The Washington times., 1912-08-22
GROOM IS
HERO OVER TIGERS
BY SENATOR"

Taking every advantage OF the defeat
of the Red Sox by the Naplanders in
Boston. Griff's Climbers edged little
nearer the leaders yesterday by winning
from the Tigers, 8 to /. Sir Robert
Groom, with his soul mate, "Massa
John Henry, behind the bat was in
vincible when hits would do any dam
age, and twirled his way to as neat a
victory as has been seen this season on
the prairies of Florida avenue. He was
accorded perfect support, particularly
by Mcbride, Morgan, Foster and Milan,
and Gandil and Mcbride contributed a
couple OF timed-to-the-second bingles
that put the victory on Ice.
"Dare-deVil' Dan Moeller, rejoicing at
the muggy weather, ran wild. He COL
lected a brace of hits, figured in a cou-
pie of put-outs and annexed three cush-
ions as If that was his regular business.
The fans were happy, too, at the fine
exhibition of the Rochester rambler,
and he got oodles of applause.
or course. some folk went out to see
the immortal 7; r. They got their
collected few flies in his own grace
ful manner, and In the ninth crashed a
triple off the scoreboard, attempting TO
score on Crawfords s fly that Morgan got
out III rIgnt neld almost on the line.
No, people, T. R. did not score. Nor
gan, wholly off balance, hurled the
pill to good old "Massa John" and
T. r. gave up the ghost-just like
that How could he touch the plate
when Henry was in the way with
the ball? 1t made a sizzling ending
to one of the best played games of the
campaign.
Hughey Jennings thought Joe Lake
would be just about classy enough
to trip the Climbers in their mad
chase after the leaders, but the home
boys peppered his slants from the be-
ginning. though not always getting
them safe.
Gandil Starts the Hitting.
Chick" Gandil opened the second
session with rousing double out
where Davey Jones hops around on
that alibi leg of him. Young Kocher,
thinking to catch Gandil mapping off
second, hurled the ball to center and
the first baseman romped on to third.
Shanks sent Jones out a mile or so
for his high fly, and Gandil scored the
first run of the battle.
The Tigers, after going without a
blow FOR two frames, got busy in the
third and threatened, though in vain,
to score. Deal singled to left, and
kocher followed with one to right
Moeller tried for a shoestring catch
Mcbride advanced both runners just
before Milan camped under Jones fly
Deal was then. caught on the path,
and. after running back and forth for
a minute or so, expired when Groom
fell on him and jammed the ball into
the small of his back.
In the fourth, though, the Tigers
tied the tally. Bush bounced one
over Groom's head, galloping to third
when Cobb rushed single up
Crawford sent Milan far out for his
fly that scored Bush and Cobb thought
he could easily reach second T. r.
knows better now, for the Linden lad
die pegged him out with deadly ac-
CuraCy.
Grin decided that the thing had gone
on long enough when the Climbers
came to bat, and so Moeller punched
one toward right field that Witt, by
magnificent sprinting, just barely knock
ed down. Moeiler Immediately set sail for
second. and landed safely. Gandl
bounced a safety to center, scorinE
Moeller. Kocher then thought he could
catch Gandil OFF first. and his poor
the midway.
End of the Scoring.
Morgan, who was still suffering from
the slump with the willow, famed
Lake wohbled a bit and walked Shanks.
Mcbride burned one down the thir1
oase line tnches inside, and Gandll
romped over the dish with the final
tally for his side. Henrys slap back
at Lake forced Shanks at third, and
Groom forced Henry at second, ending
the inning and the scoring
ONLY two more hits We're collected by
the Climbers after that, and Moel.yr
alone Was able to reach second, steal
ing both times. Works twirled the