The Washington herald., 1915-07-14
Boehling Wins First Game by
3 to J Score Leverenz =
Is Hit Hard.
NO RUNS FOR JOHNSON
Crifmen Upable to Touch Carl Well
mans Southside Curves.
Count Is 3 to 0.
Special to The Washington Herald.

Special to The Washington H1ah-
st. Louis. Mo-, July 13.-After Joe
Boehling had subdued the Browns. to
,. in the opening tilt of today's double
runs for Walter johnson in the after
| piece and the Rickeyites bagged a to Q
victory for Carl Weilman.
Boehling was found for seven blows in
| the opening contest, which was a zig gag
| affair until the Nationals collected their
| third and winning run of Walter Lev
erenz. A southpaw. in the eighth frame.
Bill James started hurting and permit
ted two runs. He retired after the fifth,
as the result of being smashed in the
! intersection by swift hopper from
Shanks' bat. The ball fell at Bills feet.
and he threw Howard out. but as all
the wind had been knocked out of him
he gave way to Key Perryman, another
Highlander.
Perryman blanked the Nationals in two
frames and gave way to a pinch hitter.
which brought Leverenz on the scene.
Weilman Outpitches johnson.
Weilman pitched a better game than
Johnson. although each was found for
only four hits. Three of these were
punched by the Browns of Walter in tho
seventh inning and gave the locals two
unnecded runs.
SSoISO cll JohHSOn was n
bit fluky but. according to the official
scorer. will go down as an earned run.
The Browns scored first in the opening
round. With Shotten gone. Austin sin
gled to center. but was cut down trying
to stretch the blow to a double. Then
Sisler laid down a perfect bunt and went
to third on a passed ball. Pratt came
next with a single over second. and Sis
Ter crossed the plate. Walsh ended It
by forcing Pratt.
The Nationals evened it up in the
fourth Milan started with single
and advanced on Shanks' sacrifice. Gan
dill got a hit on a smash through James
but Zeb pulled up al third. Connolly's
effort was a sacrifice fly to Sisler, on
which Milan crossed with the run that
tied it up.
couple of hits and an error gave
the Nationals a run and the temporary
lead in the fifth. Mcbride started with
a dropping double to right and reached
third on Boehling's sacrifice. On Noel
lers Grounder to Lavan. Mcbride was
run down between third and home. but
Danny got to third on the play.
Foster followed with a roller to
Lavan. whose throw pulled Leary of
the bag and Moeller Tailed. Boehling
weakened in the seventh when he
forced in the Browns second and tie
ing run. With one out. singles py
Walsh and Leary and Lavan's pass
filled the bases Severeid's best was q
grounder to Connolly. whose throw to
Henry forced Walsh at the plate.
Howard went up for Perryman. and
coaXed a base on balls. Leary being
forced over with the eing run.
With Leverenz pitching in the
eighth. the Nationals Tailed their third
and what proved the winning run. Fos-
ter opened with a single through Lavan
and got around to third on passed
ball Milan followed with clean
single to right and Eddie paid off.
After Shanks lifted to Shotten, Milan
swiped second and got to third on Can
dill's tap to Pratt. Clyde attempted a
steal of home and probably would have
negotiated the theft. but Connolly took
swing and missed the third strike.
ending the round. Score: