Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-19
BROWNS HITS COME
At RIGHT TIME
TaiIenderS Take Advantage OF
Nationals MiSpIays in
Sixth Inning.
GROOM HARD HIT
AFTER HUGHES RETlRES
SpitbaIIer Joe Lake Holds
Griffith's Men Safe From
Start to Finish.
BY j. ED GRILLO.

just what figure one miscalculation can
cut in a ball game was proven yesterday
when a mistake of judgment on the part
of John Henry was the means OF giving
the Browns five runs and ball game.
Heury's error was a mistake of dis
taHce. He made a throw to second,
where there was no chance for play, in
an effort 10 force runner, and thereby
opened the way for a rally which put the
Nationals out of the running. Up to
this time the score was a tie. The
Browns had scored run in the first and
another IN The fourth. while the locals
haa tied the score in the fifth. They
had 10 sooner pulled up 10 their oppo-
neuts when the play came which spilled
t.4e beans
Groom mad taken Hughes place in the
siXtn. and he opened by allowing Laporte
To make clean base nit Pratt laid down
Unt which rolled, perhaps. couple OF
yalus IL, III the pate Henry got tie ball
EaT.Iethy and thinking that lie mad a
chance TO force Laporte at second. threw
there. The throw was late and both men
were safe.
Austin sacrificed and Groom fumbled,
and the bases were crowded when Wal
lace brought N run with q single Ste
phenS cleaned UP with triple, and
scored himself when Shotten hit safely
and i've runs were over the plate. Had
Henry thrown out Pratt at nrSt. there
would have been one out, and q man on
second. and Austin would not have bunt-
ed, thus changing the entire aspect OF
jhe inning.
Primarily, however, Joe Lake, who
makes a specially of delivering moist
ened sphere, was responsible for the I'M
doing OF Grifiitns men. They could not
do much with his pitching. the fact
that their base hit column shows them
To have made but four lonely safe drives.
But one of these was productive.
three-base hit by Mcbride. which was
eFlxaf4 -fh for fha fyx-a fear So
cured during the afternoon
Browns Make Rally.
On the other hand, the despised tail
euders took rather kindly TO the pitching
u both Hughes and Groom. though the
former was retired TO allow stronger
batter to step up TO the plate for him in
the fifth. Groom. who came into the
game in the sixth, either had nothing, or
ne was very unfortunate, for most every
thing he offered was sent on line TO
fair territory, though he might have es-
capped but for the mistakes made in that
sixth inning
Griffith, in fact. used four pitchers be-
fore he got through, and but two Of
these, Akers and Becker, got away with
a whole hide.
I'D to the sixth it was an interest
ing ball game. There was always a
chance for the locals up to that time,
but once the damage was done the
game was over. for there are few
pitchers who can be more effective
than Lake once he gains safe lead
in game. and yesterday was not an
exception TO the rule. Lake allowed
but fourteen men TO face him in the
four innings. and but two reached
first base, one on an error and another
a base hit.
Things broke badly for Hughes at
the outset After Shotten had been re-
tired Hogan got hit. He played the
hit and run with Stovall. the latter
-
popping the ball over third base and
getting two bases. With man on
second and third Laporte hit through
Foster. scoring Hogan. but the next
two batters went out on infield plays
without doing any further damage.
There was nothing more doing for
the Browns until the fourth which
Pratt opened with a triple scoring
when stephens hit for a base. In the
meantime the Nationals We're strug-
Cling along trying TO solve Lake. He
walked Mcbride. the first man up in
the third. but left him. and he was
hit safely by Milan in the fourth but
line drive by Schaefer was right into
Nallace's hands and force play re-
suited.
The fifth gave occasion for some en-
thusissm. for the Nationals tied the
score. Lake made a mistake in walk
Ing knight. and Mcbride sent him all
the way home with triple to left
Henry struck out. but Williams. who
was sent to bat for Hughes, drove the
ball back at Lake with such speed
that ii jumped from his hands, and
lille Williams was thrown out at
hrst. Mcbride scored. Moeller got a
fuke double to left in this inning. but
roster could not help him around.
Ihen came the disastrous sixth.
which Laporte opened with a hit
Heurys throw of Pratt's hunt was
too late to catch Laporte at second
and Groom filled the bases by fumbling
Austins hunt. Wallace singled and
stephens tripled. scoring himself
when Shotten hit safely
That put an end to the Nationals
chances. but just to make sure Of the
game the Browns scored another in
the seventh on Laporte's single and
traits second three-base hit Akers
then took Groom's place and held Pratt
al third while he retired the side
Becker pitched the last inning. retiring
the side in order The score: