The Washington herald., 1918-05-08
Barrow's Red Sox Handed.
Setback by the Nationals
Johnson a Puzzle to Boston
Ia Opening Game Of
Series.

crashSng them out about ankle high,
jusf lfke the offerings Of Uncle Sans
-'whizz bang" artists over there In No
Mans Land, Clark Grifith's down.
trodden Nationals yesterday took a
fall out Of the league-leading Red Sox.
at the Florida avenue bailiwick, by a
7-to-3 count. Somewhere or some
place during the trip from the city OF
Brotherly Love the Griffmen once
more regained their batting eye, as
thirteen safe whacks made the going
rather easy for Walter johnson. who
decorated the center Of the diamond
for the local tribe.
johnson was at his best during the
early innings when the game was a
nip and tuck affair, but after Griff' s
hired men went out and gathered in
q lead the Kansas smoke ball artist
simply loafed along. Hurbert Leon
ard. who has passed time in Ban B.
Johnson's circuit for, oh these so
many years, under the name of
Dutch" worked the entire route for
this Cape Cod tribe. II was not any
fault OF Hubert's that he was not
Issued the shower call during the
early innings, as the light in this d.
rection broke in the fourth inning
when the Nationals staged their
regular merry-go-round
This same Hubert was pounded again
In the next session. but Eddie Barrow,
OF minor league moguI fame, saw bet
ter than the few hundred fans that
were present and allowed the Califor-
nian to stay the route. but 1t was dis
astrous for these Red Stockings, as
Grin's clan just picked away at his
southpaw offerings with the result
that has been foretold.
Battle terms were even, UP to the
second. when Sam Agnew, of pug
listic fame, crashed out blow to CEN
ter and moved up on Leonard's sac
riice, but there was no scoring, as
Hooper and Shean were unable to
solve the assortment of smoke is
sued by the Kansas cyclone. The
Nationals placed one over in their
half of the third by the way of Ain
smiths single, followed by John
sons ciout and a sacrifice fly by
Lavan-
The big session came in the next
frame, after Shanks had fouled out
Judge singled to left and stole the
midway cushion. Morgan followed
with single to center, and Judge
-O-1P~N al NAC way. "dS
hit in the ribs by one of Leonard's
fast ones. but Eddie Ainsmith was
Johnny on the spot. and whacked
out q double to left. which scored
both base runners. "Orf," followed
by Morgan and Foster. across the
counting dish when johnson hand
cuffed Schang on a single to left
One more was added by the Ma
tionals in the next inning, when
Milan opened the way with a sin
gle and advanced on Shanks' infield
out. Judge Hit to right and Milan
took third and Ray Morgan placed
him across the pan with a blow to
center field.
Loose base-running on the part
Of Judge and Morgan killed the Ma
tionals' chances for further run
gathering in this frame.
The Boston tallies came in the
.i<tk. when Strunk singled to left,
and scored when Baby" Ruth
hoisted the horse hide over the
right field wall for a circuit clout.
This crash went about ten yards in
side Of foul territory and was the
initial home run over the wall at
the Florida avenue ball park this
season By a combination of infield
outs. along with a base on balls
and Milan's hit, Lavan was pushed
through with the Nationals final
eounter in the sixth.