The Washington times., 1914-04-28
Explanation Enough for Their
Failure to Take Advantage
of Good Pitching.
GRIFFMEN MUST HIT MORE
Final Clash With Red Sox Is
Glorious Victory for Home
Team and BoehIing.
By THOMAS KIRBY.

PHILADELPHIA. Pa. April IS
The failure of the Nationals to rise
to greater heights in the race is easl,
explained by examining the hits pei
game of each Of the contenders.
BY this rating the Griffmen stand
next to last, having an advantage on
The Boston Red Sox alone. The Ma
uonaTs average up TO yesterday was
but rs a game The others teams s
records are: New York. s II: St.
Louis, 1-1o; Detroit, $40; Cleveland,
$40: Athletics, 10; Chicago, $40;
Boston, ) $40.
II is self evident from these figures
that a decided boost must be taken
in the matter of batting If the Ma
tionals are to move upward and on
ward.
In the National League the weak bat
ting OF the Chicago Cubs has been
one Of the real surprises. The rec
Pittsburgh. 9 1-9: Philadelphia 10 II;
Brooklyn, IL; New York. S Is; Ros-
ton. ~: Cincinnati 3-9; st. Louis,
: lilo; Chicago. e-lo.
George Foster, the Boston pitcher,
was once discarded by the St. Louis
Americans after having been held until
June !. He was obtained directly from
II appeared from the stand as though
lack Egan erred previously in the first
inning when he called Clyde Milan back
on an alleged foul.
Foster was on first when Milan cut
a liner down the first base line that
looked good for run and a double, but
The umpire decreed il was outside. The
Nationals, led by Griffith, demurred. but
all to no avail.
Considering it was Monday and far
Temoved from a Federal pay day, there
vas a large crowd out to see those
Griffs yesterday. The turnstiles click
ed nearly 5000 times.
Several hundred jurymen. in extreme
eft field. watched the combat sans
coats. 1t was real baseball weather.
II there has been any belief that there
vas deep rooted clamor for the rele-
cation of Danny Moeller il was re-
moved when the right fielder slashed
the ball past Iris Speaker in the second
inning for triple that netted the Grif-
men two runs.
That old standby. Mcbride to Morgan
10 Gsndil. set the Red Sox back by
= double plav when they threatened
a. the beginning of the third. It was
al speed from the pick up to the wheel
and shoot and final out. few min
utes later Ed Foster crashed into the
same sort Of a combination for another
dual out.
'Rube Zieser. who relieved Foster
70 a graduate of the Chicago semi-pro
fields.
We have been asked a couple Of score
Of times how the Nationals look on
n" road when they are in their real
stride. Those who were at the Georgia
avenIe grounds Yesterday saw for
themselves
By falling upon George Foster and
Mat Zieser. two young tWirleTs, the
GrIffmen set their highest btngle mark
or the season to date, Yesterday.
irving out a round dozen safeties that
uTouEht them six runs and defeated
The Boston Red Sox in the final game
- the spring series in this city. Mean
hile Joe BoehlinE was holding the
enemy in check. keeping their hits
we'll scattered and allowing bat one run.
Zoe might have been more powerful mad
the occasion arisen.
The fielding of Steve Yerkes, the
Red SoN second baseman, and George
Mcbride, the dandy captain OF the
Griffmen. featured that end Of the al
I"rnoons performance, while McBride
poled out three safe swats in four trips
20 the plate. The score: