Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-17

BOB GROOM GETS SPLENDID
SUPPORT AND BEATS YANKEES
Victory Came Easy, as the New Workers
Put Up Very Poor Fielding
Game, Making 8 Errors.

admired for his nerve in inserting him
self into game as pinch hitter. but
after all 1t seems to be the general
impression that he Is very foolish In do
Ing SO since nothing prejudices the fans
more against manager than to see him
fail under such conditions.
| Wolverton batted for Warhop yesterday
and he famed and q great howl went up.
No batter, regardless Of how good he may
'ibe, has any assurance of making base
| hit in pinch, and there were three on
when Wolverton famed. The only thing
he could possibly gain II he made good
was little popularity, but ball players
usually glOat when a manager fails when
he is attempting to make himself pinch
hitter.
| Schaefer is a real attraction here. His
antics amuse the crowd and he was un-
usually funny yesterday, besides playing
a sterling game of ball at the bat and on
the bases. He, grabbed himself four good
hits, one a triple and under such condi-
tons the Dutchman could take liberties,
which he did. The crowd stopped watch
ing the progress Of the game most Of the
time and put in it's time watching
Schaefer.
Dixie Walker viii likely pitch today.
| and II he shows the foHm he did in Phil
adelphia there should not be much doubt
about the outcome of the game.
AS the New York aggregation is
that has ever represented this city in
| the American League. 1t is no doubt true
that the players are far from being at
| their best, but ability also is lacking.
The Yankees inf1eld Is one Of the weak
est imaginable. Chase is the only player
In that department who has the class for
this company, but the other trio will not
| do, and before Wolverton goes through q
few more games he will realize this fact.
That Wolverton has a hard job on his
hands goes without saving. New York
] Is naturally National League town. and
the only chance for the Yankees to get
| their share Of the patronage is for the
seem to have a chance to be as at pres
ent constructed.
Five straight games have been lost, and
the teams followers are growing sore
and as usual the manager has to bear
the brunt of their feelings, though he Is
hardly to blame since no man can make
q poor ball team win. Inasmuch a.
every one of the five games lost has been
played on the home grounds. where the
public can see for itself and excuses do
not cover up the teams weakness. VOL
verton is probably wishing that he had
remained on the coast.
Bob Groom did not have an easy game
to pitch and was in constant trouble,
though he appeared to have an unusual
amount OF speed and curves. Bob. In
fact, had more than he could take care
Of, and there was not a single inning that
he did not have men on the bases, though
when he found himself In trouble he
usually pitched himself out Of the hole.
Groom worked his first game yesterday
and he is not yet in his best form. but
it is q safe prediction that he will have q
good season. He seems to have gotten
over his old trouble Of paying too much
attention 20 base runners, and Is now
paying strict attention to the batters,
which makes big difference In his work.
II the Nationals can win today, they
will have to show q remarkable reversal
of form not to. they will have won three
first trip, and this Is splendid showing
for a new team which Is asked to play
its first five games away from home.
Once the team gets back home for long
stretch Of games i is very apt to , gain ain q
the fact that the team was stacked
against the worlds champions for the
first two games, neither Of which It won.
its showing was nevertheless decidedly
encouraging. since It played high-class
have won either one Of the games had 1t
been able to make single base hit at
the right time. But there Is all the DIFF
ference Imaginable in the general play
Of playing is working more smoothly and.
Of course. effectively. and 1t Is to this
It's improved showing might be attrib-
uted.
Two pitchers who In the past have
been the most troublesome for the Ma
tionals have been met and defeated.
Quinn and Ford have always been pair
Of stumbling blocks for the Nationals.
Quinn, though very effective. was
beaten Monday, and Ford was actually
driven off the rubber yesterday. The
Yankees are fielding miserably, while the
perfection, and this, together with good
stitching. Is bound to make any team
look impressive.
1t is perhaps needless to call attention
to the fact that nothing that has hap
pened clark Grifith in recent years
pleases him SO much as the two victories
his team has scored over New York.
Griffith was deposed from the manage
ment Of the local team simply because 1t
never forgiven those who were respon-
sible for this. He Is never OF the
coaching lines here and bis voice can be
heard from the time the bell taps until
field are great for Griffith and he actually
seems to be laughing on weight at the
discomfort Of the local players and club
officials.
| It did not take more than few min
utes Of play to put the Nationals very
much into yesterdays game. Moeller
walked. to start with. and on the first
ball pitched played the hit and run with
Foster, who dropped little single over
| first base on which Moeller took third.
A passed ball moved Foster up and
then Milan cleaned up with q single. but
| was himself caught trying to stretch 1t
| into double
| In the third came more runs. Milan hit
and stole and Schaefer followed with q
| bingle. F1ynn's sharp drive was helded
| by Dolan, and then HartxeM booted one
from knight. This was followed by an
| error by Dolan and when the smoke
| cleared away three runs were over the
plate.
| VOTERS error and Schaefer's three
base hit brought another In the fourth.
and q pass to knight. McBride's hit and
McConnelPs wild throw added another
brace in the fifth. The final two came IN
the eighth. Groom opened the round
with hit and Moeller walked. Foster
died out and Milan filled the bases by
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