Evening star., 1914-04-16
LOSE SECOND GAME
Nationals Defeated by Boston
by Score of 2 to J..
UNABLE TO HIT FOSTER
Red Sox Pitcher Holds Griffmen
Helpless When Safeties
Mean Runs.
UNABLE TO HIT FOSTER
BY J. ED GRuLo.

BOSTON. Mass, April 16.-Whether it
was due to the extreme cold. or to the
pitching ability of George Foster, cuts
no figure. but the fact remains that the
Nationals failed to get more than one
run yesterday, while the Red Sox OBJ
tanned two.
In fact had it not been for a couple
of misplays by the Sox in the second
inning the visitors would never have
crossed the plate This surely speaks
we'll for Fosters performance, though
had it been warm he might not have
Jared SO well. 1t is doubtful If ball
game was ever before played on such
a day as yesterday It was much be-
low freezing, with cold east wind blow
ing. and a skating contest would have
been much more appropriate.
Notwithstanding the fact that the de-
feat will be charged against Doc
Ayers, he gave very good account Of
at least have had a tie at the finish
Of the ninth, the first run scored off
him having been the result Of some rath-
er poor work by one of his teammates.
in being hooked up with Foster on day
that the Nationals seemed unable to hit
There were several occasions. too, when
base hit by one Of the Griffmen would
nave CHdu6cu Tue SflUStlON materially,
but it was at such stages Of the contest
that Foster looked as formidable as a
Johnson. The most reliable hitters on
the team were his easiest marks, and
as the score will show. but few real
drives were made off him. Players usu-
ally relied upan to do the offensive work
for the Nationals fell before him like
grass before the scythe, and, what is
more, he finished better than he started
Scoring Starts in Second.
IT was in the second inning that the
scoring started, and on this occasion
both teams managed to send a run home,
though neither should have done SO.
After Morgan haad been put out of the
way, Shanks was given a life by Scott.
! who threw poorly to first. John Henry
came through with a clean single to
right The ball was hit so hard that
Hooper stood a chance OF throwing him
out at first. He made the attempt but
the ball was wide of the mark, and
Shanks went to third and Henry to sec
| ond. The stage was set for Mcbride,
| and he came through with another sharp
single to center. on which Shanks scored,
but Henry was held at third. Mcbride
drew a throw by starting for second,
and while he was running between sec
plate but was nailed by a short margin
! and the inning was over.
In their half the Red Sox tied matters
up. The sky was cloudy when Moeller
took his position in right field, so he left
his smoked glasses on the bench, and
thereby hangs a tale. Lewis, the first
man to face Ayres, drove liner to right.
Ordinarily Moeller would have made the
catch. but the sun let out a ray or two
just then and hid the ball; it got away
from Dan long enough to allow Lewis
to reach second. Ayres got rid Of Gardi-
ner, but by fumbling his grounder he had
picked off Lewis at third had he handled
it cleanly. Yerkes then came through with
clean single and sent Lewis home with
the tying run.
Boston Scores Again.
So matters stood with both pitchers
showing good form until the sixth. when
the Sox got the run which won them the
game After Hooper had flied out to
Milan, Engle drove a single to center.
Speaker came along with a hit into right.
which Moeller temporarily fumbled. but
when Speaker tried to take second on the
Lewis and Gardner was lucky enough to
| drop Texas Lacquer into right, on which
Engle ran home.
The locals led off the fifth and sixth
| by having the first man up get on. Nc
Bridge singled in the former inning and
Foster walked in the latter. yet neither
could be advanced because Of the inabil-
| ity of the succeeding batters to connect
safely with Fosters speed