The Washington herald., 1912-05-31
JOHNSON HOLDS
BOSTON SAFE,
NATIONALS WIN
Kansas Cyclone Has the Red
sOx Eating Out of His
Hand.
EEeEI Tw1RIs FIRST GAME
By WILLIAM PEET.

Boston, Mass, May 0-Jake Stahl s
Boston Red Sox managed to split even
in to-day's holiday bill, capturing the
morning game to 2. but losing the aft
ernoon battle 5 to O. Both games were
played in a drizzle OF rain before two
OF the smallest holiday crowds ever in
attendance in the Hub.
Joe Engel, the baby Of the Washing-
ton team, made his first appearance in
a real big league game this morning,
and Joe pitched mastery ball, holding
the smuggling Red Sox to four scattered
hits and only losing out through cost
ly error by Jack Knight.
In the afternoon Walter Johnson was
Grid's selection, and the Kansas Cyclone
was. in great form. Boston managed
to connect for FIVE scattered hits, and
once during the conflict sent a base run
ner as far as third, but that was all.
for Walter held them safe throughout
and Just took things easy, while the
Nationals raked Buck o'Brien fore and
aft, scoring five times and hitting the
much-touted spitball finger harder than
has any team since the pitcher Joined
the Red sox last summer.
Morgan the star.
Owing to knights error and feeble
stickwork this morning Grin played Ray
Morgan on second in the afternoon
and Morgan put up a beautiful game,
coming clean with two hits and handling
every chance without the semblance Of
an error.
Chick Gandil, the Nationals new first
baseman, also gave a hhe account Of
himself. Chick came through with a
pretty single in the first game and
touched up O'Brien for two singles in
the windup. Gandil seems to have fitted
in handiy and when the Nationals reach
Washington the fans Will rave over his
work, as he is sure to improve when he
becomes accustomed TO the style Of play
mapped out by Clark Griffith
When the Nationals tumbled out OF
bed this morning they were greeted by
a driZzle OF rain and the betting was
to l that both games would be called
on. II grew lighter towards 10 O'Clock,
and although the drizzle continued the
morning game was played. At noon the
sun threatened TO shine and when
o'clock, the time for the afternoon game,
rolled around, 5000 persons had parted
with gate money to see the combat.
Afternoon Game.
A dark, gray day with an intermittent
drizzle Of rain seemed to suit Walter
johnson down to the ground. The
Kansas cyclone started by retiring the
Red Sox in one, two, three order. In
the second after Lewis had gone, Gard
ner smashed to right field for a three
bagger. Gardner was the only member
OF the Red Sox to reach third during
the entire nine innings and he fumed,
fretted and danced around. the bag
watching Bradley and Wagner strike
out in turn
o'Brien got away to a good start, but
the Nationals landed on him in the
third. Mcbride singled to center, sac
rifice, by Ainsmith sent the captain TO
second and when Walter Johnson singled
TO left center Mcbride came home.
Shanks famed, but Foster smashed the
hall up against the left field fence and
Johnson ambled across the rubber.
After Walker had gone in the Nation
ais fourth, Gandil singled to right and
stole second. wild pitch sent him TO
third and when O'Brien made poor
throw to Bradley OF Morgan's grounder'
Gandn scored.
Single Scores Walter.
A base on balls to Walter johnson
proved fatal to Boston in the Nationals
Fifth. for Walter stole second and scored
a minute later on Fosters clean single
to center.
In the seventh, after johnson had pop
ped to Wagner, Shanks dumped single
into right and scampered home on MI
Ian's smoking drive to center.
Several other times during the game
the Nationals had changes to score runs,