The Washington herald., 1920-07-04
ACH WINS WORLDS TENNIS NIERES AT BOSTON
Nationals and Boston Break
EDen When 7win Bills oft
NJ JACK SYE.

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Boston. July s.-An even break
with the Red Sox is the best the
Nationals have to show for their
trip to this city, as the result Of
steady downpour today which
knocked the plans for another
double bill in the head. The team
entrained tonight for home. where
they are prepared to celebrate the
great and glorious Fourth In con-
junction with the New York
Yankees. 1t appears to be a fore
gone conclusion that there will be
plenty Of fireworks for the occa-
sion.
Mr.. George II. Ruth IL wont TO
start a pyrotechnical display on any
occasion. How to keep the ire
problem that Is worrying Grifith
and his men. They hope to have
the Nationals carry off the honors
in this line Of endeavor.
Jim Shaw, who. with Walter
Johnson. the peerless no-hit per-
former. left ahead of the team last
night, has had due time to prepare
for the opening battle tomorrow.
Griffith is banking on Jim TO annex
the first game and will work John
son on Monday afternoon. In view
of Barney's recent performance IL Is
| a safe prediction that the Yanks are
going to have trouble in beating
him.
Sam Rice a Ty Cobb.
Boston has walked up to the fact
that in Sam Rice the Nationals
have the real successor to Ty Cobb.
He isn't the slugger that Ruth is,
but neither was Tyrus. But when it
comes to fielding and running bases
Sam is pulling fancy stuff every
day. He is also maintaining a
healthy average with the stick.
In the past thirteen games Rice
bat for an average of 48s. In addi-
ton he has scored eleven runs and
stolen eight bases. He showed the
Boston fans some real speed on the
| first day here when he stole second.
advanced to third on an error and
then made a clean steal of home.
| Sport writers in this community
are touting the National outfield as
the best in the circuit.
But for a weird exhibition OF
pitching yesterday, the team would
be able to come home with three
out of four victories. They have
maintained their healthy batting
with a team average Of .314 for the
series, as compared to .295 for the
/ Red SoX.
Feeling Against Moriarity.
There is quite a bit of feeling
among the National players against
Umpire George Moriarity, on account
i of his ruling on balls and strikes in
Fridays game. With two men on
base in the eighth, Judge and Milan
both popped easy flies, due, they
claim to Moriarity having put them
in the hole" With two balls on
Judge, the umpire called a wide one
a strike, and when a protest was
made called another strike on the
next ball. though Joe declares 1t was
worse than the first Milan had
somewhat the same experience.
though he never kicked. Zez is not
easily riled, but expressed his opin-
ion of the umpiring in straight lam
! guage after the game.
To add to the feeling, the umpire
and Bobby Roth came near mixing
| in a fstic engagement after the
game had been lost. Men on the
| team who have never been known
! to bait umpires do not hesitate to
say that his umpiring beat them.
| though not making any excuses for
the bum pitching dished out.
News was broken to Calvo and
| Carlson this afternoon that they
were to go to Little Rock. Neither
raised an objection.
IT told Griff l would be glad to
| CO." said the Cuban. He has al
ways treated me square, and any,
| where he wants to send me is o. K.
1 hope he wins the pennant. That's
the only thing I've got against
| him"
Nick Altrock departed on a mys-
terious mission today. Rumor has II
that he has gone to give some
promising pitcher in this section the
double O." He is not expected to
rejoin the team for several days.