The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-07-21
inal Game of the Series
Goes to Cleveland, 5 to 4
Jim Shaw Is Pounded Hard.
Boehling in Long Enough
to Lose.
TEN INNINGS REQUIRED
Nationals Lead Is Cut Down in Ninth,
When Kirke Rams Out Timely
Single.

/ Sp1li1S DeTNrt3Hka1t, SleNcIaoo Loa1d
Cleveland. July 20.-If Jim Shaw had
| fast ball each Of the four preceding
| times up. the Nationals would have
made it seven straight wins today. but
Jim had a lapse Of memory. and Jay
erus Kirke slammed the fifth fast ball
on line to the outfield. scoring
Eschen with the tying run. Then JOS
eph Boehling went to the hill and the
Indians won out in the tenth. 5 to 4.
when o'Neil tripled with Wamby on
first.
Shaw was hit hard throughout the
game. He was touched for IL blows
in nine innings. while Boehling yield
ed 2 hits, and the game, in the one
session he toiled.
The Indians presented q rejuvenat-
ed appearance, Boss Fohl must have
said a few cutting remarks. for the
men played with more life than has
been shown for the past month.
On the other hand. tho Nationals
were unable to hit Jim Walker. who
has proven easy for the other Ameri-
can League clubs, while Rip Hagerman.
who hurled the tenth for the last
.piacers. was a puzzle. rip" has been
bumped and pounded until he feels
strange If the game is going other
wise and yesterdays showing sur
prised him more than it did anyone
else.
Graney Is Badly Hurt.
Victory was costly to the Indians at
that. for Jack Graney, one man who has
been on his toes and fighting all the time.
is out of it for fortnight at least.
Jacks accident came in the first inning
when he was trapped between third and
second. In making a sharp turn his
spilee n hold and the right leg
snapped five or six inches above the
ankle. 1t is feared the leg is broken. but
it will require an X-ray examination to
determine just how serious is the in
jury.
The Injuns jumped on Shaw at the
start Eschen, who went to center In
place of Southworth. was an out. but
Chapman pumped single to center. stole
and scored on Graney's single to right.
Jack getting secong on the throw. Kirke
shot to Neff and Graney was run down.
Jack being injured when his spikes failed
to hold as he stopped suddenly and tried
to make sharp turn. When the game
was resumed Smith famed for the third
out.
Indians Score Two.
Two more OF Shaw in the third. With
one down. Chappie singled and took sec
ond on Milan's poor return. Ray tried
for third on a near passed ball, but was
choked, Ainsmith to Nen Fosters wild
throw on Kirke's slow bounder over
Shaw's head scored Southworth and al
lowed Jay to reach second. Smith dropped
a single to center. Kirke counting.
The old base on balls brought Walker
face to face with trouble in the third.
He passed Moeller. who scored on
Fosters triple to left. Milan flied to
Southworth, who had replaced Graney.
Foster holding third. but he scored
when Eschen dropped Shanks' sacrifice
line drive.
1t was a base on balls that led to
the Nationals taking the lead in the
seventh. Milan, first up. drew the pass.
Shanks beat out a bunt, Gandif flied
to Southworth. but Milan scored the
tying run when Chapman booted Henry's
turn, Shanks reaching third and Henry
poked a grounder toward right. Wamby |
blocked the ball. but couldn't field it, |
Shanks scoring, but Henry was out when |
he tried to follow Howard home.
Cleveland Ties 1t Up.
Hoffman started the Indians on the |
road to tie, when. batting for Walker, |
he singled to left in the ninth. He was |
forced by Eschen. Chapman singled to |
right. Southworth flied out, but Kirke
singled to left. Eschen counting. Then
Boehling relieved Shaw and Smith
bounced to Foster.
wamby and ONeir did the work in
he tenth. With one down. wamby
singled to center, scoring on O'Neill's
ripple to left. Score: