Evening star., 1912-09-06
RED SOX GIVE MEDIOCRE
EXHIBITION ON BASE LINES
Showing in That Department Discomaging
to Those Who Expect Them to Run
Away With the Giants-Johnson
to Meet Wood in Great
Pitching Duel Today.

score would indicate. though he was in
good control and thus averted trouble
for himself All during the game Beoient
was kept warmed up, for there was dan
ger at all times that y Brlen would De
forced to retire.
Preparations for the playing Of the
worlds series here will begin Monday at
which time the Red SoN will be leaving
for the west. 1t is estimated that the
local park has a seating capacity OF
about II 600 at the present time, and
when the temporary stands are completed
there will be room for 10000 A new stand
lis to be built between the bleachers and
the right field pavilion which will hold
over $500 while in left field the pavilion
will be extended SO to increase its ca
pacity about 1900. while at least a thou
sand seats will be built on the bank in
left field. The temporary press box Is
to be erected the roof on the grand
stand Even with this seating capacity
there is not going to be anywhere near
room enough to accommodate those VINO
want to attend the series
McAleer plans to sell tickets for four
games all in one and to refund the money
in the event that some of the games are
not PLAYED. He will have nothing to do
with the sale of the tickets. however,
turning that matter over to the national
commission. to which he has suggested
in New York last fall
To give an idea of how much money
the Boston club will make this year, II
is learned the best of authority that
there has not been a game played on the
local grounds in months in which the
home teams share has been less than
81 800. while Saturdays and other special
DAYS it runs over $4,000. and this does
not include holidays. Boston always was
han tow hIIt a DPnnant
winner and a plant which offers only
high priced seats the club is proving
better investment that ever before
The sixth inning was the one in which
O'Brien was hit hard enough to warrant
his being taken out of the game. After
Henry had grounded out to wagner
Cashion got a single Milan scored him
with triple to left center and he had
hardly reached third base when Foster
followed with drive into the same ter
ritory which sent Milan home. But Can
Oil and Laporte again failed to come
through or the score would have been
tied in this inning. Had their efforts at
the bat been reversed the tying run
would have scored. as Laporte hit long
fy to Speaker after Gandil had grounded
out to O'Brien.
While the Red Sox will most likely be
the favorites in the coming worlds series.
there is no doubt that the team needs
lot more schooling on the bases if 1t
has any hopes of beating the Giants.
The base work of the Red SoX is a bit
crude. Having the nickname of speed
boys seems to have created the impress
sion with some of the players that all
they shave to do is to run when they
reach the bags. and judgment is not be-
ing used. Their exhibition yesterday on
the bases was hardly that of a team
which expects to be in a worlds series.
More games have been fooled away by
Griffith's pitchers this year because they
walked pitchers or some weak sticker
toes.
Ii seems to be a peculiar failing of
every one of the twirlers on Griffth's
staff to grow wild whenever weak hit
ter confronts them. Wednesday Collins,
who seldom makes hit, was walked
three times. and one of these caused the
undoing of Joe Engel. Yesterday Wag
ner. by no means hitter who need be
feared when a pinch is not presented,
was passed three times by Cashion.
The trouble seems to be that Griffith's
pitchers fear the humiliation of having
some weak sticker make hit off of
them. and they prefer TO put more on
the ball than they can control, with the
result that they walk them.
Old Bill Carrigan was in better throw
ing form yesterday than he has been in
many a day, and three efforts TO steal on
and Moran and Mcbride, both of whom
hit safely in the seventh. were also
thrown out by Carrigan
Had Gandil or LapOrte been able to
come through with a base hit al any
time during the game there would have
been a different story to tell. One could
not wish for better opportunities, for
every time this pair came to bat there
We're men on the bases. In the fourth
Foster singled. yet was never advanced
In the sixth. after Cashion had singled
and Milan and Foster had tripled. Gandil
and Laporte failed to help matters along
though they are supposed to be the heavy
artillery of Griffith's batting order. Again
in the NINTH with Foster on second. two
good hitters came up. but failed 10 do
anything which would tend to tie the
score.
The game opened with Milan singing to
center and taking second on Speakers
tumble. Foster struck out trying to sacri-
flee. but Moeller hit d long line drive to