The Washington herald., 1916-08-15
BOEHLING ENTERS BOX
IN time TO STOP SOX
Nationals Win Hard-fought
Battle in Boston, Trounc-
ing Leaders, 2 to /.
RAY MORGAN WINS THE GAME
Griff's Second Sacker Comes Across
with Two-base Drive at
Right Time.
BY PAUL III SHANNON,

The Washington Herald's Boston Correspondent
Boston, Mass, Aug. 1.-THE "Old Fox
made the right move when he yanked
Bert Gallia to allow a pinch hitter to
bat for him in the seventh inning of this
afternoons game. for this sudden shift.
esteemed foolish by the majority of the
fans was just what the Nationals needed
to get the to / decision over the Cham
pion Red Sox. The base on balls, drawn
by Danny Moeller, and the second one
issued by Carl Mays in this same in
ming, was followed by Morgan's Ions
two-baser which meant two runs and a
hard-fought ball game.
Gallia nevertheless gets the credit for
the victory and he richly deserves 1t,
even though the Red Sox did earn the
one run they scored of him. Hits by
Scott and Hooper, with a pass sand
wiched in between during the third, gave
the Sox their one and only run of the
contest and these two safe hits were
all that were made Off Galllia during
the six innings that he worked.
Boston therefore was leading by this
single tally when the Nationals went to
bat in the seventh. Here, with two
out, Mcbride was walked after getting
in the hole for two strikes. At this
juncture Moeller was sent to bat for
Gallia and every one figured that Grifr
icpclL liils lHONt, DIS ne IIlu5t nave
deplored the shift he made last Satur-
day. But his judgment was vindicated
when Moeller, after getting in the hole
for two strikes waited and followed Nc
Bride to first on a pass. Then came
Morgan's double which enshrouded the
Boston fans in gloom as two runs
scampered home.
Outside of this one round, the Ma
tonals could do practically nothing
with the stick. They made six hits in
the first seven rounds, never more than
one to an inning and Morgan got half
of them. These two passes which cost
Mays the game were the sole instances
of unsteadiness as previously he had
been able to tighten up and stop any
threatened scoring.
The Red Sox hit in hard luck. Many
of their hsfdest drives went right into
the hands IF the fieIders. Milan, Morgan
and Jameson pulling off some star plays
while Gallia was working. Perhaps the
most effective bit of pitching that Gallia
did was when Boston scored a run in
the third and had men on third and
second with none down. Here Barry
struck out while trying to pull the
squeeze and then Duffy Lewis followed
suit
In the sixth Milan pulled down what
should have been a three -bagger from
Lewis bat. As there was a man on sec
ond at the time, it was a narrow es-
cape for Gallia. But II Gallia had a
little luck, Joe Boehling had far more
than his share. He pitched the last
two rounds, and just why the Sox did
not beat him the fans are still trying
to figure out. Some good angel stood
by Joes side in the eighth when Hooper
began with healthy hit to right Barry
tried to sacrifice and then drove ter
rife fly to left on the hit-and-run play.
Jameson. who was playing back near
the scoreboard. succeeded in getting un-
der the ball and as Hooper was on sec
Ond by this time, he pegged sharply
to Morgan. who doubled up Hooper at
first on the relayed throw Lewis fol-
lowed with a screeChing two-bagger. and
Shanks was nearly knocked over by
Walkers torrid smash down the first
base line. But he held onto the ball
and so saved the ball game. The field
ing on both sides was practically per-
feet, the single error by George Mcbride
costing nothing.