The Washington herald., 1918-08-20

Never in the history of Walter
Johnson's performance at the local
balliwick did he take such a drubbing.
as the big smoke just could not get
his curve ball working right which
fattened up the Brownies batting
averages. Roger of the Browns and
his side arm delivery kept the Ma
tionals blffled over the entire route
aud only the breaks Of the game gave
the locals this victory with another
slam against MIR Jinx" who has
held tine high hand for this mound
city tribe in. all their games at the
Florida Avenue Park.
y crowd. that reseTnbled that of
IOnday afternoon in the City Of
I:To:hoTly Love. during any month Of
SIry in tn" rast three years well
,o-Ucd the battle. The Kansas Cyclone
- Ty-ay To Il bad start in the first
frame when TObcn took the free issue
g.d vent 20 second on Maisel's blow
= H.,'lt Foster booted Sisters at
ta~,.f tn sacrifice filing the bags. But
''I&rury' forced Demmit to hit into
: ITu-p!" killing. while Hendryx
Whit -He y-ind- Foster doubled 10
lrst with one down ia the Griffimen )
& - hU' Judge and Milan failed to
ct!vai-. h..r
at' J. o. Na..a-rll Ess' s'DDtti Oh their III ST
Cs-.E.r. in -" -CcOnd when Johnson
GGS.I I-vC' 'oPcd Il streak of wiIdness
and pGssed Up Cicjleon and Austin. On
II "--.~lrtCd double steal usn'.n
rHETCd to left liCld and Gedeon Tailed.
Severed hil to left field. but Shotton
80 dom Gentleman Jimmy at the
p,a'c on n great peg. EOgers followed
We = c"GcE to left Lut Tobin forced
him C-wn 1t ShF-ks' station. and
EIaISCl cndai the rally by grounding
cut. F1-tcF 20 Judge.
GceCSe SiElcr got life by the free
q TcnsportatiCn route in the third
and went as far as second on a
passed ball by Ainsmith but the ef-
'orts of Demmit. HendryN and Ged-
aon were fruitless. Austin hit to
light to start the fourth and Sew
aried advanced him with a blow to
. eft but Rogers grassed to Johnson
who turned the play into a double
killing by tossing To Foster who
relayed to Judge.
ShOttOn bingled with two down to
left in the third but was caught
Ztea ling. The Nationals evened the
49, .he fourth after two had
been 'Nan drew a pass
and went IL on Schulte's hit to
right field. \ uouble steal was at
tempted and resulted in a run for
Milan when SEVERED dropped Aus
tins return OF his throw.
After Maisel had famed in the
nth Sisler figured the way for the
Browns second run. by crashing a
Soluble to center field. Demmit pop
ped out but Hendryx hit to left
placing Sisler over the dish.
Tnhn=0T, h1nu. to a
tin with two down in the Nationals
fifth. hut Shotton hoisted out. halt
ing the relay. Rogers doubled with
two down in the Browns sixth, but
Tobin grounded out to johnson.
Foster EOt life on a pass in the
Nationals sixth and went to second
when Milan grounded to Gedeon and
tailed the tying count when Schultz
scratched a binEle in Gedeon's d.
rection.
Sisler singled to left in the seventh
but died at the midway station in
attempting TO steal. Hendryx hit to
eft in the eighth and advanced on
Gedeon's sacrifice. but Austin and
Sc"egeid were easy pickings.
Schultz obtained his third hit of
the battle in the ninth and stole The
halfway mark. but Shanks bounced
one in front Of the plate for the third
out Both Sisler and Demmit hit IN
the tenth for the Browns. but Hen
dryx struck out and Gideon hit into
double play. Schultz to Judge.
Marcel started trouble for johnson
IN the Browns twelfth with n hit
over second and moved along when
;5isler was hit on the leg. Both run
nSrs advanced on Demmits sacrifice,
hut there was no scoring as Hendryx
famed for his fourth time and Gedeon
Noored to Shanks. Schultz hit for the
fourth time in the Nationals twelfth
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