The Washington herald., 1911-09-20
Nationals Land
Opening Skirn1ish
Chicago, with Doc White in the Box, Goes Dowrl
to 2-Bob Groom Holds the Enemy Safe.
Milan Plays Sensational Ball.
By WILLIAM PEET.

With Doc White on the rubber for Chi
cago and going like a house atire in the
early stages, it looked as if the Nation
ais yesterday would be forced to eat an
other piece of humble pie, but MCAleer's
henChmen jumped on the lanky dentist
in the fifth, put him on the rack. and
shocked five runs out of him. This ac-
cumulation proved enough to win the
game. Final count, to ,.
Our fellow-townsman, White, seems to
be losing his cunning. Time was when
all he had to do was to toss his glove
into the box. and the Nationals were
licked before the game started.
Bobby Groom served EN- over for the
home folks. and Sir Robert had one Of
his good days. He did not hand out
single free ticket and struck out four.
Although touched up lively in the second
and third. when the Windy City tribe
grabbed their two tallies, Bob pulled
himself together and during the re-
mainder OF the game had the white
hosed crew at his mercy.
CLYDE Milan was the hero with the
stick-some hero, too. Five times he
faced the slim doctor. and the score
book shows three doubles, single, and
a base on balls for one days work.
Pretty bad Ell?
While the bouquets are being passed
around CoIlegian John Henry should not
be forgotten. Johns haCkstOppinS was a
delight to behold. and his throws to Ell
berfeld and Mcbride were very accurate.
White SOx Crippled.
Chicago presented a patched up outfit.
with Zeider on third and bush Lacquer
named BarrOws in the Ou,feld. The
White Sox are likely to lose a few more
games in the concrete cOliseum~ before
they depart from our shores unless their
pitchers show real form
In addition to his heavy hitting, Milan
made TWO wonderful catches. They came
in the first and ninth innings. and robbed
Mcconnell and Collins of sure enough
hits.
When Ping BOdic broke open the sec
Ond inning by rattIing a board off the
rightfcld fence for a double and BarrOws
and Tannehiu both followed with clean
singles, scoring the mighty Ping, the
crowd set up a howl that sounded very
much like Take his out" As a rule
the mutterngs OF an angry mob get on
Bob Groum's nerves. but yesterday he
paid no attention to the jeers. settling
down and tanning Collins, causing Sui
livan to fly to Milan, and Doc White to
force Tannehill at the midstatiOn for
the third out.
Midvet Mcconnell started more fire
works in ChiCaEOs third. when he
crashed to left just inside the foul line
for Il two-hagger. Zeider's sacrifice moved
Mcconnell over 10 third. and Matty Nc
Intyres wicked cut through Elberfeld
and Schaefer scored him.
This two-run lead looked as big as
mountain. the wav Doc White was
steaming em over. The Nationals
threatened IN tie first and third, but
lightning double plays killed both pos
sihIr scoring chances. In the fifth came
the Gcuge and the blasting of the White
SOxs hODes Here is how it all hap
pencd.
Mcbride smashed clean single to
left. Morgan beat out an infield tap.
Henry grounded to Doc White, and the
dentist slammed the hall over to Zeider
at Third ahead Of Mcbride Bob Groom
filling the bases Morgan and Milan!
successfully engineered the double steal
Billy SuIlvans peg to second was wild,
and Morgan scored on the error. Ger
many Schaefer cracked a single to left.
sending in Henry. Elberfeld doubled to
right Milan crossing the plate on the
blow. Tom Long stepped into one Of
Whites curves and the bail sailed a
mile over Rarrow's head in left field
This walloD scored Schaefer and Elber-
field. Gessler beat out a scratch hit.
and Mcbride. batting for the second time
in that inning, made the final out, Tan
nehiIl to Collins.
Chicago scores Again.
Although trying desperately to over
come the Nationals three-run lead. the
visitors were able to get but one of the
chalk marks back Collins triple to left
field fence and Doc Whites single turn
Ing the trick in the seventh.
Citizen White was again the target for
some sharp hitting in the Nationals
eighth, when the run total was hiked
up a couple of nOtches. Mcbride and
Morgan each led on with a single.
Henry's nifty sacrifice advanced them a
peg. and both scored on Milan's third
twO-bagger, a peach OF a drive between
Mcintyre and BOdie.
The Nationals gave Bobby Groom al
most errorless support. A bum heave
by Mcbride in the ninth was the only
black mark. and this miscue did not in
any way affect the game.