The Washington herald., 1913-09-28
GROOMPUzzLES
THE new YORKS;
climbers WIN
Nationals Clean Up Series In
Gotham and Jump Into
Second Place.
"SLIM" LOVE IS BUMPED
Lanky Southpaw Is Wild and Yankees
Avert Shut-0ut in the
Ninth.
"SLIM" LOVE Is BUMPED
sr.cial to HE washinEtop Herald.


New York. Sept. 27.-The Ma
tionals had little trouble in toss
ing the hooks into Chance 5
Yankees in their final tilt of the
season in Gotham today, and tri-
umphed by a score of 8 to 3. The
Nationals used the kits as a step
ping stone TO second place, and this
morning they follow the Athletics
in the American League standing.
Long Bob Groom made it three
straight over the American League
tail-enderS. Ever since Bob has
been in the league the Yankees
have been his meat, and today was
no exception. Bob toiled seven
rounds, during which period he
turned back the Chanceites with
five scattered hits. One of them
was a fluke hit by Peckinpaugh,
Roger being credited with a single
when his grounder hit Whiteman.
Groom Fans Seven.
Groom whitfield seven of the locals, and
only two men reached second on him.
Caldwell doubled in the third and Maisel
reached the midway in the sixth, when
rree's pass followed his single.
With lead of to O. Groom was eX-
cused in the eighth and Slim Love, the
lengthy Atlanta recruit. was sent in TO
finish the job. The human slat got
ha yKirhnuT frOnhlp
Dut the Yankees started an uprising in
he exit round. which came pretty near
Deing disastrous to the Griffith cause.
Love lost all sense of direction, and he
countersigned four passes. Two singles
We're Jumped with these Gratuiues and
enabled the Kills to score three runs.
They had the hassOcks sOused when Nc
Bride finished the muss by neat jump
ng grab Of Hartsers line drive.
Slim Caldwell, who has been doing some
sensational pitching for Chance in the
asst six weeks tried to wrest one game
IF the three for New York, but the
.ormcr telegraph operator was bumped
harder than at any time since. he TecOv-
red his tOpnotch form.
Caldwell Is Ynnked Out.
After being pounded for five runs in
she first four innings. Caldwell was or
> 4
Yank juvenile, took his place. Pieh was
an improvement over Caldwell, though
the Nationals rustIed him for three runs
in the seventh.
The Climbers started their scoring op-
,rations in the second. when they bagged
.wo runs. Gandn singled to center. and,
when Morgan duplicated to left, Chick
sprinted to third. Morgan reached sec
ond on Il short passed ball. Henry's
aerial sacrifice admitted Gandil; Morgan
aking third on Cree's heave TO the plate
2ay scored on an infieid demise.
Three more of the Nationals trOtted
pver the plate in the fourth. Foster
rudged. and Gandn pushed a single to
right Morgan's sacrifice moved up the
runners. and on Hcnrys grounder to
PeCkinghaugh. whose peg to the plate
was too late to get Foster. the batter
got credit. for a Cincinnati base hit.
Henry stole Second. and after Schaefer
tanned. Mcbride slapped a single OverI
williams dome. scoring Gandil and
Henry
The Griffmen grabbed three more runs
in the seventh. Cy Pieh being the vic
tim Maisel started Cy on the chute
when he made n two-base wild throw on
Groom with one out. MoelIer walked,
and singles by Milan and Foster chased
in Groom and Moeller. Milan scored
washingtons last run, when Gandil
forced Foster.
The Yanks waited until the ninth TO do
their scoring. when they bagged three
runs on singles by Williams and Holden,
and passes to Cree, TYhiteman. Peckin-
haugh, and Smith.
The score: