Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-23
GROOM IS BUMPED
IN FINAL INNING
Failure of Griffith to Take Ma
tionaIs' Pitcher Out
Loses Game.
SHANKS MAY NOT PLAY
AGAIN FOR SOME WEEKS
Injury Received in Diving
From Pier Is Serious.
EngeI to Pitch Today.
BY J. ED GRILLO.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

nthS failure to make change in
pitchers cost the Nationals game yes
terday. Bob Groom, who was hit I'M
mercifully hard all day, managed to
get away for eight innings and went
into the ninth with the score standing
to in favor of the Nationals. a
few minutes later he came from the
center of. the diamond defeated, to 5.
Eleven hits were made off Groom, and
seven of these were for extra bases,
there being two triples and five dou-
bles charged against him. Groom got
rid of the first man to face him in the
ninth, Schalk. who flied to Mcbride.
Collins. however. cracked out a double
to left and Fournier followed with one
into right. Weaver was thrown out
by Foster and then Bodie was sent TO
bat for Cicotte. Groom walked him
and followed this exhibition of weak
ness by also walking Chappell. While
Rath had two strikes and two balls he
drove the ball to left for a base.
Fournier scored, but Mattick, who was
running for Bodie. should have been
stopped but CalvO made a bad mess
over.
AS early as the sixth inning Griffith
had Hughes, Harper and Gallia warm
ing up out in right field. He seemed
to be suspicious about Groom being
able to carry the team to the finish.
True, he had lead. but there was
something about the way the Sox We're
hitting the ball that made one feel
rather uncomfortable if he had the
best interests of the Nationals at
heart. In the seventh Groom was MT
for a triple and two singles in rapid
succession yet but one run was
scored. But no one thought such good
breaks could continue Grimtn CON
tinued to warm up the three pitchers
mentioned but there his protective Ell
forts ceased. for Groom lasted until the
game was lost.
Groom has not been showing much on
this trip SO far as results are concern
ed He has pitched some good ball, but
has had TO be taken out on several oc-
casions in order to save the game. Yes
terday he was allowed to remain pc
cause he had two-run lead IN tue
ninth. and it is not necessary to tell
what happened. But why he was allow
ed to finish, when 1t has been the policy
of the team to make changes whenever
a pitcher has been threatened, IS nara
to understand. Any one at all 1amindr
with Groom's ability could see at
glance Yesterday that he was far from
being in form. He did not seem to
have his usual stuff, and was lucky
indeed that his support prevented ms
much sooner. When d
ira bases In a ball game he is not fool
ing anybody, and no chances should De
taken with him when a short leao is
in the ninth.
Russell was sent right back against
the Nationals yesterday and proved a
rather easy mark, but for all that he Is
not charged with defeat. The team
behind him showed marked improve
ment in it's field work, and 1t was
only because of the timely hitting OF
the visitors that five runs were gather
ed errors not being prevalent to help
the scoring.
Russell, Of course. had but little. He
cannot be expected to show high class
form when he is worked almost every
day. Jim Callahan needs iron men
for his pitching staff. for he expects
them to do continuous performance
Joe Engel is to try his hand against
the Sox today. with Harper in reserve.
while Jim Scott, now the star OF the
Callahan clan of twirlers. Is slated TO
do the hurting for the Sox. Griffith in
tends to have Joe Boehling open in
Washington Friday, and will present
Walter johnson to the Browns Satur-
day.
Howard Shanks is sure to be out Of
the game for weeks. IT, in fact, he is
able again to play during the season.
as a result of his diving stunt OF the
Chicago Beach Hotel pier. Because
Russell was pitching Griffith would not
to handicap him against left handed
pitcher. Laporte was played in left
and he did good work at the bat, but.
of course. he is not an outfielder, and IT
shanks had been in left neither the
triple made by Chase nor the first
double credited to Fournier would have
occurred Calvo should have had an
easy time throwing out Mattick at the
plate when Rath singled in the ninth
and won the game. 1t was a. short no1t
cleanly he could have made an easy
throw to the plate But instead Calvo
not only took several kicks at the
ball. but when he finally grabbed 1t
he heaved it far into the grandstand
but the runners had already scored by
this time.
Defeats such as the one of yesterday
do not have a very encouraging effect
on a ball team. The game was ap-
parently won and the Nationals should
have been further encouraged by hav
ing won three straight here. 1t does
not pay to take chance on losing
games which are apparently won.
incidents of this kind. and every pre-
caution should be taken to prevent
such calamities. Incidentally. the
throwing away of that game absolute
~ eliminates Whatever Cndnce tneTe
was for the Nationals to p So the Maps
before they return to their own
grounds
Mcbride again played sterling ball at
short. and, incidentally, gathered in
three hits. Gandil. too. played his
usual game, and his two hits were re-
sponsible for three of the Nationals
five runs. No game that has been
played on the present trip should have
been easier than this one. but even
five runs are not enough when the
pitching Is not up to the standard.
The Nationals got away to a good
start. getting a couple of runs in the
opening inning on some rather scratchy
hitting. Foster and Gandil dropping
singles into the outf1eld on little pop
flies which could not be reached.
Moeller started matters by walking.
and Foster dropped a single over
Viewers head. Milan sacrificed neatly,
home when he dropped a little fly in
short right which could not be caught.
Morgan then fouled out. ending the
round.
Groom retired the Sox in order in the
first, and his teammates got him an
other run in the second. which Laporte
opened with a double to right
Mcbride hunted and Schalk's throw to
catch Laporte at third was late. Henry
went out on an infield play. while La
porte scored. and then Mcbride was
caught mapping by snap throw from
Schalk to Weaver. In the last half of
this inning the Sox began to get busy
with Groom. Chase. the first man to face