Evening star., 1916-09-17
roc AYERS HOLDS
BROWNS IN CHECK
st. Louis Gets Nine Hits and
Five Passes, But Scores
Only Once.
JONES' MEN ARE UNABLE
TO HIT HIM IN PlNCHES
Leonard's Hit, Smiths Double and
Single by Shanks Give Grifmen
Their Runs.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ST. LOUIS, September 30
-)r. Wyatt Yancey Ayers pitched
.,,rtight ball and enabled the Ma
,.onals> to win the first game OF
the series from the Browns today.
The score was to I.
Opposed to Ayers was Carl
Weilman, the lanky southpaw,
who got off to a bad start, en-
abling the Griffmen to score two
runs in the very first inning.
Three hits, two singles and a
double, produced this pair of runs.
Alter that Weilman outhurled the
doctor, as the Griffs got only
three hits in the remaining eight
innings.
Ayers was found for nine blows
and FIVE bases on balls, but held
tight in the pinches and did not
let the Jonesmen get near the
plate until the ninth inning. Then
a pair OF passes and single filled
| the bases with only one out, but
only one run came, and that on
force play.
! There were other times when
J the Browns threatened, but on
these occasions Ayers saw to it
that the pinch hit was not forth
coming. AS evidence of how good
Ayers was in the pinch the left
on-bases column shows that
eleven St. Louisans were stranded
on the sacks.
Smiths Double Wins Game.
The Nationals lost no time in getting
after Weflman. Leonard opened with
single to center. and. after failing to
sacrifice. Foster lifted to Miller. On
Milan's grounder Leonard was forced
at second. Pratt to .Lavan. A passed
ball put Zeb on second Then Smith
pounded a double to left center, on
/ which Milan Tailed. Shanks followed
with single past third and Smith tai
lied the second run of the round
While the Browns found Ayers for
eight hits in as many innings, he didn't
weaken enough to permit a score until
the ninth. when Jones ushered out his
usual array of pinch hitters.
Billy Lee, an ex-National. again re-
c'uited from Nashville. went up for
: A'istin. but succumbed on three pitched
balls. Rumler batting for Lavan,
rNaXed pass from Ayers; Tobin, bat
fin% for Weilman, also walked Then
s'H.ton beat out a grounder to Nor
sf9 That filled the bases with only
'ae out Miller's effort was a grounder
Foster, who threw to Morgan. fore
- shntton at second. Morgan tried
+ double play. but Miller beat the
thsc-. TO first.
- offered at the first ball pitched
IT up puny foul TO Williams for
NAL out Of the game. leaving run
re- = stranded on first and third.
'se before the Browns filed the bases
IN only one out. but failed to get run.
hat- was in the fourth, when, with
one out. Sisler got an infeld single
t-a.t singled to left and Marsons lifted
an ordinary fly to right center Either
Milan or Smith should have made the
catch. but one waited for the other to
spear the ball and il fell for single
with the bases filed, Ayers famed
Hartley. and Marsans who had taken
big lead OF first was doubled on Will
liap1s' throw to Judge, abruptly putting
an end to the rally
Again in the seventh, the Browns
threatened Ayers, but he refused to
weaken. With one out in this frame
Layan walked, but was forced by Well
man Shotton followed with a double
| 70 ieit neld. but Eddie Plank. coaching
I at third base. held the long left-hapder
al the far corner. With runners on sec
ond and third 1t was UP to Miller, but
mis- best was high fly to Smith
Score:
WAsH'N. ABR II sBsHsOBB PoA Z
Leonard, n a q n