The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-06-04
Nationals On Top;
Groom Fans Twelve
Browns Go Down in Opening
Game Of Series-Errors
Aid in Run Hunt.
FINAL COUNT Is 3 TO 2
BY WILLIAM PEET.

After handing the Browns two
runs on silver platter, the gang
from St. Louis yesterday turned
right around and presented Wash
ington with the opening game of
the series. Score, 3 to 2.
Bob Groom and Earl Hamilton
engaged in lively pitching tilt,
, and Sir Robert emerged on top,
allowing seven hits and striking
out twelve-the best exhibition of
laying opposing sluggers low via
the Whit route any Washington
twirler has shown this season.
The game itself, witnessed by a
small crowd, was interesting in
spite of the ragged play at critical
stages by both sides.
Catcher Sam Agnew had a bad
day, while Pitcher Hamilton can
blame only himself for his defeat.
1t was Agnew's passed ball that
gave the Nationals a chance to
knot the count in the sixth, and
Hamilton's wild pitch in the sew
enth that permitted the winning
marker to count
Bob Groom's mastery pitching.
sensational stops and catches by
Walsh and Johnston, together with
the hitting of Clyde Milan, three
blows out of four times up, were
the noteworthy features of the
combat.
Groom in Rare Form.
The Brownies threatened trouble during
five innings out of the nine, but with
the exception of the fourth Bob Groom
had them lashed to the mast. Sir Robert
resorted entirely to a splitter" and his
wide sweeping curve
Manager George Stovall sent young
Brief to cover first base and watched
his pet go down to defeat from the
vantage point of the dug-out-
In disposing OF Hamilton the Climbers
have placed on the shelf the best finger
in the Stovall stable, and in consequence
there is much rejoicing in the Grif
camp.
Battered and crippled as they are the
Climbers put up a first class snappy
game. except in one inning. when a
couple of errors were Jumped the same
number of hits.
There was not a whole lot of hitting
strength in evidence. but when Young
Hamilton is at his best none of the clubs
in the Ban Johnson circuit bother him
a whole lot and Hamilton looked mighty
good yesterday.
In the only inning Milan failed to hit
the ball safely. the third. he missed
chance to send over two runs, for Moeller
was on third base and Schaefer held
down second at the time with two down,
and Clyde persisted, Hamilton to Brief.
The Browns broke the setting of goose
egg innings by sending over a couple
of tallies in the fourth.
Bert Shotten started the trouble by
waIloping a single to center field. Jack
Johnston laid down a bunt to see II
Frank Laporte had a good enough whip
TO get the ball over to first. Frank
demonstrated to the satisfaction OF all
concerned that his arm is stu powerful.
for he heaved the sphere into the stands,
and before Rtppy Williams could re-
cover it Shotten had scored and John
ston was on the keystone sack. Gus
Williams bounced one of Groom's meat
hand, advancing Johnston to third. Pratt
died. Schaefer to GandH, and Johnston
scored, Williams going to second and
pulling up at third when Henry threw
out Brief after the last-named had
dumped the ball in front of the plate.
Austin was out, Schaeter to GandiI, and
the side retired.
Nationals Tie the Score.
Schaefer opened the sixth by striking
out. Milan singled to right and reached
Gle ~ IN
Walsh. Lsporte grounded to Austin,
who tagged Milan and threw to the
stands in an attempt to pull of double
play. Gandil scored on this wild heave
and Laporte raced all the way to third
base A wild pitch, the ball bouncing
over the plate and through Agnew' S
paws, scored Laporte with the tying
run.
The game was won in the Nationals
seventh. Mcbride raped an ordinary
single to left, but IN going after the
ball Johnston allowed 1t to shoot through
his props. The sphere rolled to the
fence, Mcbride going to the far corner
before il could be recovered. With, one
strike and two balls on John Henry,
Hamilton shot over a fast one. Inc nail
was inside and blasted its way through
Agnew's big nit. Mcbride counted on
the passed ball with the much-desired
tally.
The Nationals got to Hamilton in the
eighth for couple OF hits, but were
unable to score.
Pratt led of the Brownies ninth with
a clean single to right held, and stole
second. but Groom struck out Brief ana
- Austin. and Compton. a pinch hitter,
died on an easy roller to the toothpick
twirler-
The Score
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