Evening star., 1907-08-03
can League Clubs Standing
Clubs Standing.
National League C

The hungry Tigers from Detroit Just In
from a merry feast at New York. made
hearty meals off the Nationals yesterday
afternoon in the double header. digesting
the first game after a strenuous struggle
by the score of 8 to 2, but the second was
more to their liking. and they took things
easier. cleaning up by the score of to g..
The Washington fans" are great patrons
on bargain days. and they turned out In
such large numbers as to overflow the
stands. and went behind the ropes In right
field
The first game was a pitchers battle be-
tween Siever. the weIl-known southpaw
and Walter johnson. the youngster who
recently joined the locals. from Idaho. The
older twirler had the best of the argument
By only small margin, and the youngster
demonstrated conclusively that he Is a
pitcher of the first class by holding the
Tigers to six hits in eight innings Blank
enship batted for Johnson in the eighth in
ming at important point, eliminating him
from the game. and Tom Hughes finished
Long Tom from the drop of the hat. get
ting a double and three singles and ham
mered in the one run needed to Win
Hughes Was Easy.
In the second game, Tom Hughes started
pitching for the Nationals. but lasted only
one inning. while the same fate met Mr.
Eubank who began twlrling for the visitors.
Falkenberg relieved Hughes, and Killian
took Eubanks place. the great left-hander
proving. very effective In all but the sixth
inning, while the tall boy was hit hard
throughout the game
As Johnson walked to the center OF the
diamond at the start Of the initial contest,
he was given hearty reception. and retired
the Tigers in their order of going to the
plate. In the second the visitors scored one
run. the result of slow fielding on the part
of Nil. Cobb led OFF with a bunt to right,
and Rossman followed suit. the former
taking third on the latter's hit, as Mil
made a poor throw to Shipke. Downs then
fled to Clymer and Cobb galloped home.
The Nationals finally broke the Ice In the
sixth inning. making one run and tying
the score. to the great giee OF the specta-
son was hit by his own safe bunt and re-
tired. Clymer famed, but Ganley worked
a base on balls Delehanty then doubled
into right, Heydon scoring. but Ganley
was nipped at the plate by CoDD nne
throw to Schmidt.
Crawford's Great Homer.
In the eighth "Wahoo Sam" Crawford
broke into the limelight with great bril-
Hancy by knocking a home run to the score
board. his great speed in going around the
bases sharing honors with the mighty hit.
In tne nlAtn the 1LStTS up eieii
third and last run. and as Sever was going
so well the locals didn't appear to have a
chance. Rossman led off with a double to
right and Downs bunted. In throwing to
first to head Off Downs Heydon hit the
runner. but Mill gathered up the ball and
by d good throw 10 the catcher headed of
Rossman at the plate. who was trying TO
score on the play. Schmidt then singled
and Downs came home when O'Leary sin
gled to center.
Then the locals made their dying gasp in
the ninth inning and managed to get a
run over the rubber, amid the greatest ex-
citement. After Delehanty had died at first
Charley Jones was safe on O'Learys 3 fum-
BILE. Mil followed with a line single to
right that Cobb permitted to go through
him, and Jones rushed home. while the bat
ter pulled up at third. With Altizer at the
bat the signal was given to Mil to work the
squeeze play. but Dave failed to touch the
ball. and George was easily run down by
Coughltn and Schmidt AltiZer then fol-
lowed with clean single into center and
Shipke reached first on Coughlin's tumble.
but Gehrng. who went in to bat for Hey
don. struck out after foullng fly to the
top of the hospital buildings.
Following is the official score of the first
game.