The Washington times., 1912-04-17
HARD AND TIMELY
STICK WORK GIVES
NATIONALS SECOND
Groom's Arm Worked Ef-
fectively Against Wolver-
tons Proteges.
BY SENATOR"

Z NEW YORK. April II-Hard ana
! timely tapping Of the bounding pill
in CLOSE conjunction with miser-
I able misplays by their opponents and
/ lurid work by the twirlers wearing the
abbreviated skirts, gave Griffiths Ma
tionals a comparatively easy victory
/ yesterday over Harry Wolverton's
Highlanders by a score of 10 to 3.
After the fourth inning many fans,
/ disgusted at the poor work of the Hill
toppers, stayed simply to see the excru-
ciatingly funny antics of Herman
! Schaefer. and to see how many bingles
the Dutchman could pile up in one aft
ernoon against Gll the pitchers sent
against him. The Dutchman had a gala
day Of it, too.
Groom Was wobbly.
Bob Groom, the elongated twirler,
drew the assignment to wave his
lengthy limbs from the promontory,
and, while he was generally effective,
there were times when he kept his
friends quivering on the seat of anx-
iety. Knowing that his teammates were
slaughtering their opponents and bene-
fiting by numerous misplays, Bob Just
meandered along, working hard when
he had to, but taking things easy at all
other times
Manager Wo1verton thought to make
a monkey out of the National hurler in
the fourth session, but succumbed on
! strikes a la Casey, for the corners were
Intoxicated at the moment
Yes, there were howls of derision
from the stand and one merry guffaw
from Groom. Wolverton had been after
Groom's Rocky mountain sheep from
the beginning of the fray, but that spec
tacular whiting exhibition more than
repaid the toothpick twirler
Russ Ford, the crack box artist of
the Kilties in 1910. started the game and
was pitifully weak, yielding two runs
hustled around to third when Midget"
: Foster punched a hot safety to the
starboard garden. A passed ball sent
Foster up one step and both runners
second. Milan was caught stretching
his single by fancy work on the part
of Hal Chase.
I With two down in the fourth. Milan
reached second on VOTERS muff Of his
sailer, and had no trouble whatever In
scoring when Schaefer caught one OF
Jack Warhop's raise balls and dropped
: 1t in deep center for three cushions.
Big George Mcconnell, the wireless
tower twirler. who was John Cancels
prize performer in the Eastern League
last season. came into the battle in the
fifth, and two more runs were chalked
up against the Draw laddies from the
hill. Mcconnell walked Knight, and
then Mcbride cracked one too hot for
Hartzell to handle.
Henry laid down a neat bunt, which
Mcconnell hurled over Chase's noodle.
scoring Knight. Gardner covered first in
time to take Chase's toss retiring Groom,
/ but Mcbride was over the pan with the
second run.
Fireworks In Eighth.
For two innings Mcconnell managed
to get by passably well, but the fire.
works were touched off once more in
the eighth. Mirabile dictu. Bob Groom
started off with a clean single to CEN
ter and two wild pitches in succession
put him on third. Moeler strolled and
stole, Street making a mess of his at
tempt to get him. Foster fouled TO
linn, but Milan walked. filling the cor
ners. Groom scored when Schaefer
burnt the skin off Hartzell's hands with
a hot one through his position. Nc
I Connell cracked Flynn in the middle OF
the back. forcing In Mooeller. knight
and Mcbride expired, ending the
The Highlanders copped two runs in
the third when ZinnS three-base knock
Simmons, once Detroit Tiger. hitting
for williams, walked and scored when
zinn did that awful thing, While Eos.
ter was making a lightning deed of
Groom wobbIed in the fourth. but
came to time beautifully by tanning
Wolverton with the corners crowded.
Hartzell walked, to be forced by Dam
iels. Knight took Dolans fly, but Nc
Brides throw forced Flynn to take his
foot of the bag, giving Gardner a life.
All the Nationals kicked till Terrible
Tommy Connolly threatened to Danish
few of them. Street waited and walk
ed, filling the bases.
Then came Mr.. Wolverton, chubby
and confident. He was to prove that
he could hit better than Jack Warhop.
And he breezed, he breezed most beau
tifully amid the boots and howls of the
populace.
Drive to the Barrier.
With one gone in the fifth, Harry
Wolter ripped bff two spot to center
and scored easily when Hartzell bump
ed a three-bagger between Milan and
Moeller to the bally, bloomin' barrier.
Groom worried a bit here, walked
Daniels, puny hitter, but he forced
Dolan to die via Mcbride to Flynn.
The skies Clouded somewhat in the
seventh, when, after Harry had camp
ed under Zinn's foul, two hits were
chalyed up. Wolter slapped a hot one
through Groom and went to third when
Moeller temporarily fumbled Chase s
single. Hal grabbing an extra cushion
on the boot. Groom then consulted his
dream book, and famed both Hartzell
and Daniels on curves mixed up with
spitballs.
Here are the tabulated results:
Tko CcoKo t. Natal