The Washington herald., 1910-05-26

BY WILLIAM PEET.
Tuesdays victory over the Detroit
Tigers smacked Of luck. aided and abetted
by the timely interference of Providence;
but yesterday, when the food gates were
unloosened at the close Of the seventh
Detroit was a beaten team. Score, Ma
tionals ., Tigers 0.
Rob Groom added another victory 20
his already plump list. His sweeping
curves held the champions completely AZ
his mercy. He allowed but four scat
tered hits. and was backed up by bril-
liant fielding Kid Elberfeld. Mcbride
and KiIlifer cutting off all sorts OF
hard drives and wicked Founders.
Kiliifer and McBride's timely cracks
sent home the Washington tallies.
Hughey Jennings must believe by this
time that the weather man and the homo
club are out to trim him. for the threat
ening storm yesterday held OFF until the
fifth. with the Nationals one run to the
good. Big drops began TO fall in the
sixth. but Umpire Connolly could not see
his way clear to call a halt. and with
Detroit at bat in the seventh old J. 2.
let up a trifle.
Connolly Calls "Time."
The Nationals seventh started to an
accompaniment Of thunder, lightning and
n driving rain. Three nits in a row
scored one run; the next two batters went
down. but with second and third loaded
Milan was UP with two strikes and three
balls against him. when Umpire Con-
wet to tho skin. and the clouds gave no
indication Of breaking. so he waved the
ball players off the field. calling for the
usual half hour respite In two minutes
the bare spots on the diamond were turn
ed into miniature cutters, and everybody
knew that further play was out OF the
question.
As a matter Of fact. the Tigers did no
have a chance in the world 70 beat Bot
Groom. TWO runs, while not much OF Z
lead. looked good enough to win yester
day had the battle gone the full route
The Tigers, OF course, had two NOR
chances. and might have tied the scor
had Groom's support crumbled which /
always liable to happen. On the Othe
hand. the Nationals were in fair wa,
To boost their total when time was called
as Milan was about due for a hit. an
one little safe crack at that stage woul
have brought in two runs.
Tigers OutpIayed.
When it comes right down 10 cases, tn
Tigers were simply outplayed. Cobb an
Crawford were the easiest kind Of pickin
for Groom. The former inserted hi
in the FIRST inning, but Crawford's averag
received a setback. as he never got With
speaking distance of first base.
The fielding features were displayed b
AicAleer's tribe. Killifer robbed Bush q
a hit in the opening chapter. and Elber
field cut down Davy Jones in the sixt
by scooping up a grass-hish drive tagge
single Two cleyerly executed doub
plays also helped TO tame the Tigers, Is
pecally In the fifth. the only inning whe
Groom got himself into a hole
Although Elberfeld and Unglaub tor
off singles i'm the first two stanzas,
was not until the fourth that WashngtO
broke into the run column. Lelivelt, ii
first man TO face Summers. drew a ba.
on balls. EIberfeId's sacrifice sent JAG
10 second. Gessler popped TO Deehant
and Unglaub walked. KHlifer brought Il
crowd TO its feet by driving the ball b
tween Cobb and Davy Jones for n tw
bagger scoring Lelivelt. Mcbride ma,
the third out on a fly to Crawford.
This tally would have been enough
win as matters turned out, and while IA
threatened to end hOstilities almost al
minute, the men were kept at work al
just TO show Leader Jennings how ca
a proposition Summers was. Bob L
g.aub ripped open the seventh with
two-bagger to left.
Stretches Single Into Double.
Bob used rare good judgment in goi
down TO second, figuring on a wet b
and the chances in his favor OF a fumb
His line Of reasoning proved CORE
Cobb quickly retrieved the ball and ma
a perfect throw TO Bush. Unglaub 5
into the bag few seconds behind {
ball. Little Bush fumbled the pellet. a
Sir Robert was safe. KilHfer fooled {
entire Tiger infeld by laying down
hunt Unglaub took third on the bio
Mcbride pumped a single into short rig
scoring Unglaub, and pushing Kill
around 10 third. Street grounded 10 T,
Jones, Mcbride taking second on the pli
Groom famed. With Milan up, IT start
10 rain pitchforks. and TO add to the C
fusion. Catcher Stanage was hit on
finger, ripping the nail loose, and he
tired in favor Of Schmidt. The elect
score board showed two strikes and TIL
balls on Milan when Umpire Como
called time"
Here are the figures OF the Nationa
second successive victory over the Anne
can League champions.