The Washington times., 1911-04-22
DEFEAT A BLOW
TO CHASE'S CREW
How the Nationals Did It, to the Joy of McAleer, Nc
Bride and Company-A Little Story About Per-
pendicular Person and Some Others.
By SENATOR"

NEW YORK, April 2-That gam,
yesterday was a mighty blow to Chase!
crew, but it certainly tickled McAleer
Mcbride & Co.
| Kid Elberfeld has a sense of humor
so has Bob Groom. the perpendicular
person. The Little Dutchman might
have tossed out knight, but he didn't
He caved D Chase's spinal column in.
stead. Bobby Groom might have taken
trip in his aeroplane, but he didn't
He stayed right down on the green sod
and sent 1900 Gotham fans home dis.
gruntled oytr. the defeat of their pets
in the opeIRhg game Of the American
League sea- In for 1911.
Yep, Bobby Groom ranks with the
anarchists IL New York. for he humbled
the Kilties, giving them but five bingles
and not a peck at the platter. He shut
'em out-1 to DIN as pretty an exhibit
ton as ever was seen. Oh. Bob mad the
stuff" He was there.
And in that final stanza with Chase on
second, eager to score on anything, Wee
Kid Elberfeld grabbed Jack knight
glancer and spiked Childe Harold in the
was over.
Nationals Were There.
Wild Conroy executed a fan-dango, a
cachuca, a merry bolero. on his way to
the club house. Yes, boys, the Nationals
were there. They fairly outplayed the
Kilties, and Bob Groom deserved his
victory over Russ Ford. Eight bare
kneed Giants whitfield before Bob's mys-
terious slants, and he was best in the
pinches. Hemphill, Knight, Cree, John
son, and the Biting Baby Ed Sweeney,
all fell before the benders of the human
slat. Why, Jimmy McAleer gave him
an extra dish of ice-cream for his grand
performance. Gotham rooters would
have given him something else. 1t all
happened in the first. Zeb Milan gave II
a ride to center for a sack, and breezed
along a pace when Dutch Schaefer did
likewise. Russ Ford's invincible infant
wobbled and pegged Elberfeld's hop to
the stands. OF course, Zeb tarried not
a bit. He beat it over the platter, and
that one run kept growing bigger and
fatter and taller and heavier down to
the very end, for then Ford and Groom
had a pitchers battle for a fare-thee-
we'll.
Bob Was on the Job.
Elberfeld singled IN the third ana GaD-
by Street tore off double In the sew
enth, but there was nothing doing. The
KiIties could not get hit In the last
four sessions. Was Bob on deck? He
was, Fair Antoinette.
But the last spasmI Gee, 1t was ex-
citing. Elberfeld dropped Chase's drive
when one was gone, and then Hal pill
fered a pillow, bringing the fans to their
feet and starting 8 stamping serenade
for the particular benefit of B. Groom.
They pulled for HartZell to tie up the
battle with a bingle. but he skied to
Milan. Two were gone and Jack Knight,
a slugger, prepared to make the COM
bat even. He took his time, chose
good curve and ii leaped toward Elber-
field. Chase was speeding toward third.
The little Pepper Box might have nailed
ISnight-but he didn't. He whaled Chase
with the pill, and it was goodnight. The
Nationals were tied with the Braw Lad
dies.
"Gabby" Street "Sick."
Features were few. as in all pitchers
fights. Chase made a few pretty stops.
Streets throwing showed him to be a
sick man, getting only four thieves out
Of five Dutch Schaefer did some circus
trick at the bat in the third. and
famed amid much laughter.
Hal Chase got ton of flowers from
his admirers, eight men carrying the
immense basket tc the plate, and then
do their deadly work. Hal got q hit