The Washington herald., 1915-04-21
Red Sox Fall On Gallia
For Enough Runs to Win
'Grifs Unable. to Hit George
Foster in Pinches- Final
Count Is 5 to J.
ACOSTA IN SPOTLIGHT
BY WILLIAM PEET.

oSltT, OIL tHe heu son
who was roughly handled here last Sat
urday by the Griffmen, was sent back at
! them again yesterday. and Scrappy Bill
| Carrigans "hunch" that Foster woult
gain sweet revenge proved correct The
/ Red Sox Won. toH.
Griff opposed Foster with Bert Gallia
| and Bert only looked good in spots
Bunched hits in the third cut down the
Nationals lead and more thunder in the
sixth and seventh yielded enough runs to
| put the ball game far beyond Washing.
| toms reach.
| Danny Moeller's injury gave Merito
| Acosta. the little Cuban, a chance to show
| what he could do. and he demonstrated
! to the entire satisfaction of the fans that
he was perfectly able to hold his head
above water in the big swim.
| Acosta raced back in the sixth and
caught Speakers long drive. that was
| labeled three bases. He walked to the
plate four times, connected for pair of
| singles. was hit by a pitched ball, and
drew A walk, all of which bespeaks per-
feet day at bat.
Nationals Score Two Runs.
The Griffmen jumped on Foster right
off the reel. scoring a couple of runs in
jig time. After that opportunities went
Glimmering for the want OF base hits.
Three double plays enlivencd the matt
nee. Alva Williams putting himself at the
business end of a two-ply killer in the
third which brought him round after
round of applause.
Iris Speaker and Scott also played
good ball afeld and robbed our noble
athletes of possible hits.
The Nationals appropriated the first
Tnr MT fin.
two runs by the best known method of
clean hitting. removing all chances for
arguments. Acosta raped n healthy
single to right field and scored when
Fosters drive went for three bases. the
ball taking a nasty hop just as Lewis
set himself to receive it. Milan shot a
single to center. bringing in Foster, but
Rippy Williams hit into n double play
and Morgan closed the inning with a
long fly to Speaker
WashinEton Hits Wasted.
With one down in the Nationals half
of the third. Acosta's single and Fosters
double were wasted. as Milan flied to
Janvrin and Williams gave Hooper a
long chase.
Morgan opened Washington's fourth
with single TO center. but was left
stranded. as his pals could offer no help
4 double play Snuffcd out what promised
to be run-gettinG affair in the Ma
tionals' fifth, and the seventh proved the
real heart breaker. for a nifty single in
serted at almost any stage during this
chapter would have changed the entire
complexion Of the battle
After Shanks had gone in the sew
enth, Ainsmith walked and George
Mcbride almost jostled Foster loose
from his head with A line drive. Chick
Gandl was ordered TO hit for Gallia
and the crowd started pulling for one
of Gandirs old-time wallops. A fly
to Speaker settled Gandil. Acosta
was passed. filling the bases, and the
business of scoring runs was put
squarely up to Eddie Foster. The
crowd groaned when Foster fouled to
Thomas. retiring the side.
Shanks singled to start Washing
toms half of the ninth. but the next
three men died in turn.
Red Sox Tie Score.
Boston knotted the count in the
third. Foster hit sharply to Morgan.
who threw the ball into the stands.
the pitcher going to second base
Hooper skipped the ball past Williams
for a double. scoring Foster. and on
Wagner's single to right. Hooper
breezed home
Gallia was nicked for another run
in the sixth, when Heinie Wagner
tripled TO the left-field bleachers and
trotted home on Speakers fly to
Acosta.
Singles by Janvrin and Thomas in
the Boston seventh. Fosters sacrifice
and Hooper's skyscraper to Milan
added another marker which was not
needed.
As Gandil had been sent in to pinch |
hit for Gallia in the seventh. Doc f!
Ayers was in the box when the WISH !
tors batted in the eighth. Ayers es- |
capped with a whole skin until the |
ninth. after two had gone. when |
Thomas doubled to left and scored on |
Fosters single to the same spot. !