The Washington herald., 1911-07-13
Henry Papes Way
For Nap Victory
LanderS Tie Score-Groom TwirIs Good
Game-FinaI Score is 4 to 8.
sp.s,l to Tho Washington H.r.ld.

Special to The Washington Herald.
Cleveland, Ohio, July 12.-When John
Henry, the Washington catcher, missed
gripping the third strike on Joe Jackson
in the sixth inning he unknowingly paved
the way to a Cleveland victory, to 3.
At the time of Henry's miscue, Wash
ington led to l. Jackson was the first
batter up. That passed ball allowed him
70 reach first. The next two batters were
retired with expedition and then the Maps
proceeded to score two runs and tie up
the score after chances had thus been
given to retire the side. It certainly was
a most unfortunate and costly passed
ball.
Groom THirIs Good Ball.
Groom pitched good ball despite the
fact that ten hits were registered on
him, being decidedly effective with men
on bases outside of that one inning.
OF course Gregg pitched good ball; he
always does. In fact he does not seem
to know any other way, his victory to-
day being his fifteenth this season, three
defeats, each by a one-run margin, being
charged against him. With perfect sup
port he might have shut out the Ma
Itionals to-day. One run would have been
the most that Washington could have
hoped for. The big southpaw allowed but
seven hits, four Of which were made in
the first four innings, he becoming more
effective as the game progressed. Be-
cause of Gregg being assigned to pitch,
Cunningham returned to second base,
EIberfeld moving over to third and Con-
roy going to the bench. For the same
reason Walker displaced Lelivelt IN left
field.
Cunny Hits Ball Hard.
Cunningham justified McAIeer's wis
dom by hitting the ball hard. He got
one hit and was robbed of two others
by Graney's spectacular work in left
again. Outside of the catches of Graney
and Birmingham and the work Of EIber-
field at third, the fielding was nothing
out of the ordinary.
Washington challSed up two runs in
the first, because of the sleepiness Of
the Maps. Milan walked as a starter,
but would have been easily forced at
second had not Ball neglected to cover
second when Schaefer rolled one to Tur-
ner. Topsy, however, threw anyway,
and both runners were safe, moving
up when Elberfeld sacrificed, and scor-
ing on GeSSlerS WallOp TO right Tor TWO
bases. Walker lifted a little fly in front
of the plate, which Fisher muffed.
Then Gregg asserted himself and famed
Mcbride and Cunningham.
Locals Last Run in Fourth.
Washington increased its total to three
in the fourth, when Cunningham singled,
took third on Henrys hit, Henry being
thrown out at second, and scored on
Turner's tumble of Grooms grounder.
That was all for Washington, and the
Maps then began to perform a trifie on
the paths. With one down, Jackson
singled in the fourth, only to be forced
by StovalI, the latter scoring on Bir-
mingham's drive to right and Balls
slow bounder to EIberfeId, the latter
throwing wide to first.
Then came the hard luck sixth, Henry
missing Jackson's third strike as a
starter. Joe advanced to third on outs
by StovaI and Birmingham, and scored
when Ball singled to center, Ball coming
home as Turner doubled to right
Stovalrs single, Birmingham's sacri-
fee, and Turner'S single were produc-
tive of the winning run in the eighth
inning.