Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-28
YANKEESFA|L TO
SCORE ON GROOM
Bunching of Hits in Sixth In
ming Gives Nationals
Easy Victory.
FOSTER DRIVES OUT ,
HOMER WITH TWO ON
Griffith's Team Shows Re-
markabIe Reversal of Form
Over Previous Day.
BY J. ED GRILLo.

Just what a difference 1t makes in a
compared with what 1T is when that de-
partment is in slovenly hands was dem
onstrated yesterday. when the Nation
ais. thanks to Bob Groom's brilliant
work. defeated the Yankees, 5 to O.
The exhibition on the day previous.
during which the locals resembled a
sandlot aggregation, was entirely re-
versed by yesterdays performance, and
one of the best games of ball, from a
Washington standpoint, seen in years
was furnished.
Too much praise cannot be given Bob
Groom for the part he played in It,
There was really but one clean hit
made off his delivery, while he did not
walk a single man. Three hits are
charged against him, but two of these
were of the fluky order, and are scored
SO because of the technicalities OF the
rules. Groom was an enigma, and after
the first inning never was in danger OF
being scored on. In that inning the
first two men to face him reached the
bags on hits. but only twice after that
did a man reach first-Zinn in the, sec
ond on ball that was hit so hard that
Foster could not handle it, though 1t
was right at him. and kauff. the first
man up in the fifth, who was hit by a
pitched ball
In all just four men reached first
base. and but one second, while in six
innings the side went out in order
Groom was at his best. He had per-
feet control and worked as smoothly
as IL he were sitting In q rocking chair.
For five innings the game had all the
appearance of a real pitchers battle,
for Caldwell. though he was being hit
hard, was getting away without being
scored on. principally because he was
lucky enough to have his fielders in the
way OF the ball most Of the time. But
shoots and in less time than it takes to
tell 1t FOUR runs had been chased over
the plate and he had been relieved by
a left-hander. named Hoff. who, how
ever. failed to stop the rally until he
too, had been scored on.
Both Fielded Perfectly.
The fielding Of both teams was SUI
perb. The Yankees gave their pitchers
brilliant support, but no more so than
did the Nationals, and as q result nei-
Their team has a misplay charged
against 1t. At no time this season has
the local team done such timely and
consecutive hitting as 1t did in that
sixth inning. There was nothing fiuky
about its drives. either, and Fosters
home run. with two on the bases,
which started the scoring. brought the
crowd to its feet with enthusiasm. or
the eight hits the Nationals are cred
tied with, seven came in the sixth, and
TO this fact must be attributed their
comparatively easy victory, for 1t net
ted five runs, all that were scored in
the game.
Both sides got men on in the first, and
both had runners caught mapping.
Daniels started by driving the first ball
pitched to the right field for a single;
Coleman hit a slow bounder to Nc
Bride, whose throw to force Daniels
A moment later Henry nipped Daniels
on. second with a perfect throw to
Mcbride, and on Martins grounder to
Mcbride double play was made by
the knight-Flynn route.
Milan got-one for the Nationals after
two were out by hitting safely. but
Caldwell cleverly picked him on
first. and then came four innings in
which neither.side scored. though Kauff
started the fifth by being hit, but was
never advanced.
What happened in the sixth will be
long remembered by those who were
present. John Henry started the in
ming. and he also eAded. His start was
q single to center. and Groom cleverly
moved him up with a sacrifice. Moeller
caught Coleman and Caldwell mapping,
and dropped a hunt in front Of the
plate. which he beat out Easily. This
bit of strategy seemed to, rattle Cald-
well. and he grooved one for Foster,
who sent it on long chase to the
center field fence while Henry, Moeller
and he scored before it could be re-
trieved. But the rally did not end
there. Milan followed with a single.
and Schaefer sent him home with a
double. That ended Caldwell. and Hon
was trotted out. Flynn kept up the
good work by hitting over third for a
base. which scored Schaefer. Knight
took three swings. but Mcbride came
through with another hit. It was John
Henry's second time up. and while he
hit the ball hard. IT was a line drive
right at Martin and retired the side
But five runs proved more than enough
TO win the game. for Groom continued
hts brilliant work to the finish. and
not man reached the bases after the
nth inning.