The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-08-01
Browns Win i'm the Ninth
Clubbing Way to Victory
Joe Boehling Mussed Up for
Quartet of Hits Almost in
Row-Score, 5 to ;.
JOHNSON IN OUTFIELD
Walter Enacts Dual Role-Hamilton
Touched Up Freely-Grifmen
Lack Fight.
By WILLIAM PEET.

Probably the best way to win a ball
game is to bust that old apple, driving it
to the unguarded spots in the Outfield.
and this is just what Branch Hickey
Browns did here yesteray in the ninth
inning. four hits almost in a row frac-
tured the existing tie and gave the Rick
eyites the fat end of a to score.
Il was off Joe Boehling that this bonn
bardment took place. and Boehling had
relieved Gallia when ST. Louis came to
the bat in the eighth. he must be charged
with the defeat.
AT one time 1t looked as il the Griffmen
would be able to pull through on top, but
this unexpected bombardment in the
ninth took all the starch out of the To-
caIs-all the fight, too, for the Griffmen
did not appear to care what happened
and played out the string just as mat
ter of form
Back in 1912 II was different, a two-run
lead by the opposition meant nothing at
all. but times have changed since then.
Two Runs on GnIIia.
Bert Gallia was nominated TO oppose
Earl Hamilton instead of Sisler. as adver-
tised. Gallia was rumpled UP for a cou-
pie Of markers in the first inning and
reached for another in the fourth. The
Texan retired when Alva Williams went
TO bat for him in the seventh.
Hamilton was nicked for nine safties.
but his slow teasers were pretty hard
to bunch. and outside of the fourth and
seventh innings the Griffmen could do
nothing with him when cracks meant
Chalks.
Henry Drops Third Strike.
There is just a bit of tragedy in con-
neCtion with Boehling's work, with no.
body really to blame for what happened.
Two were down, second and third clog
ged. with Hank Severoid, the catcher, at
hat. The count was two strikes and
two balls when Severoid took a swing
at a low curve. a foul tip resulting.
Henry dropped the ball. A minute later
SEVERED banged out the single to left
t,ld. which sent over two runs and won
~" hall game.
lad Henry been able to clutch the
iatG on that foul tip. there is no tell
/ what would have happened, but this
is OF an alibi. and we are not pub
l..tIGg :lii9i stuff these days
G!iT save the fans glimpse of Walter
johnson in dual role. that of pitcher
and outtelder. for after Johnson had
hattcd- for Acosta in the fourth inning,
the great pitcher was showed into right
field and had one putout to his credit
GaIlia got away badly. St. Louis chok
img two runs out of his system before
the first inning had closed. Shotten
barrier. scoring on Austins single over
McBrdes head. Sisler forced Austin.
but Pratt singled. and when Mcbride
tossed out Walker. Sisler scored. Pratt
persisted stealing for the final out.
Browns. Score Again.
Pratt's single 10 start the Browns
fourth. followed by Clarence Walkers
vicious drive to the jury box. added
another run.
1t was not until the other half of the
fourth that the Nationals got into the
game. Two were zone when the Griff-
men bombarded Hamilton for a couple
of markers.
after Milan and Shanks had been
retired Chick Gandil walloped the ball
over Shotten's head for a three-bagger.
Johnson. batting for Acosta. walked.
Henry singled to right field. scoring
Gandil. and when Mcbride poked safely
to left. johnson sprinted across. Gallia
famed for the final out.
The National; tied the score in the
seventh inning. when a pass to Nc
Bride proved fatal, as Alva Williams.
pinch hitting for Gallia. sacrificed, and
when Pratt tossed out Moeller. Nc
Bride moved up to third base. Foster
walked and Milan dubbed the ball out
of Towards reach. scoring Mcbride.
Williams advent as pinch hitter
called for a fresh pitcher when the
Browns came TO bat in the eighth. and
Joe Boehling was on the mound. Boeh-
ling retired the side in order during
this chapter. but came to grief in the
ninth when Pratt opened with a single.
but was thrown out stealing. Walker
also singled and moved up to third
when Howard drove the ball out OF
Fosters reach in response to the hit
and-run signal. Lavan. attempting to
pull off the squeeze play" popped to
Boehling. but SEVERED put on the I'm
ishIng touches with a safe crack to left
field. scoring both Walker and Howard
with two down in the Nationals half |
of the ninth. Moeller gave the fans a
faint flutter of excitement by dropping
the ball safely out of Walkers reach
in right field. but Fosters pop fly TO
SEVERED ended the game. Score: