Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-16
en Open Series at St. Louis With Brilliant Victory Over Browns
BOEFiLING'S SPLENDID PITCHING
TURNS VICTORY TO NATIONALS
Southpaw Hurler Does Remarkable Work
on Slab in First Game of Series With
St. Householder Gossip
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ST. LOUIS, June 16.-Perfect pitch
ing was demanded Of Joe Boehling
yesterday to subjugate Eddie Plank
and the Browns luck, but Joe came
through with game untarnished by
the slightest slip and won. 10. He
yielded only four singles and two
walks. Two of these hits were tainted
infield taps. while Pratt's long single
was slice to right field, the batter
swinging at waste ball.
But Boehiing's ability to pitch 'em
past the batters was the least of his
accomplishments. He felded a flaw
less game and by trickery picked two
runners of first after these men had
opened an inning with singles. Alto
gether he had four assists and one put
out, none Of them an easy chance.
The Griffmen should have won walk
Ing. whereas they were ridden out be-
cause of amazing breaks in luck They
wasted three singles in the first in
ming without scoring because Miller
in right field took a gamblers chance
on Rondeau's drive and made lucky
pickup. His throw to SEVERED eff
1dced Morgan and gummed the rally
In the eighth inning, when the game
finally was sailed, Mcbride opened
with single. Boehling sacrificed and
ooth runners were safe when Austin
threw late to second trying for Nc
Bride: Morgan then moved them up
and Foster walked. filing the bases.
Milan hit the first ball TO ra screeching
single to right, but. Mcbride was the
only runner to score. Griff held Boeh-
inc ~ s1 ~
winded in dash for the plate. Ron
deau then popped to Severoid, while
Williams forced Milan at second.
and booted it. Shotton walked in the
seventh. was sacrificed by Austin and
was out at the plate when he tried to
score on Miller's inheld single: Had
be held third different story might be
written into the official records.
Joe Boehling's first victory on this
trip was well timed. as it saved the
place. On the other hand, it lifted them
back into the runner-up berth. where
they hope to tarry for a time.
Boehling's last conquest was gained
at the expense of these same Browns
at home. However. he pitched a far
superior game yesterday, a game that
was smart in its most minute details.
His ability to pick runners off first
came in handy when two rallies threat
ened.
Grir says he will send Doc Ayers
against the Browns this afternoon.
Either Jim Park. the Lexington col
legian, or Dave Davenport, who was a
terror in the Federal League. where
they did not know how to bunt, will
get the nomination in the local camp.
The Browns have picked up consid-
erably since they showed in Washing
ton. On the current stand at home they
have won nine out of fourteen, win
ming two straight from the Mackmen
and Yanks and breaking fifty-fifty
with the Red Sox in four games. Prior
to that they took the odd game in five
from Cleveland, which is not being
done regularly by any Of the clubs
just now.
BY getting Boehling over, Grin ng-
ures he has a big edge. He will work
Ayers today and will have Gallia and
Johnson for the final pair Three out
to close their first western invasion in
second place.
Yesterdays attendance was variously
However. a great portion of It was
paper" All the delegates and alter
mates to the democratic convention, not
to mention the visiting newspaper men
ana photographers, were the guests OF
the management A forty piece band.
some professional song boosters and
the Ohio Glee Club enlivened matters
with popular songs.
If ever a team got away to a dis
couragfng start the Griffmen did yes
terday. Morgan opened by slamming
a single mile into center field. Foster
fouled out, but Milan pulled a line
drive into right field that Miller made
sensational stop of and held Morgan
on second. This drive was ticketed for