The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-05-25
Groom and Donovan today.


Here is a pretty mystery Lelivelt
and Gessler had not shown signs In the
two games previous of being strictly on
the job as sluggers- They were known
10 have the goods, but were having a
hard time producing. A slump was De
tI..s! George Mullin was pitching yes
terday with speed truly phenomenal
He had more speed at times than he
could master. and had to tame his wild
desires to knock the catcher.s glove
clear thrcIEh the back Of ms hand
That being the case, how are We to
account for the fact that Lelivelt hit
clearly and smartly 10 center in the
third inning. scoring Mcbride from sec
ond2 Was il not an ideal time for him
70 wniff2 It was, beyond all perad-
venture, but our young hero was there
with the Wallop
Kid EIberfe;d had tough luck All
the Elks we know look pretty prosper
Gus and fortunateS Maybe after he IS
initiated tonight he will have The Indian
sign on hOodOOS. That is said to be
one Of the secret signs Of the order.
Then, take Gessler. This earnest and
industrious athlete was a source Of grief
until he pulled his great trick. In the
second inning he famed foolishly- He
LED OF in the fourth with a weak
Rrounder TO Bush In the gathering
gloom Of the sixth, with Milan on sec
ond and the fielders waiting away out
in the next county for him 10 send them
q fly. he slaps a low single 10 left
brings Milan home. while ne himself
takes second on the futile fling 20 the
plate. Il tied the score, il did, and made
the doctor the observed Of all observers
George Mcbride was another case Of
twisted dope. Who would have thought
# would he the gentle George who would
single in the second inning. advance on
his? ''- - VI = '-' --'--' Gu .
How did Cobb play? Same as ever.
be is stlll the wonder, and the wonder
grows With the usual good fortune Of
baseball stars. he had two chances to
show his ability with President Taft
looking on Nothing but his rare speed
enabled him to get two bases on the
Texas Lacquer that he sent along the
left foul line in the third Inning. A
slow man would have been caught at
second II he had had the nerve 10 try
for that bag. But the best thing Cobb
did was the fruitless shot to the plate
when Lelivelt singled TO center in the
third inning. It was q slow and low
fly that made Cobb run in a long way
Very few helders would even have
taken the chance Of heaving IL in Tor
Mcbride was almost there when the ball
was stopped, but Cobb sent Il home
like a rife. and If Lelivelt had not been
SGlCNN on the loD the run would have
been cut of with something TO snare
II was one Of those good things gone
wrong that In some ball games are more
i",, resting than the efforts which sue
coed
Hughey Jennings, as a blushng bride
groom, viii present one lovely color
effect
The Washington team has accom-
plished some surprising results this year
IN tic matter OF hammering out runs
when least expected. but the team never
had greater reason for feeling conf
dence in itself than It does today. Null
lin was pitching good ball. and mighty
fast ball. all through the six innings.
He realized that the darkness due To
the gathering thunderstorm was a big
help 10 him and he relied mostly upon
his speed for results. That he was go
ing all right is proved by the fact that
only four hits were made off him in
six innings In the meantime GRAY had
opened weakly, and in the second inn
ing Detroit got five hits of him IN n
row, for two runs. Few games have
been seen that were apparently more
hOpelessly lost. yet by sticking by the
ship and trying their best al all times,
the home folk eventually won ont bv
to 2. It was a genuine Inspiration
Nothing finer has been seen here this