The Washington herald., 1920-04-23
Nationals Capture Uphill
Game From Boston Red Sox
ny GEORGE L. MoRELAND.

II yesterdays game had been
played in Tokyo the Japs would be
shouting "Banzai" yet.
Because it certainly was some
game! ...
True enough. the 1886 clicked
OF by park turnstiles were late for
dinner.
as compared with a hair raising
coming from behind. and a snatch
ing Of the first home game of the
season from Boston-S to 5? What
boots 1t? we ask.
Nothing boots 1t; that's what!
Anyone wishing to see smiles of
unalloyed happiness Is respectfully
invited to gaze on the countenance
of Clark C. Griffith, Esq. And also
on the faces of the 1000 Hello, Bill
Elks, Grinf's own order, who were
on hand with COW bells and horns.
Also on the faces of everybody else
who saw the game.
For it was a ball game worth
winning.
Treat shaw Rough.
Hand any team a fve-run lead
with a pitcher like Russell. who
has always been a hard nut for the
local team to crack, and you will
understand, why the fans all came
away from the park satisfied that
the Nationals were the best club
that ever represented this city.
The manner in which the visitors
started in to handle Jim Shaw was
enough to drive a person to-beg
pardon, there isn't any more. Then
the GriTmen got mad. and when
Umpire Dineen called out a runner
at the plate the word was passed
to be up and at them And up and
at them was the result.
II didn't take long after they
once got started to drive poor Spit
Ball Russell to the tall timbers.
And that wasn't all. II the local
boys couldn't get the ball close
enough to hit it. they just waited
them out and walked. The result
was the same-they got on, and that
is the main object, for you must
get on to score runs.
Roth Gets First Hit.
Russell was master of the situa-
tion for four innings. But he made
the fatal mistake of striking out
the FIRST batter to face him. and that
generally is the cause Of a game
DelnB lOSL. lneEt are many pllCH~
ers who could not be. paid to do
yet to learn.
Bob Roth was the first player to
get q hit off the Red Sox star.
When he faced the twirler in the
fourth he cracked a slashing single
over third.
In the meantime. the Bostonians
had been manhandling our pal, Jim
Shaw, in an outlandish manner. In
fact they just walked up there and
took a shot at everything he Of
fered and the offerings, mostly.
were not very fast. nor true. so
that in the very first inning they
nicked him for a couple Of hits, one
a double by Mike Menoskey. who
sent the pill out against the right
field fence. Tim Hendryx could not
see a hit like that wasted. so he
scored Mike with a fine drive be-
tween Shannon and O'Nein.
Then TO make matters worse they
took a liking to Jim again in the
second with a pair of hits. But
with no damage.
schaeht to Rescue.
That. was al for the Pittsburger
and out trotted Al Schahct, who un-
til he entered this game had
amassed a record of having pitched
twenty y-eight consecutive innings
without a run being scored. But
evidently the Red Sox had not
heard of that performance. as they
started in to lombard his shoots
like he was just an ordinary
worker.
Hendryx found him Immediately
and cracked out his second hit of
the game, but he was out stealing.
In the fourth it Looked all over
for Al, but he saved himself by
some great work: both in the pitch
ing line and also fielding. McIn-
mis- singled to center on the first
ball pitched. and when Eddie Fos-
ter came to the bat the game was
halted long enough for the Mayor
Of Cherrydale to hand the former
Washington player a beautiful bunch
Of roses Whereupon. Ed. instead
Of striking out. as Is customary
under such circumstances, proceed
ed TO smash one. Worse still, he
sent a long DOUBLE to deep left that
Milan was unable to get under.
That put a man on second and
third.
Gets Out of Hole.
Scott sent a short fly to Rice,
but both runners were held to the
bags. Al then threw out Devine,
after holding McInnis on third,
Pitcher Russell tried to fool Al by
bunting toward first. but tho
pitcher pounced on it like a cat
with a mouse, and both runners
were left stranded.
The strain evidently told on
Schacht. for he met his Waterloo
in the fifth. The visitors went at
him roughshod. and before. Erick-
son came to his relief four large,
juicy runs were over and the bases
left filled As two were out at the
time the big Swede entered the
game. he got the last man with
no further damage.
After that the Red Sox had as
much chance of getting anything
as the public of this city has of
getting a scent fare.
With those five large runs star