Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-30
ENGEL MAKES GOOD
Holds Boston to Four Hits, But
Loses by 80.
POOR SUPPORT A FACTOR
Knights Error in Eighth Leads to
Red Sox Victory.
ONLY FIVE HITS OFF BEDIENT
Stahl's Recruit Divides Honors With
Grifith's Youngster. Tight
ening in Pinches.
POOR SUPPORT A FACTOR
ONLY FIVE HITS OFF BEDIENT

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
BOSTON, May 3O-The debut of Joe
Engel. the Washington sandlotter as a
major league twirler. in the first game at
the Red Sox new ball park this morning
was highly satisfactory to Manager Grif-
fifth. although his charges were 'nosed out
by 3 to .
This was the first game Engel had
started and he allowed Boston only four
hits. knights error in the eighth was
a big factor in the defeat of Washington,
the second basemans wobble paving the
way for two runs for the Sox just
enough to win the contest.
Game Play by Play.
Washington, first inning-Shanks flied
10 Speaker; Foster flied to Lewis; Milan
out. Yerkes to Bradley. No runs.
Boston. first inning-Hooper grounded
out to Gandil; Yerkes flied to Shanks:
Speaker singled to left and stole second
Lewis doubled to left, scoring Speaker:
Gardner walked; Bradley fouled to Fos-
ter. One run.
Washington, second inning-Walker
walked; Gandil singled to right, Walker
going to third; knight flied to Bradley
Nunamaker threw wild to first to catch
Gandil. Walker scoring and Gandil going
to second; Mcbride famed: Williams was
thrown out by Gardner. One run.
Boston, second inning-Wagner walked
and was caught of first, Engel to Gandil
Nunamaker flied to Shanks Bedient
flied to Mcbride. No runs.
Washington. third inning-Engel beat
out hit in front Of the plate and was
thrown out at second. Hooper to Wagner
Shanks flied to Hooper and Foster flied
to Lewis. No runs.
Boston, third inning-Hooper flied to
Walker. Yerkes walked. Long argument
ensued about Yerkes' four balls, Perrine
finally leaving it to scorers. who decided
Yerkes was entitled to base. Speaker flied
to Shanks. Engel then caught Yerkes
mapping off first. No runs.
Washington-Fourth: Milan flied to
Gardner Walker struck out. GandI flied
to Wagner. No runs.
Boston-Fourth: Lewis flied to Milan
Gardner popped to Gandil. Bradley fan
ned. No runs.
Washington-Fffth: Knight flied to
Hooper. Mcbride popped to Gardner.
Williams doubled to center. Engel hit
grounder which Yerkes fumbled, Will
liarns scoring. Shanks fouled to Nuna-
Boston-Fifth: Wagner flied to Milan
Nunamaker struck out. Bedient walked
Hooper flied to Shanks. No runs.
Washington. sixth-Foster singled past
third; Milan struck out. Foster stealing
Walker out. Wagner to Bradley; Gandil
out. Bedient to Bradley. No runs.
Boston, sixth-Yerkes flied to Milan
Speaker walked: Lewis famed: Speaker
stole second; Gardner safe on intield hit
to Gandil. Speaker taking third; Gardner
stole: Bradley flied to Milan. No runs.
Washington, seventh-knight struck
out; Mcbride flied to Speaker; Williams
out Wagner to Bradley; no runs.
Boston, seventh-Wagner flied to Milan;
Nunamaker walked; Bedient forced Nun
amaker at second Mcbride to Knight:
Hooper walked; Yerkes forced Hooper at
second. Foster to knight; no runs.
Washington, eighth-Engel famed: !:
Shanks out flied to Wagner. Foster out,
flied to Bradley no runs.
Boston, eighth-Speaker out, fly to
Walker; Lewis gets life on knights error:
Gardner tripled to right, Lewis scoring;
Bradley sent sacrifice fly to Milan,
Gardner scoring; Wagner walked and
stole; Nunamaker fouled to Foster. Two
runs.
Washington. ninth-Milan singled to
right: Walker forced Milan, Wagner to
Yerkes: Gandil was thrown out by
Yerkes; Knight out, Gardner to Bradley.
No runs.