The Washington herald., 1916-08-20
Griffmen Trip Up Browns,
Johnson Winning His Game
Nationals Pile Up Early Lead
and Emerge on Top.
Score, 5 to 3.
VISITORS ERRORS COSTLY.
BY WILLIAM PEET.

Those fast travelling st. Louis Browns
ran into snag here yesterday after
noon, the Grifnen tripping them I'd in
the first game Of the series, ) to 3 by
hitting Koob and Hamilton timely. and
prohting by costly errors on the part Of
the visiting club.
Walter Johnson pitched the entire game
for the Nationals. and although touched
up freely, he was not required to twirl
alright ball for his teammates got a few
runs for him making life miserable tfor
a couple of southpaws during the first
four innings. compiling five talIies be-
fore relief sIabmen could check the on
slaught.
Fielder Jones used up a quartet of
pitching talent and a couple of pinch
hitters, but to no avail, the Griffmen had
not forgotten those five straight defeats
In the Mound City recently, and were
out for revenge.
Outhelder Elmer Smith reported and
played left field. Smith did not get a
hit, but scored run and accepted eight
chances in left field. coming across with
sensational running catch off Shotton
in the second inning.
Rippy Williams played first base and
Howard Shanks was on third with Fos-
ter at second and Morgan holding down
McBride's place. Morgan only had one
chance to show what he could do. while
Is just where he belongs; on the key
stone sack.
There was Il good big crowd out to get
look at the Browns who have been
raising so much havoc lately and Field
or Jones' gang started out in a savage
manner. ShottOn banging the first ball
pitched to center for clean single. and
Ward Miller slsshing past Williams for
triple, scoring ShOttOn. johnson then
applied the brakes and caused Sisler
to force Miller at the plate on a ground
er to Foster. Pratt famed and Mar
sans fouled to Alnsmith.
The Nationals tied the score In the
second. After Milan had persisted, Ell
mer Smith drew a walk, moved up to
second on Rice's Erounder to SIsIer. and
scored on Rippy Williams drive to left
neld. the ball going over Shotton's head.
Washington salted away the old ball in
the third, driving KoOb from the box
Johnson poked a hot grounder which even
Lavan could not field. and then Earl
Hamilton came to the rescue of Ernie
kOOb Morgan singled putting johnson
on second. Shanks bunted, but the peg
to third base attempting to force Johnson
was late and all hands were safe. Ham
lton passed Foster, forcing in Johnson
Milan shot a single to right Morgan and
Foster crossing the plate on the blow
Hamilton then settled down and retired
the side.
Park was on the mound when the Ma
uonals came to bat in the fourth. as
pinch hitter had previously been substi-
tuted for Hamilton. Eddie Ainsmith
scored the Nationals fifth tally when he
pulled up on first base after Jimmy Aus
tin had booted" a sharp grounder Park
threw poorly TO Borton to catch Ainsmith
mapping, and the catcher scampered to
second. going to the far corner when
7Borton's peg TO Layan hit him on the
shoulder, the ball bounding into center
fed, Johnson was passed, but Morgan
gave Shotton a long fly and Ainsmith
scored.
The Browns hit Johnson hard during
the early innings and scored two more
runs in the fourth. when Austin was
passed Lavan, Borton and Shotton sim
Lled in turn. After this chapter Johnson
tightened up and allowed but two blows
Carl Weilman was on the job when the
Nationals sixth opened and finished the
ga nc. MOrgan's single in this chapter
vas the only safe hit the Ianky southpaw
allowed. The score.
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