The Washington herald., 1911-09-07
Bob Groom Holds
Yanks With Ease
Nationals Pound Ray Fisher and Jack Quinn.
Southpaw HoH Makes Good impression.
Schaefer Star of the Came
specinl to The Masbinptan Herald.

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New York, Sept. 6.-"They tell me I'm
all in" confided Germany Schaefer, the
celebrated Dutch comedian, who came
over with Jimmy McAleer's Washington
boys this afternoon to assist in his own
peculiar humorous fashion in the trim
ming of the Highlanders at the Hilltop.
They say my legs are gone aud that
I'm getting old and worn out. Get me
playing that first bag! There's only two
guys in the world that can do it the
same wayne and Schaefer."
It was just as well, perhaps, that the
Dutchman came along to stage his COM
edy, otherwise the show might have been
something of failure. The Yanks had
bobbed into town for a single game with
the Nationals before proceeding on their
weary way. and the MCAleer clan had
little trouble whaling them in a HstIess
nine inning game. to ,.
The Dutchman was the life of the
party. As he says, he plays that first
station like no one else in the world
He interspersed his play with a little
conversation and numerous gyrauons,
but he plays. nevertheless, and he was
snatching wide throws out of the air to-
day and digging grassers off his toes
with the relish of enjoyment.
Dutch Far from All In.
"Me all in he said Indignantly
why, I'll be playing baseball when
these kids are telling their children how
good I was when IT,, irst saw me-"
All of the membcl: # the Giant ball
club attended the g-.ue, sitting behind
third base, and they furnished an appre-
ciative audience for the comedian. He
never lacked for applause, but Joe
nrrfrl 0f declares
that the presence of the National
Leaguers Grabbed the usual Schaeter
show.
Hes a little bashful to-day said Joe.
It's on account of these Giants being
here"
1t may be that the Yanks were so
amused by the Schaefer gyratiOns that
they forgot to play ball. At any rate
they didn't. and McAleers men breezed
in. They beat Ray Fisher, the school
master HEAVIER, and then wound up on
Jack Quinn and a sunny-haired youth
named HOff, who was injected into the
game by Chase and who did so we'll with
a southpaw that the photographers took
his picture.
The Yanks had several opportunities 10
score before they got the two runs in
the eighth. but the punch was lacking at
those moments when punches are es-
teemed of greatest effect.
Locals Score a Pair.
In the fourth inning, with one out, FL
berfeld doubled and Doc Gessler drew
walk. Both runners moved along when
Blair heaved the ball into center field
trying to catch the willy kid" asleep at
second. Walker singled and ElberfeId
and Gessler scored, Walker going out
trying to stretch his effort into a two
bagger.
in the sixth Schaefer cracked an easy
bOunder TO Hartzell, who threw the ball
wild to first. SChaefer pulling up at sec
ond.
Fisher walked Gessler purposely. al
though Red Walker, who had been very
successful against the spitballer followed
in Docs wake. 1t was a good guess,
just the same, as Walker struck out.
Gessler started to steal simultaneously
with his final strike, and Blair fired wild
to second base, SChaefer scoring by dint
of a wild burst of speed. Mcbride singled
scoring GessIer.
After that the Nationals picked up
couple OF runs while no one seemed
to be paying any particular attention, and
the game was in the sack.
The Hanks started a semi-rally in the
eighth, Jack Knight leading off with a
single, followed by Walter BIair's double,
Knight taking third and scoring on Fitz-
gerald's out. Bert Daniels singled and
Blair reistered. but the run-getting
stopped there.
The Score