The Washington herald., 1916-07-07
Browns Unable to Fathom
Joe Boehling's South Side
Shoots-Score, 2 to /.
WILLIAMS SLAMS BALL
"Rippy" Connects Safely Four Times.
Weilman Is Knocked Out
of the Box.
By WILLIAM PEET.

Southpaw Joe Boehling was too much
for the st. Louis Browns here yesterday,
and piloted the Nationals safely to a
clean-cut 2-to-1 victory, allowing but four
scattered hits.
Carl weiIman. who opposed Boehnng.
was knocked out OF the box IN the second
inning, when the Grifmen put over
enough runs to insure the verdict Daven-
port. who succeeded Weilman, finished
the game. and twirled good ball.
Rtppy Williams jumped into the spot
light as an honest-to-goodness hitter.
Rippy grabbed himself four safe slams
out of as many times at bat, and played
a great game at first base. 1t has been
a long time since any OF the Griff flock
could show a percentage of 1000 for one
days work with the stick.
Both clubs played errorless ball. and
the game was finished inside of two
hours.
Grin gave his aggregation a big shaking
up. Sawyer was on second base and came
across with his first base hit OF the sea
SON. Foster went back to his old job at
the hot corner, and Barber was in left
field.
The, Browns did all Of their scoring In
the first inning. Luck was with them to
some extent, as a ball Mcbride lost in
the sun paved the way for the visiting
tourists only tally.
Shotton walked to open the game and
johnson was hit by a pitched ball. Sisler
gave Mcbride dropping liner. Capt. Mac
looked directly into the sun and was so
blinded that the ball hit him on the knee.
Umpire Nallin ruled an infeld fly, declar-
ing Stsler out, but permitting Shotten
and Johnson to each advance a base.
Pratt grounded savagely to Sawyer and
was thrown out, but on this play Shot
ton crossed the plate and johnson moved
- I'D
attempting to pull OF the double steal
with the Cuban, was cut down at the
plate as HENRY pegged to Boehling in
stead Of second base and Boehling's re-
turn throw sniped Johnson, ending the
inning.
Shotton got to second base in the
Browns third by means Of a single and
steal, but he watched the next three bat
ters die IN turn. Boehling was also in
trouble during the fifth, when he loaded
the bases, but the Browns could not
score, as Boehling made the dangerous
httters drive the ball into the waiting
hands of some infelder.
weflman Gets His Bumps.
Carl weilman, who in times mast has
been g hard pitcher for the Nationals to
beat did not appear to have very much
stun out there yesterday. The Grir-
men should have scored a run in the
first inning, for after MoeIler and Foster
had gone, Milan singled to right Will
Jams drove the ball over Pratt's head and
Barber shot a safety to center Will
Jams. expecting Marsans to make a throw
TO the plate in an attempt to catch
Milan, strayed of second base and be-
fore he could scramble back Marsans'
peg to Lavan caught him, the out being
made few seconds before Milan breezed
across the rubber Had Williams kept
on going to third instead OF coming back,
Milan's tally would have counted
The Nationals won the ball game in
the second inning, which John Henry
pried open with vicious slam to left
field for two bases. McBride's bunt put
Henry on third. Sawyer's single, over
Lavan's head, scored the big catcher.
Joe Boehling followed with a safe poke
to right, advancing Sawyer to third and
pulling up safely at the midway bag
himself on Miller's throw to johnson.
1t was at this stage that Manager Jones
recalled Weilman and substituted Dave
Davenport. whom MOcller promptly
greeted by slamming out a long fly to
Marsans. On the catch Sawyer dashed
across the plate with what proved to be
the winning run. The score: