The Washington herald., 1916-04-30
Red Sox Are Helpless
Before Walter johnson
Nationals Capture Opening
Game OF Series Before Big
Crowd by 4 to 0 Score.
FINALLY GET TO FOSTER
Gnfmen Pound World Series Hero
Hard IN Closing Chapters
Ainsmith IN Form.
By WILLIAM FEET.

BIZ WILLIAM FEET.
Psraperzxins Sir waiter scott: s-Nssr
before 20 like king looked Walter
Johnson"
Quoting Duffy Lewis: ~ssy. that stun
about Alexander being the sreasest pitch
er In the world is bunk-we faced the
Greatest IN the world this afternoon IN
say johnson Is the greatest"
Nov that Sir Walter Scott and Dury
Lewis have been heard FROM. we ~fil
discuss yesterdays game. which TIE Ne
tionals won, 70 Q, prfncipsily because
1ohnson held the chxnpior Red Son
completely at his mercy, siIowtns buf
four scattered hits and permitting ouiy
one invader 20 reach third base
george Foster, who won two gauaes fer
tne Red sox dur1nt the world series xsa
fan vz< In the box for the Csrrsrxn
clan, and Foster was beaten by the Ma
donals for the second time this season.
Pftchers' Battle UntfI sevsnfh.
Untii the seventh timing the rzrne ~zs
pitchers' battle between johnson and
Foster. with hopors slightly In favor Of
the speed king" but IN the seventh
Foster was BIT wild and the home tolls.
started 70 wallop the ball. washinrfo~
Jumped eve hits with a sacrifice and b~.s
on balls IN the seventh and eighth, put
Eddie Ainsmith's CATCHING. sIso his hs..
tlng' for Il was he who drove across n.
hrst run, was the big washinstor f-S-
ture NEXT 10 Johnson's FreAt tw4rlin..
while George Mcbride and Ray Morr.p
also unbuckied hits at the rixht tiroe
and helped fstten up the NstionAls run
column.
OF the four blows credited IN. wo-.5
champs, Henricksen's single 70 center An
the ninth was the only real hard drive,
the others were In the nature Of TexaI
isagusrs.
I Biz Crowd on Hand
The largest crowd since N. ope4,InF
game turned out 70 see the battle, and
the tsns were greatly Impressed with tbe
work Of the. Washington club.
4 The Grtrmen always had men on fbs
bases during the early stages, but FosteT
wsk equal 70 the task Of putting the
sort pedal on base hits until the seventh
inning rolled around.
Joe Judge opened the seventh by draw
ing base on balls. MseEsn's bunt nut
judge on second absse Ainsmith shot
single through the box, scoring Jud1s
and racing AROUND 70 third hinssIS
when Lewis peg 20 Thomas al the plsto
took bad hop. the ball bounding 10 the
stands With the tnfsId playing in close
Capt. AcBride popped over Gardner's
head. scoring Ainsruith. The Bostor
pitcher then settled down and retired the
side.
There was one gone in Washington
half OF the eighth when Milan collected
his hrst hit Of the game a pretty sinFie
to right Geld. Rondeau SMASHED be-
tween Gardner and Janvrin. ADVANCING
Milan 70 second Judge grounded sharply
70 Janvr1n. who forced Rondesu At So
iona, Milan taking third on the out JudFe
promptly stole second and when Raw
Morgan jsmmed the ball 10 right center.
both Milan and Judge were over the
plate. Gardner retired AInsrnith for the
final out.
JohnsOn Is InvtncfnIs.
Until the fourth inning not q member
OF the nery-hosed Esng reached first base
JanVrtn in this chapter dropped q Texss
leaSuer In short right field, but was
thrown out trying 20 steal second.
! Thomas singled through Foster in the
| sixth with one down. but he too died
stealing and The side was out when
Aihsmith eanped under George Fosters
foul fly
The one inning when the Red soI
really threatened was the first half OF
the seventh when Il looked as u a run
might be showed over. The first man up
In this chapter, Hsnriksen, was called
out on sutkeS- Janvrin grounded 10
Morgan who fumbled. Hooper popped 70
Judge, but when the hit-and-run signsl
was ordered, HoblitEeI pokee the bail
to an unsusrded spot In left field. On
this Janvrtn went 10 the far corner. and
with the next ball pitched. Hobby started
for second, but Ainsmith after MAXIM a
, blum throw 20 catch Hoblitzel, wheeled
around. slammed the bah to Foster and
caught Janvrin fiat footed Of third base.
ending the inning.
Henriksen's single with two out IN the
ninth was the only possible chance tbs
Red sox had 20 start a rally, but Jsuvrin,
The next batter, fled to Mcbride, sndtnE
the game. Score: