The Washington times., 1911-04-14
Scranton Boy In Front At
Second Scalping of the
Red Sox.
FANS GIVE HIM
A MERRY WELCOME
Groom, Street, Henry, and All the
Nationals Make Big
Day Of II.
Bv SENATOR


Warren Miller, youngster from scran-
ton, did a few things in the second
game with the Red Sox that caused
Manager Jimmy MoAleer to shake
hands with himself Rnd then go out
and buy a chocolate soda-with a straw.
Jumping into the battle in the right
garden in place of Doc Gessler. who
was suffering from a stitch in his hurl-
ing wing, Miller contributed three bin
giles. accepted two chances in the field
without a hint of a misplay, and dou-
bled up Harry Hooper on first after
hanging a bushel basket under Speak,
ers dropping daisy in the third.
The fans were all curious about Miller
when he ran out into the extreme right
corner OF the pasture. He had been
seen before but the fans memory for
some things is not long and they Just
couldn't quite place the lad. However.
he hadn't been in the battle long be-
fore they had his number. and It
wasn't twenty-three, either.
The new performer spanked in the
winning run, which is generally worthy
Of commendation, and in the ninth
sprfnted after a ground ball so fast that
Tee Wagon Williams didn't dare to
take a chance on rolling TO the middle
cushion. Had he reached there-well,
who knows but what the Nationals
would not now have a 800 percentage
instead of a clean slate.
Groom Deserves Victory.
Bobby Groom deserved his vict6ry, for
the perpendicular person was in COM
mand of himself from first to last. He
started rather shakily, but that was ss
much the blame Of John Henry as any
bodys. He didn't try for any strike
out record. but kept putting the ball
over the pan, working his corners so
well that not only were the Red Sox
sluggers bothered but Umpire Mullen
lost many of the finer slants. The root
ers stayed off with their anvil chorus
and the St Louis fence rail sailed
through the nine innings with never a
semblance of quitting. Four atoms of
common sense were noticed in the right
field bleachers during the afternoon,
but they did their work well and Bobby
landed his first game OF the season.
There should be many more.
And don't forget Clyde Zebulon Milan.
the Tennessee flyer. He was there with
both of his little tootsies. CLYDE didn't
the garden, say, weren't those catches
of his just the real things? Mm-m-m,
should say they were.
The Red SoX started in to make things
decidedly uncomfortable for Jimmy Nc
Aleer in the very first session, and they
held a one-run lead until the sixth,
when the Nationals got busy and
enatched IL from them. John Henry
dropped McBride's toss and Gardner
lived only to perish a moment later
trying to steal Then Hooper strolled
ard came all the way around when
9Tonsilitis Iris" Speaker picked one to
left. The ball cracked Jack LeliveIt
Just above his shoe laces and Spoke
was on second. He got no farther,
though, the next two giving up without
Q fight.
Eddie Cicotte was twirling an excel
lent example of the national pastime,
and. aside from Warren Miller's single
in the second McAleer's pets came in,
cracked and went out again inning af-
ter inning. II hooked like a one-run
victory up against a doughnut. But the
sixth came along and then the sky
cleared.
Milan's Four Wide Ones.
Bobby Groom. appreciating his weak
ness as base runner, obligingly waved
three times at the vast spaces, and then
Zeb Milan inveigled the chubby Canuck
twirler into giving him four wide boys.
The right field bleachers swayed with
enthusiasm. Jack Lelivelt, who cut
notches in his bat every time he gets
hit, spanked one down the alley past
in the garden with Duffy Lewis flop
pers and so Milan reached third and
Jack second
Norman Pepperbox Elberfeld took
peek at one of Cicotte's slants and then
rocking-horsed one down to Williams.
he q
the face Of the bounding pill and the
streaking Dutchman and fooled the at
tempt to throw the round thing nome.
Milan was in and Lelivelt at third with
the Kid sitting astride the cushion be-
side Williams. Ha, ha, and no, no,
things were interesting and one fan be-
side the press box tore away three but
tons in his excitement as he prayed for
5ust one hit 'Cunnie- promptly laced
one to center and Lelivelt was across,
putting the Nationals in the van. MIL
Ter got another single, but no more
runs were noted-not then.
Gardner Loafs In.
In the Red Sox section of the eighth
Gardner ripped off a triple to the ex-
treme corner Of the baliwick. and then
Ioafed over the pan on Harry Hooper's
two-bagger to left. The score was tied
when the Nationals took their turn with
the clouter.
Lelivelt shot up high foul for Mad
den and Gardner gobbled Elberfeld's
grounder, but Rubber Shirt" Bill Gun
ningham was the boy for the Job. i'm
mediately whaling a beautiful whack
to the corner between Lewis and Speak
er. Lewis made a brave attempt to get
the sphere, but couldn't quite do 1t, and
s'Cunnie" was at third all ready for
Miller to do the high and mighty.
Which he did.
Miller waited q moment and then
picked out one Of Cicotte's good ones
1t went hopping down the alley TO
Yerkes, substituting for Wagner in the