Evening star., 1915-09-12
MUFFED FLY GIVES /
GR|FFMEN VICTORY
Roth ErrS With Two Out and
Two On, Allowing Locals
Two Runs.
NEW NATIONALS DO GOOD
WORK IN THEIR OEBUTS
Rice Goes Well on Mound Until
Heat Gets Him-Boehling in
Turn Makes Ascension.
BY J. ED GRILLo.

In game which furnished
many thrills because it was hard
fought and also close, SO far as
the score was concerned, the
Griffmen won from the Indians
yesterday by score of 5 to T.
For time the locals had easy
sailing. scoring three runs in the
first two innings. The tallies in
the first were the result of muff
of little fly ball by Roth, after
two were out, and two on. The
two on scored. 1t was this play
which really won the game for
the locals.
Sam Rice started out to pitch.
He did well for five innings, but
the heat seemed to tell on him in
the sixth, and after two runs had
been scored in this inning he was
dragged out and Boehling sub
stituted. Boehling got out of the
sixth nicely enough, but the
seveEth had not proceeded more
than one-third when he found
himself in a mess of trouble and
was himself yanked as the result
of walking two and allowing a
hit, which gave the visitors the
tying run. Ayers finished and
the Doctor pitched some ball.
Won Honors in Field.
Barber in left, Mayer in right and
Sawyer at second base all distinguish
that elsewhere.
Rice seemed bit wild, and after dis.
posing of Chapman in the first in.
ming he walked both Roth and Graney.
Smith. however. hit to Rice and was out
at first, and at this rather ticklish
change. for the runners advanced to
third and second. respectively. Mcbride
and Henry connived to get Graney off
was out of hole.
Luck favored the locals in their half
Of this, inning. Barber started by
singing sharply to Coliamore. but he
died stealing. Then Foster hit for two
to left. Graney failing to reach the ball.
and Milan walked. Gandil was out. Sec
ond to first route, and then Mayer pop
ped up little f1y just behind second.
Chapman or Wamby could have eaten IL
up. but Roth yelled for it. so they gave
tn
der such conditions. he muffed it.
There being two out at the time, Foster
and Milan were on the bench by this
time, deploring the hot weather.
Rice famed kirke and Evans in the
second, and Wamby flied to left For the
locals Sawyer opened with single to
left, and Mcbride very nicely moved
him up with a sacrifice. Rice beat out
along with his second hit, sending
Sawyer over the ruboer, making the
total of the locals three.
Visitors Score in Fourth.
1t was not until the fourth that the
visitors got a look in. Graneys started
matters by drawing one of his three
passes Smith singled to center and
Milan hurled to Foster, who, seeing no
chance to get Graney at third. came
up the base line, took the throw on
the fly and handed ii to Sawyer. who
nailed Smith coming into the bag and
tion. for Kirkc followed with hit
which only sent Graney home. however.
Rice got away in the fifth because
he retired the two men at the bottom
of the batting order hrst, but Chap-
man hit safely and stole. and then
Roth walked. Rice cleverly covered
the bag when Graney hit to Gandil.
and he retired the side.
But the heat got to the former
Petersburg twirler in the sixth, and
he was forced to retire. He got rid
of Smith easily enough, but Kirke got
a scratch hit, and 10 and behold, Evans
poked into right for double. Even
Wamby seemed able to hit single,
and the score was tied.
BoehlinE was sent to the rescue.
O'Neil was out at first. Boehling
walked Collamore, and then Sawyer
disposed of Chapman by picking up
his grounder and tossing 1t to first.
Boehling in His Aero.
In the second half of this inning the
Griffmen again forged to the front
Gandil singled and scored when Henry
doubled The advantage was short
lived, for Boehling stepped into his
aeropIane in the seventh. but he was
rescued in time. He struck out Roth.
and then walked Graney and Smith.
Kirke got a scratch hit over third, and
Graney, who had been helped along by
a wild pitch. went home. again tying
the score. Mr.. Boehling was chased
at this stage and Doc Ayers ascended
the mound. By a clever play Sawyer
picked up Evans grounder and caught
Smith at the plate, and then Ayers
picked up Wamby's tap and threw him
out at first.
The locals could not get anything In
the seventh. though Foster singled.
But in the eighth Gandil led on with
a hit, his third. Mayer flied to left. but
Henry's tap to third put Chick on
second A wild pitch sent him to third
and another wild pitch sent him home.
Roth opened the ninth with hit
He also stole second. But Graney
fouled to Henry, and then Smith sent
a fly to Mayer and Kirke. who had
three hits to his credit at, this stage.
looked dangerous. He finally popped
up a little foul fly. which Henry