Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-04
RUTHMAY APPEAR
IN DUAL SPECIALITY
Babes Aid Not Needed for
Red Sox to Down Harper
Yesterday, 10 8.
BY DENMAN THOMPSON.

Babe Ruth may put on his famous
specially, wherein he impersonates a
pitcher and fencebuster. all in the
same game. at the Georgia avenue lot
today. Ruth is the only performer
now in the A. l.. who doubles up in
this manner and none ever did 1t with
greater success. 1t is possible Bill
James will be looked to for the pitch
ing end by the Red Sox board of
strategy and that Ruth may get an
other day off. with Southpaw Thomp-
son huring for the Griffs, but the
mauler had nice vacation watching
his mates trim Harry Harper and the
rest of the Griffs yesterday and is all
primed for battle. Besides Dick Rob-
ertson may be called on for the local
box work, in which event Ruth will
cavort in left field. anyhow.
Boston's big southpaw wasn't need
ed by the Sox to get a 4-3 verdict over
the Nationals yesterday. Caldwell ran
true to form in putting the. quietus
on Washington's ambitious stickers.
and, with the assistance he received
from his fellow actors. particularly
McInnis and Scott, copied in clean
cut fashion. This last named pair
filled very prominent roles in the cast.
registering,' between them. more than
HAIL OIL Boston MUS ana scoring or
driving in all of it's runs.
Twelve Straight for Rice.
Rice increased his string Of consecu-
tive hitting. games to twelve Uhen he
cracked a double to left in tho second
and completed the circuit on Murphy's
neat bunt and Shanks' single to center
This lead was short Lived, as Scott got
busy in the third with drive that
nearly took Fosters arm of. Caldwelrs
sacrifice. Hoopers out and Shean's in
field single tying the score.
McInnis, who had hit safely in the
second, only to be forced at second by
some one-handed stuff by Mcbride, led
on IN the fourth with rap to right and
drive caromed off Judges throwing mitt
for two bases. Wits long fly to Murphy
permitted Stuffy to score and Schang to
reach the far corner, from where he
breezed home when Scott looped a
Texas Lacquer to left.
The fifth was Washington's big in
ming. Two tallies. enough to knot the
count, were compiled and there should
have been more. Murphy was hit by q
pitched ball and on Shanks' safe roller
ran second. Shean getting him with q
snap peg to Scott. Agnew's short biz
to left, too close in for Gamer to grab,
moved Hank up notch and q wild
pitch advanced them both. McBride's
line single to right registered Howard.
land Sam trotted home on Hafper'e safe
poke to left. Strunk then robbed Judge
sof an extra base hit by sprinting nearly
to left field for his line drive.
Amos pulled an even holder bit Of
daylight robbery in the following frame
when he travsled back toward the jury
box at top speed to spear Rice's elout
with one hand. This wound up the
'Griffs.
McBride's second hit in the seventh
was unsupported and Menoskey was
stranded after walking in the eighth.
McInnls and Scott Again.
with the count q saand-off at ali
in the final session, McInnis unlim-
bered hit No. 3 to center. advanced on
aspair of infield deaths and toed the
platter with the winning run while
Scott WIS beating out q hit to Shanks.
Harper showed q lot Of speed in COW
Elaborated with Judge in taking throws
that snuffed alien baksmen. He also
watched the bases carefully. Boston's
lone steal being due to a poor peg to
second by Agnew.
1t seemed Foster should have killed
OF Shean in the second. when the lat
ter beat out a hit to Mcbride in deep
run. Eddie has gobbled harder hit
balls farther away from him than this
one.
washington members Of the B. P. o.
E., with several hundred soldier.
sailor and marine guests from nearby
the Nationals bench and displayed
keen interest in the proceedings. The
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Band furnished music. :.