Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-04-18

ana now q zoe. VINO scoieo Inv io'
that ended one of the keenest games
ever staged at Fenway Park. and
nrobably the highest at this season OF
the year The erstwhile Grinmar.
who previously had been up five times
oaly to die aerially on each occasion,
eoaxed walk from Ericsson 70 So naao
the fourteenth. Scott lifted 10 Rlce
and then came the well known break
OF the game" that decided where vic
tory should perch.
Break That Decides.
With Micky Devine. who succeeded
Walters back Of the plate after the
twelfth. when the backstop gave way
10 q pinch runner, at bat. and the mt,
and-run sign displayed Foster started
Running over to cover the keystone
station. O'Neill territory was lett un-
protected, and it was through there
that Devine's crack went unhlndered-
Foster pulled up at second. ~ was
chance O'NeiH would have sobbled up
and possibly converted INTO o outp ns
piay had he not been drawn OUT o.
noeitfon. With only one killed OH j;
Jce Rush's foul pop to Judge would
lave ended it. but as II was harry
Hooper came up and shot a safety 70
left center that cashed Foster ann
weathered- hardened fans who PAID
real money to get In. home to din-
ners az cold as they were but nappS'
nevertheless.
The part foster played in upsstting
the aspirations of Clark Grimth anu
his henchmen may have seemed AKIN
TO poetic justice for permitting him to
.st swsy from the Nationals. And
thsre was another angle to the wallop
.sAat won that is worthy Of comment
Hhe manufacturer. OF IT, on three pre-
yvtous occasions when he move INTO
view with his hickory stick at cruclai
periods. was purpessly passed. me ne
rule makers at the recent meeting IN
chicago sought to do away with TINS
practice. but it 10 not necessary 10
"Nean" q batsman to circumvent the
regulation as Erickson demonstrated.
Passes Hesper Three Times.
In the third, with Scott on the far
Garner by virtue of q single. sacrl-
fIoe and an out. Erick carefully TOSS,
q four balls to Hooper M on q va a
weak hitter. who follows him. The
strateEy went awry in this instance
Ter the reason that Gharritys throw
to Harris when the double steal was
the result that Scott scored before
Hooper could be run down. The taily
really was unearned and had Gnar-
rty gotten OF one OF the accurate
rsSs he later cut runners down with
/ TO 0. in regulation time:
when Hooper appeared in the TENN;
With two down and Walters on thlrd
by reason OF his stneie and Jones
1chsss to the hot Garner because it
vas left uncovered when the infield
vas drawn in for the bunt. the cap
tain of the Red SoK again was glven
re high ball tte:tms1 Gba M9Ns x1 an
IN the twelfth, With Awo hands laid
away and walters On second by
means Of double. Hooper was in
tentionaIly walked ard M S,a ~
tie fourteenth it was different. Here
Erickson elected to pitch to Harry.
With the disastrous results afor-inen-
toned.
yuneP0us Men 0o Paths.
These were not the only occasions
the Red Sox had chances to score
In ten of fourteen innings, Including
the two that were taken advantage
Of, the Hub gang got one or more
men on the bases, and in nine diff
ferent rounds q 0ri6man or two at
some time or other was perched on
tue se s.e Hat the ans
enee This was In the third frame.
when Harris led on with double
- right center, was sacrificed to third
~ Erickson and reached the pia3e
~ du0kG . l0uB lily " X1ChNbyAs
vieusly nor thereafter until the fatal
feurteenth was either club able to
assemble more than one safety to q
session. a high tribute to the ming
ing skill of Erickson. Jones and Bush.
Notwithstanding the thermometer
was down close to the so degree mark
and with the sun obscured by clouds
that a Eusty Worcester failed to chase
away. although it chilled the loyal
spectators and numbed the fingers OF
H.
their work in a deadly. earnestness
and with a vim that produced cork
a ing good game Of base hall on q day
admirably suited to ice hockey. Under
the circumstances the exhibition
Erickson gave of pitching ball of a
shutout brand for fourteen frames
was remarkable. The Swede surely
deserved a better fate than to be
yanuuished in the manner in which II
was accomplished
Red Sox Hit Harder.
The wind-Ep found the Sox with
total of ten hits, including two
hagger and one blow for three bases
while the Nationals compiled eight
four Of which went for extra bases
Milan and O'Neill connecting for dou
bIes in addition to Harris two-piI
blow. while Judges lone safety wal
n terrific liner over Hoopers head II
right that Melted him three cushions
This was In the tenth with two ou
and Milan was unable to bring him in
The Sox had an even better oppor
tunity to end the game in the inning
before, when Mike Nenosky started
with liner similar to Judges, tina
nut him on third. but there he lin
gered. for Shannon threw out Hen
Aryks. and. after McInnis had walkAd
Rice caught Fosters fly and nailet
Menosky at the plate with perfec
Peg This was one of the high light
OF q series Of exciting situations.
When Bush entered the game in tn
twelfth, after both Jones and his bat
terry mate had been withdrawn IL
favor Of emergency performers
he got himself into Jam that prom
ised to wreck Barrows hopes. Tn
BULLET Joe" Of othsr days demon
strated how he obtained the title b
vhifanR both Erick and Judge wit
Ms smoky shoots. but faltered /
Walking Malea. who stole second o
Rice. This put It up to Roth. the ex
to be reckoned with this year as
real COM baek In victimising Bobb
on strikes, to attain the distinction @
fanning the side.
Rice and Hoth Fail.
The failure Of both Rice and Rot
to deliver At the bat was a decidin
factor In the battle. In only this In
stance was Roth up WITH mates o
ahaaA Of him. ,and the bases we're unoc
eup.ed Oh all save two occasions ths