Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-06
GROOM'S FLU 'URE AS A PITCHER
BEING ENDANGERED BY ROASTS
Tall Twirler Seems Unable to Do Himself
Justice on Home Grounds McAleer's
Youngsters Make Good Impression.

Speaker was over the plate long De1ore
ne had recovered the sphere.
The Nationals hit the ball much harder
than the score shows, but most OF thel
hard drives were right at one OF the
visiting feeders. Wagner and Speaker
made sensational catches off OF Cunning
ham and Elberfeld. respectively.
All doubt as to the complete recovery
of his voice was dispelled by Umpire
yesterday. Whenever ne
called a strike it could be heard at the
Capitol and he held his high notes longer
than could Caruso. though some time was
wasted in this exhibition.
The first game of the double-header
today will be called at 80 and the sec
ond a few minutes after the completion
Of the first Doc Meyer will likely be
given another chance in one of these
games and either Walker or'Johnson will
pitch the other.
1t will be well worth the price of adj
mission to see that outfield McAleer will
have on his all-star team against the
Athletics next week. Cobb, Milan and
Speaker make wonderful trio and.
working between two such stars. Milan
will show to better advantage than he
ever has before. The fact of the mat
ter is that Milan rates right up with the
two star outfelders and on winning
team his averages would be much i'm
proved.
That unexpected rally in the ninth
which allowed the Nationals to tie the
score was the only redeeming feature of
yesterdays game. 1t was slow, draggy
affair in which there was some very
poor base ball exhibited, and this was
particularly true of the pitching by the
;,-In lotl Sc ,,aI in
clined to be wild. But that rally in the
ninth which brought four runs over the
plate sort of took the bad taste out of
the mouths Of the fans.
Washington scored in the first inning.
when Milan and Elberfeld beat out infield
taps and the former scored on Cunning
hams sacrifice and Schaefer's long fly.
That one run lead lasted until the third
inning, when the visitors began to work
on Groom. With one out Hooper doubled.
A wild pitch put him on third and he
scored when Speaker hit for a home run
after Engel had struck out. Two more
came In the fifth. Groom passed Lewis.
Wagner famed. but Lewis pilfered. Then
Mcbride fnmbled Gardeners srounder and
both runners We're safe. Bradley doubled
to center. sending Lewis home and Groom
to the clubhouse. Reisling took
up the task. Hunt grounded to
Cunningham. who threw Gardner out at
the plate. Then came a little fly by Hooper
when Elberfeld bumped into him and
Bradley scored.
The ruin which prevented the Nationals
from winning with their rally in the ninth
was given the Bostons in the seventh. Enge
was passed. He went to second on Speak
er's out, and Stahl was walked. The
fourth ball got away from Airsmith. and
Engel started to make home. Ainsmith s
throw to Reisling, covering the plate. was
in plenty of time. but Reisling dropped
the ball and Engel scored.
In the ninth the score was tied Schae-
fer started matters with an infield hit
Somerlot hit toward right, and Stah
felded 1t, but Somerlot beat Hunt to the
bag, and Schaefer went to third. Ralston
hit to left for a base, scoring Schaefer
Mcbride was walked filing the bases
Wood was put In at this stage. Ainsmth
hit to Stahl and Somerlot scored. Leli-
welt batted for Reisling and hit to Engel
who made a wild throw home, and both
runs scored. tying up the game. Milan's
line drive was captured by Ii wis. who dou-
bled Lelivelt at second and the game was
called on account of darkness.
The score: