The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-04-22
Red Sox. Are 0utcIassed
In the Final of Series
Nationals Take Advantage of
Errors by Tossing in Hits at
Opportune Moments.
FINAL COUNT Is IL TO- 3
by WILLIAM PEET.

BY grabbing the final game of the Red
Sox SERIES, II to 5. here yesterday. the
Grlfmen split fifty-iifty in the first en-
counter with the team picked by many
experts to grab the American League
bunting this season.
Ii was an easy game to win FOR the
reason that the Nationals took advan-
tage of Red Sox errors and tossed in hits
where they would do ehe most good.
Joe Bochling was on the firing line and
after the third inning did not have TO
extend himself. Opposed to BoehlinG was
Ray Collins, the big portsidcr, Who In
times past, has 'oftcn made the Grid
gang eat cold turkey.
Collins only worked six innings and
was not hit as savagely as the box score
would seem to indicate. but his support
DURING the third and fourth innings was
miserable. Still there is an old saying
which goes something like this: Errors
are lust as much a part of baseball as
hits"
GriF Switches His Batting Order.
II order to present a solid front OF
right hand hitters against Southpaw Col
Inns, Griffith gave his batting order q big
shake-up, playing Shanks in right field.
Rondeau in left, and Rippy Williams be-
hind the bat.
The combat was enlivcncd by four
double plays. the Nationals appropriating
three of them. Big Alva Williams. with
his black bat was again in evidence He
drove over a couple of runs in the third
with a single and scored another with
sacrifice fly in the fourth.
With .hn game hcpelessly lost Man
ager Carrgan, of the SoX. yanked WaE-
ncr. Hooper, Collins and himself sub
shutting Sc .ondstrins players. Nc
Nally. a recruit from st. Paul. played
second base. RehiG replaced Hooper. and
Ralph Comstock. last year with the Prov
To Haley. husky young receiver pur-
chased from the Des Moines club.
Milan Connects for Homer.
Clyde Milan in the seventh inning. the
first National TO face ComstOck, hit to
deep center field for a clean home-run.
In the Red SoX's half of the sixth. with
Speaker on first base by virtue of sin
gle Duffy Lewis dubbed the ball over
Milan's head for a circuit wallop brcez-
ing home few steps behind Speaker.
In the third inning Washington made
five runs eff Collins. but got them with
three hits. Morgan, first up, was walk
Cd On McBridc's srounder TO Janrrin.
Morgan was forced at second. Wagner
taking the throw. Mcbride then stole
second Collins walked BoehlinG. Shanks
singled. The hail was headed toward
center. but struck second base and bound
ed UP in the air. Nobody scored. Scott
holding Mcbride on third. Foster hit in
front of the plate. Collins fumbled the
ball badly Mcbride scoring and Foster
beating the ball to first. Milan was out,
from Scott to Hoblitzell. Williams came
up and slammed n vicious single to left.
Shanks and Roel1ling scoring. Foster go
ing to third and Williams to second on
the throw to the plate. Gandil drew
walk. Rondeau dropped a Texas Lacquer
to right. scoring Foster and Williams.
batted a second time in this in
ming but forced Rondeau out from Scott
to Wagner.
GriTmen Add Four More.
Four more runs We're scored by Wash
inston in the fourth. Mcbride walked.
Boehling popped to Wagner. Shanks sin
Sled to center. Mcbride going to second.
CarriCan threw to HobltZell to catch
Shanks the hall getting through Hobby
and rolling TO the fence. Umpire Null
laney allowed two bases on the over
throw, Mcbride scoring and Shanks 60
ing TO third Foster hit to Wagner. who
fumbled the ball. Shanks scoring, Foster
safe at first. Milan singled to center.
hut Speaker held Foster on second Fos
ter then stole third. Williams hit sac
rifice fly to deep left. Foster scoring.
Lewis made a beautiful catch and \
pretty throw TO second to double Milan
UP. Wagner dropped the throw and Milan D.,
was safe. Gandil tripled to left. Milan !
scoring. GandiI tried to stretch the hit
into home run. but on perfect relayinG. |
lewis to Speaker. who had run all the !
way up back of third to take the throw. |
liandil was nailed. Carrigan blocking him |
from the plate.
Collins was taken out at the end of the |
,rxth inning Comstock replactN him. |
Milan first to face Comstock. hit a home /
run to deep right field. Williams was
safc when Comstock dropped Gamers
throw to first. Gandil doubled to left.
stopping at third. Scott booted |
Rondeau's grounder. permitting Villa ms
and Gandii TO score.