The Washington times., 1918-10-06

Neither of August's Very Good
Eddies" played in that way when he
was having his first major league
trial. The Grinman was on the fast
wheel before the Redleg, shortstop-
ping for the Yanks in 1910, the last
year George Stallings bossed them,
and only hitting .132. That was .032
better than Roush clouted when he
received a fall trial from the White
Sox in 1918, when Jimmy Callahan
was their leader.
Fosters first big league booster
was the late Robert Mercy, business
manager OF the Indians. Foster and
McRoy had played ball together on
a Chicago semi-pro team and Robert,
then Ban Johnson's private secretary,
tried vainly to interest American
League managers in him. So earnest
was Mercy In his boosting of Foster
that Eddie finally became known as
Roberts shortstop." but that title
did not land him his first job with
the Yanks 1t was his brilliant work
for Jersey City that earned him pro-
motion.
slammed Three Homer.
Roush, during August. played in
thirty-three games. in twenty-seven of
which he hit safely. He was at the
plate l29 times, scored twenty-five
runs and tore off fifty-three wallops,
of which seven were doubles, four
were triples, and three were home
runs. The circuit clouts were OBJ
tanned off Toney, Of New York; Mar
guard. of Brooklyn, and Fortune. OF
Philadelphia
The pitchers who held Roush hit
less during the month were Coombs,
of Brooklyn, on August 1; Grimes, of
BrookIyp, on August ); Doak, Of St
Louis, on August II; Ames and Mead
ows, of St. Louis, on August u:
Grimes. of Brooklyn. on August 20.
and TyIer. of Chicago. on August %.
Ames and Meadows, of the Cards,
did not prevent Roush from bingling
when they pitched to him on August
10. for then Edd j.. as he signs his
contract, got next to the two gentle
men of the rubber for five healthy
swats. the last of which. manufac-
tured in the ninth. gave the Reds
o-to-S win.
Got Four In q Row.
On August - Roush. batting against
Garry Fortune, of the Phils. knocked
out two singles, a triple, and home
run. Two days later a three-bagger
in the tenth. CLEANED off Lefty George.
Of the braves. was lnt PcAhN
Of Cincinnati's winning tally.
Roush did not merely content him.
self with proving a Samson with the
willow in August. his work along
other lines being Of a high grade. He
made ten sacrifices and he stole ten
bases. three of these on Bradley HoES
and Jack Adams, of the Phillies. on
August 81.
Only two black marks were chalked
up against Roush in August. he catch
ing 1O5 flies and making five assists
for a percentage of .9S2.
Hit In Twenty.sIx Games.
Foster got into thirty-ope scraps
during the last month OF the pastime
that was decreed ponessential. bing-
ling in twenty-six OF them. The gun
ners who held him at bay were Rus
sell, OF Chicago. on August 1; Jones
and DaIss. of Detroit, on August 4:
CoveIeskie and Coumbe, of Cleveland,
on August s: Keene. Bauer and
Adams, Of Philadelphia on August Is.
and SheIIenback. Of Chicago, on
August Is Eddie. in between his
fourth and hfth hitless games, pro-
cured safeties in thirteen successive
contests.
Fosters August speciality was max
ing four hits in a game. The Wash
inGton Midget turned this trick no
less than four times, against Bagby.
OF Cleveland. on August s; against
Johnson. of Phi adelphia, on August
u (the Senators only had six swats
that day.: against Leifield and HouCk,
OF 1T. Louis, on August Is. and against
Bagby and McQuillan. on August -.
Foster did not 80 IN Tor long hit