Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-18
BOB GROOM FAILS
TO STOP CLEVELAND
Maps Bat Erratic Robert Out OF
Box and Win
Easily.
ELBERFELD, CUNNINGHAM
AND RALsT0N BAT HARD
Lajoie and Easterly Big Factors in
Blues Victory-Lelivelt Starts
Rally With a Double.
Special DISPATCH TO The Star.

| Special DISPATCH The Star
| CLEVELAND, Ohio. September TT
The Maps cleaned up on the series with
the Nationals today, to =, making &c
! three straight and Jim NcAleer's hope
fuls LETT for Detroit tonight farther re-
moved from fifth place than they have
been for some time.
There was no denying the Mans TO-DAY.
They had their batting lamps trimmed
and they started hitting Bobby Groom
from the start. 1t was good game up
to the eighth inning. when 4 combination
OF double. sacrifice, home run, double
and three singles in row Melted the
Maps four runs and assured them the
verdict.
1t was a nip-and-tuck affair III TO
the eighth Tie Maps got away in front
In the first. only to be ove,hauled and
passed by the Nationals in the third
EaSterlyS triple with TWO on In the
sixth gave the Maps the edge and they
widened the margin in the esSntE.
Crum Kaler worked Tor the Napz,
and barring a tendency To lie nltd az
times, he did very well. The game tafrlv
dazzled with brilliant fielaing pas. hui
the batting Of Lajoie was the f,atu4 O.
The big fellow made three hits IN as
many times at bat two doubles and
single, passing Ty Cobb in the race for
batting honors.'
The Nationals We're in hard luck in the
first, Callahan robbing Milan and Gun
bingham lining into double play, Eas-
terry TO Hohnhorst after EIberfeid mad
received life on Hohnhorst's muf of
Peckinpaugh's assist
Larry's First Swat
Callahan hunted safely IN the Maps
half. stole second and scored on La ioie's
slashins single to center. Miian's fast
fielding rohbins him Of trinle
Gessler made a daring attempt 10 score
from first on Elglauh's single to right IN
the second, and almost got away with Il
Two were out when Brownie gave Bob the
| office for tho hIt-and- run. ana UrcIauo
delivered. GcSSleT Was at third when
| tasterly picked up the bail ana tried 20
score While he held the sphere monIcn-
tarily, but WAS ont ar the plate I.aioie
relay inS EaSterly's throw.
The Maps also lost man ar the regis
terins station in THEN half. Peckinpaugh
being out an attempted double steal
following singles by Peck and INaer
The Nationals forged to the front in
the third. 81. Get walked, but was forced
at second when haler fieded Grooms
bounder to Lajoie. Milan flied to Cal
| lahan, but Elberfeld shot double along
the first base line, the Kid following
, Groom across the plate when Cunning
ham lined double to left. Hohnhorst
/ fell fast asleep in the Maps half. He
| singled and, after Callahan famed he
figured that Jackson was the third ont
when Elberfeld fielded Lajoies bounder
| to Unglaub. Hohnhorst stopped short
of second and was easily doubled up.
Things looked up 70 rthe Nationals
in the next stand. Gessler and Mcbride
/ both Walked,N but Peckinpaush threw OUT
/ Unglaub, Kalcr stabbed Streets vicious
| bounder with his bare hand and held
Gessler on third while he tossed Charley
out, and Groom famed.
| For the Maps, Lajoe opened with "A
double TO left, but left stranded, az
the next three were easy
| Elberfeld and Ralston bagged singles
| IN the fifth, but the Kid got no farther
! than second. The Maps went out in order
| i'll their half.
With two out in the sixth, Street
| reached first by grace of four balls. but
was left when Groom struck ont again
Callahan opened with a slashing single
! to right. Jackson sacrificed him on. Nc
Aleer ordered Groom to walk Lajoie and
take chances on Easterly. The latter
picked a triple to center, scoring Gala
han and Lajoie. Rals,on showed that he
is in the game up 10 his neck by back
ing up Elberfeld on McBride's bad relay.
preventing the Nap from scoring When
Turner flied TO Milan. EaSterly beat
Clyde's throw to the plate, but Umpire
Perrine ruled lie had not touched third
after the catch and allowed a double play
when Street threw to Mcbride AZ third
Two Maps drew singles In the seventh.
but one was caught stealing, while the
other was caught off fist.
Ralston pried open the eighth with an
infieId single. and just escaped being dou-
bled up on Gesser's line 10 E,asteriy. lie
G.ed stealing a moment later, Land 20
I.ajoie. Mcbride walked and STOLE but
Unglaub famed.
Hohnhorst doubled to left. took third
on Calfahan's sacrifice and scored on
Jackson's smash TO center for a home
run. Lajoie's third hit, the one that pun
him ahead Of Ty Cobb, was double 10
right
Larry scored on Eastorly's single To
right, and the latter reached second on
the throw-n, scoring on Turner's single
to left. Reisling relieved Groom at this
point Turner stole second. Peckinpaugh
got an infieid single and stole second.
And famed. Turner was out trying 10
steal home, Reisling TO Street
McAleer tried TO save the day by using
pinch hitters for Street and Reisling. who
had succeeded Groom in the ninth. but 10
no avail. Lelivelt cracked out q double.
but Conroy, Milan and Elberfeid ali flied
out. The score: