Evening star., 1909-04-29
F|RST-CLASS BALL
BY THE NATIONALS
Locals Defeat Athletics in Hot
Iy Contested Ten
Inning Battle.

For getaway day. the Washington
players pulled themselves together in
grand style yesterday. and after nip
and-tuck struggle for ten innings de-
featcd the Athletics by the score of : TO
= 1t was ordinary exhibition the
Nationals put up. but something extra
ordinary, as they fieided without an error
and finally managed to bunch enough
hits to land the one run needed to score
a victory. As the team will be away
until the 29th of the month, 1T was GER
tainly fine getaway performance.
Bob Groom was on the rubber for the
locals and he practically outpitched
'Rube" Vickers and Coombs. who were
on the slab for the Quakers. Groom s
record was seven hits for a total of nine
bases. while the Quaker pair were touched
ND for eight hits and a total of ten bases
Groom did not do any too well at the
start-off, but as the game progressed he
appeared TO gain confidence and In the
final three innings was going like the
Limited Express under full steam
Back of Groom the fielders put up a
swell game. nothing like a misplay mar
ring the sport. although InElaub. on hrst
had to do some extraordinary stretching
and jumping to save Groom. Mcbride,
Conroy and Street from wild throws.
Nationals Off Well.
After the Athletics had been turned
hack runess in the first inning the Ma
tfonals scored once without making a
hit. Bob Ganley worked out base on
balls, was sacrificed to second by Nc
Bride. took third on a wild pitch. and
scored on Unglaub's fly to Strunk in CEN
ter. II was close play at the plate, as
Strunk made beautiful throw to Thorn
as and only fine slide saved Ganley.
The Quakers got busy in the second and
tied up the score for couple of minutes.
Harry Davis tore off his usual double to
the center field fence and Baker sent
him to third with sacrifice. Strunk
hit a hard roller to Unglaub, and Davis
beat the throw TO the plate.
Washington came right back in the
same inning and again shot TO the front
scoring one run After Clymer had gone
out Conroy singled to left center and
quickly stole second. Milan died on a
roller to Nichols. Ccnroy taking third.
and he then came home when Thomas let
fast outcurve slip through his glove
Tied the Score.
In the seventh the Athletics got work
ing again and tied up the score with one
talley. Stiunk beat out slow roller to
Unglaub. and Thomas sacrificed him to
second. Pitcher Coombs was sent up to
the bat in place of Vickers and responded
ncby to the distinction by slapping a
which Strunk easily came home Coombs
made a desperate attempt to stretch the
hit into a triple, but died at the third
corner on good relays by Clymer to Dele
hanty to Conroy. and was out by hair
The eighth and ninth innings were
fruitless. and then came the glorious
finale in the tenth with victory for the
Nationals. Unglaub tore of clean sim
gle into center and raced all The way 10
third on Delehanty's single into the same
locality. Strunk tried TO head Bob off
at third and Del went to second on
the throw. 1t was glorious situa tion
and everybody inside the inclosure was
yelling with the full strength of his
lungs. Ote Clymer then walked to the
plate. but he looked fiercely at Coombs
and he received a pass. filling the bases.
Conroy then came forward and drove a
warm crounder at Baker. which was
gathered in cleanly, but in making the
throw TO the plate he pulled Thomas off
the rubber. and Unglaub scored the nee
ossary run.
Following is the official score of the