Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-01
WORKS FORCES|N
DECIDING TALLY
Hits EIberfeId With Bases Full
in Ninth and Breaks
Up Tie.
GROOM FANS TWELVE
OF JENNINGS MEN
Tall TWirler Shows Rare Form
in One of Most Interesting
Games of Year.
BY j. ED GRILLO.

1t is not often that a hit batsrnan winds
up ball game, but that happened yes
terday when Elberfeld got in the way or
one of Ralph Works shoots in the ninth
inning, with the bases full, thus forcing
in the run which broke a tie and gave
the Nationals a 3 to victory over the
Tigers.
No better game of ball has been seen
on the local lot this season. There was
good pitching, some high-class fielding.
and what helped most Of all was the fact
that the two teams went at il as il
pennant hinged on the result. For some
unaccountable reason, and probably to his
sorrow, Jennings changed his mind
about pitching Mullen and sent Works
TO the rubber. Works did not do poorly,
but was so badly outclassed by the per-
Torrance given by Bob Groom that 1t
would have been a pity had he come out
of the contest any better than second.
There was not an idle moment in this
nine innings This principally because
Works insisted on having men on the
bases In every round but the fourth, in
which he retired the side in order. Groom.
on the other hand, was in danger but
few times. He appeared to have more
than he has shown here in some time,
and not only held the Tigers to four weak
hits, but he actually famed twelve OF
them and also prevented Cobb from fat
tening his batting average. Groom really
performed brilliantly, and with good sup
port would undoubtedly have secured
shut-out. But Works seemed blessed with
just enough to give him a chance right
down to the finish, when he weakened
badly and made wobble which wound
up tie game.
For a time the Nationals seemed to
have lead enough to carry them through
to the finish. They had scored run In
the third and fifth before the Tigers had
made a very strong bid for a tally. But
in the sixth two of the visitors got home,
and from then on to the ninth il was
tie struggle in which the Tigers never
figured because they failed TO reach the
bases With the Nationals il was differ
ent and yet the break did not come until
the final inning.
First Run in Third.
Both sides got men on the bases IN
the first. and peculiarly enough 1t was an
error by each third baseman on the third
man to face the pitcher. but no runs re-
suited. The locals threatened in the
second, when Conroy hit for three bases,
but was left. The ice was broken in the
third After Groom had been retired
Milan got a hit. Works caught him
mapping, but Gainor's throw to second
was wide and Milan went to third. He
and Schaefer played the squeeze success
fully and the first tally was over the
rubber. Another came in the fifth, which
Henry opened with a hit. Groom foulel
out trying TO sacrifice. Milan got a
swinging bunt down the third base line.
which Moriarty allowed TO roll, hoping IL
would go foul, but it didn't. Schaefer
followed with a clean single, scoring
Henry and sending Milan to third.
Schaefer purposely walked off of first to
draw a throw from Works and succeeded
in this, but Delehanty's throw to the
plate convinced Umpire Mullen that II
was in time to retire Milan.
Then came the tying of the score. After
Cobb had been retired by Mcbride and
Schaefer, Crawford singled. Delehanty
hit for two bases and brakes out allowed
of which Milan made an eXcusable mun
and Delehanty came home with the run
that tied il up. Moriarty walked there
after, but Stanage ended the rally by
tanning. The Nationals had chances in
every inning thereafter, but could not get
any runs until the ninth, and then they
might have gotten a whole lot OF them
had it been necessary TO score more than
one.
McAleer started the inning by allowing
Cashion to bat for Henry. He hit a high
bounder through the box which Bush de-
fiected into a two-bagger Groom tried
to sacrifice him to third, but Works made
q good throw to Moriarty in time to
nail Cashion. Milan walked and Schaefer
hit to Bush. whose throw to Moriarly to
catch Groom struck the pitcher on the
shoulder and Moriarty on the head. This
play filed the bases and in order to end
the afternoon poorly works hit Elber-
field forcing Groom home with the win
ming run with but one man out. The