Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-05-21

Three times our valiant batters
stepped out and won the ball game,
but three times our generous slab
artists insisted upon returning the
contest, lock, stock and barrel. to the
opposition. with the result that in
the tenth inning the Browns stepped
off the field with a 9-to-s win.
Never was weak pitching more to
blame for the Nationals downfall
than yesterday. Twelve hits and four
bases on balls were yielded by Urban
Shocker. who went through nine in
ningS for the Browns, while Wayne
Wright who pitched in the tenth,
was found for a brace of safeties and
a walk. But that fine grant of bases,
both by hitting and Strolling, did not
daunt the Nationals mound corps one
bit. BuSh's staff was more Stingy
with safe clouts. limiting the Browns
TO an even dozen. but oh, so generous
with passes! Nine were dished out
and most of them came when they
would do the enemy the greatest
good.
Russell Alone Does Well.
OF the quartet of hurlers used. AL
len Russell, than whom there is none
more ready to rescue sinking COM
rade. was the only one to acquit
himself we'll When Jezebel Tecum-
sch Zachary found both the plate and
the Browns hatters swinging too
much in the fourth inning he relin-
quished the throwing job to Russell,
leaving the bases filled and but one
out after letting two runs in.
Russell was pounded for a pair of
long flies that permitted the scoring
of a couple of the runners Zach left
on thte paths. but nary batter did
the spitballer let start from the plate
the hill. Russell gave way to a pinch
batter in the ninth and George Mo-
Eridge was sent to the slab in the
Browns half of that session.
George allowed the Fohlmen to
make enough runs TO tie the count
that had been reached by the Ma
tionals in their batting rally in the
inning and after his mates had put
themselves ahead again in the tenth
was nicked for a triple that put the
Browns in the game once more.
George. a s has been his wont of late
gave the enemy its ninth inning
scores after two had been retired
but when he began yielding hits ahead
of schedule in the tenth. Tobin trip
ling with only Wright out of the way
Manager Bush decided upon another
shift.
johnson Caps the CLIMAX.
His choice was Walter Johnson
who had been warming up abou- five
minutes. The first thing that hap
pened to Johnson was long fly by
Gerber that brought in the tying run
Then Walter hit Jacobson on the head
was hit for double by Williams that
sent Jacobson no farther than third
walked McManus to fill the bases, and
with a ree-and-two count on Pinch
Batter Schultz, hurled fourth ball
that forced in the decisive run. Quite
some day for the pitchers.
Everything had appeared rosy for
the Nationals when they socked
Shocher for five singles and three
runs at the outset. but the crimson
glow illuminated the Browns after
they had driven Zach to the show
ers in the fourth with a four-run
barrage. From the second through
the eighth. Shocker was humming on
all six, but in the ninth four hits. two
passes and his own two-tafly error
gave the Nationals a quartet of runs
and what should have been COM
Portable lead.
Then things began TO happen. In
the Browns portion of the ninth. with
jacobson and Williams out of the
way and McManus on first. Mogridge
went blooey. A single by SEVERED
and a double by Pinch Hitter Collins
and the count was all even. With
Peck retired. Ruels single, Mog-
ridges sacrifice and Blueges one
bases blow put the Griffs in front
once more in the tenth. then came
the finish happy only for the Browns.