The Washington times., 1913-09-11
CLIMBERS CAPTAIN I
/ LANDS THIRD GAME
His Poke Into Left Field Sends Sharks Across the Plate With
Second and Winning Rum Which Gives Bob Groom an ).
Earned Victor-Drawine Near to Maps
By -sENAroR.'

1t took George Mcbride. the dandy
captain Of the Grinmen. to land the
third Victory from the Nsplanders. and
he did It with . little poke into left field.
taking advantage Of Ray Chapman's
hiking over toward second instead Of
working across toward third. McBride's
timely blngle brought Hank shanks
over the dish with the second and fnaI
tally OF the Gsi6msn, giving Sir Robert
Groom q well-earned victory, and put
ting the Capitolians closer to the Bir-
mingham brigade by one contest.
Vean Gregg had been fiinging good
ball Seven men had whisked their nails
through the air in vain. Indeed. Henry
opened that seventh frame with an old
fashioned strikeout. The fans were
starting into applause when Hank
shanks came up and slapped = vicious
bounder At Johnston. The Maps hrst
-baseman did his best to stop that ball.
but It was coming at him wfckedly.
caromins on his glove and over to the
rightfieid pavilion. The break" in the
game was at hand.
Seeing that the ball had zone far
away from the diamond. Shanks put
on full steam ahead and streAked II for
second. Arriving there in safety. he de-
cided to take third. Johnston's pe1
acro:. the field was good: though. and
the Monaco Marvel should have. been
deAder than q door nail But Terry
Turner. usually most reliable. fumeled
the peg and shanks slid into the bag
Everything was up to. George Nc
could score and the GriKmen would
be ahead. II he could drive out long |
fly. II would be the same. II ne
one at one OF the inheloerA
4 would be all on for that innlng.
Chapman had "a hnnsn ,a that .tcdas the oas o.l'
was swinging In that direction when
Mcbride crashed one to left field. Shanks |
easily Tailed and the 0ri6men had
copped- Mcbride had delivered the |
hoods in the pinch.
Whenever the Cleveland Maps come |,
to town the fans are interested in the ]
hitting of those two sluggers. Joe
Jackson and Larry LajoiA But. strange
as It may appear. neither swstter -
trip. Here Is their work reduced 70
G. R. AB. H. Pct !
Iassson ...:".s : Z 3 .oe s..
On the face of II Jackson b hitting ]
well. AS q loIlCI VI A6Ssy ~ - - ]
below form His first hit VAS a bad
hop to Foster. close to the bag. HIS
second was q bunt OF younester. DOC
Ayres, who had the sun in his eyes
Yesterday he got one real hit. drive
TO left field. His, second was Q high ,
bounce in front Of the plate enabling
him to reach hrst before the ball |
nestled In Groom's hands. jackson
has famed once, and not once. aside
from his safety to left yesterday, has
he driven a ball to the outfield. La
|cie has sent but one ball to the out
field and has been called OUT on strikes
,nce. All his other attempts were weak
rollers to the infield.
Doc Johnston. the Maps first base
man, II playing good ball in the feld.
but his stickwork has fallen on WOE
fully. In the spring this former New
Orleans star was clouttnx the pill up
around so. and Nap fans were hilarf-
Gus over him. He was called the best
since the palmy days Of George Sto-
vail. Then he began to tumble. Now
he Is down where he belongs. Johnston
s only q fair hitter. but he Is pretty
ielder, and mighty fast on his feet. But
that dream that he might lead the
eague with the bat has faded away.
Jack Lelivelt, sent to Rochester. N.
T.. by Jimmy McAleer in part payment
,or Danny Moeller and Eddie Foster, -
with the Naplanders, waking the echoes
with his strident tones on the coaching
lines. Lelivelt il the official pinch hit
Ter for Birmingham's team, though he