The Washington herald., 1907-06-16
TIGERS PROVE EASY
Detroit Is Completely Out
classed by the Nationals.
FIFTEEN HITS OFF MULLIN
Visitors Give Poor Exhibition In the
Field, While the Locals Afford the
Pitchers Excellent SuppOrt-Batted
Bali Benches smith in the Fourth.
Jim DeIehanty Makes Debut.

Those ferocious Tigers from the jungles
Of Detroit which have found such easy
prey since invading the East, were beaten
into submission and tanned by CanuIlons s
band on the local lair yesterday by 70
10 0.
It was about the most humiliating de-
feat that Hughey Jennings outfit has
suffered since they started their fight for
first honors, for there was not a single
department of the game in which the
visitors We're not completely outclassed by
the Nationals. Big George Mullin. who
has many times proved the hardest sort
Of a stumbling block for Washington.
was an easy proposition yesterday, and
in only one inning did the locals fail to
get from one TO three hits. Only two Of
The clouts were for extra bases. but the
tantalizing manner in which the Nation
ais placed their hits seemed to completely
unnerve the visitors.
One Of the biggest surprises Of the aft
ernoon was the poor teamwork of Detroit.
Since Jennings men broke into the spot
light by becoming real factors in the
race in the American League. they have
received the highest compliments for the
manner in which the men worked to-
gether, but yesterday teamwork was
missing quantity. In the very first in
ming the Nationals commenced 10 bunt
toward first base. The pitcher. first base
man. and second basemau would start for
the ball, but as soon rs they would reach
IL they would all start for the bag.
and, of course, the runner would be safe
Another example of the poor work was
when a pop fly was allowed to drop i'm
center field, when there were two men
within reaching distance, and later, after
OLeary booted a grounder. Altizer went
from second all the way home while the
ball lay in the middle of the diamond.
Nationals on Edge.
Detroit made five errors of commission,
but these misplays only served 70 swell
the locals total and wers> not necessary
for the Nationals victory. George Mullin
was pounded for fifteen clean hits. and
the fielding Of the Nationals was perfect
Although there was nothing brilliant. the
whole team played a steady game and
gave the pitchers excellent support.
Charley Smith started in the box, and
II took only a few balls 10 show that the
tall fellow was right. He went through
three innings with only three hits being
made off his delivery, but in the fourth
he was struck by a batted ball and
forced TO retire. Falkenberg was substi-
tuted and he, too. was in good shape He
was puzzle 10 the Tigers and in the
last five innings they garnered only three
hits, while instead Of being liberal with
his passes, he allowed only two men 10
walk 20 first.
jim Delehanty played his first game for
Washington and made a most favorable
impression. He had three chances at
third and handled each one cleauly. but
his best work was at the bat. as he got
sacrifice hit, a double, single and drew
a pass.
Davy Jones double in the first went to
waste. but the Nationals made two in
their first trip to the plate. Ganley
dumped q bunt toward first, and Charley
Jones did exactly the same trick. Not to
be OutdOue. Delehanty placed slow one
toward the initial hassOck. and he hUr-
Tied Mullin SO that the pitcher threw
wild and the bases were loaded. On An
derson's fly Ganley scored and Jones
came home on Alters single.
Double for DeIehnnty.
There was no more run-gettng until
the third, when Delehanty started off
with a two-bagger TO left. On Auder-
sons sacrifice, Mullin threw into left in
trying to flag Delehanty at third. and the
brother of the great Ed registered his
first run. Anderson went to second while
CoUghlin was chasing the ball, and Alti-
ger beat out another of those mean little
bounders toward first. The pair started
a double steal. and Anderson succeeded
in crossing the plate while Aluzer was
being run down.
In the next round Ganley beat out
Smash to the pitcher. stole second, went
to third on Jones fly, and registered on
Delehantys single.
In the lucky seventh the Nationals put
the game on ice by piling up three more
tallies. One out. OLeary fell down on
Mis- chance, and Mil advanced to third
on Perrine's single, and scored on War
ner's hit TO first Warner was forced by
Falkenberg. and. after Falk had per
formed the unusual feat Of stealing sec
ond, and Ganley had walked, Jones
cleaned up with "a double 10 the left field
fence. The smash would have gone for
a triple, but the ball rolled into crowd. |
and Gauley was sent back TO third.
IN the eighth Anderson's pass, hits
by Altizer and Nil and OLeary's error |
brought the total up 10 ten