The Washington times., 1926-04-26
Red Sox Pack
| Real Punch
At Last
By LOUIS A. BOUCHER

There are some 10000 folks in this
mans town who have plenty OF r..
spect for Lee FohTs Boston Red
Sox of 1925. They saw them yes
terday. That's why.
First came the Mackmen, said to
| be sluggers and contenders for the
pennant. They looked it.
Then came the Yankees, deadly
hitters and already out in front.
The fans know all about Higgins
troupe.
Now comes the Red Sox, a lowly
gang but a deadly gang at that.
They can hit. hit hard, hit far. high
and wide. They're a mean bunch,
those Red Sox, and don't let any
body tell you different. Their first
appearance in the Capital proved a
triumph in ten innings. 8 to s, and
all because they hit and hit hard.
Lee Fohl's team has been a sorry
looking aggregation for several
years. But that's yesterday. It's
not so sorry-looking today. For two
years back it had the hitting in
spots, but lacked about everything
else. Last year it developed it's pitch
ing a bit, but still lacked fielding
fight seems nearing it's end. The
crimson-hosed brigade is almost out
Of the rough.
Haney and Rigney. from the
Tigers, offer steadineSS and eX.
perience in the infieId. Further
more, both men can hit. Herrera.
q newcomer, is a speedy little feI.
low who seems to fit into the
combination well enough. Phil
HOdt was not exactly handcuffed
. year ago and looks better this
spring.
The oufield is still experimental,
with Ira Flagstead the one vet
eran. So long as Roy Carlyle can
pound the onion as he did yester-
day. all the black spots forming a
parade before his eyes will not keep
him on the bench. He's a slashing
hitter.
Fohl is still seeking outfielders
and pitchers. He has a number OF
young gardeners with him and some
OF them will remain. He also has
a collection Of young pitchers
battling for berths. His pitching
mainstays are the veteran Howard
Ehmke, Paul Zahniser, Fred Wing
field and Charlie Ruffing.
1t has been customary for most
of US to laugh at the pretensions
of the Red Sox. That was yester-
day. or rather the day before yes
terday. Sundays throng saw tho
Red Sox literally beat the Griffs 20
death. That's how they won their
first game Of the year in Wash
ington.
After see-sawing back and forth
the Griffmen tied the score in the
ninth in a typical Washington man.
ner. Goslin opened with a two
Dagger to left. reached third base
on Ruethers roller TO Todt and
counted on Judges long fly 10
Flagstead. The score was then
to 4, necessitating extra play.
Carlyle has connected for a
single. double and triple during
the afternoon, but he had one
more powerful punch concealed
about his person. He delivered
it as a starter I'm that tenth.
waIlOping a double out over Cos.
Inns head to the stand.
Ferguson plunked Todt with a
pitched ball and Jenkins sacrifice
showed both runners up a station.
Bucky Harris conferred with his
pitcher and Rigney, a dangerous
hitter, was purposely passed to
Ell the bases and bring up the
lighter hitting Herrera with a play
at every base.
Just as every well-written novel
should have its villain, so every
lost game has its despicable worker
Of evil. Herrera was the guy yes.
terday. Instead Of weakly rolling
into a double play. ending the In.
ming he dropped q hit into left
field. 1t became a double when
Goslin slipped on the ice and let |
1t roll back OF him.
Carlyle and Todt scored on Her
rera's hit. Those runs might not |
have decided the victory so Blsch.
off settled the argument with a |
three-bagger to the wall in left |
field, scoring Rigrey and Herrera.
Those last two runs spelled VIC |