The Washington herald., 1915-08-28
Southpaw Harry Deserved a
Shut-out, but Snoozes When
Howard Steals Home.
GREAT PITCHERS DUEL
Lowdermilk Also in Form-Moeller
and Acosta Drive in Wash
ington Runs.
By SID KEENER,


Sporting Editor Of the St. Louis Times.
St Louis. Mo-, Aug. 27.-There was
quite a change In the baseball scenery
here this afternoon when Clark Griffith's
improved Nationals opened a three-game
series with the Browns. For three days
We have entertained the bogus Athletics,
and town-lot baseball was on exhibition.
The result:
The local bugs became disguised with
the pastime and refused to look at the
tail-end Mackites. But this afternoon
the Nationals and Browns offered a per-
Torrance that could not have been ex-
celled by two entries battling for the
worlds championship.
At the finish the box score showed a
to l victory for the Griffites. And.
strange to relate. the Nationals did not
have to go into extra innings to register
their conquest.
Harper Outtwirls Rival.
There was some beautiful pitching with
Harry Harper and Grover Lowdermilk
fiinging the pill. Harper gave five ON
cial hits. but two Of them were tainted,
as Shotten and Austin beat out infield
rollers. And Loudermilk was charged
with four blows, only two real ones,
Moeller and Milan beating out infield
taps.
beSlQes tne pltcnlnS' tne defense "es
spectacular. Clyde Milan raced to the
center field fence to haul in a wallop
from Howard in the ninth inning; Shanks
backed up to the scoreboard and SHARED
a line drive with his gloved hand; Foster
slipped in back of second and out into
right field for hot Founders, and Nc
Bride was in back Of Harper glowing
teasing hoppers.
The Browns were there with a little
of this stuff also. In the eighth Milan
lined one to right that skipped over
Pratts glove and was tabled for a sim.
gle, but Jacobson slid along the turf and
came up with the ball before it reached
the grass. Jimmy Austin ran all arol1
the ball park for fouls and had six put
outs to his credit.
Acosta Drives in Run.
For three innings the two pitchers
handed out nothing but ciphers when
Cuban Acosta came through with a time
ly single for a run. Foster opened the
fourth with a pass, and Milan lined deep
to Shotton. Shanks was hit by pitched
ball. and Gandil elevated to Walker.
Acosta caught the fast one on the end Of
his bat and sent it over the third sack
for a single. scoring Foster. The rally
did not last long. though. as Williams
was called out on strikes.
In the fifth the Nationals added two.
which finished their scoring for the after
noon.
Mcbride drew a pass from Lowdermilk.
Harper lined a short fly to Austin trying
to sacrifice. but II turned out to be a
lucky play. as Austin heaved over to
first trying for a double play, but no
one was on the bag, and when the ball
rolled to the pavilion Mac skipped all
the way to third. Moeller hit one against
the rightfield wall for a triple and Mac
crossed the rubber. Foster famed. but
Milan hit a mean skipper to Lavan and
beat it to first, allowing Moeller to count.
Browns Avert Shutout.
A short snooze on the part of Harper
prevented him from scoring a shut-out
for his triumph. He had seven success
sive ciphers, and in the eighth Jacobson
lined to Shanks. Howard put a single
over second and advanced to third on
Lavan's double to left. SEVERED popped
a foul to Gandil and 1t looked easy for
Harper. as he had two strikes and no
balls on Lowdermilk. The southpaw
walked around the hill and looked to
Williams for the signal. During
this delay Howard, on third. raced for
~. plata ,,,oda clean steal