Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-18
Special Dispatch to The Star.

: DETROIT. Mich, July 1S.-Still some
what dozed by what happened to them. the
Detroit Tigers spent this morning won
dering II. by any chance. they can win
two games in a row from Washington,
and thereby regain third place, from which
the Nationals drove them yesterday. Two
defeats in three efforts rather staggered
the locals. They We're not worried much
BY being turned off by Tom Hughes. but
yesterdays 13 to trouncing, with Oscar
Graham on the slab. made them stop and
think Today If they able to get on
the diamond. they expect to face Falken-
berg and Patten. and their confidence in
the outcome is not as great as existed be-
fore yesterdays game
Detroit took It's worst beating OF the
local season In this contest. The team
seemed lost in the mud that followed the
heavy RAIN on account of which the early
game was called off. and couldn't do any
thing. Nothing that they tried to do went
right, while every play that the Nationals
started to pull off went through beauti-
fully. Add to this. the fact that killian
lacked control and was forced to put 1t
over to keep out. of holes. while Graham
pitched a very clever four-hit game, no
two hits In the same round. and the out
come is explained After yesterdays per-
formance the question becomes more per-
tinent. why If Mr.. Cantillon in three con-
secutive games can toss out three twirlers
who can hold to an aggregate of twelve
hits the team that Is leading the league
IN batting. Is his team trailing the pro-
cession? No one here knows the answer.
Nearly shut-out.
Graham all but handed US a shut-out. A
little nap taken by Ganley in the sixth and
the kindness OF the twirler in sinking the
ball into Payne's ribs in the seventh were
Je
the kalcimine. Only one hit figured in the
making of the two TALES. In five innings
Detroit put six men at first, one on an error
three on singles, another on a pass and the
sixth through being denied with wild
pitch. None ever came dangerously near
scoring. In the ninth. however, Shipke
after fumbling Crawfords grounder, In
dulged in a two-base wild heave. Cobb then
flied to Ganley. and Crawford. after fool
ing the fielder into throwing to second
sprinted for third Thence he scored on an
infield out.
In the seventh Payne was hit and OLeary
forced him. Eubanks single put O'Leary
at third. and an infleld play made the tally
That was all we did.
Ganley negotiated the first of his many
runs at the start of the game on his hit
Altizer's sacrifice and Anderson's drive to
center. Crawfords throw beat Ganley home
on this. but Archer missed the tag.
Then In the third came the play that
broke up the game. AltiZer opened this
inning by making first on OLeary's error
Delehanty hunted two fouls. Nobody
looked for him to try third time. but he
did. Moreover. he got his bunt In safe
spot. This put Killlan in a bad hole and
started the Tigers over the road to ruin.
Anderson didn't sacrifice. as might have
been expected, but took swing. The ball
went TO left on a line Downs made fine
throw TO the plate to cut off Altizer.
Catcher Knocked Out.
The latter drove into Archer. his shoulder
catching the backstop around the head.
Alttzer scored and the ball rolled away
the two other runners taking an extra has
each Archer was knocked unconscious by
the collision and was out for about five
minutes. He was helped off the field and
Payne replaced him. The accident cost
some runs as Hickman followed with a
base knock that scored the other pair
Three more came in in the fourth Gam
ley singled, Coughlin scored him on a
three-base wild throw off Altizer's bunt
Deehanty walked. but Altizer died when
Anderson hit to Coughlin. Hickman was
hit Mis- lucky single scored Delehanty
and Anderson.
Killian started the sixth by walking Gam
ley and putting him at third with a bad
throw on Altizer's bunt. Eubanks came In
here and Delehanty's fly scored Ganley
Another bunch of three came In the sew
enth on Eubanks' error singles by Ganley
and Delehanty and a two-baser by Ander-
son. They tore a few OFF in the ninth to
show II wasn't luck. scoring Graham and
and another single by the awful Anderson.