The Washington herald., 1912-05-23
MOELLER'O FAST
WORK ON BASES
HELPS WIN GAME
Danny Scores from Second on Wild
Peg with Nationals Much
needed Run.
GROOM YIELDS ONLY FIVE HITS
By WILLIAM PEET.

When Daredevil Dan Moener. taking
desperate chance, sneaked home from
second base in the sixth inning yester-
day, the home foIlxs had scored enough
runs to keep abreast OF the Tigers. and
finally wound up the game with a TO 4
count.
On Tuesday the grandstand fans called
Moeller a 'bone-head," "a mutt" and
everything they could think of, for be-
ing caught mapping at second in the
opening inning. Yesterday Danny was
e hero, the greatest little base runner
in the world, and the md Of the sea-
son. Twas ever thus.
Bobby Groom was on the mound FOR
the home folks, and those who remem-
bered how badly the lanky finger per-
formed against the st. Louis Browns
last week shook their heads and NUT
tered: Looks as II Grin had made an
other bad selection But Grin knew
what he was doing.
Sir Robert only allowed the Jungaleers
five scattered hits. He deserved a shut
out victory and ragged work by the
men behind him robbed him OF the white
wash. Jennings Tigers were very much
up a tree trying to outguess Groom.
When they figured a curve Sir Robert
would shoot over a fast one. In other
words, he not only outpitched winett,
but outguessed the entire Bengal tribe.
Willett was roughly handled during the
first three innings, but settled down and
during the remaining frames pitched
good ball. Kid Foster, Danny Moeller,
and Mcbride led with the stick, col
leeting two hits each. Moriarty and
Bush were easily the Tiger stars.
Crawford Is Helpless.
Sam Crawford. the champ Iong-dis-
tance swatter, faced Groom four times
The mighty Sam couldn't knock the ball
out Of the infield. The only real danger
Gus period of the matinee came in the
visitors sixth, when the bases were
clogged and two down. Gainor connect
ed for a smoking triple over MoaIler's
head and cleaned up. Moriarty had q
ebance to send over the run which
vSuld have put the Jungaleers one 10
the good, but q pop fly to short right
field settled him.
GTif let Jay Carl Cashion view the
game from. the bench. Jay Carl has not
been hitting lately and until the young
man regains his eyesight 1t looks very
much as IL Clarence Spartanburg Wal
ker would be on the job in- right field,
although Red did not break down any
fences yesterday.
One down in the Nationals opener,
when Eddie Foster blasted the ball
through Moriarty. II was a vicious
from big George. Milan connected for
one Of his famous line drives. Perry
came in under fun sail from center
field trying to make a shoestring catch
Perry hasn't touched the ball yet. Fos-
ter scored and Milan slid safely into
third
Nothing doing in the Nationals second,
but in the third Dan MoeIler led on
with a clean double to left and Foster
planted a two-base knock into right.
Moeller scored. Milan died via the
Moriarty- y-Gainor route, Foster going to
third on the play. Schaefer perished
Delehanty TO Gainor, and Red Walker
was pasted in the back with one OF
Mr.. Willett's underhand curls. Walker
strolled down to second, Stranage trying
the old BLUM throw to third expecting
that Foster would try and score. Jack
Knight came through with some real
ammunition in the shape Of a hard
smash through Bush. The ball skipped
blithely into left field and before Davy
Jones could recover the sphere, Foster
and Walker had counted.
Errors by the home folks helped the
Tigers TO a tally in the fourth. John
Henry in trying to field Davy Jones'
bunt in front Of the plate, threw the
ball into the cheering section Perry
died and Sam Crawford grounded to
Sehaefer. The comedian tossed to
Groom, as the pitcher was -sprinting
over the bag ahead Of Crawford. Sir
Robert dropped the ball Sam was safe
and Jones scored. Rather a lucky run
from where we sat.
The Tigers knotted the count in their
half Of the sixth. errors again helping
them along. Bush walked. Jones hit
an easy roller which knight attempted
to gather in near the second bag, figur-
ing on double play. The play might
have worked had knight not permitted
the ball to trickle through his mitts.
Everybody safe and Perry up. A bunt
advanced Bush and Jones. sam Craw-
ford popped to knight and DeIehanty
walked, filling the bases. Bob Groom
handed Gainor a fast one and Del put
the business end of his bat up against
the ball. Away It sailed over MoelIer's
head, scoring Bush, Jones. and Dele
hanty, placing the figures, Nationals, 4:
Tigers, 4
Henry opened the Nationals half of
the sixth by drawing a walk Groom
popped to Stanage in an attempt to bunt.
Moelier forced Henry at second Bush
to Delehanty. Then came the signal TO
steal and Moeller was on toward sec
ond like a flash. The ban propelled by
Stanage hit Moeller in the foot ana sa-
rooned on toward left field. MoeIler
rounded third without even looking up.
and raced for the plate He made II.
and this tally won the bail game. for
Groom cut down the Tigers as fast aS'l
they came up during the three remaining
chapters.
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