Evening star., 1915-05-17
SINGLE BY LAVAN
Wins FOR BROWNS
Gets Hit in Eleventh Which
Scores Williams and De-
feats Nationals.
WEILMAN AND SHAW IN
GREAT PITCHERS BATTLE
Both Hurlers Work in Brilliant
Form-Final Count
Is 2 to l.
BY J. ED GRILLo.

ST. LOUIS, May ia clean-cut
single over second base by Lavan. which
sent home run in tho eleventh inning Of
yesterdays game. gave the Browns
victory by a score OF to /, and turned
a fine pitching exhibition by Jim
Shaw into defeat for the Nationals.
No more brilliant struggle has been
recorded this season. Both teams played
splendid ball behind their pitchers. and
it was not until the seventh inning that
a run was scored. Then Washington got
the first tally. due largely to Milan's
patience and some good work on the
bases. That one run looked good enough
to win from the way both pitchers were
going. but temporary slip by Shaw in
the eighth allowed the Browns to tie the
score on a run which Shaw forced over
the plate. He revived In the ninth and
tenth. but in the eleventh allowed two
hits. and these caused his undoing.
Weilman. who opposed Shaw. was in
his best form, and he had less tight
places to work out Of than did his rival.
though he arose to all these occasions.
Weilman was steadier than Shaw, walk
ing but three against his rivars six. But
he was not nearly as effective in the
matter of strike-outs. whiting but five
against eleven by the Washington recruit.
In the very first inning the Nationals
had chance, but failed
With two out Shanks singled and
stole second and Milan was walked,
hut Jimmy Austin made remarka BILE
catch of Gandil's long foul f1y and end
ed the inning. Moeller singled in the
second after Shaw had been retired,
but he died trying to steal When the
next chance for run came 1t was ac-
cepted. This was in the seventh, when.
with Shanks out of the way. Milan
drew a pass. He stole second and then
went to third when Weilman threw
poorly trying to catch him off the key
stone station. From this point of van
taGe he scored when Gandil hit long
sacrifice fly. which Williams caught in
right center.
Browns Tie the Score.
Here Is what happened in the
eighth, when the Browns tied the score.
Shaw had one out when Shotton
Morgan, hut the play allowed Shotton
to reach second. 1t was not thought
wise to allow Pratt chance to hit.
SO he was Intentionally walked. But
The habit grew on Shaw and he follow
ed by walking Kaufman and Walker
with the result that he forced the tying
run over the plate.
1t seemed certain that the visitors
would score in the ninth. which Foster
opened with double to center.
Shanks sacrificed him to third, but
Milan hit Grounder to Pratt, who
got it to Severoid in time to retire Fos-
ter. and what promised to be a produc-
tive inning went glimmering. Ain
smith drew a pass in the tenth with
one out. but Mcbride hit into a double
play. Pratt hit for a single with one
down in the last half of this inning
and had A similar experience, for
Kaufman hit into double play.
But the eleventh ended the story.
With one down Williams singled. He
also stole second. Severoid, however.
fell victim to Shaw and famed and
with the supposedly weak hitting
Lavan up there appeared to be no dan
ger. But Lavan singled and Williams
scored the run which ended the game.
The score: