Evening star., 1914-04-18
ALLOWS BUT z HITS
BoehIing Pitches. Wonderful
Ball Against Boston.
WINS HIS GAME. ! TO 0
Second Shut-0ut Contest Taken
From Red Sox in First
Series.
BY J. ED GRILLo.

BOSTON, Mass. April iS.-Spieadid
pitching by Joe Boehling enabled the Ma
tionals to win the final game Of the series
from the Boston Fed Sox yesterday by
l to @.
No game IN the major league this spring
has shown a pitcher to better advantage
than did the one Of yesterday. SO far as
Boehling is concerned. Ill fact, it was
probably the best game he has worked
in his career. From start to finish. he
neld the former champions at bay. allow
ing but two widely scattered hits, one
of which was scratch. and he walked
but single man. The few times that he
found himself in danger he arose to .he
occasion and worked himself out Of the
hole.
Opposed to Boehling was Leonard, an
otner left-hander. His performance. too.
was brilliant and he had the advantage of
getting all the lucky breaks. or his defeat
would have been more decisive. The
two southpaws were in real struggle
for eight innings, during which Neither
side managed to cross the goal. during
that period the SoX reached the pases
but twice. and none got as Tar as second
SO effective was Boehling's work. With
the Nationals il was different They had
numerous chances for runs. but at sue II
stages a sensational bit of fielding would
help Leonard out of the hole. But the
break came in the ninth. when crack
ing double by Morgan was followed by a
series of misplays by Scott. the young
shortstop and as a result the needed run
came across the plate. The visitors hau
the bases full in this inning, one run
across the plate and but one out. yet
1,eonard got himself out of this mess "
striking out both Boehling and Moeller.
One Run Sufficient.
Fit that one run was sufficient to de-
eide the day The locals made a des-
perate bid to tic the score in the ninth.
when with one out, Boehling walked
Janyrin, a. pinch hitter. He was sacri-
feed to second by Hooper. in the hope
that Engle. a right handed hitter, could
,,on,e through with a hit and tie the
game. Mcbride and Gandii however.
tnok care OF his ambitions and the game
was over.
tho Nationals to score. but only one of
these was accepted. and that came in the
ninth and won the game. In the third
inning Boehling got a hi with two out
and reached second. While hooper
f,Imhled Moeller followed with hit.
hut Boehling could get no farther than
third, where he was left when Foster
fouled out.
The next chance came in the seventh,
which Gandil opened with d single. his
first hit of the season. Morgan tried TO
sacrifice. but struck out, and. after
Shanks had been retired, Henry drove
what looked to be certain base hit
through the box, but Scott got in front
of the ball and made great play. throw
ing his man out at first. retiring the
side. There was another chance in the
eighth but nothing came OF 1t, \ erkes
preventing trouble by remarkable stop.
Boehling was passed in this round after
one was out and Moeller purposely
moved him up to second to give Foster
q chance to drive him home. Foster hit
yiciousIy and seemed to have won the
game but Yerkes picked up his grounder
with one hand. behind second, and While
he could not make a play he prevented
Roehling from going farther than third.
Nationals Score in Ninth.
In the ninth came the finish. After Can
dill had been retired Morgan hit liner
to center. 1t was good for a single. but
Speaker tried for 1t on the fly and it
got away from him and netted a couple
of bases Shanks was safe when Scott
threw his grounder wild to first and Nor
gan went to third. Henry hit to Scott,
hut the latter's throw to the plate was
fIlied the bases by fumbling McBride's
grounder, but Boehling and Moeller
famed and ended the rally.
The Sox had a chance In the fifth. but
Boehling prevented trouble by nipping
Lewis Off first He had walked the Bos-
caught him mapping. Gardner struck out.
but Yerkes came through with the only
clean hit credited to the Sox, a drive to
left, but Scott ended it with a fly to Mi