The Washington herald., 1916-08-23
Score Is 2 to 2 When Umpire
Chill Waves Both Teams
Off the Field.
LEONARD LOOKS GOOD
Dy WILLIAM PEET.

St. Louis Browns and the Nationals
picked the hottest s1ay of the year 10
stage a fourteen-inning battle. the score
when Umpire Chill announced a cessa-
ton of hostilities. stood to 2, the street
lights were being lit and the crowd,
after sticking around for three hours
and twenty minutes went home to cold
suppers.
There was plenty of stuff pulled yes
terday over which to talk and speculate
Joe Leonard, the new inielder. broke
INTO the game with two clean hits. He
looks like hustling young ball player
and made fine impression.
Elmer Smith, who was "beaned" by
one Of Dayenport's curves Monday, came
back yesterday with triple and single
Both OF these hits scored runs and
STAYED of defeat
Ray Morgan sprained his right ankle
and had to retire in favor Of George Nc
Bride The chances are that Morgan
Will be out of the game for several days.
Bert Gallia, who started in the box
Tor the Nationals. was wild and inef-
fectiye He worried along for six innings,
orlsk nelding saving him on three differ
ent occasions. Doc Ayers, who relieved
Galla. was simply invincible. Ayers
Tanned eight Brownies during the same
mum Der of innings and allowed but four
scattered bits.
Carl Weilman went the entire distance
and was touched up for a dozen hits, but
the lanky southpaw, after pulling out of
a bad hole IN the fourth and being
touched for a run in the fifth, settled
down and permitted few liberties.
The visitors put over a run in the third
inning. Gallia's wildness being RESPONSE
Die for the tally. Lavan, the first man
up, was hit. Weilman died Gallia TO
Judge, but Shotton walked and Miller
singled. Previous to this Lavan was
thrown out trying to steal third. A pass
TO Borton filled the bases and when
Pratt was walked ShottOn scored. Mar
san flied to Milan for the final out.
St Louis tackled up another run in the
fourth, pass to SEVERED proving fatal
as Jimmy Austin came along with a
slashing double to left center, scoring
SEVERED
The Nationals one big opportunity to
put over a flock OF runs bobbed up in
the final half of the fourth chapter
Milan opened with a single to left and
scored when Elmer Smith crashed to the
score board for a triple. Shanks ground
ed to Lavan. who could not field the
ball as Austin also tried to pick 1t up
and got in his way. Judge hit sharply
to Pratt, and then came a merry chase
as peg to the plate had Smith blocked
on. but Elmer dashed madly back to
q,
Joe Judge was caught and tagged out.
Henry was purpOsely walked filing the
bases. Gallia famed and Morgan's best
was a roller to Lavan FOR the final out
Luck played a prominent factor in
WashingtOn's second run. Leonard OPEN
ed the fifth by drawing a walk. Eddie
Foster forced him at second When
Lavan threw out Milan, Foster romped
TO second, pulling up on third when Well
man uncorked wild pitch, crossing the
plate on Elmer Smiths single to left
field.
The Nationals booted" chances to
score during the eighth, ninth and
twelfth innings, because the "Old punch"
was lacking. and the men who managed
TO get within striking distance Of the
plate died staIr ing up.
After Ayers had replaced Gallia, the
Browns were easily checked. Several
times the bulky doctor was in trouble
but was on the job with air tight stun
when good pitching was demanded. The
score: