The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-02
Beats Out Washing.
ton Alter Another Up
Hill Struggle.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2.-Detroit's pen
nant aspirations were placed in jeopardy
yesterday afternoon, when the Washing
tons got an early lead on their opponents
and looked TO be almost certain winners of
a battle that deeply interested the whole
baseball world. Coming here from Phila
delDhia with their nerves still highly
strung after one of the most thrilling and
interesting series of games ever played,
the Tigers breathed the atmosphere of
discomfort and uncertainty, for they we'll
knew the possibilities Of the despised Sena-
tors when there was something big at
stake for the visiting team.
Washington turned out the biggest
crowd that the local park has ever con-
| tanned, and while Detroit has many warm
supporters here, and especially is this true
of Captain Coughlin, who once was the
apple of the local fans eye when he play
ed with the Senators, yet the rooters want
ed to see their lowly team make the Tigers
quest for games in the national capital
the hardest task that they ever under
took
When in the fourth inning the Detroits
could count only one run for themselves
against three for the Senator's and they
were figuratively seeing on the big black
scoreboard the Athletics slipping off with
an easy victory from Cleveland, their
chances of Ultimate victory in the great
race began 10 fade away In their minds
eye. but Manager Jennings, the general in
command, who has driven his forces
through one of basebalPs greatest battles,
called upon his men for their supreme eff
fort.
They responded with superb gameness,
and Tyrus Cobb, a new st6r among base
ball men, who averted a defeat for his
fellows in the memorable tie game at
Philadelphia with a home run drive, took
up his mighty c1Idgel and opened the way
TO victory. His liner to safe territory in
spired others, and before the last man in
the sixth inning was declared out the
Tigers had saved the day for themselves.
At this turning point Cobb smashed the
ball down through centre field. Rossman
followed with a ait into the crowd in left
field for two bases, Cobb going to third.
Cqigh1in doubled 20 right, tallying Cobb
ami Rossman, and tying the score. Schmidt
drove Coughlin home with a single to left,
and the inning ended with the score: De-
troit, 4; Washington, 8. Detroit clinched
the game In the next inning, Schaefer scor-
ing after two were out on his single, a
steal, and Crawford's stinger to centre.
Detroit started the scoring in the first
inning. Z. Jones walked. Schaefer sacri-
feed. Blankenship to Delehanty. Crawford
flied to D%elehanty, Cobb singled through
short, and Zones scored when Warner
threw to second TO catch Cobb Washing
ton got two runs in the third, and took the
lead. Johnson beat out a slow one to
Coughlin. Milan flied to Rossmap. Gan
ley beat a bum. Siever threw wild to
catch Ganley, and Johnson scored. Ganley
scored when Cobb threw wild to Coughlin.
Washington scored again in the fourth.
Jones doubled to left. Shipke singled to
centre, scoring Jones. O'Brien was safe
on Schaefer's error, but Johnson famed
and Milan grounded out to Rossman.
There was no more run-getting until the
sixth, when the Detroits turned back the
tide of defeat and retained their premier
position in the struggle for the pennant.
johnson, the Idaho wonder" who had
been saved by Manager Cantillon to go
against the Tigers, pitched a fair game,
but his work was scarcely up to his
standard. He held the visitors safe at
times, but weakened after two were out
in the sixth
Siever, the southpaw Of Manager Jen-
nings's camp, pitched good ball, and the
hits recorded against hin were well scat
tered. Ganley did great work with the
stick for the locals, getting four hits out
of four times up.