The Washington times., 1910-07-06
washiuston vs.. Athletics today, i
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Here We are again, near the cellar
suC who shall say going up TINS
day the Washington team IS WITHIN
siEty-five points OF the old oerIh ~
which II has been at home for 50 many nan,
E-earS- Perhaps after Il races INC
we shall be more com o. ts@oiG-
The little tests of commiseration for
the inhabitants of st LOUIS because
they live in a tail-end Town. VIII nave
70 be chOked OF
Bob Groom IS carded TO pitch this after
noon If Groom does not blow up ne
should make a fair showing against LIl5
Athletics, Judging on the work they did
against Johnson yesterday Johnson
famed nine of the first eighteen men
who faced him. and il was only the
coincidence OF his shoots becoming sOlV-
able and his support falter1nE at the
same time which gave the AJhleIlCS a
chance to win as they did by > 20 ,
But. II Groom has the slightest tendency
20 take an ascension. there VIII be a sad
time al our ball yard The Athletics
Ike cheerful slver and show their
appreciation by making the most Of
passes They did 50 yesterday when
they took hold OF the first pass pre-
scented by Johnson, which was 70 Hart
man they had gotten To frst-and Col
Inns made the Athletics second hit q
Tvy77-baSEer- which scored HaTtseL- That
= The caiiDer OF the Athletics. and
males us fear the worst # Groom IS not
on the job every minute this afternoon.
Not a man left on bases for the Ath-
letiCs IN the first six inninEs-then came
the calamity
George Mcbride broke into the lime
light again By making the only Wash
lnEton hit that counted for anything
Where does he get tho faculty of turn
Ing such tricEs2 He drove in both
Washington runs with a perfectly up-
right single 20 center IN the fourth inn
ing. and the same supposedly weak
sucker opened the seventh inning with
q neat single 20 left bI- was promptly
forced bv Schaefer. Fer q man with an
aItenuaLed batting average. Mcbride
has been Dleuomelailv successful. Per
hapS he IS one Of these great minds who
take lie easily until confronted DE q
crisis. then spring into violent action
This Is a Characteristic OF great Eeuer-
ais burCiars. and pinch hitters- An
alienist could look the bcy IN the eve
and tell at q glance that n an eIIergeE-
cy he would always be there with some
deed Of valOr. He Is d sweet youth and
the fans love him much
Milan did not get a hit Yesterday nor
ip the second game on Monday. but he
is not the kind to remain long IN q
slump Without him this team would
look positively foolish
a peculiarly or the Washington team
IN the early days Of the season when
things were breaking badly. and II was
losing ali sorts OF hard luck games.
was that il could jump on an opposition
pitcher who waEered but fraction OF
= minute and slap out enough hits 70
cause trouble Recently that has not
been so much IN evidence although
shut outs have been uncommon The
sans had hopes yesterday that the oia
tendency had returned when Plank
weakened IN the fourth Milan opened
the inning by being hit LeliVelt was
safe on Laps poor throw TO second or
a dummy hit Elberfeld lined out 70
Plank. CeSSleT was also Speared IN
the ribs by a wild shoot filling the
bases At this junCtUTe Mcbride temper
ariIy upheld the supremacy Of Wash