The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-08-10
BOB GROOM TO
FACE NAPSIN
pinch CONTEST
Lanky Huler Confident He
Can Trim Cleveland m
Sixth City Today.
NOTES OF THE CLIMBERS
Falkeabess and EnssI 10 Oppose i
Battle 1t National Park
Tomorrow.

Bob Groom and Vean Gregg
are slated to hook up in pitchers
battle this afternoon in Cleveland,
when the Nationals and Maps will
play a pinch Sunday game. The
Nationals and the Maps left WASH
ington on the seven o'clock ex-
press last night for the Sixth
City. Groom has not been going
so well of late, but Manager Grit
fifth stated last night that Groom
was right, and with fair support
would win his game.
In the party with Manager Crit
fifth last night were Groom, Gallia,
Hughes, Gandil, Morgan, Mcbride,
Foster, Gedeon, Moeller, Milan,
Cashion, Laporte, Henry, and Ain
smith. Groom will start the game
today, with Henry behind the bat.
Cashion will hold down right field.
The teams will leave Cleveland after
the game. arriving in Washington early
tomorrow. For the battle at National
Park tomorrow afternoon. Falkenberg
will more than likely work in the box
for the Maps, with Engel on the hill
for the Grinmen. Falkenberg Is anx-
ious to beat the Griffmen, and the long
boy will pitch his head on to win.
Yesterdays game was a tough one
for Joe Boehling to lose. The south
paw had plenty of stun, good control,
as his free pass list will show. Boeh-
ling was up against a tough PROPOSE
ton in the person of young Blanding.
the NaplaAders hurler. Blanding pitched
a great game. allowing only three hits
and at that. the Nationals had no right
to the game.
Memo Leibold failed to stick close to
third in Fridays game. when he was
doubled at the plate by Milan on
Lajoie's drive. and as a result Man
ager Birmingham himself held down
center field yesterday. Besides putting
Joe connected for one bingle. and bue
for a clever catch by Milan. would have
had two safe ones to his credit. .
Chick Gandil appears to be the only
member of the local team able to keep
hitting. The rangy first sacker is still
up there with the league leaders, while
the remainder of the clouters are down
below the charmed mark
In the seventh inning yesterday Mana
ger Griffith sent Joe Engel and Jack
Bentley out to the pen to warm up.
When Bentley cut loose the fans in the
pavilions all called for him to work.
This youngster shows promise, but he
needs a lot of seasoning before Manager
Grifhth will start him in the big show.
John Henry conspfred in the second
with the brand Of weather to make
Blanding work himself into q perspira-
ton With the count three and two,
Henry fouled OF eleven balls. and il
seemed as IL he might be dangerous
However, Blanding wiped his forehead
and then stuck one on the outside right
corner. Henry hitting it to Chapman
an easy chance. e
Joe Jackson's hit-and-run double was
about as neat a hit as could possibly be
made under the circumstances. Chap
man had reached first after Cashion had
dropped his fly, and then Ray proceeded
to give a little treatment to Boehling.
He danced and worked on first, working
the pitcher into a whole. Jackson, with
three and one. took his toehold. Nc
Bride, expecting to see Chapman go
down on the next pitch, vacated his
usual territory and moved toward Sec
end. Jackson reached for the wide one
and swung 1t into left field Chapman
scored easily, and Moeller, who was in
left field, was taken of his feet. He
neglected to dash after the drive. and
this lapse of footwork compelled Milan
to get into left. The ball, going like
wildfire, was barely stopped by Milan
and romped past him. Jackson kept go
ing and tossed the centerfielder of WASH
ington into the air by his burst of speed.
Joe scored in 4 romp and pulled Milen's
throw away from the plate. '