The Washington herald., 1912-05-03
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Pretty tough to drop that one. especially
after that second inning rally. Better
luck to-day, though. with Wonderful
Walter on the mound
Hail was wild throughout the game.
getting himself in hot water in the first
| two innings by walking the first man
up, but Boston's hitting pulled him
through.
Frenehy was on the job, and yelled
himself hoarse in that second inning.
The bull out in right field sported a
new coat OF paint yesterday. The new
dress covered up the dent that Schaefer
made in the animals neck with that
fifty bone triple the other day.
Jake Stahl was. out on the first base
line sporting carpet slipper on his
bum prop. Nothing wrong with his voice,
though.
Ump Connolly broke up a tea party on
the right field foul line in the fourth
stanZa- Williams. Akers, and Becker, of
Washington, and O'Brien and Carrigan,
Of Boston, were sitting on the grass near
the line learnedly discussing the effects
Of a bet on ball, when Connolly waved
them out Of the way.
The handsome Oxford handbag which
Third Baseman Eddie Foster, of the
Natiopals. won because of his making
the first home run of the season on
the shome grounds, was presented to
him yesterday by Topham, the pioneer
manufacturer, Of 1219 F Street North
west.
Then they went out in right field and
interfered with Germany Schaefer pulling
a one-hand catch Of a high foul near
the fence.
Groom and Flynn put over some |
speedy fielding stun in the second. Flynn |
knocked down Gardner's hard rap to |
ward right after Bradley had singled |
and Groom covered the bag in the
nick OF time. Then they repeated on |
the next play. Class.
Iris Speaker pulled the feature of the
day, when he robbed Schaefer of a |
safe drive by grabbing a liner OF his |
shoe tops and then sprawling full length |
A few dozen tall brow rooters from
Beantown fringed the boxes in the upper
deck, and spplauded in a cultured man
ner, whenever tie Red Sox put one
across. No rough-neck roofing for the |
Back Bay boys.
Jake Stahl and Nunamaker divided a |
pair Of socks between them. each wear |
ing stocking with a gray band around |
it.
Even il Speaker hadn't fallen while |
going after that triple OF MoeIIer's
in the second. it is doubtful IL he would |
have caught the ball. It had q twenty
yard lead on him and everybody was
betting on the ball.
Was Kidt Foster there? No answer
necessary.
The hot weather seemed to ahect the
score board man. or else, the excitement
OF that second inning rally stirred up
the animals. He hung up the three
sign upside down, and then when some
body called his attention to # took it
down and did the same thing over
again. Maybe he thought he was putting
a jinx on Jake stahl
Dan Moeller pulled a sweet catch on
Engers fly in the first. coming all the
way in to the foul line back of third
for the pill
Dutch Schaefer gave a little Hughey
Jennings on the first base line in the
ninth.
Dan MoeIler lost his eyeglasses in the
second, just about the time Boston was
finding its eyesight. and had the ma
jority Of both teams looking for the eIu-
sive specs. Milan found them.
The whole Boston team took to draw
ing diagrams on the ground when Ump
Connolly called Engle out at home, Noel /
Ter TO Mcbride to Henry, in the nth.
Henry blocked Engle from the plate, and
the Sox tried 10 show the ump that
Engle's spikes had landed right in front
Of the pan. Connolly couldn't see it.
however. Ii
There might have been a different
story to tell IL Mcbride hadn't dropped
throw to second after his pretty
play on Hooper's hard grounder in the
seventh. There was a double play in I
sight
Heine Wagner let go Of his bat while
for wide one in the eighth.
and the swatstick went all the way out
to Foster. II
When cashion came up to bat for
Groom in the ninth, schaefer impIored
him in this fashion: "oh, Cash. hit itl
0ver the fence and walk around
johnson and Ainsmith for Washing
ton to-day, against o'Brien and Nuna- ,
maker for the sox. This is the big day
Tor all the bugs. !
No gentle reader. Tom Hughes has ]
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