut the old punch was
| lacking.
| Eight of the Brownies died via the
strike-out route. Ayers was in num-
Der Of tight places early In the game,
but lightning throws picked trouble
makers OF the bases. and his support
only deserted him during the agonizing
eighth.
/ For three innings neither side was able
to put over a run. and the fans settled
back to enjoy what promised to be a
red-hot pitchers battle. The Browns
broke the ice in the fourth, when Austin
led of with a triple, coming home on
Williams sacrifice fly to Moeller.
| Nationals Jump Into Lead.
The gloom which settled over the
Florida avenue pasture was quickly dis
PEELED in the Nationals half of the fourth
inning. Earl Hamilton, one OF the best
4
circuit, was on the job for the opposition
and going like a house afire. The Ma
| tionals got to him proper in this chapter.
putting over three runs in the following
manner:
Milan started with a walk and was
safe at third when Gandil's vicious
grounder shot over Wares head. Shanks
crashed to right field for a triple, the
ball bouncing up against the fence. This
wallop cleared the bases. Ray Morgan
hit a scoreher at Jimmy Austin. which
the peppery sacker was lucky enough to
knock down. Shanks was held at third
and Morgan pulled up safely at first
base. Mcbride grounded sharply to
Wares. who. with Pratt, retired Morgan
at second. but while all this was going
on Shanks crossed the plate. Henry and
Ayers. the next batters. died in turn.
With the score to 1 in favor of WASH
eighth inning, Manager Hickey sent up
Ernest Walker as a pinch hitter for
Hamilton in this chapter. Walker drew
base on balls, and Shotten was safe
on a bunt putting Walker on second
base. With the Nationals infield play
ing close expecting a sacrifice from
Austin, smart tap to Foster resulted.
Eddie made a pretty pick up Of the ball
and slammed wide to first base where
Dax Vel
and when the dust settled Shotten was
on third and Austin at second. Pratt
singled to center scoring both Shotten
and Austin. Ayers threw out Williams,
Pratt going to third. Walker hit a high
bouncing ball at the pitcher, who was
able to toss our the base runner at
first Pratt started for the plate and |
Gandil in an effort to head him OF. threw
the ball to the stands. Pratt scored with |
what proved to be the winning marker !
Milan camped under Leary's fly for the
final out.
Mitchell In the Box.
AS Manager Hickey substituted E |
Walker for Hamilton in the eighth, Roy
Mitchell was on the rubber when the |!
Nationals came to bat in the final half |
Of the inning. Foster and Milan were |
easy victims. Gandil singled, bat was
caught asleep at first base.
Shanks opened the Nationals ninth with !
single Morgan forced him at second |
base. Mcbride flied to Clarence Walker. |
Henry drew a base on balls; Alva Will \
Jams, pinch-hitting for Ayers, shot a
single to right, scoring Morgan. On this
blow, Germany Schaefer, who was sub
stituted as base-runner for Henry, ad-
vanced to second. A safe smash by
Moeller would have knotted the count,
but Danny sent up a high fly which
Austin grabbed. ending the game. |;