The Washington herald., 1920-04-18
Harry Hooper,s Timely Dnue
Giues Sox Win Ouer Gntfs
BY GEORGE L. MoRELAND.

Boston, Mass, April 17.-In the
deepening gloom that suddenly be-
comes blacker than nature made 1t,
Washington glimpsed Harry Hoop
er send out a single in the fourteenth
Inning here today. and they inti-
mated from the smash OF the dog
wood that Foster was en- route for
the wire with the end OF q perfect
day-for> Boston. They were correct
Foster was awake and travelling.
Fosters crossing Of the plate
marked the end a 1-to-1 scrap that
had looked like a rosy plucking for
Washington in the wavering ninth.
The bookkeepers entered the days
bill OF lading as 2 to for the Red
Sox. closed their ledgers with a
bang and ducked for the subway in
an effort to make the city edition
of Saturdays beans.
Erickson Gets Hand.
With 1t looking like a slow cur
tain for the Nationals in the ninth,
Menosky, who will be remembered
as washiagton's outfielder of other
days, pushed out a three-bagger
over Ruth's head. Erickson put on
the brakes, gave the best little
program Of pitching seen by any
member of'the stan this season, and
the gentleman from Flint, Mich,
was left stranded on the far corner.
Erickson came in for a big clatter.
Todays meet was good old-fash-
ioned baseball and the fans were
tickled with the abundance of
chances for the game to go either
way.
The real cause of Boston's win,
though indirectly, was Fosters
walk in the fourteenth, when
Erickson eased up. Foster, first up,
entered free. and Devine shot one
through O'Neik making 1t two on.
Then Erickson made the mistake
of giving Harry a chance. On three
previous facings he had walked the
Red Sox captain when 4 hit meant
mourning. But on the final trip to
bat, Hooper, with three and two
against him, sent out the ultimatum
that brought Foster in with the
war tax that wrecked the afternoon
for the Nationals.
Grifs Score First.
The Nationals were the first to
score. for it was in the early third
that Harris doubled and took third
Un r.rIcAsOn's sacrifice. Judge re-
center that Hendryx captured, but
the latter was too late to nab the
speedy Harris at home.
In the last half of the same inning
the Red SOx tied up on an error by
Charity. Scott singled, was moved
along by Walters sacrifice, and took
third when Harris tossed out Jones.
Hooper was inte tentionally passed.
and on a double steal Scott went
home when the ball rode low to
Harris. Hooper. caught in a jam
OF first, started back, but was an
easy out. 1t was a good sacrifice
out. for the tying run went through
on the deal.
Pitchers Duel
Then the real scrap was on and
the fans jumped up at every break
that followed. Both Erickson and
Jones pitched grade A ball, despite
the bitter cold Both delegations
had their chances to swing the con-
vention. but neither could collect
enough to bring home a lone can
didate between 'em.
O'Neill doubled in the seventh,
his first hit since he Joined the big
time circuit, and after Harris had
flied out, Erickson walked but
Judge failed to connect.
Again in the eleventh Judge
slammed a long triple to deep
right-a drive that had all the
looks OF a homer. but the soggy
ground swallowed up the balls am
bition with a thud. Two were
down and Milan failed to hit. leav-
ing Joe stranded.
Catch Mike Mt Plate.
In the ninth the Nationals turned
into the historic thin red line OF
heroes" and made it necessary to
postpone the finish.
Menosky tripled with none down.
but he was held at third when
shannon made a great play on Hen
dryx's tap. After McInnis walked,
Foster tried to clean up the game
by slamming out a fly to Rice
Sam made a clean delivery to
Charity and the runner was caught
at the plate.
Almost everybody in the battle
did some fielding that scored noise
from the stands. Roth saved a
run when he caught Fosters bid
forNa triple in the second by a long
jaunt and a one-handed, overhead
catch.
Bullet Joe Bush, who relieved