The Washington herald., 1916-05-03
Nationals Take Series
From the Boston Red Sox
Grifmen Make 1t Three Wins
in Row Over the World
Champs, 7 to 4.
SHORE is BATTED HARD
By WILLIAM PEET.

Worlds champions and others all
look alike to the Nationals these days
for yesterday the Griffmen soundly
! trounced the Boston Red Sox, to 4.
cleaned up the series three in a row,
and maintained a firm grip on first
place in the league standing.
| The Boston Red SoX with Ernie
Shore in the box did not look one bit
more Impressive yesterday than dur
ing the other two games played, for
Shore was hammered all over the lot
and removed after working six in
nings.
There was no fddIing around waiting
for bases on balls by the home team
yesterday. Griff's young men simply
waded in and smashed out hits when
hits were needed. Shores delivery was
mussed up for nine clean wallops, in
,cluding three triples and two-bagger.
! Opposed to Shore was Joe Boehling.
the Richmond southpaw, who beat the
Red Sox in Boston two weeks ago.
Boehling. although touched up lively
and removed in favor OF Gallia.
pitched fine game OF ball and de-
served a shut-out, which he surely
would have gained had not Joe Judge
dropped a dinky fly ball. with two out
IN the seventh. and the bases loaded
Judges Costly Mum.
Joe Judges muff was a master
piece-the prettiest mum ever known
to science-it had SnOdgrass' $4,000
world series mum faded to a beautiful
pink, because it was done more artts-
tically.
i've got it," yelled Joe, as the
ball was in the air.
He got it all right, fondled the ball
TOR a minute and then dropped it
Two Red Sox tallies breezed across
while this was going on. and when
HobIitzel and Lewis followed with
singles the score board showed the
figures. Washington. 6; Boston, 4.
/ Washington's loyal fans who know
that errors are just as much part
Of the national pastime as base hits,
lgroaned when Judge dropped that ball,
but to show the little first sacker that
they were with him. gave him rous-
ing cheer when he came to bat in the
eighth inning.
GaIIia Relieves BOehIInE.
Grin substituted GalIia for Boeh-
Hing in the eighth inning after Barry
had doubled with one down. Gallia's
spitball held the invaders at arms
length during the remainder of the
combat.
The home folps lost no time going after
| runs, putting over tally in the hrst IN
ming, when with one down, Foster was
safe at first on Gardner's poor throw to
HobIitzel of an easy grounder. Milan's s
single to right advanced Foster to third
and when Rondeau forced Milan at Sec
Ond Foster crossed the plate.
The Griffmen put over another marker
In the fourth. Rondeau, after slashing
to left field for long drive that fell just
outside the foul line, jammed the ball
into the corner OF right field for a triple.
Judge shot a single to center, scoring
Rondeau.
Mcbride opened the Nationals fifth
with a single to left. Boehling famed
but Barry tossed out Moeller. Foster
grounded to Janvrin, who let the ball slip
through his legs, Mcbride scoring on the
error. Milan tripled to the score board
counting Foster.
shore Is Taken Out.
., Shores finish came In the sixth, when
) the Nationals added two more talles.
)l Morgan doubled after Judge had been
retired, and came home on John Henry $
] two-bagger to left field. Mcbride singled
} to center. scoring Henry. Shore then
; settled down and retired the side.
Il The Red Sox half Of the seventh was
4 a heart breaker and sent chills up ana
down the spines of the faithful fans
After Foster had retired Barry with a
4 swell stop, Agnew singled to center. Nc
ii SslIv batting for Shore, shot the ball
safely to right and Henriksen walked
j for the third time Shorten was ordered
to run for Henriksen. Janvrin famed
4 for the second out, but at this stage
| came Joe Judges famous muff. Hooper
| sent up a nice little pop fly and Judge
camped under the ball only to lose it.
As everybody was running at the time.
Agnew and McNally had no trouble
scoring before Joe could pick the ball
out of the dirt Hobby came across with
a single, scoring Shorten. Lewis smashed
to left field, counting Hooper. but when
Hoblitzel tried to reach the far corner
on the blow, he was snuffed out, retiring
the side
When the Nationals came to bat in the
seventh HerbIe Pennock was on the
mound. Pennock escaped trouble until the
eighth, when Washington scored its sew
enth tally. Judge started this chapter
by getting a life on McNally's tumble.
Morgan's sacrifice put Judge on second.
and when Henry doubled over shorten's
head, Judge crossed the plate. Score:
enc N n 2