The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-05-13
Nv WILLIAM FEET.


ST. Louis, Mo-. May 12.-Bob Groom
was right today, and now it's even
Stephen between the Climbers and the
Browns.
Groom. twirled his bestt game this sea-
son. Only three times did the enemy
Ray Morgan. and not a Brown leg came
within speaking distance of the far cor
ner.
The score, 2 to 0, does not begin to tell
the real story of the combat and the
Climbers can thank their lucky stars
that Groom was on deck with air-tgnt
pitching
When a ball player like Groom can
collect a triple and a double on an OPP
posing finger, as he did today, the plain
inference is that said pitcher has httie
or nothing on the ball. Groom usually
hits abou 043 for the season.
Mitchell OF Color.
Before telling how good the Nationals
were in spots ii might not be amiss TO
announce how rotten was Roy Mitchell,
the Brownie slabrnan, and while the
Nationals came out on top.-the victory
was hollow one, for an error by Pratt
did the business.
Mitchelrs fast ball came UP to the
plate as big as balloon: his curve
didn't even curve, Willie he admitted
after the combat that his repertoire did
not contain slow ball or splitter
The Griffmen reached Mitchell for eight
hits. When handed two bases on balis
and the same number of errors by some
team. with a balk slipped i'm for good
measure, and yet the best they could do
was to accumulate two runs. In addi-
ton to all this, no less than eleven men
were left on bases. all of which goes 10
show that the Washington club is still
in the throes Of batting slump, winch
refuses to be shaken on
schaefer ON First.
lust to show that his faith in Germany
Schaefer was stronger than all the al
verse criticism Manager Griffith used the
Teuton on first base again today. and
the comedian put up a classy article OF
ball 1t was his nifty single inserted
at the right time that gave the Climbers
their second marker.
Concerning the pastime, only the sec
ond inning will be of much interest TO
Washington fans. as it was In TINS
chapter that the Griffmen won the game
Shanks and Mcbride, who opened the
second, both died, via the infield grounder
route Bob Groom, who was never known
to hit anything stronger that briar
wood pipe, came through with a ringing
triple-a sure enough swat, too-the ball
skipping past Johnston to the left-held
stands Moeller gave Pratt an easy
roller which the second baseman fumbled
and then booted Groom crossed the
plate on the error While Schaefer was
at the bat Mitchell committed balk,
and Moeller was allowed to go unmolest-
ed down to second. Schaefer dubbed
the next ball pitched over Austin's head
Milan made the final out with cloud
burster to Johnston.
Groom I'm Form.
The Stovalless stogies discovered early
i'm the combat that Groom was on the
job for keeps when he retired the side
in order on whiffs in the final half of
the opener In the second inning Brief
managed to connect for single. but
was thrown out stealing. Then in the
third, with one down, McAlester doubled
to the right field satnds, but never saw
the far corner of the diamond.
Walsh drew a walk and stole second
i'm the Browns fifth. but Groom put on
the screws and famed McAlester In
the eighth, after a couple of the home
gang had persisted, Mitchell walked and
Shotten singled. Johnston quickly put
a uuietus on the cheering by flying to
Moeller.
The foregoing IN a nutSnell represents
all the offense the Browns could mus
tor against Groom's sweeping curves.
The weather was perfect and as la
dies day was announced. there was a
good sprinkling of the fair sex in evil
dence
The Mayor of Belleville and chief of
the fire department. both intimate
friends of Bob Groom, occupied seats
in one of the lower boxes, also there
was present a delegation of rooters from
Sir Roberts home town. After the game
the Belleville fans wanted to carry him
off the field their shoulders, but
Groom couldn't see ii, and quietly
ducked to the clubhouse
I1ay Errorlcss Ball.
Perhaps il should have been mention
ed early in this narrative that the men
behind Groom played errorless ball.
Morgan, at second, made a couple of
sensational stops. while George Mcbride
put up his usual steady of the national
pastime. and John Henry worked nine
full rounds behind the bat.
4 hus far in the West the Nationals
have won three games and lost the same
number. The club is going far from
right. but with the promise of a long
stretch Of warm weather things may
soon he different.
I.aporte regained his batting eye to-
day and contributed couple of singles.
Germany Schaefer also nicked Mitchell
for the same number of safe blows.
Umpires O'Laughlin and Ferguson.