The Washington times., 1913-04-18
GR|FFMEN LAND ON
GEORGE N M'CONNELL
"String Bean" Hurler Holds the
Climbers for Four Innings,
When Something Happens.
By SENATOR"

By SENATOR"
NEW YORK. y. Y, April IS
For four innings George NJ. Mcconnell
held the hard-hitting Griffmen In the
hollow of his hand. Two had succeeded
in making one hit each, but five of
them had famed ignominiously. When
the fourth session ended the Yankees
were leading, to 0, and looked to have
1t laid away. Then 1t happened.
Eddie Ainsmith, the sturdy young
backstop, replacing John Henry when
the latter's wounded knee began both
ering him, landed on the ball hard in
the nth. That was the handwriting on
the wall. In the sixth two hard drives
by Foster and Gandil sent three runs
over the dish. Two more hits in the
seventh added another tally to the
Climbers total, and Mcconnell had lost
his power. The final score was 3 to 3,
but five runs were presented to the
Capital City lads by young Schultz and
some wobbly support as the shadows
of evening were settling upon the Poio
Grounds.
Groom Is Steady.
Bob Groom pitched steady ball. He
wasn't as strong nor as effective as
he will be later on. but he was good
enough to let down the. Yankees with
three hits in eight innings. He eased
up in the final frame, and Cree stung
a triple to right center, two runs
coming over for the beaten boys of
old Broadway. The elongated, atten-
uated, toothpick twirler Travelled
along swiftly and easily in most in
nings, wavering only in the fourth
and in the sixth. His work was good
enough to make monkeys of the Yam
kee sluggers-
pied seats in the capacious Polo
Grounds when the Tammany Juniors
were seen marching slowly in from
center field bearing huge floral base
ball. Joe Humphries' marvellous voice,
trained on lambs milk and massaged
daily just for the occasion, was then
heard from the region of the plate.
He wanted everybody to know that
New York had a bunch Of fans
(cheers) who expected great things
charge of our Yankees" tCheers.) In
deed, continued Joe, smiling up into
the big throng, this gentleman was
the bravest tcheersl. best lcheers),
"Old Fox Griff muttered something
from his vantage point near the foul
line. Finally, when the fans up under
the caves were beginning to become
anxious for the peroration it came. He
just gave that whole darned floral
baseball to Frank Chance. and then
got out of the way SO that the players
could warm up. Oh. it was a great
time Jim Saffell might easily have
Added note-Joe then explained that
the huge floral horseshoe was gift
to Frank Farrell. Yankee boss. from
Mr.. Hampstead. Giant boss. (More
cheers-continued cheers.)
Now Play Ball.
1t was time to get down to business.
SO the red-visaged Bill Dineen ordered
the noble young athletes to play ball.
They did, too, for several sessions.
neither getting anywhere until the
Yankees punched bingles in the fourth
for their first tally.
Harry Wolter started that frame by
driving a double down the third base
line to a cigarette sign. A wild heaye
gave him another corner, and New
ing won Twas to laugh, merrily. But
ouch, Roy HartzeH slammed single to
right, scoring Wolter. New York was
now certain of that pennant.
But wait, Jack. the sixth is yet to
come. Here it is: Hartzell made q
mess of Groom's teasing bunt. Moeller
strolIed and "Fateem" Foster ham
mered one through McCoEnelfs legs to
midfield. The toothpick twirler tied the
tally. Milan whitfield. but Gandil was
the right man in the right spot. his
hard drive to center scoring both
Moeller and Foster. And after that the
poor old Yankees never had chance,
except the one on the bench Goke).
Shanks started the seventh with sin
gle to center. Mcbride following with a
perfect bunt in the front yard. Groom
sacrificed. and when Moeler hit to
Mcconnell, Shanks expired at the pan.
Moeller stole, and Chase thought to
catch Mcbride mapping off third He
might have had with a good peg. but
he hurled the pill to the boxes, the
dandy captain scoring. Very soft,
Clar1ce, very soft.
Schultz Is Joke.
In that last inning. say. there was
fun aplenty. Remember Schultz, the
Savannah southpaw, who demanded
to oppose Johnson in the opening
game in Washington? Well. after
Lelivelt had hit for Mcconnell in
the eighth. Manager Chance sent this
Schultz to the hill Good night.
Ainsmith greeted him with a single
to center. Shanks laid down a bunt
for him to fall all over. So did Nc
Bride. and the young vainglorious
Ainsmith at third. Tee. hee. the
bases are iammed. Miracle Of mir
acles, Bob Groom actually singles to
right. breaking his bat in the bar
EeRa SsiR APsm5,R 96dM s M Moee1 snasks snT ane
10 center and Bob Groom scores
while Hartzell IS tossing out Foster.
Milan's long fly to Wolter scores
Moeller with the fifth and final tally
of the frame. Gee, that rookie hurler
was glad when Wolter pulled down
Mcrgan's drive close to the wall IN
left center.
Groom letting down in the last half
inning, Cree tripled to right center.
scoring Hartzell who had drawn .
pass Just ahead of him.
AS a game of ball, well. il was pref
ty good. Eut as a triumphant DEM |
onstration of the whole-heartcd sup
port of Manager Frank Chance, we'll |
-that'll come when he wEips togeth- |
er a winning team. He has that tasl. |
still ahead of him.
Right here for the juicy tumb,e Of |
figures:
WASHINGTON. NEW YORK
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Gandil.Ib... 0 0Cree If. ? . o 0 |
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