The Washington times., 1912-07-02
Mackmen Drive Him From
Mound With Shower
of Hits.
ATHLETICS CORRAL =.
FOURTH SUCCESSIVE
Failure to Hit Brown Explains
l, Nationals Sorry
H.. Defeat. -
By SENATOR"

By SENATOR"
After swinging along to glorious VIC
tory during seven conflicts with all
comers, never losing a decision since
May 20, Bob Groom was hammered
off the mound yesterday by the
worlds champion Mackmen by an ava
lanche of bingles that included a triple
field. The downfall of Groom ruined
an otherwise decent ball game. The
final score was to Q.
Yes, Groom was punished, 'tis true,
but his support in the field was wobbly,
and the stickwork of the Nationals
gave every indication of their still rest
Ing under the magic spell cast by the
At the bat Griff's lads were as wooden
men, their fails as Japanese fans. Just
four hits were made by the Nationals
during during l., the e. melee, two runs runs coming
temporary lead in the struggle.
Brown Pitched Good Game.
Carroll Brown, the former Atlantic
City performer and Connecticut Lacquer.
twirled good ball. At times his control
swerved a bit out of plumb, but he was
generally master of his own destiny
and there was no need of calling in
the rescuers working their heads of in
left field. The lad sailed along to an
easy victory.
Just five balls. not counting the hits,
were knocked out of the diamond by the
Nationals. Most of the time they were
knocking little teasing ,grounders to
Baker and Derrick and Collins. Healthy
swats were scarce as hens teeth. With
men on the paths the home teams
hitters were weak as Potomac river
water. The jinx Of the Mackmen was
still upon them.
''Zeb" Milan had an unusually poor
day for him in the field. Once he mis-
Judged a fly ball and then stumbled
as he was about to catch 1t, letting it
fall to the ground and Baker trotted
10 second and Oldring over the platter.
Again he let a single roll through his
legs.
Flirted With Ball.
'"Tillie" Walker also flirted with the
pill to his own discontinue, letting
Baker reach third on a single that roll
ed to the score board. At the bat Wal
ker landed hard on the pill every time
but never safely. However. he had
plenty of company in this fine art of
not making bingles.
The Mackmen leaped upon Bobby
Groom in the opening frame. Bris Lord
whaling the second ball offered him for
sweet single to right. Oldring sacri-
feed and Lord reached third as Col
Inns rolled to Gandil Baker crashed a
safety to center, scoring Lord, but per-
ished on Henry's perfect peg to Schae-
fer.
Foster walked in the opening inning
and so did Shanks in the next, but the
Nationals did not see the plate until
the third, when, by some real big league
managed to shoot two runs over the
dish and take the lead. Henry started
the third by walking, but was forced by
Groom on a roller to McInnes.
Fosters Triple.
Schaefer was in hole when he
whaled a single to left. "Fateem' Fos-
ter, a goodly lad in a pinch, came TO
time with a screeching, bowling triple
down the third base foul line. AS the
right for him, he had no trouble in
scoring Groom and Schaefer and reach
ing third himself on the drive. Milan's S
clap back at Brown resulted in the
death of Schaefer in a game of tag
along the base line, and Oldring col
Jared Gandirs fly over toward right
field.
Not till the fifth were the Mackmen
able to do much with Groom. Then,
with one down. Derrick beat out bunt
along the first base line that Groom
almost got, but didn't. Lapp singled
to center, and when Milan let the ball
get away from him, Derrick perChed on
third and Lapp on second, waiting for
something to turn up. Ira Thomas was
face on the coaching lines, but Groom
displayed mastery skill in tanning
Brown and Lord.
Groom Blows Up.
However, friend Robert blew up sadly
in the sixth and the Athletics romped
away to an easy victory. Oldring start
ed with triple to the jury box. He
didn't dare to try to score on Collins
fly to Shanks, but he counted wher
Milan dropped Bakers fly over in left
center, the batter reaching second OF
the play.
MCInnes pounded hot one at Foster
who tagged Baker passing behind him
Umpire Westervelt happened to bt
watching the pretty sky at the time
and ruled Baker safe. Then, wheI
Griffith and his entire team surrounded
Westervelt and brought Evans into tn,
argument the field official reversed hi
decision. 1t was simply another evi
dence of the absolute incompetency o.
Westervelt as a big league umpire.
Finally, when both sides quit discuss
ing the weird decision of Westervelt
Amos Strunk caught hold of a, curve h
liked and planted it with a thud VI
against the jury box, scoring McInne
and racing over the pan himself with
and Lapp followed with clean single
TO left. but were stranded upon tn
cushions when Brown, famed: Th
beans had been spilled. though, then
and 1t didn't matter much.
That Man Baker Again.
Back came groom III tne next lnnlnl
for Some more punishment and he go
it. Foster tossed out Lord and Oldring
but Collins walked. Baker bingled t.
right and Collins scored and Bake
reached third when Walker let the bal
get by him. McInnis pounded a fas
one through Foster. bringing Bake
across. wild pitch put McInnis ol
second and Strunk strolled befor
Schaefer closed the painful proceeding
by tossing out Derrick
RaTnaE Palty SiIppaadnd Groom N IN
last two innings and held the Mack
men powerless. After two were gon
in the ninth he hit Baker and wake
McInnis, but Milan ended II by takin
StTunk's hy.
With one down in the sixth Gand
doubled to left. Lord took Walker
sailer. Shanks coaXed a walk out O
the not overcOnident Brown, but Nc