The Washington herald., 1918-05-09
Nationals Batter Up Two
Hub Star Hurlers in
Second Game.

Ed Barrow's Red sox crew looked
anything but champions yesterday
when two Of his pitching aces were
smothered under avalanches Of base
hits, which placed the Nationals on
the long end of 14-to-4 count.
Bullet Joe Bush went through the
FIRST four innings moving down the
Grifmen like a real baseball tank, but
In the fifth he decided to take the air
route and when he descended. brought
down by a flock Of hits from the Ma
tionals gunners. eight runs had cross
ed the platter and the game was on
ice
Carl Mays, master wielder of the un-
derhand shoots. took the mound duty
after Joe retired to the showers, but
there was nothing mysterious in what
the bean-ball artist served up to the
clan OF the Foxy Pilot and five runs
were registered before Carl retired
with his glove and a dent in his repu-
tation. Wyckofr finished without in
cident
IL looked as though the Red SoN
were going to have a comfortable time
IN winning from the manner in which
they took to Jim Shaw's slants, but
when he was derricked to make room
for Premier Pinch-hitter Frank
schultz. Harry Harper took up the
task and held the Hubitiesr safe.
II was a gala debut for Chubby
Joe Casey. He came to bat in the
lucky nth with three men on base
and a chance to win the ball game
like his namesake fame in poetry.
Casey smashed his way into the
hearts of the Washington fans by
picking one Of Bush's offerings for a
sure enough clean single that moved
two men across the plate.
Bullet Joe" Bush. who has always
had the Indian sign on the Nation
ais, was given the assignment for
mound duties for the Red Sox. while
Jimmy Shaw did the work in the
center of the diamond for the Ma
tionals- But the Griffmen killed off
this Bush jinx in the fifth by driving
Bullet joe off the mound. Carl
Mays, of submarine fame, then took
up the burden. Shaw was removed
from the fray TO make room for
Schultz to pinch hit in the Nationals
big session, Harper finishing the
route.
This Beantown tribe went to work
on the slants of the Pittsburgh stoGie
in the second frame. BABY Ruth
picked out one to his liking and
crashed it over Shotten's head for
two bases. McInnis followed with a
bingle to left which placed Ruth on
the far corner. Scott's long fly to
Milan gave Ruth easy romping to the
plate.
Two more were added by the red
EoErd crew in the fourth when Strunk
c-9s'hod out a single after Ainsmith
and Foster had run together on his
saSy foul fly. Strunk stole second
while Shaw was tanning Ruth, and
scored on McInnis' single to left.
p;.ch"d and moved to third on a
p" I'D ball. Scott's infield hit coupled
Nth Shaw's error placed McInnis
across the counting dish.
Joe Bush's triple to the Bull Dur.
ham sign followed by Hooper's sacri-
f-cC fly. added ore more to the Red
SrE's total in the fifth.
II Casey. Demon Joe Casey
could only hit. would be great
TILE for the batting rally. which
re-ulted in eight runs ia the Ma
tiunars fifth. Judge opened the
rally with a blow to right. and
Morgan followed with one in the
same direction. Bush filled the sacks
b. passing Foster. and the stage
was all set for Demon Joe Casey"
who made his initial bow by crash
ing single to center field. which
tailed Shanks and Judge. Schultz
filled the sacks up again by a blow
to center. and Foster and Casey
dented the dish when Shotten hit
to center field. I.avan beat out an
infield scratch, which once more
hlled the bases. After Milan fouled
out. Shanks singled to center plac-
ing Schultz and Shotten over the
pan. Lavan taking third on the
throw in. Judge followed with a
single. and Lavan and Shanks
scored. giving the Nationals a grand
total of eight runs
Safe hits by Foster. Harper. Shot
ton and Milan, along with a base on
balls, a steal Of home, coupled
with two errors Ga... the Nationals