The Washington times., 1912-06-14
First Game In the
Forest City Taken
By Griffith's Climbers
BY SENATOR"

CLEVELAND, June 14.-The four
teenth successive victory of c. Grif-
fith's Climbers and the opening bat
tie in the Forest City was marked
by listlessness on the part of the Capt.
ital City cohorts and long, screaming
drives by both teams. Both Sir Robert
Groom and Thomas Edward George
were touched. up frequently for fiend-
iSh blows to the far corners of the
arena, but the lads behind the tooth
pick twirler made the most Of them and
counted the most runs. the final tally
bsing to in favor of the Nationals.
sThe Naplanders are all shot to pieces,
having several of their best players on
the bench. but baseball knows no friend.
apd the Nationals were glad to be able
to take advantage of the weaknesses OF
tie Davis troupe. In the past 1t has
always been the other way, and no one
eyer had any mercy on the Nationals.
They are rd-hearted now. in turn.
The lads under c. Calvert got busy in
the second inning, bingling four times
fer two fine young tallies and getting
away to clean start. Howard Shanks
was three and two when he lifted a fast
ohe to the scoreboard in left center for
three corners. He easily ambled over
the pan on Ray Morgans clean drive
70 midfeld; Mcbride slapped a single
and he then grabbed third while George
wasn't on the watch. Henry skied to
Graney, but Groom's long saiier to Bir-
mlngham let the wee second-sacker over
sIon. Moeller hammered one off
georges shin bones into Olsons fins,
and Mcbride was caught off second
with toss to Turner.
Two More For Climbers.
The fifth saw two more taIlies go up
on the score board for the Climbers.
Groom was the naughty boy right at
the start, almost soaring Griffith to
death by driving a clean single to the
middle garden. Herman Schaefer was
rendered speechless by the awful blow
however, he recovered when Moeler
forced the splinter pitcher and neatly
annexed tho midway cushion. Affairs
were looking up once more, and the
German Prince prophesied IN loud tones
that something terrible was about t.
happen to the Naplanders. Moeller was
caught of second by George. but
reached third in safety when Pecking.
oaugh dropped Olsons heave.
KID Foster came up and appeared In
Singles to the Right Garden" 1t sen
Moeller over with the first run and
gave George case of the blues. Milar
stood at the pan until told to walk tc
nrst. fIsoa Chick" Gandil. who hadn't
occasions, picked out a good enc ant
hammered 1t to deep right FostaI
scored. and Milan might have done so
too, had rot Milan been caught thinking
of his mule farm down in sunny Ten
nessee. The outfeld wonder walked vi
in time to reach third, but Gandil WA,
held to a single and died trying II
vain to reach second on the drive. Thu
something had happened.
However, the Naplanders took Rober
Groom and shook him severely in tn,
Eixth, clouting him for two runs. witt
one down Lefty George polod a tripl
between Shanks and Milan to the bar
lier. The pitcher went all the way
around when Mcbride hurled poorly t,
Foster on the relay, the ball going t
the grandstand.
Made Fans Feel Good.
That run made the fans forget tn
score and dream only Of victory, and so
not to disappoint them, Groom wake,
Graney. and Olson's hot single to cen
ter sent the Pacific coast wonder L
third on the fly. Lajoes long fly t
Moeller brought over Graney.
Just to be sure that the Naplander
couldn't be in a position to make on
of those dying rallies you read about
the Nationals piled up two more tallie
ID their half OF the seventh frame
Foster lived on Peckinpaugh's boot 70
a beginner, going TO second when MilaI
slammed a safety TO Che middle patch
GAndil came through with a sacrifice