Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-26
GRIFFITH SATISFIED WITH
TEAMS SHOWING IN BOSTON
Unlucky Breaks Robbed Hughes of Vic
tory, But Errors Are Sure to
Crop Up With the Best.

| ting. lead was really never in trouble. II
Is going to take couple of weeks OF real
hot weather to bring the other twirlers
around and there Is no indication just yet
that the weather will grow warm here for
some time to come.
If Kid Foster does not prove himself
the best third baseman in the league a
lot of supposed wise men are going to
miss their guess. The improvement in
this player since the season opened is so
remarkable that he does not look like the
same player. who was In training at
that the little fellow cannot do. and he
does it like an artist. He fields his po-
sition remarkably we'll. and at the bat he
appears to be about the most dangerous
man in the lineup.
The rally by the Nationals in the ninth
was promising for q while and shows
that the team is never out Of q game
until the last man is out. Moeller work
ed Hall for pass in this inning to start
with and Foster promptly followed him
with a base hit, but neither Milan,
Schaefer nor Flynn could keep the good
thing going. and nothing resulted from q
good start. If. Of course. but one run
the case except for the errors behind
Hughes. it would have been possible to
move the runners up to second and third
with but one out Under such condi-
tons 1t Is not a difficult matter as a
rule to get run.
Dan Moeller hurt his leg in the first in
ming when he dropped the ball in front OF
the plate and did a sprint to first where
he bumped into Bradley. He stayed in
the game. however. though he retired in
the ninth when he got a pass and Long
the injury will keep him out Of the game,
however.
Bert Daniels, who for several y.ars
has been touted In New York as q second
Ty Cobb. seems to be slated for the
New York club has asked waivers on the
speed marvel, which Is taken to mean
that Daniels Is labeled for slower COM
pany. Unless there Is a sudden and un-
| landers the chances are that lot Of the
! other young men now drawing pay from
/ that club will be found elsewhere ere
long.
The proper place for a manager who
! coaches from the lines to be is in the
box near third base, the only spot where
a coacher is called upon to display
| judgment. Few managers. however, take
| this side Of the diamond because criticism
is apt to come to their lot there Crit
| fifth however. coaches almost exclusively
from that point, because he believes he
can be of more service to his team there
than anywhere else.
The hitting was rather light in yes.
| terday's game. though four Red Sox's
hits were for extra bases. Notwithstand-
ing this fact, Hughes would have held
them to single run had he received
good support
| Neither side came near scoring until
| the third, when both broke the ice. After
Mcbride had famed, Henry walked
l Hughes came along with q hit to right
/ on which Henry took third. Hall cut
catch Henry there and nailed Hughes al
/ second when the latter tried to reach
that bag. Moeller walked and on q blum
/ steal drew. a throw from NunamakeI
| which Wagner held long enough TO allow
! Henry to score from third.
/ on Nunamaker's hit. Halls sacrifice ane
i Yerkes' double. So matters stood until
i the fifth, when the locals forged to the
front. Hughes hit Hall and Hooper moved
him up. Hughes managed to strike out
Yerkes and purposely walked Speaker t.
i and Bradley hit little fly to left which
4 Moelier muffed and Hall scored. In tn,
i very next inning an error again pu
/ Hughes in bad. After he had retire.
j Lewis and Wagner. Nunamaker got {
single. Hall hit sharp grounder to Nc
Bride, who got the. ball to knight at sec
j ond in time to force Nunamaker. bu
Il Knight dropped the ball. Hooper ther
4 tore on a long triple and two runs wer,
over the plate which virtually cinched tht
game Tor the locals. s
i The Nationals made final attempt Il
get the game out OF the fire In the ninth
/ when Moeiler, the first man up. walket
! and Foster singled. but no one scored, q,