Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-09
to Beat Indians After Scoring Five Times in First Inning
CLEVELAND NARROWLY MISSES
NO HIT AND NO RUN CONTEST
McHale and Bagby Would Have Pitched
Such Game Had It Not Been for Ma
tionals' Drives In First Inning.

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on four balls once and was hit in the
small of the back on another occasion
| The last time up he flied to Moeller
| Chick not only scored the Indians first
| fourth counters and put Roth in posi-
! ton to score from third with the ty-
| ing run.
In the ninth inning Gandil made as
sweet a catch as it is possible for a
first baseman to pull. Bagby had held
the Nationals hitless up to the time
| two were down in the ninth. Then Gal
! liza laced what appeared to be sure
safety toward right. Chick dashed
back. leaped high in the air and pocket
ed the ball with his gloved hand. 1t
was beauty bright and no mistake.
The Indians claim that they had the
dope on Harry Harper-that is, they
| had his signs and were hep to prac-
tically everything he was going to
| pitch. That probably accounts for the
failure of the young southpaw to go
through after his teammates had
got out of small hole in the fourth
inning, when Graney popped to- Nc
Bride with the bases full With one
down Gandil singled to center and
Howard drove safely to left Wamby
beat out a bunt in front of the plate,
filing the bases. O'Neill came through
with sacrifice fly to Moeller and the
bases were again choked, when Bill
ings, batting for McHale. worked Har-
per for pass, but Graney ended it.
Turner started the fifth with a gift.
but Speaker struck out. With the
count two strikes and no balls on Roth,
one in the groove. but was himself
| surprised when Roth singled to left
Griffith took heed by the. clock and
yanked the southpaw then and there,
dill worked Mel for a base. but Howard
ended the round by hitting into a
lightning double play, Judge to Henry
to Judge.
1t looked like all day for the Ma
tionals in the eleventh, when Speaker
opened the round with double to left.
Had iris had his head up he could
slipped in fielding the ball and his
throw to second was feeble effort:
Had he gone to third. Speaker could
easily have scored on Roth's long fly
to Shanks. AS it was Spoke took
long lead off second. with the sacrifice
sign hung out, and when Roth missed
connections Henry pegged to Mcbride.
mailing iris off the bag.
The Indians had another chance in
the twelfth. Wamby opened with
single, and after O'Neill famed. Bagby
moved him up with a sacrifice. Graney
walked, but turner lOTCeu IrdHey a.
second to Mcbride. unassisted.
Speaker started the thirteenth with
single but on the hit and run he
was doubled up when Roth drove ian an
was ticketed for center for single,
but Bobby's bat broke and the Dali
carried just far enough so Mcbride
could drag it down.
In the fourteenth. after Engle had
famed. Morgan mussed up Wambys
grounder and O'Neill bounced a single
over Gallia's head. Mel Just ticking
the ball Chapman was sent to bat for
BaEby, and drove to Morgan, who. with
the aid of Mcbride and Judge and by
grace of Umpire Dineen, worked
double play, and the stuff was on.
The Nationals insisted that Chill
was away off on his rulings on pals
and strikes. With runners on second
and first and only one out In the eleV
enth Henry was declared out on three
called strikes, all curve balls. he
kicked loud and long. but to no avali.
In the thirteenth Shanks took excep-
lions to Chill calling two stfikes on
him and said something TO me az s
second one that seemed to rlle MIN.
At least he chased Howard from the
pastime and Rondeau, who was SUD
stituted, singled to center.
CLYDE Milan was the first National
to get hit off Bagby. He opened the
eleventh with a double to right Roths
throw to Turner all but mailing MIN
at second. Shanks hunted. but -bagoy
was on ton of the ball in a jiny and
cut loose with a true throw to Engle,
mailing Clyde. Morgan singled through
EngIe. but Henry famed and Mcbride
forced Shanks at third, giving Ensie
a hot bounder to handle
The Nationals went down in order
in the twelfth and Rondeau was the
only one to get on In the tnlrteentn,
singing for Shanks after two were
down. Morgan headed the me-, pan Io ath bnr
fielder than Speaker in that pasture the
game would have been over then and
there, as 1t looked like sure triple.
hut Spoke dragged the ball down after
a long chase.
Henry opened the fourteenth with
single past Engie. 1t was so dark that
Clyde did not even see the ball as II
whizzed past his shins. After Mcbride
had famed Ainsmith was sent in to
RIM for Henry. but he was left on first
as GaIlia popped to Bagby trying to
sacrifice and Moeller flied to Roth.
Sneaker had the index finger of his
right hand cut by Joe Judges spikes
in the thirteenth inning. He opened
the round with single to right ana
rounded frst base at top speed Moeller
fieIded the ball and cut loose with
throw to Judge. iris had to dive head
foremost for the bag and Judge stepped
on his hand 1t really looked as II
Judge put the ball on him before he
touched the sack. but Dineen said no.
1t was Wednesday night that Clark
Griffith made the prediction that Chic
Gandil would soon begin to hit his
stride at bat and would prove a tower
of strength for the Indians In order
to make good his ex-boss' words Chic
Earnered four hits and kept his team
mates in the running.
Coveleskie did not seem to have much,
but the chances are Wamsoy's tumble,
Turner's failure to gather in a couple
of balls in his territory that are usually
duck soup for him, and O'NeilIs foolish
throw to second with third occupied got
on his nerves.
There's bound to be 5000 to 10000
fans on the Job today. for those two
premier hurlers. Walter Johnson and
Guy Morton, are carded to perform.
Morton has only one victory to his
credit over the Nationals in all the time
he has been with Cleveland, and that
was garnered on the occasion of the In