The Washington herald., 1911-07-30
Groom Pitches
Mastery Ball
Maps Are Humbled, to 1-Od Cy Young
Knocked Out of Box After Working Three
Innings-Homers for Gessler and Walker.
By WILLIAM PEET.

McAleer's willing workers MADE II TWO
in a row over the Cleveland Maps by
winning yesterdays game, to !. and
incidentally cleaning up for the week
with three victories over two defeats.
Sir Robert Grooms strong right arm
steered the way to yesterdays win. Bob
only gave StovaIls Stogies four hits, and
made the Cle%elanders look like counter
felt money. There never was a time
when Groom was in trouble. The quartet
of bingles credited to the visitors were
so scattred that only for a lucky home
run wallop by Jackson in the ninth the
perpendicular twirler would have an
neXed Shut-out.
When the Nationals broke into the
double-fgure column against Detroit here
Wednesday a record for the year was
established. Yesterday another new mark
was hung up. one which will likely stand
for some time to come-that of smashing
out two home runs in one inning
Doc Gessler in the third spasm put
his weight behind a healthy swing and
drove the horsehide over Butchers head
in center field for a homer. Red Walker
the next man up, pulled off the same
stunt, his clout propelling the Dali TO
deep left field six feet inside the foul
line Walkers sprinting powers were put
to the test. and he fairly burned up the
paths as ne mace lEe Circuit
Out Goes Cy Young.
Old Cy Young, who humbled the Ma
tionals when the Maps were here be-
fore, started in to pitch. Cy got away
with it all right for one inning, but
wabbled in the second, and gave up the
ghost in the third. Blanding, who re-
lieved the veteran, stopped the slaugh-
ter, but the home folks choked two runs
~ he hlOnd before the fraCaS
ended
Clarence Walker not only banged out
a homer, but hit ball. in the sixth, that
bumped the center field fence. This time
Graney was laying for "Spartacus," and
quick relays held the youngster at
third.
EIberfeld and Ball contributed the
fielding gems. The former robbed Larry
of a single in the fourth, and Ball COM
mitted larceny on Milan in the first in
ming, when he speared a vicious
grounder to the left of third base,
completing a dandy. play by throwing
out the Tennessee flyer by an eyelash.
After Red Walker had perished in
the second. Mcbride singled to left, and
when Graney's bum heave got away
from Lajoie Mac reached second. Con-
roy flied to Graney, but "Gabby" Street,
with a powerful slam TO right, sent Nc
Bride over the rubber.
The big third opened auspiciously. with
Milan leading Oh, he poking a clean
single over Balls head. A wild pitch
sent Milan to second Schaefer took three
swings. but Gessler connected for
home run. Butcher misjudged the ball,
running in instead of back, and before he
could regain possession Of the sphere
Elberfeld and Gessler had completed the
circuit. Walker drove the fans into an
other frenzy by crashing to left and 60
ing the rounds before the ball could
be fielded home.
Banding on the Job.
When the fourth opened Blanding was
on the mound for the Maps. and for two
innings there was nothing doing in the
run line for the home folks. In the
sixth. Red Walker tripled over Graneys
head and scored on McBride's skyscraper
to Jackson.
Because Butcher let Gessler's drive get
away from him, Manager Stovall did
little panning when he reached the bench,
and as a result Butcher was yanked and
a shift in the batting order made. Jack
son went to center and Easterly to right.
The Nationals grabbed their seventh
tally in the seventh inning. when Milan
singled to left, reached second on Schae-
fer's out. Ball TO Stovall, and completed
the trip on Elberfeld's drive, which Olson
fumbled and threw poorly to Stovan.