The Washington herald., 1916-05-21
Nationals Finally Gain Sweet Revenge;
Trouncing Cleveland Indians 13 to 3
Gallia Holds Invaders Safe at
All Times While Klepfer Is
Knocked Out of Box.
BIG RALLY In SEVENTH
Gnfmen Compile Eight Swats with
Base on Balls, and Put Over
Seven Runs.
By WILLIAM PEET.t

Showing the class which carried the
Nationals to seven wins in a row and
which characterized their work since the
season opened. the Grinmen yesterday
completely annihilated the Cleveland In
dians, humbling them to the tune OF IS
to 8. administering the worst beating the
league leaders have thus far suffered
this spring.
For five innings the teams breezed
along on even terms. Washington jammed
four hits into the first inning, good for
two runs, and in the second chapter
Cleveland tied the score. The home folks
scored in the sixth, jumping into the
lead, and in the seventh salted the old
ball game away for keeps, when eight
swats, productive of seven runs, drove
Pitcher Klepfer to the showers.
Bert Gania was nominated to work
against the league leaders, and allowed
but seven hits. The nationals collected
seventeen OF two of the Cleveland pitch
ers, including a couple Of three-baggers.
1t was simply a case of the Nationals
coming back to life again after smart
ing under two defeats in a row. The
Grinmen played real ball, got the breaks
and made the Indians look like bunch
of dubs.
With the exception Of Pitcher GaIlia
every member of the local club collected
from one to three safe hits. Rondeau,
Judge and Shanks, with three swats
apiece, led the attack.
GandiI and Speaker Tanned.
Chick Gandn and iris Speaker. the So
called sIuggers Of the Cleveland team,
failed to hit safely at any stage. Little
wamby. the sub" shortstop, and
Catcher Steve ONeill, with two safe
blows each, did most of the hitting for
the invaders.
There was a good-sized Saturday crowd
on hand, and plenty of old-fashioned
roofing. For features the game was
sadly lacking. except in the ability Of
the Nationals to bunch hits when needed
and TO score runs when the opportunities
presented.
After Gallia had blanked the enemy in
the first inning, the Nationals came back
in the second half of the chapter with
couple Of runs. Morgan dumped Texas
Lacquer to center, went to second when
Turner tossed out Foster and scored on
AIilan's single to center. Milan pulled up
on the midway sack as Speaker slammed
the ball to the plate in a futile effort to
turn back Morgan. Rondeau followed
with, single, scoring Milan.
The Indians knotted the count in the
second inning after two had gone. How
ard was hit by a pitched ball. Wamby
shot a triple between Shanks and Milan,
scoring Howard. O'Neilrs grounder was
TOO. hot for Foster to handle and Wamby
scored.
with the score standing to ? the Ma
tionaIs fractured the tie in the sixth, as
up to this time both Gallia and Klepfer
settled down and pitched great ball.
Rondeau opened the sixth with a hard
hit grounder at Wamby. who threw to
the stand in an attempt to catch the
Frenchman. the result being that when
the dust cleared away Rondeau was
perched safely on second base. Judge
hunted, advancing ROndeau to third, and
when Shanks shot a single to right, Rom
deau scored.
The Nationals half of the seventh
inning. when eight hits, a base on balls
and steal, netted seven runs. was heart
breaker for the Indians, and took all the
fight out of them. In this session the
Nationals batted completely around, Ray
Morgan starting and ending the chapter
NIorgan's walk to start the seventh
paved the way for the slaughter which
followed Foster scratched a single to
shortstop. Milan drove the ball safely
TO left scoring Morgan. Then came sin
glss in a row by Rondeau, Judge, Shanks
and Henry WIN a triple from TtOTst
Mcbride. and six runs all told crossed the
plate At this stage Manager Fohl
yanked out klepfer and substituted
Coumbe. Gallia forced Mcbride at the
plate, but Morgan drove the ball to the
score board, putting over Gallia and end
ing the, inning himself when he was
thrown out at the plate trying to stretch
the triple into a home run.
Coumbe's work was over when ne
stopped the slaughter. as Paul Des Jar
diem. the former University of Chicago
pitcher was in the box when the Grifr-
men came to bat in the eighth inning.
@ Passes to Milan, Shanks and Henry,
together with hits by Judge and Mcbride
netted three more runs and placed the
figures. Washington 13, Cleveland ?.
After Gallia had retired Smith and
Gandil on long flies in the ninth, How
ard doubled past Judge and Wamby
walked. ONeill smashed safely to left.
scoring Howard with the Indians third
and last run. Billings, pinch hitting for
Des Jardien, was tossed out by Mcbride,
ending the game. Score:
II SEJS A =.