The Washington herald., 1912-05-11
CHICAGO MAKES
SWEEP or SERIES
By TAKING FINAL
Nationals Are Unable to Hit
Peters When Hits Are
Needed.
GROOM HAS HARD LUCK.
By wILLIAM rEET.

cellahan's Windy City gang made
clean sweep of it on their first trip
east by getting away with All four games
played against the Nationals. The final
combat in the Concrete Coliseum yes
terday dropped into Gals lap. to 2
There amt any" chirped q street
urchin to q precher man one day upon
being questioned closely on the subject
Of religion.
The same sort Of feeling prevailed
among some 5000 faithful Capital fans
last night, after hearing OF the disaster:
It would not have been SO osa
washington had been walloped BY the
worlds Champs or some good ball club,
but to let team Ike Chicago get away
with four games. Wells you can bet the
Westerners will not be SO lucky next
time.
Boss Grir Instituted another shake-up
yesterday. benching Germany schaefer
ana playing Jay Carl. Cashion IN rignf
Held Jay Carl only hit one ball on the
nose. and II sailed 50 far away that ne
was able to circle the bags before It
could be returned
Sir Robert Groom and recruit from
the Minneapolis club named Peters hook
ed-up. Peters won hts game by tight
ening like a drumhead in the last
three innings Peters proved to be an
other one of those slabmen who have
little else but a toe plate and q glove,
but somehow or other Washington could
not take any liberties with him.
Groom partially owes the loss of the
game to his own bad throw in the fifth
inning. Chicago made three runs in
this round, and should have been blank
ed In the sixth Milan let Rath's line
drive get away from him. Block was
on FIRST at the time and scored ahead
Of Rath, on a pretty cheap home run.
1sUmpsn on Color.
Bull and Bill the jumps, were also
of form. Bulls control was poor and
Bill .Dineen was wild Amt we ever
going to get anything from you fell
Iows?'' Mcbride exclaimed several times
and was told to beat 1T or he would
get an unpleasant reminder in the shape
Of a fine. Yesterday was a bad day
for umps. too.
The game was another long drawn out
affair. consuming the greater portion of
two hours. A motion to start the matt
anybody second it?
A gent named Weaver put up a fancy
article OF shortstopping and Milan pulled
down q couple of circus catches in center
ficId that gained a hand from the crowd.
This let's the features out.
With three on the bags in the Ma
ticnals' first and only one out, our
heroes could not score. Morgan famed
and knight perished, Peters to zeider.
In the second Mcbride led on with a
dandy single and Henry walked. Groom's
sacrifice advanced Mcbride to third and
Henry to second. MoeIler dumped a
dinky roller in front of the plate and !
Mcbride was run down by Lord. Henry |
reached third and Moeller stopped at |
second on the play. With two cut a |
hit would have fitted in mighty sweet !
Foster famed. The boy was right. |
There amt any"
In the third better luck awaited. Milan |
singled, stole second and when nobody |
was looking sneaked down to third. |
Cashion took three swings. but Morgan |
poked to Collins and Milan sprinted |
home. Everybody felt a little better
Fine Start for Groom.
Groom started like house afre. He
was in several tight holes, but pulled
cut with flying colors until the fifth.
when Callahan's horseshoe was again in |
evidence. Three tallies spattered over