Evening star., 1916-05-02
NATIONALS BURY
RED SOX HOODOO
Have Won Four of the Six
Games Played Against
World Champions.
ABSENCE OF SPEAKER
FELT BY BOSTON TEAM
Sale of Center Fielder Has Deprived
Carraganites of Offensive and
Defensive Strength.
BY J. ED GRILLO.

In 1915 the weakness of the Nationals
when playing the Red Sox greatly aid
cd Boston in winning the pennant. This
was generally recognized during that
campaign. The Griffmen did not win
single game in Boston last season and
on only a very few occasions did they
defeat the Red Sox on the local
grounds.
But change has taken place. The
two teams have met six times to date
and the Washington aggregation has
won four cf these. As yet the Sox have
- - to score Il victory on the local
grounds. 1t would be n pleasing retail
iation if the Griffmen could duplicate
the SoX performance and not allow
them to win a game here all season.
The Improvement in the playing of
the Griffmen against Boston has awak-
ened the belief that the local team may
be expected to make a better showing
this year than it did in 1915.
Incidentally. the Sox are not the team
they were. II ever d players absence
from the lineup was felt it is in the
case of Speaker. The sale of the great
center fielder. III ,foiIbly has robbed the
Carrigan forces of the individual who
did more than any one else to win
games for the team.
Ruth was decidedly wild from the
outset, and in the seven and one-third
innings he pitched he walked nine men.
This the cause of his undoing, ana
is tn. reason he will be charged with
the defeat. though the two-bas2er by
Henry was made off of Leonard, who
went into the game after one was out
and Ruth had filed the bases. Three
runs resulted, and these. together with
in the second, all will be charged
against Ruth.
John Henry was a picture when he
faced Leonard with the bases full. The
big catcher was all determination and
was ready for anything that might be
pitched to him. Choking his bat. he
stood prepared 10 make the drive which
meant victory for his team. The count
was three balls and a strike, when
Leonard tried to get another one over.
That, was the one Henry landed on
when he sent home the three runs that
meant victory. Henriksen played the
drive poorly. futilely trying to stop the
srounder with one hand.
George Mcbride is hitting better than
he ever has since he has been MEM
ber of the Nstionals-since the spring
Of 1868. Mcbride has not only been
hitting often this spring, but most oil
his drives have been timely. Yester-
/ dav he came through with two clean
! singles and one of them brought in a
run.
| Jack Barry had decidedly busy day
| at second base. handling eleven chances
! without anything that resemb1ed an
! error But for his managing to be IN
| the spot where the ball was hi; most
| Of the time the Griffmen would have
| won by a much larger margin.
! Barry has proved himself one OF the
most capable second basemen since he
! was installed in that position after
leaving the Athletics that the game has
ever seen. He covers a great deal OF
| ground and is just as clever player
| there as he was when he was picked as
4, being the best shortstop in the league.
/ Barry robbed Rondeau of two hits yes
terday. In the third inning line drive
| from the Frenchman'S bat allowed Bar
| Nv to make a double Dlav. with two on
, and ore out. and with Foster on sec
J ond in the fifth and two out he made a
brilIian; stop Of hot arounder from
/ Rondeau's bat which seemed slated to
be single.
Rondeau and Ray Morgan were the
F.. principal run-getters for the Griffmen.
each scoring IL brace OF tallies Ron
deau walked twice and scored each
/ time, and Morgan got a hit in the sec
ond and walked in the eighth, scoring
On both occasions.
Janvrin assuredly is valuable man
eor the Red SoX. He is capable OF
pla ying most any position in the in
field and in a pinch can make good in
the outfieid. incidentally he is one OF
Carrigan's most timely hitters and is q
! base runner OF good judgment. Grif-
fifth made every effort possible to NAL ke
! some sort of - deal for .Janvrin last
! winter. but Manager Carrigan and
4 ltyif frn ylIta
| OF their utility man. refused to part
! with him. For some reason Janvrin is
not popular in Boston, proba bly, be-
cause that is his home.
When Ruth started his ascension in
the eighth Carrigan ordered AGnew to
the bench ana put Thomas in to catch
! Carrigan was figuring on lifting Ruth
at the time he sent Thomas in. Thomas
! is Leonard's regular battery mate, and