The Washington herald., 1914-09-19
TWOIN A ROW
FOR NATIONALS
Browns Are Helpless Before
Walter Johnson and Crit
fifth Clan Wins, 10.
GANDl'S HIT DOES 1T
Chick Raps Long Single to Left
Field in Sixth Inning, Scoring
Eddie Foster.
GANDL'S HIT DOES IT

st. Louis, Mo. Sept. 1S-The Browns
were helpless before the shoots Of Walter
johnson today, and the Nationals bagged
the second successive game Of the series
from the tottering st. Louisians by the
score Of 1 to O.
That the Griffmen didn't win by wider
margin was due to the fact that Clarence
the plate on successive hits ln-the sixth
inning. getting a man headed for the
pan each time, and also because the
Nationals displayed stupid work on the
bases in the fourth, when a double and
single went for naught
Manager Hickey practically conceded
the victory to the Nationals before the
game started by refusing TO take a
chance with one of his first string
Hoch, a lawyer ~right-hander, who, prior
to today had shown little in his few
outings as a finisher-up of games.
Hoch surprised the talent by pitching
a bang-up game, despite the fact that
he was clouted for ten blows. OF these
same ten blows and four passes, the
Grlffmen dented the rubber only once.
In the one inning in which the Washing
ton aggregation Tailed. they poled three
singles on Mr.. Hoch, three coming in
succession, but one run was the only
profit from this hit-making. chiefly be-
cause TITLES" good right arm was in
working order.
Nationals Win the Game.
Starting the sixth inning, Foster
smashed his second hit to left and moved
up on Milan's sacrifice, Hoch to Leary
Then Gandil delivered a long base knock
to the same field, and Eddie trotted over
with the only run of the game. THIS"
arm on this occasion failed him, al
though he didn't try for Foster, but
hurled +he ball to the infield. 1t was wild.
and when the bulb rolled to the grand
stand, near the Nationals coop, Chick
went TO second. Shanks hit TO left for a
base. but Walkers throw to Agnew cut
down Gandil at the plate. Morgan also
hit TO left, and Howard tried to sneak
in from second. but THIS" arm won
the decision the same way.
Bush League Pasc-runninR.
The stupid base running Of GandiI and
Morgan in the fourth cost at least one
run. Opening this inning. Chick. hit
a double down the left-field line. Walk
eT's return was juggled in the infield,
and GandiI foolishly ambled of second,
darling for third, a hopeless case. He
was unable to scamper back, and was
tagged out of the middle bag. Shanks
rolled to Austin on the next play, but
Morgan's single, which followed. would
have scored Chick" had he not been
caught. Then Cutie took liberties of
first and was plucked trying for second.
The closest the Browns came to scor-
ing was in the fifth. With two gone.
Austin coaxed one of the two passes of
Johnson and swiped second on a passed
ball. Jim tried to tally from second, but
Ainsmith recovered and passed the bal!
in time to johnson to get Austin slid
ing into the plate.
A noisey argument followed decisions
by Umpires Evans and Sheridan in the
ninth. Ainsmlth had reached third. via
a single, a steal and Agnew's error after
two were out With Mcbride at the
bat, Eddie started a steal for home AS
he crossed the plate. the ball shot up
in the air, apparently a foul. It seemed
that Evans decision was that it was nc
foul and that Ainsmith's run counted.
The old blind Jack Sheridan dipped
in his oar and with business of gestures,
ruled that Mcbride had fouled the ball.
After a lengthy, wordy, argument. Ain
smith was ordered back to third. On
the next pitch, Mcbride struck out
Two games are booked for tomorrow.
1t will likely be Ayers and Shaw for the
Nationals and Weilman and Baumgard-
ner for the Browns. Play begins al
1:3O O'Clock.