The Washington herald., 1912-05-15
SOUTHPAW GREGG
STUMBLING BLOCK
FOR THB NATIONALS
Bob Groom Loses Hard-fOught
Pitchers Battle, Score
8 to g.
BAT RALLY COMES TOO LATE
BY WILLIAM PEET.


slabster, who draws wages from the
Cleveland baseball club, was just as
good as his reputation here yesterday.
Gregg's brilliant work in the box made
the Nationals take the count, 3 to 2,
but at that the home folks put up
stubborn fight and came within an ace
of sending over the necessary runs TO
win.
weII-known baseball authorities have
claimed for Gregg the distinction OF be-
ing the greatest left-hand pitcher in the
world. washington fans who focked TO
the concrete coliseum yesterday are in
clIned to agree with thse diamond wise
acres. IT looked that way at any rate,
for not a member Of the home clan con-
nected for a safe drive, or anything
that even looked like a near hit, until
the seventh. In the ninth we did a nttle
better, but the ninth is different story
Davis nDisappointments found Sir Rob
ert lust as big a stumbling block until
the eighth. Up to that period Groom
Yielded Just two singles, but the Maps
were evidently due to. win, and there Is
a little satisfaction in knowing that they
were forced to shove in the best they
had in the pitching line TO turn the trick.
Nine strike-outs for Gregg and seven
for Groom hint of a regular pitchers
when Sir Robert let up, and three hits
in row, together with a wild pitch,
won the game for the visitors.
Schnefer on First.
Boss Grfff introduced another shift
in his lineup, placing Schaefer on first
base. Shanks was in left field, for the
reason that southpaw hinging does not
agree with Dan Moeller. Bad Bill Cum
ningham played second, and the Sche-
nectady boy came through with the 'clout
which gave our team two runs. Bill
handled himself better than at any other
time this season and looked like the
whirIwind kid who tore things up three
years ago when he was introduced to big
league society.
Features Of the matinee included
peach Of a throw from right field to the
plate by Jay Carl CashIon, which snuffed
out a run in the sixth and one-hand
catch of Birmingham's liner by Schaefer
in the second
The Nationals did not get a man on
first base until the third, when Gregg
walked Mcbride and Henry, who both
pulled of the double steal to perfection,
but Groom fouled out to Livingstone.
Shanks famed, and Foster died, Peck
inbaugh to Hohnhurst.
The Maps threatened TO become trou-
blesome in their half of the sixth when
Ball led OF with a scratch hit and
sneaked to third on Henry's poor peg
to Mcbride. Groom famed Peekin-
haugh, and Gregg lined to Cashion, who
threw out Ball at the plate.
In the Nationals seventh, Milan led
of with single, stole second and third,
but the next three hitters died in turn,
Cashion and Schaefer striking out
With Birmingham out of the way in
Cleveland's eighth, Livingstone singled
to right. Ryan also singled. Groom un-
corked a wild pitch, which sent Ryan to
second. but Livingstone feared to take
a chance TO score. Ball struck out
Peekinbaugh, with three balls and two
strikes on him, smashed a wicked
grounder through Foster. The midget
could not get his paws down in time to
stop the sphere. Livingstone and Ryan
scored on the blow To the press box
crowd, it looked as if Umpire Dineen
had previously missed a perfectly good
strike on Peckinbaugh. Bob Groom
thought so. too. and the result would
have been vastly different, for Peck
would have been out and no runs for
Cleveland.
Maps Score Again.
Bob Groom himself paved the way for
a Cleveland tally in the ninth by walk
ing Jackson with two out. Jackson
came home on BIrmingham's liner,
which Shanks misjudged and dropped.
Shanks opened the Nationals ninth
with q hot one through Olsen. Foster
dumped single to right, and when
Gregg fumbled Milan's tap, the bases
were loaded. Cashion struck out, and
Schafer forced Shanks at the plate
Cunningham smashed out a dandy two
bagger to the right field fence, scoring
Foster and Milan. With Schaefer on
third and Cunny at second, Mcbride
popped to Peckinbaugh, and the game