The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-05-23
GR|FFMENl0SE
T0|ND|ANS IN
TWELVE innings
Nationals Drop Exciting Over
time Contest to Cleveland
by ! to 6 Count.
ERRORS PROVE COSTLY
locals Pound Out Fourteen Hits. but
Play Careless Game in Field.
Boehling Pounded.
ERRORS PROVE COSTLY
By WILLIAM FEET.

Cleveland. Ohio. MAY 22-After an en-
,rced layoff which consumed the net
cr part of five days. the Grinmen TINS
uernoon managed to get into pan
anne. droppinc d wild and Woody t"eIFe-
ming combat 10 the Cleveland Indians
toe
Losing ball games seems TO he about
he best thing the Nationals are dong
hese DAYS but the defeat suffered mere
his afternoon. although intensely bitter
= swallow was refreshing in one sense
the word. inasmuCh as our sup
used hitiess wonders came to life with
vengeance and sma shed out forteen
afe drives and simply kicked away the
I'D hall game through careless fielding.
II looked natural to see Chick Gandll,
Ray Morgan. Danny Moeller. Eddie Ain
smith and others come across with good
timely walops. and had Jim Shaw been
accorded the proper kind OF support.
there would have been no overtime con-
fict
BoehIinc Is Pounded.
Ioe BoehlinS and Bill Stecn We're the
rlvaI pitchers al the start. but the Indians
Nerc in a savage hitting mood and after
SoUthpaw Joe was rumpied NJ for seven
louis in four innings. productive OF five
markers. he was removed in favor OF
;haw.
Bill Steen suffered a similar fate. but
lasted A bit longer than did BOehling.
Steen was literally knocked out OF the
box in the sixth inning. when five wicked
sma shes. including a triple and double.
Welded four runs. and but fer the timely
appearance of Willie Mitchell the Grlff-
men might have been at bat until dark
ress appeared.
The matinee also had its tragic side
% far ~ the 'irffmeu are Concerned.
&c =,
the bases we're loaded and nobody gone
when Shanks hit wnbhly srounder I"
the pitcher which not only Choked off
"A run. hut hlossomed into tw"-p.y
killer. and Milan's drive to lleh0ld re-
tired the side.
Connolly start. Game.
Griffith started to play C"nr".lv in l"f'
field h,.t hcnChrd him in fa'. "f ShankS
" hen southpaw Mitchell appeared.
The Indians got to Roehir= inSh" thlrf
Cor a trio of tallieS and talked on two
none in the fourth.
II WAS not until Washirct"n'> half of
tn" fourth that run Gould be showed
over. Georgetown Tommy ConnollI
..rashed tn Ieft-ccnirr for Il three-h" Ggnr
and hreezcd nom" while CHAPMAN Was
retiring Milan on a =round"r which
,aroned off Steru's glove.
Morcan's single. .Ainsmith getting
life when he Vas hit on til" shoulder.
followed hv uoi.Di' NJ inE"!d outs CAV"
Washington another run n the NTH
Rlppy Williams. pInrh-hitfins f"r R"ch!-
;rg in Thu inning skipped a SLOW roller
at Jackson. which produced the tally.
Morgan scoring f'n'n third on the play.
Chick GandiI Triples.
The hic hIow-of am" IN the Nationals
half of the sixth after two U-T" out.
Foster and Connolly had both died when
Milan singled to right. crossing tho plate
m Gandil's triple to the left field stands.
Morgan singled past Barharo. sending in
Gandil AInSmilh banged safely to left
and when Granev fumhlcd. Morgan
moved over to third and the catcher
liked down to second George Mcbride
rame across in pinch with a pretty
single TO deep LEFT. s"""iHS Morgan and
Ainsmith. II Vas AT this stage tina: Bill
Stccm was told he could 80 |" the show
srs South7aN Willie Mitchell whitfield
shaw ending the inning which not only
showed a big figure four on the black
CnNTINIEp On FACE TWELNE.