Evening star., 1924-08-26
BROWNS VANQU|SH
MATS IN FIRST GAME
OF Twin BILL, TOO
Urban Shocker's SpitbaII
SIants Check Griffmen in
Pennant Chase.
VISITORS CLINCH VICTORY
WITH 3 TALLIES IN FIFTH
Doubles by Tobin and Jacobson
and Williams Single Send
Over Markers.
BY JOHN b. KELLER.

Over Markers.
BY JOHN b. KELLER.
Urban Shocker, spitball hurler of
the ST. Louis Browns. mastered the
Griffmen this afternoon in the first
game of today's double header. when
he held the home crew to five scat
tered hits and no runs, ST. Louis win
ming. to 0.
Manager Harris started Paul Zah-
niser, curve ball artist, against the
Browns but the visitors hit him free
ly and he went out in the fifth in
ming. Russell succeeding him on the
mound Leibold batted for Russell in
round 5. Specie then went to the
slab and finished the game.
FIRST INNING.
ST LOUIS-The third strike was
called on Tobn. Bluege threw out
Robertson. Sisler beat out a hopper to
deep short Williams doubled against
right field fence. scoring Sisler. Bluege
tossed out McManus. One run.
WASHINGTON-McN lofted to
Jacobson. Harris famed. Rice pushed
a single between robertson ana STcTOer.
Rice stole second. Goslin famed. No
runs.
SECOND INNING.
ST. LOUIS-McNeely dropped Jacob
sons fly for two-base error. Sew
ereid singled past Peck. Jacobson stop
ping at third. Gerber flied to Rice, Ja-
cobson scoring and SEVERED taking
second after the catch. Peck threw
out Shocker. SEVERED going to third
Tobin flied to Rice. One run.
NASHINGTON-Judg famed. Blue
ge lifted to Williams in short left. Ruel
singled to right center. Peck flied to
Tobin. No runs
THIRD INNING.
ST LOUIS-Robertson flied to Nc
Neely. McNeely went to his right
and far back for Sisters high one.
Williams walked. Goslin took Nc
ManuS' fly. No runs
WASHINGTON-The third strike
was called on Zahniser. McNeely
took a third strike. Harris flied to
Jacobson In short center. No runs.
FOURTH INNING.
ST. LOUIS-Jacobson popped to
Judge near the box. SEVERED nyed
to Goslin in deep left. Gerber
doubled down the left field line.
Shocker took a third strike. No
runs.
wASHINGTON-Gerb made a
Goslin flied to Tobin. McManus
went far back on the grass for
Judges high one. No runs.
FIFTH INNING.
ST. LOUIS-Tobin doubled to left
center. Robertson walked. Sisler fan
ned. Williams singled to center, scor-
ing Tobin and sending Robertson to
third. Russell now pitching for Wash
ington. McManus fouled to Judge. Will
hanson broke for second after the
catch. Judge threw to Peck. and Rob-
ertson beat the latter's relay to the
plate. Jacobson doubled to left, scor-
ing Williams. Bluege threw out Sew
ereid. Three runs.
WASHINGTON - Bluege topped the
ball toward third and beat Robertson's
throw to first. Ruel flied to Tobin. ia
cobson went to left center for Peck's
ny. Lebold batted for Russell and
walked. Gerber made a one-handed
box. No runs.
SIXTH INNING.
ST. LOUIS-Speece now pitching and
Tate catching for Washington. Gerber
flied to Rice. Shocker walked. Tobin
flied to Rice. Robertson singled to
center, Shocker stopping at second.
Ssler forced Robertson, Harris to
Peck. No runs.
WASHINGTON-Jaco made a
running catch of Harris fly. Rice
Gerber. who touched second, forcing
out Rice Judge walked. Bluege forced
Judge, Robertson to McManus. No
runs.
SEVENTH INNING.
ST. LOUIS-Harris threw out Will
liams. McManus fou!ed to, Tate. Harris
threw out Jacobson. No runs.
WASHINGTON-Tate singled to left
Peck flied to Jacobson. Specie lifted to
Tobin. Robertson made startling
one-hand catch of McNeely's fly near
the field boxes. No runs.
EIGHTH INNING.
ST. LOUIS-Severeid walked. Gerber
grounded to Bluege, who threw for a
forced play on SEVERED, but Harris
dropped the ball and both runners were
safe. SEVERED was caught off second,
Tate to Peck. Shocker sacrificed, Specie
to Harris. Tobin singled to right. scor-
ing Gerber. Bluege threw out Robert
son. One run.
WASHINGTON-Ja took Har-
ris' fly. Rice popped to Gerber. Goslin
walked. McManus went to short right
for Judges loft. No runs.
NINTH INNING.
ST. LOCIS-Sisler walked. Williams
singled to center, sending Sisler to third.
Williams stole second. McManus flied
-1~
liams taking third after the catch. ia
cobson sent bunt down the left field
line that failed to roll foul as Tate and
Bluege expected, Williams holding third.
On Severeid's attempted squeeze play
William was out. Judge to Tate. Ger
ber forced SEVERED, Specie to Peck to
Harris. One run.