Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-06
RUN IN NINTH BEATS NATIONALS. 81.
AND FOURTH PLACE GOES TO BROWNS

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ST. LOUIS. August 6.-The Browns
drew first blood in the ''croociar
sseries which opened yesterday. their
: e-1 victory landing them again
) among the first four, while the Ma
tionals returned to the second di-
vision. half a game in the rear
Shocker deserved to win, holding the
Griffs to five scattered hits. while
Shaw was thumped for total OF
J fourteen safeties, four in one inning,
three in another and two each in an
additional three rounds. The odd
angle was that their triumph was
I by such a skinny margin and that
rit was a last-minute affair.
: ]. Aloysius was on the ragged edge
ION more than one occasion. being
saved several times by sensational
3support. But after two hours of mar
row escapes the end' came in the
ninth, when three safeties in sue
cession gave the Burkemen their sec
2 ond and winning tally. the deciding
: bingle being most appropriately reg
: istered by Shocker himself.
= Walks to Judge and Sisler were
8. unsupported in the opener Roth
started the second with a clean blow
left, was hunted TO second by
fumbled Shanks' roller. But ONeill
Z popped to SEVERED when Shanks
: dashed for second after the catch,
: and Roth was cut down at the plate
on Gerber's return. Smiths liner TO
Harris resulted in another double
play after Williams drew pass,
and. following Tobin's bunt single to
Judge. SEVERED lined to ONeill-
Charity Scores First Tally.
- Charity was sacrificed to second
. by Shaw after walking in the third
and registered the initial tally of the
fray on Milan's double to right Rice
left Zeb at the middle station.
! BY picking Sisler off first. after
walking him in the fourth Shaw saved
himself some trouble. for Jacobson
followed with hit to deep short and
took third on Williams blow TO GER
ter. the latter making second on the
throw in. Smith then popped to Char
rity and O'Neill made a fine leaping
catch of Tobin's hot liner.
Fast and accurate pegging by Rice
and Harris prevented the Browns
from pulling up to even terms in the
fifth SEVERED started with a single
off Shanks shins. Shocker and Ger
Der both popped to Charity. but
Gedeon whaled double to right CEN
ter. on which SEVERED was tagged at
the plate.
The Griffs passed up fine chance
TO get themselves a flock of runs in
the sixth. Judge was hit on the hand
by a pitched ball and Milan's bunt
gave him single W men smith Smotn-
cred it directly on the line. Rice sac
rificed them up a notch. On Roth's
roller to Smith Judge was tagged at
the plate. Roth stole second with
Shocker holding the ball and when
Harris walked the bases Were filled,
but Shanks' best was fly to Smith.
Four hits were registered by the
Browns off Shaw in the fagend of this
frame, yet only one run was scored
s. sler got the first safety and. after
Shanks' sensational catch of Jacob
sons foul. scored on successive safe
ties by Williams and Smith. Tobin' $
scratch bingle to Judge loaded the
sacks but dual killing engineered
by O'Neill. Harris and Judge snuffed
the rally.
ONeill got as far as second in the
eighth on his single and bad throw
BY Sisler after the latter caught
GhNrity's foul, but neither Charity
nor Shaw could do anything. The
Griffs were retired in order in both
the eighth and ninth.
Harris alertness ended Burkian