The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-04-28
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By LOUIS A. DOUGHER

The Boston Red Sox, a bit tat
tered and torn from the rough
handling they have received from
the champions during the past two
days, close their initial visit to the
Capital today. Unless rain inter.
feres, they win try their luck once
more. hoping to win and thereby
break even In the four tussels with
the Griffmen.
\ BULLET" Joe Bush is supposed to
do the flinging against the New
Englanders today, but there Is just
q chance that Curly Ogden will get
the call. Bush pitched fair ball last
Saturday in Philadelphia, though
beaten. His supporting cast was
unable to do much with Jack Quinn
and that had considerable to do
with the decision. Bush is ready
sor the going.
Ogden has been toiling away in
lie bull pen for days, seeking that
control that makes for successful
pitching. He has iY1timated to Man
ager Harris that he is in condition
to start q game and, better than
that, to 20 through. to finish. 1t
is Just possible that Curly will be
used and Bush saved for tomor-
rows opening game In New York.
Immediately after tOday's game
the visiting firemen from Boston
leave for Philadelphia for three
conflicts with the AS. At mid
night the champions board their
RATHER for New York, where they
are due to finish the week trying
to tame those Yankee sluggers.
Next Sunday will find the cham
pions meeting Connie Mack's gang
In the Griffith stadium, hopping
back from New York just for that
one game. On Sunday night the
Griffs leave for Boston where they
have three games to play on May
8, ana 5. Before returning home
the champions stop in New York
for a single game with the Yam
KEGS on Thursday, May 8.
ISL Rosenthal, the young out
fielder of the Boston Red Sox, has
started to overtake Ramon Herrera.
The Cuban second-sacker has nine
children waiting for his return to
Havana. Yesterday "Sp was in
formed that Mrs. Rosenthal had
presented him with q son down in
San Antonio. He admitted the
cigars were" on him.
In their first appearance here
the, Red Sox impressed all by the
power Of their attack, their Is hits
in 10 innings against Coveleskie,
Marberry and Ferguson totaling 20
bases. That bombardment success
fully covered defensive weaknesses
that have cropped out since.
The Red SOx, like the Yankees
and Mackmen, may shatter the
armament with their wallOps once
they get the enemy on the run.
They hardly class with either the
Yanks or Macxmen, but hits are
hits and they get their share.
Mechanical failures are always
pardoned in baseball. No player
may be expected to maintain an
average Of 1000, unless it be a
pitcher, and even he is pardoned
for a few misplays. But mental
failures don't belong in the major
leagues. The Red Sox have some
mental failures in their makeup.
Speaking generally and not Sc
lecting any particular player for a
panning, the Red Sox have no in
field, just four players holding down
the jobs. There is no cohesion in
their play, no apparent knowledge
of teamwork. Probably because
they played together in Detroit, Rig
ney and Haney work better together
than any other possible combination
of infielders. There is a noticeable
rifht between the two sides Of the
infield.
Phil Todt was a bull in a china
shop yesterday. Twice he made a
bad toss to pitchers covering first
base. Not only did he throw too
hard on each occasion, but he also
threw to the pitcher and not to the
bag. On a third occasion Weller
drew an error for not holding one
Of Todt's pegs.
Really laughable was the attempt
of Todt and Haney to get under
Goslin's high fly in the third. Both
players, with faces upturned, col
lided at the box, and, sitting down.
saw the ball drop safely within a
few feet of them.
Either might have captured it,
but every man i'm the infieId and
ON the bench was tOngue-tied. So
they coIlided, tumbled and drew q
loud razzing from the few fans on
hand.
Ira Flagstead stands out like a
sore thumb among the Sox. He is a
gallOping outfielder who rOams from