The Washington herald., 1917-08-04

HARPER'S WILDNESS
GIVES BROWNS GAME
Jonesmen Take First of Series from
Nationals by 5-to-4 Count.

Fielder Jones' Brownies and Clark
Griffith's Nationals staged q crazy
ball game at the Georgia avenue baih-
wick yesterday afternoon, the visitors
taking the long end Of the count,
to 4. Foolish base running and poor
fielding were coupled in with microbec
pitching, and made the contest be-
tween these tail-enders appear more
like an amateur farce than real hon
est-to-goodness major league ball
game.
Harry Harper's wildness on the
mound along with his inability to
throw accurately to bases gave the
Mound City crew the battle. The
Hackensack Junk merchant looked
axe a million-dollar doll until that
unlucky seventh. when he wene up in
an airplane and the Browns tailed
three counters on three hits, two base
on balls and an error.
Jimmy Shaw went to the ref cue Of
the lanlSy southpaw, and stopped
healthy looking batting rally OF the
Browns and gave a good account OF
himself during the next two innings
Of the game.
Opposed to Harry Harper was Dixie
Sothoron. the little right handed
HEAVIER OF the Browns. Dixie" did
not seem to be at his best. as the Ma
tionais stepped into his delivery dur
ing the first five innings and managed
to push a quartet Of runs across the
platter. After lie sixth session Dixie
was relieved Of his burden as Rumler
was sent in with the bases loaded in
the seventh TO pinch for Sothoron-
Rumler delivered and Lefty Hamilton
finished out the route for the Jones'
men.
T,,-f--,s. -. u.o-.o-J. .,crI6ca and
Pratt's error OF c. AIilan's grounder
gave the locals a tally in the first in
ming. Charity hit in the third and
went to second when Foster was
given free transportation. While Soth-
oron was pulling a Rip Van Wrinkle,
Charity stole third. and then the
feature ivory play OF the day was
staged by the Nationals.
G. Milan lifted an ordinary and easy
fly ball to Smith in left field. After
Smith had made the catch, Charity
busted for the plate and scored. While
Charity was hiking 1t for the pan,
Smith was doing juggling and boot
ing act out in tire left pasture. Smith
dropped the bal on his attempt to
throw, but. Foster allowed hismef to
be tagged out while standing with
in. a. few feet OF the midway cushion.
In the fourth hits by Rice. Shanks
and .-Menoskey gave the locals an
other tally while a hit and a steal
by Milan with errors by SEVERED and
Pratt gave the Grinmen their final
score in the fifth.
Harper paved the way for the
Browns first tally when he issued
Lavan a pass in the third. Smith hit
and Austin walked when Harper
heaned him in the ribs. Sloan then
looked over four wide ones, and Layan
crossed the dish. An error by Leonard
on JacobsOn's grounder. SEVERED 5
bingle and Lavan's long fly to Milan
gave the Browns their second tally.
SEVERED opened the seventh with a
hit to left field. Magee laid one down in
front of the plate, and in attempting to
head OF SEVERED at second, Harper
threw to center field. Rumbler. pinch
hitting for Sothoron. bingled to right
field and SEVERED and Magee tailed.
Martin running for Rumler was
thrown out at third base when Harper
repeated his wild throw in attempting
to halt Martin at second base on
smiths sacrifice. Milan recovered
the wild heave and made a good re-
lay to third. Austin walked and Sloan
followed with a timely blow that
counted two more for the visitors.
The score: