The Washington times., 1915-04-18
Terrible Trio to Blame
For Victory of Red SOx
Moeer FumbIes Fly Ball. Boehng Walks Speaker and Johnson
Allows Bing|e to Score Two Men in Nnth--Bostonans
Grab First Game From Griff's Outfit
By LOUIS A. DOUGHER.
ERNEST SHORE,

A lame trio allowed the Boston Red
Sox to seize victory from the Grinmen
in the ninth inning yesterday, TO o.
Danny Moeller, Joe Boehling, and wal
ter johnson are the three young men
" no did 1t, most of the blame raining
upon Moeller's broad shoulders.
With the score tied and two down IN
the first of the ninth. Heinie wagner
raised a big foater to right. Moeller
circled around, staggered o't au
then muffed the ball. Wagner mean
while, had reached third: TO make
matters more interesting, BoehlinS pro
ceeded to pass Speaker. and succeeueo.
Iris promptly swiped second. In caiiid
, Walter johnson. He kindly allowed
! DUFFY Lewis to slam a single to center'
scoring both Wagner and Speaker Cur
| tains. ,r
After fighting gsmely and coming up
from behind to a tie score, 1t was
painful ending for the Griffmen, though
an error did give them their chance 10
even the count. None can tell What
might have happened In the tenth OF
! eleventh. but to have q game hurled
into the discard as that one was made
many a fan chew nails last night.
Joe Boehling was wild throughout the
combat and did not seem enen.ve th.e Inu, fnur
innings the Red Sox seized what
seemed to be a long lead. Lewis openeo
the second with single to lett. goins
up on Hobbs sacrifice. Scott sinsien 10
nn on Uobhy's sacrifice. Scott singled TO
I The fourth saw as many runs chalked
up for the visitors. Lewis walked ana
| Hobby was hit. Scott beat out bounce
| in front Of the plate. filling the corners.
Janvrin forced Scott. Lewis scoring'
Cady hit to Boehling and Hobby per
ished at the plate. Foster walked MI
ing the bases. and when Boehling,s in
| sanity passed Hooper. Janvrin scored
Wagner collided with a single to center,
scoring Cady and Foster. Milan ran tar
out behind his regular position and got
Speakers fly. ending the agony
The Griffmen had tied the count in
their half Of the third when Boehlins
doubled to the scoreboard. scoring Nc
Bride. who had singled with one down;
In the fourth they tried their best and
| managed to get two more runs over be-
fore George Foster Vanlshed IN ia'or oi
Ernie Shore. $500,
Milan skied to Speaker and then Will
Jams doubled to right center. Morgan
came to time with a single to the same
place. Hank Shanks celebrated with a
triple to right, sending in both lads
Ont went Foster; In came Shore. Henry
waited and walked but Mcbride took
a third strike and Boehling force/
Henry
The score was even at FIVE runs il
the seventh, largely because CadS
dropped a third strike on Moeller. Henry
opened with a crashing triple to righ
center. Mcbride and Boehling whitfield
and so did Moeller, but the latter's fina
strike got away from Cady and Moelle1
was on first. Fosters slam was too
hard for Scott to get and Henry Tailed
Moeller had stolen second, and so h'
; went to third. Milan. who had not hi
safely since the opening day, got in {
timely slap to right scoring Moeller
The teams were now neck and necl
when williams forced Milan. The!
) might have drilled along like that TO
. some time except for that terrible tri'
, in the ninth.