The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-07-02
Lanky Bob Unable to Stop the
Worlds Champions, Los
ing, E to 2.
YOUNG BROWN IN FORM
By WILLIAM FEET.

Connie Mack's White Elephants bust
ed Bob Groom's long string of victo-
ries yesterday with the same ease and
dispatch that they ditched Griff's steam
roller in Quakertown week before last
Groom's downfall came in the sixth,
when a triple, home run, and a couple
of singles helped the champs score
thrice. The final count, 6 to ?. tells
the sad story. Yesterdays win makes
the fourth in a row for the tribe of
Mack, and the champs last night stated
they would hang the fifth piece OF
Grape over the local clubhouse door in
the final game to-day.
Mack's White Elephants have that
nasty habit of counting up games be-
fore they are won. They hold the Ma
tionals very much in contempt, and 60
around with chests extended.
The worm is about due to turn, and
Griff's youngsters have one more
chance TO gain lost ground to-day. 1t
seems best to discuss possibilities OF
winning to-day, for yesterdays battle
is sad to contemplate.
TIDE NhNS ~ SA-A
Groom did not pitch such a poor game.
In fact. he was invincible until the tide
turned in the sixth and the Mackmen put
it away on ice. The Athletics got all the
lucky breaks, while Grif's Climbers could
not damage to any extent the pitching Of
ferings of Brown, fresh from the bush.
Brown allowed five hits. Some Of the
scorers gave the Nationals four, claiming
that Derrick should have been handed
black mark for muffing Red Walkers
high fly, which was touched with one
hand.
In every inning but two Griff's young
sters populated the sacks, but there was
woeful lack of hitting after the men got
on. Brown had very few strike-outs to
his credit, forcing the Nationals to hit
the ball right into some fielder's paws,
and here is where the lucky breaks came
in. Every ball hit to the inield came to
Derrick. Baker and Collins on an easy
hop. This trio alone handled thirteen
grounders without a slip-up.
Score in the Third.
In only one inning could the Nationals
do any damage to Brown. This was the
third. Henry led of by drawing a base
on balls. Groom's attempted sacrifice re-
suited in McInnis scooping up the ball
and throwing Henry out at second. |
singled cleanly past Baker. Fos-
ter ripped a triple to deep left, and both |
Groom and Schaefer crossed the plate. |
Milan forced Foster between third and |
home, and Gandn made the third out with |
3 fly to Oldring.
Other chances to score were missed by |
the Nationals for lack of safe swats |
cropped out as follows: Foster walked |
N the opener with one down and was left |
stranded. Shanks drew four balls in the |
second with one gone, but was thrown |
1ut at third when Mcbride grounded to |
Derrick. In the fourth Red Walker |
opened with a two-bagger and watched |
Shanks fan and Mcbride and Henry both |
perish via the Baker McInnis route. With !
Milan gone in the sixth, Gandil doubled, /
1ut got no nearer home. Again in the
seventh, with two out, Schaefer walked.
tut was left. as Foster died, Collins to
dcInnis Milan led of the eighth with
pretty single, and after Gandil had /
lied to Oldring and Walker to Strunk,
Iilan was forced at second on Shanks'
Tounder.
The Mackmen scored IN the initial round
when Lord singled. oldring hunted and
Baker drove the ball over McBride's
lead.
OIdring Gets a Triple. l.
The sobbing sixth was opened by Old
ing, who tripled between Milan and
5hanks. Collins flied, to shanks and
3aker sent Milan a high fly, Clyde 4
nufiing the ball. Oldring came in and
Baker pulled up at second. McInnis
rounded to Foster and the midget touch
d Baker at third. Shanks, to his sor-
ow, played IN close for Strunk, and
mos smashed to the left field bleachers,
making the circuit behind McInnIs be-
ere the ball could be recovered.
With two out in the Athletics seventh,
'ollins was passed and Baker doubled
o right, the ball getting away from i