The Washington herald., 1912-10-02

around. Eddie Foster was the
principal offender, but the midget
has played such grand ball all the
season that it would be manifestly
unfair to charge him with anything
but an ''off day."
Bedfent troublesome.
On the other hand, Mr.. Hugh Bedient.
who may get into the worlds series,
was something of n stumbling block;
and that pirate, Steve Yerkes. kicked
the bottom out of a promising batting
rally with a sensational one-hand stop
of Shanks' prelabeled single.
Groom worked seven innings and was
relieved by Joe Engel. The last named
begged for one more chance to show
Griff that he is not as wild as some
folks paint him. Joe started off nicely
by retiring the first pair of hitters; then
came a base on balls, couple of sure
enough hits, ana a mum of a fly ball
by Moeller, with the result-three runs.
Chick Gandil was the real guy with
the pole for the home folks-a double
and two singles out of four times up
was Gandil's portion. Duffy Lewis led
the invaders with three safe cracks.
First Baseman Agler reported and was
il the game for a minute, hitting for
Groom in the seventh. Mr.. Agler took
a couple of swings and then watched
the third one sail past
Iris Speaker amassed a weird record
for one days play. The Red Sox slug
ger faced the Washington pitchers six
times, connected for single scored four
runs. and drew five bases on balls.
Griff's fingers did not walk him pur-
posely, either.
Two-run Lead.
The Red Sox got away to a tvo-run
start after two had persisted in the open
er. a walk to Speaker started the
trouble. On the hit and run signal Lew
is drove the ball through the spot
where Mcbride would ordinarily have
been standing, and Iris pulled up at
third. Milan made a bad peg to Foster,
the baII7getting away from the midget.
Speaker scored. Engle walked, and
when Foster fooled Stahrs grounder,
Lewis crossed the plate.
The Nationals got one of these runs
back in the other half of the opener
Moeller flied to Lewis, who lost the ball
in the sun. Danny got a two-bagger on
the clout. Foster and Milan died in turn
but Gandil singled through Wagner, and
Moeller scored
boston.s big inning was the third, when
a quartet of runs spattered over the
plate on hits by Speaker, Stahl, Wagner,
and Thomas. and two errors contributed
by Eddie Foster.
A base on balls to Speaker in the Red
Sox fourth. followed by a steal and two
intield outs, added another Boston tally,
and in the seventh two more were chalk
ed up on Lewis double, a tumble by Nc
Bride, and Wagner two-bagger over
Milan's head
Lsporte's Double Timely.
The Nationals scored in the fourth on
Gandil's single and Laporte's double An
other Washington marker appeared in
the sixth, after two were out, GandiI
doubled and Shanks singled.
Joe Engel relieved Groom when the
Red Sox eighth opened and Stahl's pen
nant-chasers choked three runs out of
him. Speakers base on balls, Lewis
double. EGgel's single, and a mum of a
fly ball by Moeller. turning the trick
After the sixth inning Bedient settled
down, and did not allow the semblance
of safe hit. although Schaefer and Alt
rock, the clown team did their best to
rattle the youngster
The Red SoX left on an early train la
night for the Quaker City. Although to-
morrow is an of day in the American
League, Manager Jake Stahl announces
that his team will put in two hours hard
practice in the Athletics ball park dur
ing the afternoon.