The Washington herald., 1912-06-03
NATIONALS TAKE
SECOND BATTLE,
GROOM IN FORM
Lanky Hurler Allows Brownies
but Six Bingles and
Fans Nine.
MOELLER AGAIN THE STAR

St Louis, No, June 2-Robert Groom,
citizen Of Belleville. Ill, a thriving town
| just over the State border line from ST.
Louis and fifteen Minutes ride by trolley
| from here, had the pleasure this after
noon Of showing the way to a clean-eut
6 to victory over the Browns
| Groom makes st. Louis his home dur
ing the winter, and everybody knows
him. A big delegation Of Belleville citi-
| Eens, headed by the Mayor and Chief
OF Police, witnessed the battle and
cheered Lanky Bob.
The Browns made their debut under
/ George Stovan, the new manager. Sto-
Wallis first act was to shake UP his
team so that the Nationals would face
| the strongest possible hitting comblnA-
tion. The idea was great. but. alas for
| GeOrgie Stovall! Groom blocked the path
| to the greRtly-deslred victory.
Groom never looked better in his life
He allowed only six hits and famed
| nine. There was something on every
! ball Groom shot over the plate. Once
or twice he was in tight places. but al
ways pulled out with flying colors. On
the other hand, the Nationals knocked
| Joe Lake, an old hOodoO. out OF the
| box. Daredevil Dan Moeller was the
| Washington hero. Moeller pulled down
three hits out OF four times up. His
drive in the fifth tied the score, and a
vicious smash in the eighth put the Ma
/ tionals in the lead. and he scored a run
\ himself in this same chapter by sensa-
/ tional base running.
Milan Steals Home.
Clyde Milan furnished the big thrill Of
the afternoon by a clean steal Of home
| in the Nationals seventh.
The announcement of a new manager
and perfect baseball weather brought out
a crowd Of 5000 fans. During the three
| final innings the Nationals were called
/ upon to face the widest demonstration
Of strong lunged roofing ever heard at
| the local park. But the more the crowd
yelled the better Grifs youngsters
played.
Things looked bad for Groom in the
/ first inning when Shotten led OF with
a clean single and Hogan tripled to
! the right field stands. sending Shotten
/ home. An infeld out scored Hogan, and
then Groom tightened up. retiring the
\ next three in order. From the Browns
second until the ninth only one man
saw second base and the side would
have been retired in the ninth but for
| two errors and a base on balls.
| Joe Lake started like a $4,000 race
| horse and finished like a selling platter.
The Nationals could not touch the spit
ball finger until the fourth. when Milan
| led OF with a two bagger to center,
| following this up with a steal OF third,
drawing a wild throw from Krichell.
the ball bounced on Pratt's glove and
Milan scoOted home.
Score Tied in Fifth.
Grirs heroes knotted the count in
their half Of the fifth. With three balls
and two strikes on Henry, the colegian
Groom was safe on Pratt's poor throw
Of Dobs grounder, Henry taking third
on the play. Moeller drove TO right for
a single. counting Henry.
Lake retired the side in order in the
sixth, but the seventh pr, ved his water
loo Henry started the fireworks by
drawing a base on balls, reaching sec
ond on Groom's pretty sacrifice. Noel
ier connected for his third safe wallOp,
a sizzling grOunder through Stovall.
Before the pill could be returned Henry
was over the plate. On the hit and run
signal Foster crashed TO deep right be-
tween Compton and Shotten, Moeller
fairly burned up the paths refusing to
stop until he had crossed the plate,
beating the relay home by an eyelash.
Milan was safe when Wallace fumbled a
hard hit gToUnder. Foster taking third
on the error. Gandil drove a high fly
to Compton scoring Foster, Milan racing
&C second on the throw home. Clyde
stole third. This was the end Of Joe
Lake, for Manager StOvaIl sent in Elmer
Brown. The first ball pitched by Elmer
Was the signal for Milan TO steal home
The Tennessee flyer came in under full
sail and dove for the plate spikes first
Krichell had the ball waiting for him
but Milan knocked it out Of his hands
with the force OF the impact The
crowd roared in appreciation as Milan
walked to the bench.
One run was added to the Brownies
count in their half Of the inning when
Milan and Morgan dropped easy fly balls
and Groom issued his only free pass Of
the game.