The Washington times., 1911-06-30
BOX
UP MACKERELS s
Neatly Baited, Lifted, Sailed, and Packed Away by
McAleer Mnions Though Ninth Inning Proves
Shaky for Boatswan Groom.
By SENATOR"

The Mackerels were neatly baited
lifted, skinned, salted. and packed fol
transportation yesterday out on the
Florida avenue prairie by the NcAleel
minions. But the minions dropped the
box in the ninth and nearly lost all the
carefully skinned. speckled beauties OF
the sea. However. Boatswain Groom
took an extra hitch in his trousers, cast
a weather eye to starboard, let go his
chew, swung the wheel over hard
a-port. glanced aIoft at the clear. blue
skies and then ashore at the frowning
rocks spelling his doom. and forced
''Stuffy' Mclnnes to ground out to Ell
berfeld. The score was 9 to I in favor
Of the minions when the audience fold
ed up his newspaper, put his spectacles
in his vest pocket and sauntered out.
There was a whole lot doing out there
yesterday, and only that fiend in the
stand who volunteered to kill Tommy
his moneys worth. The fiend just want
eed somebody's blood. that's all. ugh,
gime blood, blood" he cried. Then he
probably went home and beat his wife
and thirteen children.
Otherwise Hot Contest.
But aside from the attitude of the
70
elongated hurIer, was classy till the
final chapter, when he ascended, being
goaded on by the weird, blind, nondis-
putative jumping of 'Ump'' Connolly
He yielded four runs about then, but
managed to alight safely, his carburet-
tor jumping circles around his spark
plug, whatever those things may be.
Red" Walker was responsible for the
first run in the very first inning, fore
ing Gessler and letting Schaefer ramble
over the platter. Murphy walked in the
second and scored on Thomas single,
tying things up. So the minions poured
out three tallies in their half.
Minstrel Man" Morgan had hiked
when it was over. He couldn't control
his ailerons. Mcbride walked. and a
passed ball let him take another. Cum
ningham's bunt in front Of the dish was
safe Henry waited and walked. Col
Inns, with an effort, tossed out Groom,
Mcbride scoring: Ha, ha! Milan
strolled. Cunningham scored on Schae-
fer's neat clout to left. A wild pitch
Red Walker walked in the next ses-
sion and reached third on McBride's
biff to left He scooted in when Barry
aimlessly tossed the return around the
infield, and it rolled to right field.
Milan singled to left in the fourth.
Thomas threw wild trying to get him
stealing, and he took another corner,
scoring when Baker tossed out Elber-
field.
McInnis singled in the sixth and ran
in ahead of Danny Murphy when he
buried the pill behind the clubhouse for
a round trip. That was a screaming,
shouting, yelling homer, that was.
Lester Long. the Lafayette College
pitcher who had relieved Eddie Plank
in the fifth, got his good and plenty in
the eighth. Milan bunted safely. racing
to third on Schaefer's bump to center.
Doc Gessler's terrific clout 20 right sent
them both over. The Akhoond of Swat
reached third on walkers single to CEN
ter, and scored on McBride's safety to
center.
Growing of Groom.
Now the ascension, coronation. and
near-suspension of B. Groom. Murphy
started the ninth with a safe clout to
center, taking another on passed ball.
Groom wobbled, walking Barry. Thomas
tore off a two-spot to left. sending
Murphy in. Harry Davis. hitting for
Long, was hit in the bony part of the
elbow. ':.-
Groom kicked strenuously at Con-
nolly's decisions on ball and strikes
when Lord reached the pan with the
corners filed, and almost handed him
a bunch of fives. Mcbride tried the
peacemaker stunt, and. Of course, got
his: Connolly turned on him, fred him
out of the game, and off the bench.
Elberfeld slid over to short, and Conroy
held down third.
Elberfeld tossed out Lord, Barry NOV
Groom's left ear and he famed strunk.