Evening star., 1916-09-08
Boston Manager Avoids Inter-
view by Telling Caller Over
Phone That He Is Out.
HARPER is TO GET $500
BONUS IF HE WINS TODAY
Ruth May Oppose Southpaw in His
Effort to Annex Fifteenth Vic
tory Of the Season.
BY ]. ED GRILLo.

Manager Bill Carrigan is not talking
for publication these days.
The writer went to the Harrington
called up room 500, which the room
, clerk designated as Manager Carri-
gan's. Carrigan, without trying to hide
his Celtic brogue, informed the writer
over the phone that aCrrigan was not
in the room and that he must have gone
out somewhere. Carrigan evidently
does not want to talk of his troubles.
Carrigan has three of his best men on
the hospital list. Barry is out with a
broken right hand. Clarence Walker
had collision with Janvrin the other
day. and as a result has badly
bruised neck which is keeping him out
of the game, while Larry Gardner has
an injured toe which will keep him out
of the game for several days. Carri-
gan's disnclination to be interviewed
is not hard to understand
It was Manager Griffiths intention
this morning to work Harry Harper
against the Red Sox this afternoon
Harper took a twenty-minute work
fed that he had regained his form. SO
he picked him to do the twirling today
1t was believed Carrigan proba bly,
would use Ruth or Shore, but which
ever one it is the Griffmen will do
everything in their power to win the
game. for there is no love lost between
the Carrigans and the locals. If Har-
per wins today he will get flve-hun-
dred dollar bonus for winning his fif-
teenth game.
Johnson will pitch tomorrow. and the
form he is now displaying assures him
of giving the Red Sox a fine beating
making it six straight victories for
him.
All that was required yesterday to
give the Nationals a dual victory was
the use of little Judgment by some OF
the young men who are drawing salary
from the Washington club
At least two runs were thrown away
in the eighth inning when Leonard
who started the inning with a single
allowed himself to be caught off first.
A rally followed. for after Foster had
walked Milan hit to right and Foster
got to third. Smith came along with a
! double down the first base line and the
Yanks' right fielder made a throw to
catch Smith at second, Peckinpaugh
handling the throw while in a kneelng
position with his back toward Milan
who. however, failed to take advantage
of the chance to score and stood at
third watching proceedings at second.
Why Joe Judge threw the ball wild
to the plate in the fifth with High
resting comfortably at third and no
play anywhere and two out, certainly
calls for an explanation, for High
scored.
Capt. Huston, one of the owners of
the New York club, when asked yes
terday whether there was any truth in
the report that the New York club of
the American League is going to have
McGraw manage the team next season.
said:
Il don't know anything about that.
II am certain McGraw has another
years contract with the Giants. and |
have seen him but once this year. and
l have had no communication with
him We are well satisfied with Bill
Donovans management"
The Nationals got an even break with
the Yankees yesterday. They present
ed the visitors with the second game.
which would have been won easily
enough if a couple of the Griffmen had
kept vile awake.
The irst game was s to / victory
for the locals. Gallia displaying splen-
did form. while Mogrdge was hit hard
and the visitors played poor ball in the
field
The first game was a walkover for
the Nationals, who were presented with
a brace of tallies in the very opening
inning Leonard opened the game with
base hit, Foster sacrificed him to sec
ond and Milan's hit allowed him to go
to third. Milan then stole second. Al
exander looked at Leonard to hold him
on third and then threw the ball to
center field. Leonard scored. while Mi
Ian reached third and ran home
when Magee's throw went through
Baker and bounded into the visitors
dugout. These two runs proved
enough to win the game. though the
locals scored three more after that