The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-04-20
NATIONALS TO HOLD
MORNING PRACTICES
TO BETTER HITTING
GriH Decides Stick Work Must
Be improved, SO Calls Ath.
letes for Sessions.

Griffth leads his little band OF base
ball warriors back into home territory
after their first road trip. with a record
of three victories, three defeats. and a
win in an exhibition game. the latter
coming under the heading OF hollow
victory only. While the club did not
Grinf returns with confident expectation
that the hitting of the past two days
will increase In frequency until the
players are able to bat In some OF the
many men they have been settihs on
To accomplish this end. he will give
this particular department OF the game
undivided attention during the morning
the present stay at home. Foster and
Milan have been going as good with
the stick as any members OF the team.
and George Mcbride has shown flashes
been contributing one and two hits each
game he has played, and this, together
with his fleet-footed base-running ana
alright fielding Is the principal factor
in his returning home In the regular
lineup williams is another who is hit
Outside of those mentioned. the. club
still has the biting weakness which has
kept II away from the top so many
years, and II the o. +. can remedy this
ne has otherwise one of the best bal
anced teams In the league. Williams,
who has delivered more than one timely
Is likely to be missed for few days.
as he has injured knuckles on his right
hand and a sore knee.
OF the two games played in Boston on
Patriots Day. the morning contest was
by far the most absorbing from a Wash.
ington standpoint Not alone because
the GrifYmen won but because II was re-
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ilous moments for each club.
The afternoon game was not without
Incident, however, and IL Grins lads
could have done little of the same
morning contest. a second victory would
not have been difficult. Bert Gallia did
not receive the support In this respect
that he deserved. and when Doc Ayers
was substituted the greatest damage had
been done.
In this game three occasions present
ed themselves when the first man up
got on base and at the instance OF Nor
gan's double a great deal was accom-
riished right off the handle toward get
ting an early run. but there was moth
ing to send them over.
Boston first offended the runless after
noon in the second. following single
by Henriksen. which produced run on
of Gardeners triple Bert Gallia sue
his favorite station, having struck out
the hard-hitting Barry and made
Thomas roll an easy one to Judge
Again in the sixth, the Red Sox were
seen to gladden. the hearts of the null
titude through the process OF base on
balls and two hits. IT was again Hen.
riksen who scored. he having walked
nv Gardner, Barry. and Shorten's put
out Gallia was hit but six times, and
many a pitcher has been given a win
on 80 good a pitching record when he
had the proper kind OF support
Yes. the morning conflict was by far
the best buy for the four thousand and
some odd who went TO- see the Red SOY
who braved the biting breeze which
swept across Fenway Park saw many
difficult situations relieved, and they
saw the Red Sox threaten to COME from
behind on no less than three occasions.
They saw Joe Boehling southpaw his
way into these bad holes and then
southpaw his way out again.
They saw a squeeze play fail and In It's
failing the ball game fit away beyond
all possibility OF redemption. They saw
clyde Milan and Danny Moeller collide
on Barry's high fyS to right center-all
this being quite enough to happen in one
the morning game for exactly the same
reason that the Griffmen lost the even
ing administrative to hit in the
pnches.
There is some consolation to he found
In the fact that all of the games played
while away produced close scores, with
perhaps the exception OF the first game
in Boston, which ended 5 to | against
the Grifrs. II the local contingent can
hold these clubs, New York and Boston,
both up front in the race, TO close scores,
then the indications for the future are
good, so say we.
Griffith kept his two comedians.
Eltrcck and Sawyer. pretty we'll under
cover while I'm Boston. Sawyer was not
turned into the ring at all. ana only on
rare occasions did Altrock venture forth
10 amuse the populace. Just three shy
OF 1000 people saw Altrock initiate UNI
pre Nalin on the bases.
Tho Griffmen's first shut-out is shown
here In figures:
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