The Washington herald., 1920-08-07


not the outstanding feature of the
battle by far. The pinch pitching
of Joe EngIe, who also scouts for
his living, easily took the cake. Joe
was called upon to come to the aid
of Courtney, who was being hit
heavily. He decided that he would
not be hit at all, and made good
that determination by giving one
Of the most notable exhibitions Of
vildness in baseball annals. In the
eighth he staged a treat for the
spectators when he walked four
men and hit another. He executed
three wild pitches in the same
round. two OF which came with
the bases full and accounted for
as many runs. Joe just could not
locate the plate. and Grif was
finally forced to send Acosta in to
relieve him, with only, one man out.
Dixie Davis was hammered rather
freely, the Nationals gathering an
even dozen hits, but the Browns
got next to the three National slab
bsrs for fourteen safe ones In that
awful eighth they scored four runs
with the aid of but one hit, made
of Acosta after Engel had ducked
into the dugout
Judge Scores Two Homers.
Judges circuit drives came in
consecutive times at bat in the fifth
and sixth and won him a big hand
from the crowd But it would have
taken several more to have made
the battle even close.
A hit by Milan and a walk to
Roth put two Nationals on the run
ways in the first round, with two
out. but Harris lifted weakly to
Gerber. The Browns. however. had
better luck with Courtney in their
half of the inning, gathering three
runs After Gerber had singled and
Gedeon had walked, Sisler raped
a double to right center, scoring
the two on the runways and max
ing third when Rice kicked the ball
around. He counted on Williams'
long fly to Roth.
After illing the bases. with none
out. in the third. the Nationals were
able to chalk up but one run
Courtney and Judge walked in turn
and Milan beat out a bunt to
Smith. Courtney counted when
Milan was forced on Rice's rap to
Gedeon. Roth skied to Gerber and
Smith threw out Harris.
\ walk to Gerber in the third
paved the way for the Brownies
fourth run. the motive power be-
ing furnished by Jacobson with a
wallop TO left.
Opening a heavy attack on Davis
In the NTH. the Nationals scored
four runs and went into the lead.
double to the fence in right center
the ball falling only a few inches
outside Of the barrier. Judge fol-
lowed BY slsmming a home run
into right field bleachers. This
somewhat disconnected Davis, who
walked Milan. Rice beat out a
bunt toward first base and Roth
advanced the runners with a sacri-
fice. Harris counted Milan and Rice
with a bounding single over sec
ond base. Shanks and O'Neil skied
out
MispIays Help Browns.
Bum fielding allowed the Browns
to score two and 90 back into the
lead in their half Of the fifth after
two men had been retired. Jacob
son and Williams singled cleanly,
but Smith lifted an easy fly just
back OF second base. Milan, O'Neill,
Harris and Rice all beat it for the
ball but when they arrived in the
vicinity they couldn't decide who
should take it,
After Rice had come to a halt.
tn" others decided it was Sans
ball. He made a belated effort, but
the sun and his eyes and the ball
rclI safe for two bases, Jacobson
and Williams scoring.
With the Browns one run to the
good, Joe Judge grabbed off the
hmelight in the fifth by pulling
some of Babe Ruth's stun: in fact.
tn" announcer had just informed
the crowd that Babe had clouted
a couple for the circuit in Detroit,
Vnen Joe came to the bat with two
out So he just naturally busted an.
other one into the right field stands,
making two for the afternoon and
taking the count again.
This second drive was longer than
the hrst lacking only a few
inches Of clearing the stands and
landing in the street. The fans
Whooped as Joe strode around the
bases and he politely dofred his cap.
With Davis and Gerber on the
sacks as the result of hits and two
out. the Nationals tried some foxy
stuff in the last half of the sixth,
when Jacobson was passed to bring
Williams, left-hsnder, to the plate.
This looked like the proper stuff,
but Williams interfered with the
carefully laid plans by driving the
ball clear out of the lot in right
held, scoring three runs. 1t was
a regular wallop, clearing the
stands by many feet and landing
on the roof of a house across the
street. Courtney hit Smith. and
Tobin sent him to third with a
single. vhereupon Griffith called
for Joe Engel, the demon scout. to
relieve Courtney. He retired the
side when he forced Severefd to
rap to O'Neill
Rice Doubles, Harris Singles.
Rice's double. a single by Harris
and walk to Shanks filled the
bases for the Nationals in the sew
enth. with but one out; but they
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