Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-21
ANOTHER CONTEST
LOSTTO BROWNS
GaIIia on Slab for Griffmen
Fails to Stop st.
Louis.
SCORE OF GAME Is 5 TO z
BY DENMAN THOMPSON.

ST LOUIS, July 21.-Bert Gallia got
his customary walloping YESTERDAY
when the Browns drove out ten nlts,
good for four runs. Dave DaVenpor'
when three in a row and an error by
Lavan netted the visitors two runs AS
a result of the defeat, the sixth sue
cessive reverse suffered by the Ma
tionais they are today back In the eel
lar. tie Athletics having downed the
Indians at Cleveland. Score, to 2.
Three straight hits off Gallia, with
a wild pitch, gave the Browns two runs
in the first inning. After Shotton had
lifted to Rice, Austin poked q single
to left and took third on Sloan's double
to right Sisler took a swipe at the
second ball pitched to him and it
struck Ainsmith's glove and rolled to
the stand. 1t was scored as a wild
moving to third, from where he Tailed
when Sisler drove single right by
Foster.
Magee's scratch single, the first safe
ty he has made since becoming a mem
Der of the Browns. and Jacobson's dou-
BILE down the left-f1eld foul line gave
st. Louis it's third run in the second
inning.
Two more hits, mixed with a walk.
produced another tally for the Jones
men in the third. Austin led Off with
his second single to left and Sloan
drew a pass. Sisler olted a bunt more
than half way to Leonard. but easily
beat Joes throw to first. Leonard evil
IDENTIFY had forgotten that Sisler is what
conservatively may be termed fairly
fast on his feet. Austin scored while
Shanks and Foster were engineering a
double play on Sisler and SEVERED.
Judge. with pass In the fourth, was
the first Griffman to reach first. He
was forced by Milan after Foster had
popped up and Leonard walked with
one out in the fifth. Menosky lifted to
SEVERED. Leonard reached third when
Shotton dropped Ainsmith's easy fly,
but Gallia popped to Magee.
Browns Score Again.
The Browns got their fifth run in
the latter half of this round Shotton
singled to right: Austin sacrificed him
to second: Sloan again walked. Sisler
banged hot one to Judge and Joe
threw to second to force Sloan. He
peg been good. But instead the ball
sailed high over Shanks' head to left
field. Shotton counting and Sloan and
Sisler reaching third and second. re-
spectively. Sisler officially was credited
with hit and Judge charged with an
error. Sloan was tossed out at the
plate on Severeid's tap to Leonard, and
Magee grounded to Foster. Milan was
franked to the initial station with two
down in the sixth. only to be forced
by Rice.
Foster got the first hit registered of
Davenport in the ninth. With two
strikes on him. Eddie poked a drive to
right and Milan followed suit. Rice
beat out a grounder to Lavan. filing the
bases. Lavan permitted Shanks' drive
to go through him. Foster and Milan
scoring and Rice taking third. Sisler
got Leonard's bounder and forced
Shanks at second. Lavan's return to
first was too late to flag Leonard. Rice
stuck to third while this tossing of
the ball was in progress. Leonard was
forced at second when Menosky hit to
Sisler. but Rice got back to third be-
fore Lavan's toss. Menosky tried to
steal second with Austin holding the
ball, but was thrown out, Lavan doing
the tagging. Score: