Evening star., 1909-07-11
CY YOUNG TW|RLS;
COURSE We LOSE
Bobby Groom Pitched Fine
Ball, Too, and Hov|ick
Looks Real Good.
Special Dispatch to The Star.


CLEVELAND. Ohio. July 1o-Inasmuch
as Manager Cantilon of the Nationals
worked the Nap hoodoo. Pitcher Tom
Hughes. Friday, it was only natural for
Manager Laioie to even up the score by
pitching the Nationals stumbling block,
Cy Young, against the visitors today.
Not TO be outdone by Hughes, Old Cy
also won his game He pitched much
better ball than Tom and the final count
was TOO Hughes was batted for eleven
hits Friday, while Cy yielded but four.
Opposed to Young was Bobby Groom.
and if ever youngster deserved victory
on the strength of his own efforts. Groom
was that man. He pitched swell ball, and
had it not been for a series of errors be-
hind him he might still be battling with
the hero of many hard-fought game for
pitching honors.
Street and Conroy were the offenders
behind Groom, the former muff1ng a third
strike which resulted in run, while Con-
roy rid himself of tumble and three
base wild throw which helped the Maps.
Groom Pitched Good Ball.
Groom was on the mound seven innings,
and during that time he allowed but
three hits and issued two passes. He had
the Maps buffaloed, and but for the mis-
plays behind him might have won out IN
overtime. Groom gave way to Gray, VINO
batted for him in the eighth, and the
ninth inning witnessed the debut of the
new National twirler, Hovlick OF PEORIA
H., of the Three 1 League. This younsstef
appeared cool and collected while In the
box and served up a spit-bail that hao
the locals guessing. Like Groom, ne
would have issued from the fray without
q run against him but for tWo-pase
muff of d pop fly by Mcbride.
couple of very unusual plays cropped
up during the course of the game. In the
fourth inning, with the bases choked with
Mans birmingham swung . three times
and missed. Street dropped the third
strike but recovered it in time to force
Stoyall at home. That was all that was
necessary, as there were two out at the
time.
In the sixth inning Perring tried to
steal second. He overslid the bag.
Streets throw was wide, but Mcbride
made nice stab of the ball with his
Sloved hand. He then made dive for
Perring, but his reach was too short.
With both men lying on the ground, Per-
ring tried to get back to second, while
Mcbride crawled on the ground trying to
reach him. Perring saw that he could
not get back TO the base without Mcbride
touching him, SO he jumped to his feet
sta ad fnr pnf
up and gave chase to the fleeing Nap.
Finally he threw the ball to Cenroy, who
touched Perring out.
Unique Point Came Up.
Probably 80 per cent of the fans present
were of the opinion that Perring had
never touched second Later on Umpire
Connolly. who was working behind the
bat, stated that if Perring had failed to
touch second it was unnecessary for Nc
Bride To have chased him. as the Nap
would have been out at second. Egan.
who did duty on the bases, announced
that PerrinS had really stolen second, be-
cause he touched the bag in sliding over
ii. Otherwise. he said. he would have
called him out immedial ely he started for
third. 1t is probably fortunate that this
play came up as it did. for UP TO the
present no decision has ever been made
on man sliding to second, failing to
touch the bag and then regaining his
feet and starting for third.
When the Washington players saw old
Cy warming w they looked just about
the way the Maps do when they see
Hughes going through the preliminary
stunts.
They took hope. however when Jack
Lalivelt poled the ball TO left for a nice
single as a starter. Milan followed
with clever sacrifice. Youngs throw
barely beating the speedy Milan. Egan
doubt Cy. then tried to catch Lelivelt off
second and threw low to Ball. The sphere
struck the bag and bounded into short
left. Lelivelt racing to third.
Cy Had Them Faded.
Young then recalled that it was his turn
To trim the Nationals, as they had beaten
him the last time out. He hitched up
his trousers, shifted his chew Of tobacco
from one side of his mouth to the other
and forced Unglaub to give Ball pop
iy, while the best Browne could do was
TO give Bradley an easy grounder.
The Nationals were unable to do any
timing with the Old I'm for several in
ninss thereafter. In the second Ball
whipped out Donohue and Mcbride,
Stovall saving the Nap shortstop an error
when he scooped up his low throw on
Mcbride, while Flick raced almost to the
bieachers to gather in Conroys long fly
street slammed liner at Young to open
the third. Cy knocked the ball down and
~ rapid-tire work got his man. Groome
1ouled 10 Easterly and Leivelt popped
t. Ball. The Nationals went out i'm order
IN the fourth. the feature afieId being
bradley nice catch of Brownies foul
near the third base pavilion Bradley
tnrew out Donohue in the fifth, but
messed up Conroy's Srounder. Wild. -
however, died stealing and Mcbride flied
10 Hinchman.
Some of the Details.
with street and Groom on the retired
list III the sixth, the latter again foul
ing To Easterly, Young issued his first
pass, LeliveIt being the beneficiary He
was marooned on tirst when Birmins-
ham gathered in Miians fly.
Guglauh beat ont his yrounder To
deep short in the seventh and stole sec
ond on close decision after Young
forced Browne to swish the air. and
ponohue popped to Ball. Conroy then
walked. but Cy had the gypsy curse OH
McBfide ana put over three straigh.
strikes
Bradley pulled off two swell PLAYS IN
the eighth. Delehanty was sent tn hat
lot street and sent wicked bounder To
bradley. which he knocked down. the
throw barely beating the Iimpiny Del
iray was sent To bat for Groom and
iahheu Lellvelt sent bounder along
t,ifo' which Bradley gathered in behind
tne oaS and whipped Jack out.
loung eased up somewhat in the
nlnth, as the game appeared to be well
In hand, with the count to o. but was
giad enough to tighten UP again when
Milan led off with n nice sipyIo ~ 80,