The Washington herald., 1912-07-24
Nationals Have Game Safe
ly Tucked Away When Ex-
ploSion Takes Place.
FINAL SCORE is IL TO 2
By WILLIAM PEET.

With the Nationals leading by a
couple of runs and only three to
retire, the game looked soft for the
Climbers in the Concrete Coliseum
yesterday afternoon, but the uncer-
tainties of the national pastime
were never better exemplihed. The
Tigers not only knotted the count,
but shot over seven runs, and the
game tumbled into Jennings pocket
by IL to Z score.
Bob Groom's sudden spasm of
wildness helped the Tigers in their
hunt for runs, for in the fatal ninth
Sir Robert handed out passes with
reckless abandon, and also hit a
bloke in the back. Needless to say,
few smart hits. were tossed into
the final frame, and the blows came
when most needed.
Groom in Poor shape.
The sudden aeroplane act by Mr.. Groom
can be partly explained. Bob has been
worked as often as necessary to keep
him in shape, so the blame cannot be
entirely attached TO Groom.
The Climbers knocked Edgar Willet
out of the box in three innings, and
pounded his successor. Joe Lake. hard.
On the other hand, Jim Vaughn. who
started in the box for the home boys.
was unable to locate the plate, and
chased to the cooler after the southpaw
had walked Deal in the third. Barney
Petty finished out the round and pitched
the fourth chapter without allowing a
run. and when the fifth opened Groom
was on the job.
Several hundred fans left the concrete
coliseum when the ninth opened. as 1t
looked TO be all over but the shouting,
with the Climbers hugging their two run
lead.
Tyrus Cobb worked himself back into
the hit column after an enforced rest
of one day. The Peach connected for
two rousing singles. and stole couple
of sacks; but the Detroit boys who did
the damage with their war clubs were
Davy Jones, sent in as a pinch hitter.
and Oscar Stanage. the burly backstop.
Ray Morgan and Shanks delighted their
friends by coming across with some real
hits, while Chick Gandil and Al Williams
grabbed foul hit balls of the grand stand
netting and lower wall that made the
fans stare pop-eyed.
Manager Jennings gave his batting or
der a shaking up when he sent Jean
Dubuc. his big French-Canadian pitcher.
to play right field, moving Sam Crawford
to left. Jones is bothered with a sore
leg, and also a trifle bat-shy against
southpaw hurting.
The Nationals were first to score, send
ing over a run in the opener. according
to Hoyle. and in a manner which has
made the Moeller-Foster combination the
talk Of the circuit. Daredevil Dan ripped
a single to center. and on the hit-and-run
play. Foster dumped the ball to right.
Moeller was over the plate like a flash.
The Tigers forced ahead in the second
when Vaughn walked Moriarty. Louden.
and Stanage in row. a wild peg to
Foster by Williams. followed by a ghast-
ly heave on the part of young Shanks.
gave the Tigers couple of runs. Cobbs
single to right sent over the third visit
ing score.
Nationals Score Four.
The Nationals uncorked an old-fashion-
ed batting rally in the other half of the
third. scoring a quartet of tallies, and
causing Jennings to give Willet the gate.
Moeller drew a walk for a starter. Foster
and Milan followed with singles Gandil
grounded TO Deal who threw out Moeller
at the plate. Ray Morgan tripled to
left center. scoring Foster. Milan. and
Gandil, and Williams counted Morgan
with a smash to right.
Detroit tied the score in the fifth,
Groom's first inning. Well punched hits
from the bats Of Crawford. Moriarty, and
Stanasc did the business; but In the
sixth the Nationals forged ahead one on
Shanks single and Moeller's triple An
other Climber run scored in the seventh.
when Milan singled. went to second on
Gandirs sacrifice, stole third and came
home on Morgan's long fly to Cobb
Jennings Tigers could do nothing with
Bob Groom's curves until the ninth, and
then it all happened. Detroit batted all
the way around, and then some. One
run was forced over the plate by a base
on balls. Crawford, Jones. Stanage, and
Lake provided the hits that did most of
the damage.