Evening star., 1927-05-08
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WILDNESS OF ST. LOUIS
BOXMEN AIDS NATIONALS
Half Dozen of Ho~ley's Hurers Contribute Ten
Passes, Two Wild Pitches, Hit Basman and
Balk-Braxton Rescues Marberry

! with an honest double down the left
field line. Gerber, up for the second
/ time in the round, sent hard drive
toward the middle sack, but Rigney
made fine stop and throw and the
Browns were checked
After waiting a couple Of innings,
the Nationals more than nut them.
selves back in the game Reeves be.
gan the sixth session Ivy scratching
single by OROurke and after Ruel let
a third strike go by. Tucker, hating
In place of Narberry. and Stewart
walked to crowd the sacks. Sam Rice
sent a hot drive through Sisler that
was good for double. scoring Reeves
and Tucker. 4 pass 10 Speaker again
tilied the bases. Vests one-haser to
center, Tailed Stewart and Judges
single to the same territory sent SAM
Rice and Speaker home.
out went Sad Sam and Ballou went
to the mound. Wins first act was
| the passing of Rigney to lam the
cushions once more. Benny Tate
went up to bat for Reeves. who had
started the inning, and slapped
grounder TO Sisler George tried for
a forceout NJ the plate, but Schang
! dropped the ball and West got in with
the tying marker.
!
! ing Judge and RiSney. Tate went tn
third and Muddy to second as Schultz
made futile throw to the plate tn
| head off Topper. Van Glider rushed
! 70 Balious rescue, and was found bv
! tucker for sacrifice fly that counted
McNeely. running for Tate. and moved
Ruel to third. The orgy ended when
Stewart rolled to Gerber.
! One Hit-Four Ruus
| In the seventh, the Nationals. with
only one hit, got four more markers.
Sam Rice started the round with q
single to right, and took second when
| Harry Rice kicked the ball Van Gil.
der hit Speaker and walked West. fill
ing the stations. That brought Win
| gard to the hill for the Browns
| SchanS made wild heave when he
tried to pick Rice off third and Sam
! Tailed while the two other runners
moved up. Rigney's walk again load
ed the hassocks, and Spoke tailed
while the others on the runways ad-
vanced when Wingard sent a wild
pitch past Bluege. Then Ossie's stroll
populated all corners. RueIs walk
/ forced West to the plate and Wingard
! to the showers. Beck was called to
the slab. and Braxton. first to face
Browns fifth pitcher. was thrown nut
| by O'Rourke. but Rignev tailed. The
round closed when Bluege. trying to
| get home as one of Beck's pitches got
| through Schang, was caught at the
| plate.
| The Browns got run off Braxton
| in the seventh with Sisters two-bag-
ger, Williams infield retirement and
| Harry Rice's one-haser. but the Ma
| tionals came back in the eighth to get
two more. Stewart walked as q starter.
| stole second, and Sam Rice sacrificed.
| Spoke's single to center scored Stufy,
then West drew a pass After Judge
fanned RiSney singled Speaker home.
In their half of the eighth, the
Browns also tailed twice. With Ger
Der out of the way. Schang got a sim
gle and so did Bing Miller. batting for
Beck. When Spoke fumbled Bing's
hit, Schang reached third and the
pinch-hitter second. O'Rourke's single
registered Schang and put Miller at
the far corner. Bing crossed the plate
as Adams was thrown out.
Two were out in TIL ninth when the
Nationals got their last tally. Stewart
drove double to the 1eft-field corner,
pilfered third and scampered TO the
counting block when Bolen balked.
That was all-and enough.