Evening star., 1907-05-25

Special Dispatch to The Star.
DETROIT, Mich, May 25.-Unhappily for
Washington, yet happily in one way, the
weather conditions switched yesterday. The
happy part was the fact that there has been
no sunshine in or about Detroit for so long
that the natives were anxious to get out
and bask in It, This, and the fact that it
was Victoria day, which means something
along the Canadian border, resulted in
good crowd and much more money than the
Washington mana cement had hoped for on
Friday. The unhappy part was the fact
that Hugh Jennings has been waiting two
weeks for a warm day to give Bill Dono-
van, the old Washington favorite, who had
not been on the slab this season try-out.
He went in for the second clash between
the teams and he made the Detroit public,
well the Washington team. sit up and
take notice. The score was to 2. There
was never moment when the wild one
was in danger of defeat.
1t, was good day for Bill. the only sad
feature being the fact that he was forced
to choose between love and duty. his old
side partner and pal, Frank Kitson, being
the deceiver for the District team. The
Aileean man was not very deceptive on this
occasion. being far from his true form, and
In addition having some support that was
more wobbly than the statistics seem to
show.
Donovan Was Wild.
Mr. Donovan's getaway was a peculiar
performance. eight gents sauntering to first
over the gift route. Ganley alone getting
four passes. Yet. despite the fact that five
of the passes came either with none out
or with one out. the Washington batters
were unable, excepting in one instance to
advance any one of the eight deadheads
from first base to second. Barring the
eighth inning, when Washington scored.
she passed second base but once, and that
one man being the bearer of q gift, who
already has been noted as excepted from
the fate of other holders of deadhead privt-
leges.
A shut-out was avoided when. in the
eighth, happy Hickman clouted to the club
house for three sacks with none out. The
tally was scored on Altizers single past
short. David came home on Anderson's
out and Heydan's neat poke to the out
field. Outside Of this inning, Washing
ton got one clean hit, roller past O'Leary
by Hickman in the fifth. The other single
that Is credited is technical one, Dono-
van throwing to second on an attempted
sacrifice bunt, and being too late to make
the play.
The nature of Donovan's debut meant
much to the Detroit club, as with Mu1lin
promising to make the best record OF his
career, Eubank showing fine form, and
two left-handers going well, it is believed
here that the team only needs Donovan in
his shape Of 1904 to stand chance to
make them all fight for the flag. The big
fellow had a surprising lot of speed and
q fine curve ball after he had been work.
ing little while. His wildness was to be
expected.
Kitson in Poor Shape.
After Bill Coughlin. In the opening in
ming had desisted from an effort to estab-
lish a record for being hit by pitched and
batted balls, winning the game was easy.
Kitson lacked his usual speed and his
curve ball had not its usual potency.
These things. with the hitting clip Of the
Tigers and loose fielding by Washington,
made run-making easy. Coughlin was
pinked by Kitson In the starting session,
the ball finding a spot over the heart and