The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-04-18

I Boehling naturally came in for the
greater part of the praise from yester'
days meeting. Still. there was another
| athlete who would have been the rea
hero had it not been for the exceptional
performance of the pitcher.
For so early in the season and still
suffering from the after-effects of an
injury that necessitates precaution
George Mcbride played a wonderful
game at short. Eleven times the cap
tain played a part in turning back bat
tiers. and of the first dozen plays of the
day Mcbride figured in eight. So well
was Boehling going that the Bostonese
could not get the ball past to the out
field, and usually when it was hit it
was to the man playing between Foster
and Morgan.
As the game progressed and the crowd
work of the captain. Mcbride was
given an ovation every time he got his
hands on the ball.
For the second time within four days
the Nationals had one of their members
forced into exile after mourning the
displeasure of the umpire. First il was
Gsdeon, and yesterday Connolly excused
Cube" Acosta, declaring the islander
was making too much noise on the
bench
Since the opening of the season Al
williams has been extending his arm
more than he did at either Chsrlottes-
vile or in the exhibition games. In the
practice he has been shooting the ball
around the infield at top speed, and has
still to feel any ill effects of the exer-
ton williams now appears to be ready
to hop into the fray should nay mishap
overcome either of the other catching
members.
Another evidence of the popularity of
the Nationals came yesterday, when
nearly 5000 went out to see the play.
Had lot he been facing such excellent
pitching as Boehling afforded, Dutch
Leonard would have shown TO even bet
ter advantage than he did. Leonard is
a big left-hander. who has great control
and the Nationals had the hardest sort
of time finding that numerical oasis
On the mathematical desert that meant
the difference between victory and pos
sible defeat.
With one gone in the ninth, Morgan
lined over second base. Speaker made
a truly Speakeresque effort to crap the
ball On the full run, but missed by
inches. Shanks' offering TO Scott was
badly handled, and when Henry bound
ed to the left side Of the diamond. Nor
gan tore home and slid across the rub
Der with the lone tally of the day.
Shanks was up to his old tricks in
the seventh. He ripped off a liner that
got to Leonard before the pitcher could
vas DETECTED just enough to allow Bos-
ton to make the play. When it comes
to hitting hard and accurately into the
hands Of the enemy, Shanks has them
all stopped.
Don't overlook John Henry in these
victories of BoehIing. The big catcher
caught a great game yesterday, and It
was due largely to his Steadying lnI1u
ence, when Boehling commenced TO
hurry things that kept the southpaw at
his best.
IF Boehiing can hold anywhere near
the form he showed yesterday, it locks
like we will throw a mighty scare into
that much-talked-of house of Mack"
opined Herman Schaefer today. "Ev-
erybody knows what Walter is, and if
he can get couple of more TO support
him. ] don't see why we should worry.
even if We haven't the greatest hitting
club in the orld."
when the other fellow can't make a
run on YOU you know he can beat
YOU" is the philosophy of the coacher-
Besides defeating Carrigan's bunch
Of Red Sox BY / to in Boston yester-
day. Joe Boehling kept those lads en-
tirely off of third base throughout the
nine innings and proved to his boss.
Clark Griffith, that he has another
mound artist who is dependable in the
most important of conflicts. 1t was the
rubber game with Boston, and Boehling
worked under the greatest OF pressure.
and acquitted himself fittingly Added
to the above, the same Boehling per-
mitted but one member Of the home
team to pay his respects to second
base, all OF which Is further descrip-
tive of the alright type OF ball which
the Richmond soutlpaw was exhibiting.
Washington's single tally ioomed upon
the horizon in the final session. Gandil
was thrown out by Scott, after which
Raw Morgan came through with his
only hit after four trips to the plate.
Speaker came in after the ball and tried
10 grab il Gil the bounce: he failed, and
Morgan halted at the keystone sack.
Scott made a good pickup of Shanks'
siam and threw wide, and the latter was
pronounced safe, Morgan going TO third.
After striking at two. Henry sent one
buzzing 10 Scott, who tried TO turn back
Morgan at the plate. The throw was
nigh. and Morgan beat Carrigan to the
plate by a slight margin. The score: