The Washington herald., 1919-06-09
sfsler In Luck.

sialer In Luck.
ANY scholastic or amateur ball play
er1who witnessed the fray could have
seen with one down that the hit and
run was the wrong play. but Sisler
must have uncovered the signal and
Indianapolis Bronkie dashed for the
halfway station. Sisler never offered
at the ball, and Bronkie was caught
a few feet from the bag, but Leonard
pulled the butter-fnger stunt, max
ing possible a chance. for the mighty
George to drive a scorcher over the
midway cushion that placed Recruit
Bronkie over the dish with the win
niaE tally.
Someone up the Weather Bureau
way Just could not see a regular
Sunday afternoon crowd enjoy an
even battle, as threatening rain had
a great deal to do with the shake
up of the Nationals lineup and gave
the Brownies the lucky chances of the
battle when Leonard pulled his mis-
euss Joe had been placed into the
fray when pinch hitters were used
BY the local clan in the fifth frame.
Leonard In Limelight.
immediately he jumped into the
good grace of the gathering by pull
ing a regular Eddie Collins" double
play at, the midway corner that
killed St Louis rally, but the un-
foFtunate mum in the misplaced and
misplayed action if the ninth frame
sem, the fans home in a driving rain
storm with everything charged VI
against Leonard.
a pitching duel with Walter John
son on one end of the duties means
their needs to be but one explanation.
this being the work of the visiting
huTler. Barney" was right all the
way and only the breaks of the ma
tional pastime. record this defeat
againsthim while Pert Gallia and his
assortment curve ball heaving be-
hiad a spit-ban glove had the Griff-
men at bay for four innings when
Hank Shanks broke the ice in the fifth
and, ''Spud" Murphy pulled a top
notcher as a pinch hitter. Murphy
came through in the jam and along
with Walter Johnson. accounted the
Nationals only tally.
Murphy Comes Through.
Gallia had proven TO be an "Ameri-
car ace at heaving the pellet until
TIL session. when the Nationals
evened the count. Menosky whitfield
the wind TO start the fray, but the
Monaco Marvel the next batter to
face Gallia's twisters. hit to center
for the Griffiths' first bingle. ''Spud'
Murphy was then introduced in the
pinch-hittinG role and delivered with
a timely clout that placed himself al
second and Hank" within scoring
distance. Charity. as jam puncher.
failed. but Walter Johnson clouted out
a long 1y to left field that placed the
only National run across.
Agnew was pasted in the third, but
a fast two-ply killing when Mcbride
struck out kicked away the first
chance. while the quartet of bingles
gathered by Rice. Murphy. Foster and
Shanks in the final four frames went
for naught Austin's blow in the
opening frame was a wasted one, but
in the second St Louis grabbed on
the lead when Sisler opened the way
with double to right Agnew al
tempted to catch the Michigan col
legian mapping at the second sta.
tion. but his throw went to center
FIELD. and while Clyde Milan was try
ing to collar the pill and heave it to
the plate the fieet-footed George was
across the pan Bronkie's hit to left.
followed by his stolen base and Sis
ler's hit. gave the Brownies theIr
winning marker In the ninth.