The Washington herald., 1911-07-04
Boston Wins Out
In Eighth Inning
Dolly Gray TwirLs Good Ball Until Fatal Round
Errors Are Also Costly-Final Score, 8 to 6.
spoc,uI 10 Tha Washtpgton Herald.

SPECIAL to Ths Washington Herald.
Boston, Mass, July S.-Manager James
McAleer made the very serious error Of
allowing one Dolly Gray to lnger too
long in the box this afternoon, and, al
though the southpaw had q good FIVE
run lead to work on after the third in
ming, he had his usual lack Of success
against the Red Sox, wobbling in the
eighth, allowing the locals to tie up the
score, and finally being forced to quit in
favor Of Hughes, who completed the Ma
tionals' downfall
With any other twtrler in the box for
Washington the Nationals might have
won without very much difficulty. as Joe
Wood. the Red Sox' leading slabster,
and clean, sensational hits drove him to
the friendly shade Of the clubhouse.
Gray Has Five-Fun Lead.
Gray had a big fve-run lead handed to
him, therefore. when the fourth inning
closed, and. as the Red Sox are going
wretchedly just now, the odds were about
10 to that they were IN for a good
beating. But the wise ones stopped to
figure out that Gray has beaten Boston
Just about once, and they never gave up
hope. And they have good reason to
think pretty well of their Judgment.
; Gray's collapse in the eighth may have
been due, however, to the terrific heat
this afternoon.
The Thermometer registered 101 degrees
in the shade here this afternoon, and old
time fans say that they never experienced
q hotter day at the Huntington avenue
park.
The heat was many degrees flercer
where the players were in the full glare
- the sun. and in the fourth Norman FL
berfeld was overcome, and had to retire
in favor Of Cunningham. Elberfeld faint
ed on the bench and a doctor was called.
He was quickly revived, and tonight is
feeling SO well that 1t is said he will play
in both games tomorrow.
Gray was hit in every inning after the
first, but luck was with him until the
! eighth, when the blow-up came. Two
{ players on the local team were the chief
engineers of Dolly's downfall, and the
eight hits that Hooper and Myers, brother
Californians, made off the southpaw's de-
livery were the important factors in
wrestling a game away from the confident
visitors.
Two Innings Tell Tale.
Strangely enough, the story Of the game
was really the story of two innings. The
fourth was the Washington's chapter,
when the Nationals got to Joe Wood for
five runs and drove him from the box.
Pape, who succeeded him, was unhittable.
And in the eighth an equal number OF runs
were made on Gray and his successor,
Dolly being driven from the box
Milan's speed scored Washington's first
run. Clyde drew a pass to start on with,
got to second on an out at first. and came
all the way in on EIberfeld's tap to Gard
ner. In this inning Boston drew two
passes from Gray, but both Hooper and
Speaker were nipped at the plate.
Engle gave the Nationals a good start
by dropping a hard fly from Schaefer' S
bat in the fourth. A hit by Elberfeld fol-
lowed Gessler advanced both men by a
sacrifice. Walker struck out, but Nc
Bride drove in two runs with bingle
to right, and came all the way to third
on Hooper's bad peg to the rubber. Con-
roy connected for home run. Henry
hit safely. Gray walked, and Wood gave
up the Job. Milan singled, and with the
bases full Schaefer was walked. This
forced a run in. The next man flied to
Engle, and thereafter the Nationals did
not see the rubber.
Gray C0IIapses in Eighth.
Woods two-base hit and a single by
Hooper gave Boston its first tally, in the
third. Hits by Hooper and Speaker
added another in the fifth. Hits by HOOP
er and Lewis gave the third run, in the
seventh, and in the eighth came Gray's
collapse. With one down in the eighth,
Myers lined out his fourth safety. Will
Jams drew a pass. Wagner hit for Pape
and singled, sending Myers home. Both
runners moved up and scored when
Hooper made his fourth safety. Hughes
came in to pitch, and when he tossed
Lewis tap over the first baseman's head
Hooper counted and Lewis went all the
way to third. Speaker scored Lewis with
q fy to deep center. This was all, and
Collins, who pitched for Boston in the
ninth, prevented any further scoring.