The Washington times., 1905-09-24
NATIONALS DOWN
DETROIT TIGERS
IN FAST GAMES
Locals Take Both Ends
OF DOubleheader From
Coughiin's Band.
FINE FIELDING A FEATURE
Joe Stanley and Joe Cassidy
Played Fine Ball-Iate
Makes Debut.

lNdkSS DSput.
The winning streak or Bill Coughlin- S
pand of Tigers from Detroit was alb
ruptly broken yesterday when the Ma
tionals took both games of the double
header. Scores, to and to J.
Over six thousand fanatics gathered
at the bargain day attraction 10 take
a parting look at The visitors and the
exhibition of the sport was just the
sort that is most enjoyed by the aver
age fan The Stahlers were behind dur
ing the greater part or the first contest
only TO come strong a. the close and by
some Timely hitting, finally win out,
while III the second the margin was
small.
Opened Up in Eighth.
In the opening game kiIlian, who has
been doing good work of late, was on
the mound for the visitors, while Rube
Fsikenberg was his opponent At times
the local finger was touched up rather
freely. while Killian kept his hits scat
tered until the eighth But in this round
things happened. With the score TO
against them the Nationals went in
and started a cannonading that did not
end Until they had piled up six runs,
bringing the total TO eignt, while a lone
tally In the eighth WAS the best that
Detroit could do III the way of in
creasing its score. In the eighth. when
The visitors got a bit 700 familiar with
Falkenberg, Leader Stahl chased him TO
The shed and brought forth Bill Wolfe.
VINO succeeded in moving down the
enemy until the end of the exhibition.
After the ten minutes between games
mad elapsed, Wolfef was feeling so good
mat he asked for another chance on
posed to him was Wild Bill Donovan.
The Tiger pitched beautiful game I'M
I'll the eighth, and succeeded in tanning
no less than eleven Washington hitters.
In the fifth inning Donovan was-a bit
Wild and he soaked StahI in the back
with the ball. and the wildness was re-
sponsibie for a run. for later the Born
Leader chased home when Drill threw
wild in attempting to catch him at
third.
Brilliant Fielding.
Wolfe was IN fairly good form. but it
was sensational fielding that really
saved the Nationals While more fine
plays have been made at different times
fui If there have ever been so many
brilliant plays in any game this season
as were pulled of during the second
yesterday.
In the sixth inning Joe Stanley mis-
judged Wahoo Sam Crawford's drive to
left center. and the ball went TO ths
fence, but the New Orleans recruit
quickly gathered it in. and on a relay
10 Mil, by way of Cassidy. caught the
Tiger at third by yard.
In the seventh O'Leary laced one over
second that had all the earmarks of Z
safety. but just as 1t crossed the bag
Joe Cassidy speared it with his glovec
hand. and, recovering quickly. shot il Il
first in time to flag the runner. Hardly
had the applause following this PLAY
died down when ice Stanley. by a fin.
burst of speed and dive. grabbed low
drive off Donovan's bat just as it wa:
about TO reac. the ground.
These were the real fielding features.
Tate in the Game.
la the second inning, of theffrst game
Charley Jones was put out of commits
sion by a hard fall as ne was coming
from third 10 the plate, and was forced
to quit the game. This gave the fans
an opportunity TO see Tate, the latest
acquisition, IN action. In the first Same
lie tore of a triple that started Wash
ington's run getting. and in the second
got two hits out OF four times up. The
impression he made was favors bic.
In the opening session of the frs
game Detroit got run across. After
Mcintyre had skied TO center Lindsa.
singled and when Fslkcuberg threw "a
catch him off the bag the ball weni
wide and ducked into the bleachers. and
the Tiger rang up the first score. ~
the second singles by Stanley and Jones
together with an error and a long fly,
gave Washington "a pair OF taIlies
In the fouth, after Lindsay had
famed Scf1aefsr singled and Crawford
drove the leather into the crowd in
right, which entitled him to two bases.
Then came Cobb with liner along the
right field chalk line. which kept bound
ing about beyond Anderson's reach un-
III all three men chased in.
Six in Seventh.
With three runs needed "a win tn,
Nationals started a batting rally in Tn,
seventh which Melted six scores Nil
was safe on OLeary's error and he
went TO second on Stanley's single, but
the latter was forced by Kittredge
F'alkenberg came along with an unex-
pected hit. which sent Nil home and
Kit and Country followed across the
rubber a moment later when Tate ham
mered one TO the center field fierce fcI
three bases. Doubles by Cassidy and
Hickman and single By Anderson fol
lowed in quick succession. bringing the
total 10 eight runs. while a base OF
halls. followed by a double, gave the
Michigan players their last score in the
eighth.
In the second game neither team
counted until the fifth. In that round
Jake Stahl was nif by a pitched ball and
he proceeded to steal second and third
finally registering when Drill threw over
CoughIn's head in trying TO catch hin
OF third.
In the eighth hits by Tate. Hickman
and Anderson. and Coughlins wild
thru eaye Washington two In lac