The Washington herald., 1912-06-25
First Blood for Boston;
Nationals Beaten, 3 to l
Bedient Holds Griffs Youngsters
to -Four Hits-MuSser and
EngeI Relieve Petty.
D WILLIAnI PEET.

II q poor beginning means a good end
ing, then all viii be WELL for Griff's
young Climbers got away to bad start
against the Boston Red Sox IN the open
ing game Of the series here yesterday,
could not hit a young pitcher named
Bedient.
The old stGam roller still needs a little
oiling, before the erunching process will
again be in evidence Four hits will sell
dom win ball game against the Boston
Red sox, and the home club looked woe
fully weak in its offense yesterday. A
little oil on the bats and Grin may start
the roller going again.
In the field, the Nationals played bril-
liantly George Mcbride was right in the
limelight, handling eight hard chances
without the semblance OF q miscue. Not
an error was charged our young heroes
There was a record-brealing Monday
crowd on hand, including a hundred Bos-
ton rooters, delegates to the Democratic
convention. They made almost as much
noise as Frenchy in the upper pavilion
Barney Petty debutted before a Wash
ington crowd, and the debutting was
good until the sixth, when Barney start
ed to slip. It was evident that Pelty's
shoots oozed over the plate with very
little on them. The Rex Sox hit him
hard in the sixth. and in the seventh
drove him to cover. Paul Musser was
the first relief expedition, working the re-
mainder OF the seventh and eighth, hold
ing the Red Sox sluggers runless- Joe
EngeL the local boy, twirled the ninth
and made himself solid with the fans by
retiring the Bean Brigade in order.
Bedient q Puzzle.
Mr Hugh Bedient twirled great ball
Lacquer, who was knocked out OF the box
on his first appearance here, came across
with the goods yesterday. He had all
the smoke in the world. his curve ball
slipped over the plate with a puzzling
break, and his control was perfect, not
a man drawing a walk. and in only three
innings were the Nationals able to get on
the bases.
OF the four safe swats credited to
Grifrs youngsters, Howard Shanks got
two OF them. Milan and Barney Petty
pulled down the other two. MoeIler, Fos-
ter. GandiI and the others hit the ball
hard enough, but always into some field
ers paws.
A shut-out was averted by the Nation
ais In the fourth. After Foster had gone.
Milan smashed through Wagner for a.
single. The Tennessee flyer stole second
and reached third when Carrigan's throw
was a mile over Yerkes' head Shanks
drove the ball on a line TO Jake Stahl.
the ball hitting Jakes glove and bound
ing over his head. Before It could bel
recovered Milan was home, and Shanks
safe at first.
The only other chance for a Wash
ington run was in the seventh, when
Shanks singled. after GandH had gone,
and stole second. drawing another high
throw from Carrigan. Shanks evidently
had not heard OF Speakers throwing
arm, for he attempted to reach third.
Mr.. Speaker shot the ball to Gardner,
and Shanks was nailed two feet from
the base Morgan made the third out
with long fly to Lewis.
The Nationals managed to get Petty
on first in the third inning when the
pitcher singled through Jake Stahl. but
two were out at the time, and Moeller
made the third by tanning.
Petty Blows Up.
Boston could do nothing with Petty
until the sixth, when It fairly rained
base hits. The Red Sox connected for
three singles, q triple, and drew a base
on balls, yet scored but two runs Inl
the seventh Pelty started out by hitting
Wagner, and when Carrigan scored the
Red Sox captain with a double, Grin de-
cided that a pitching change was neces-
sary, and sent in Paul Musser who
worked for the first time before a Wash
ington crowd Musser stopped the Bos-
ton batting rally in this round, and
famed both Lewis and StahI in the
eighth. Rather nifty work for a young
stef.
The Old Fox sent Schaefer in to hit
for Musser in the Nationals eighth, so
when the Boston ninth opened Joe Engel
was on the mound. Only three men
faced Engel. Wagner famed. Carrigan
flied to Moeller. and Bedient died on an
easy roller to the young pitcher.
George Mcbride figured in two pretty
plays. Mac retired the side with a dou-
BILE play IN the fifth, and in the fourth
made a wonderful stop Of Yerkes'
grounder, scooping up the ball after II