The Washington herald., 1916-07-09
Harper HumbIes Browns
In Hard-Fought Contest
Grifmen Get to Davenport In
. Fifth Inning for Enough
Runs to Win.
THE FINAL SCORE Is 2 TO |
Dan Moeller's Double and Fosters
Sacrifice Fly Put Over the
Winning Markers.
BY WILLIAM PEET.

Harry Harper had it on the st. Louis
Browns again yesterday, winning his
fourth game OF the season from the
Joneses, by ? to l. II was a narrow
squeak for Harper, but his teammates
managed to uncork a batting bee in the
nth inning and the lanky southpaw was
equal to the task Of holding the Mound
City tourists to a single run.
Harper allowed FIVE hits. The Grifrmen
got to big Dave Davenport for seven,
three Of these being punched in the fifth
frame. Both teams contributed errors
but none Of the miscues figured in the
scoring.
Yesterdays game was a good one to
watch-just close enough TO keep the spec
tators on edge despite the sizzling heat.
Even with two down in the visitors half
Of the ninth. Pratt singled and Marsans
walked, placing the winning run on the
sacks, but Harper pulled himself to-
gether and whitfield Shorty" Lavan, end
ing the combat
ais but twice in ten starts this season
and despite Fielder Jones alibis. the
Missouri crowd has been outclassed in
every department of the game.
Winning two out Of three just played
and with a patched up team is con-
siderable Of a feat The Gri1men have
been badly crippled all week. but at that
a D.
and are still within a few games OF first
pIace-in other words, not out of the pen
nsnt race by a long shot.
Davenport Beaten Again.
Big Davenport, who finished the game
Thursday, after the Nationals had knock
ed Weilman out OF the box, was as
signed to work again yesterday. Daven-
port had our side guessing until the
fourth, when Foster singled, watched
Milan and Williams die in turn. and Bar
ber draw a base on balls. Henry whitfield
for the final out.
In the fifth inning, the GriTmen shot
over two runs and packed away the old
game. The tallies came in a perfectly
orthodox manner-cIean hitting that de-
lighted the fans-every wallop a real
blow and the ball hit right on the nose
Capt. Mcbride opened the fifth with
a single to center Sawyer was thrown
out by Davenport, Mcbride pulling up at
second base. Harper shot a safety to left
advancing Mcbride to third base. Moeller
doubled to left center scoring Mcbride.
and putting Harper on third. Foster
flied to Shotton and on the out Harper
scored Shottons peg to third base was
wide, the ball eluding Johnson and roll
ing to the Washington dugout. Moeller
rounded third on the bad peg and started
leisurly for the plate. believing that
mpire Nallln would permit MIN an extra
base. but this NalIin refused to do, and
before Moeller could scramble back
Johnson had sneaked around behind him
grabbed the ball on a throw from sisler,
and MoeIer was declared out, ending the
inning.
Grirmen Miss Opportunity.
The Nationals missed a good chance to
score in the sixth when with two down.
Williams on third. and Henry on second.
Rippy attempted to pull OF the double
steal with John. Umpire Dineen declared
Williams out, the play being mighty
close.
It looked as If the Browns might score
in the seventh, when with one down
Miller singled. was wild pitched TO
second. and Sisler walked. but Pratt's
roller TO Harper forced Miller at third.
and Marsano famed, closing the chapter
The visitors put over a tally in the
eighth After Lavan had perished Hartley,
batting for Chapman, walked. Tobin.
pinch hitting for Davenport, forced
Hartley at second. Bert Shotton tripled
over Barbers dome scoring Tobin.
Sawyer camped under Severeids fly. end
ing the inning. Score: