The Washington herald., 1910-05-14
TO-DAYrs GAMES.
Cleveland at Washington.
st. Louis at New York.
Detroit at Boston.
Chicago at Philadelphia.
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.
by WILLIAM PEET.


Bob Groom demonstrated yesterday
when Washington beat Chicago . 10 I
that he Is a first-class pitcher II he can
control the ball.
Groom's work was a relief from the
mediocre performances which have been
furnished by the other Washington slab
men. but at that he was not lnfalUbIe.
and had it not been for a large measure
OF good luck on an unlucky day-Friday.
the thirteenth-he would not have won
so decisively. Throughout the game the
fans were looking for him 10 explode.
and he did more or less in the seventh
inning lie began that inning with Wash
ington only two runs ahead, by walking
Cole and hitting PuTtell in the back.
Blackburne beat out a bunt on which
both Groom and Elberfeld hes!tated, and
the bases were full II was a dreary pros
pect. but a ray Of hope came when Con-
roy took Block line fly and narrowly
escaped doubling UP Purtell at second.
Groom became wilder than ever. and sent
Smith four balls. some OF them so wide
that Street could hardly reach them.
That forced Cole home with an extremely
cheap run, and the fans began 10 howl
Here the luck cut a figure Zeider took
mighty swing at the ball and drove
Mcbride a simple little Erounder on which
Purtell was forced ar the plate. Two out.
and the fans braced up. Their confidence
was justified. for Conroy had no difficulty
in throwing out Collins 20 Unglaub.
Young Gets His Bumps.
Young Cy Young was manager DuHy's
first Offering for Chicago. and he was
taken into camp handily in the second
inning by four singles IN a row. He was
withdrawn in favor Of Smith. who pitch
ed good ball until the eighth. when he
got his bumps because Of his own weak
ening and two almost Iudicrous errors by
his support Four hits and two errors
gave Washington three runs in that
round, and the rooters thought them none
too many. for not until the last hand
was out were they sure that Groom would
not repeat his favorite trick OF turning
a ball game into an aviation meeting.
Doc Gessler's muff of Gand!rs long fly
IN the fourth inning was the only miscue
charged 10 the Washington felders. and
on the whole their work was good al
though there were few opportunities FOR
sensational plays. The star feature was
Charley Streets catch Of Purtelrs foul
off the edge of the grand stand in the
fourth inning when there were men on
first and third with one out.
Washington began a regular lombard
ment Of Young Cy right off the bat in
the second inning, after he had done ex-
tremely well in the first. EIberfeld open
ed the second by singing to center and
taking second on Gessler's single to the
same neighborhood. Unglaub singled to
right and on a great throw by Collins
Elberfeld was caught at the plate. Cess
Ter going TO third. Mcbride singled to
center. scoring Gessler. Unglaub going
to third and Street to second on Cole
fruitless heave to the plate.
At this point Smith suDplanted Young.
Street drove TO Blackburne. who became
excited. and threw badly to Block at the
plate, Unglaub scoring and Mcbride NOV
ing to third. Groom was out. Smith 10
Gandil, without helping the cause, and
Zeider threw out Milan, leaving two on
bases.
BIackburne Retires Side.
Blackburne made an unusual record in
the fifth, and probably robbed Washing
ton of a run. Street flied TO Black
burne, and the wonder Of the age came
TO pass when Bob Groom doubled to
right center, getting the second bag be-
cause Collins was careless in returning
the ball. Milan sent a whistllng liner to
Blackburne. who took It on the run,
touched second. and completed a double
play, giving him the distinction Of an in
fielder who put out all the hands in an
inning all by himself
Groom added to the establishment when
he opened the eighth inning with a clean
single to right. N1lan's safety In right
put Groom on second. GandH made a
star running catch OF Conroy's low foul
ny, but spoiled his good deed by throwing
the ball over the head of Zeider. who
covered the bag. which error moved
Groom to third and Milan to second. XII
lifer smacked an easy one at Purtell. and
Groom was out at the plate. Milan
reached third, but Killifer was held ar
first Elberfeld banged a safety TO left.
scoring Milan. Barrows booted the chance.
and Killifer went to third and Elberfeld
to second. Gessler hit to Blackburne at
deep short and was safe on a hair-line
decision. This let Killifer 90 home. and
when Gandil held the ball to argue with
T-mpire Sheridan. Flberfeld kept riybt NJ,