The Washington herald., 1912-06-22
Climbers Return to Form;
Pound Four Mack HurlerS
Griffs Boys Come Back to |
Life and Hand Athletics
8 to 2 Beating.
GRooMs TwRLNG GREAT
By w1EL1A1r PEET.


Philadelphia, Pa, June zI-The old
steam roller was pulled out of the mud
to-day and with Chief Engineer Bob
Groom in the drivers seat, the crunch
ing machine fattened out the Athletics
in the fifth game of the series, 8 to a
The victory was all the more credit
able to the toothpick twirler for the
reason that he was the victim of hor-
rible support. Boots and foozles by the
men behind him kept Groom continually
in hot water, but the lanlCy boy chalked
up his second win over the Champs in
one week and allowed but FIVE scattered
hits.
MORGAN POUNDED AGAIN.
Cy Morgan and his sanointed delivery
essayed to start the game for the Mack
men, but Cy blew up higher than a
kite In the first round and gave way
to young Pennock, who worried through
one inning.
Another youngster named Barry re-
lieved Pennoclx, and when Barry began
to totter, Harrell, still another new
Not one Of these pitchers appeared to
measure up to big league caliber, and
while the Nationals did not Iambast them
particularly hard, Griff's kids sand
wiched in timely hits with free passes
and made the wallops count Henry
Gandil, Foster, and Milan were the boys
who drove home most of the runs.
While the Nationals to-day appeared
to be far from the team they looked dur
ing their whirlwind Western tour. they
showed Improvement over the first two
days, and II looks as II they were slowly
but surely pulling themselves out Of that
awful batting slump. Both Moeller and
Foster broke the ice this afternoon and
rang up safeties- Everybody on the
club came through with safe slams ex-
cept Shanks and Morgan. and the boys
ate supper tonight with light hearts and
hearty appetites for the first time since
breezing into the sleepy city.
Five Runs in the First.
The Nationals first inning, when fve
runs were scored, virtually settled the
ban game. and took all the starch out
Of Mack's champions. The crafty leader
conceded the game to Washington in the
sixth, when he pulled out two regulars
and sent in substitutes. II looked as II
Mack said to himself: They've got US
beaten, so why worry-guess I'll give
my young pitchers and substitutes a
chance TO show why they should draw
wages from the Philadelphia strong
box"
Morgan started on by passing both
MoeIler and Foster, and when Milan
laid down a bunt and beat the throw
to first, filling the bases, Germany
Schaefer cut loose on the coaching lines
with "Hhere's where We make EN- look
sick-hit 'er far as you can, Chick so
h.
and a wicked drive between Collins and
McInuis scored Moeller and Foster.
Shanks drew a base on balls and Con-
ME Mack gave Cy Morgan the gate.
Pennock. who went into the box, pre-
sented Ray Morgan with a ticket to
first, forcing in Milan. Mcbride popped
to McInnis, but John Henry sent the
ball shrieking into deep left, scoring
Gandil and Shanks.
The Athletics came back with a run in
their half Of the opener on Lords triple
and Oldring's out, Morgan TO Gandil.
The Nationals reached young Mr. Pen
mock again for a tally in the second.
Moeller beat out bunt, but was caught
stealing. Foster also persisted. and Nj
Ian was passed. Gandil drove the ball
to right center, and Milan came all the
way home from first to the plate on
the crash, making the rubber by dint Of
fast spTinting, and ending up with a
splendid slide.
support Deserts Groom.
Groom's support deserted him in the
sixth, when the Mackmen were present.
ed with a run Errors contributed by
Mcbride and Morgan made this possible
From the second until the sixth, not a
safe hit was registered by the Champs
on Groom. and In the eighth, with two
down, Milan muffed Oldring's fiy, and
then threw the ball over Gandirs head
into the stands, but Eddie Collins, the
next man up, famed.
The Nationals final runs showed I'D In
the sixth, when Barry was on the firing
line. Mcbride led OF with a single, but
was forced by Henry. Bob Groom sin
gled to right, and Moeller walked, hlling
the bases. Eddie Foster blasted the ban
through the Athletics inner works, scor-
ing Henry, and when Milan sent I'D a
high fly to oldring, Groom was over the
plate with the eighth tally. Only sensa-
tional fielding in the seventh and eighth
kept the Nationals from pushing over
more runs, as every man up hit the ball
on the nose.