Evening star., 1907-08-28
National League Clubs Standing.
Independent Suburban League.

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Independent Suburban League.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
DETROIT. Mich. August 2S.-Jos Can
tilon gave the Kaleidoscope a shake in
the ninth inning of yesterdays game. won
by Detroit to 8, and demonstrated to
20OO intensely interested and entirely mys-
titled Detroit fans how quickly and how
completely the scene may be shifted by
enterprlsing manager who carries with him
the material for instant organization Of q
league of his own.
For eight innings Mr. Cantillon stuck to
his teams opening formation. In the
ninth he substituted and switched them
30 fast that two umpires and the entire
scoring talent OF the town were breath
less from the mad pace that was forced
to keep up with the Cantillon changes.
In just one batting rally the complexion
of the Washington team was SO changed
that only two Nationals were playing In
the ninth the positions that they had
occupied In the eighth. Four players-a
battery. third sacker and shortstop-
had been sent to the bench. Clymer was
dragged from the outfield to first sack
Altizer went from first to short and Milan
changed gardens. Four new men came
in, 1t was a great exhibition in It's way
In tact, about the most interesting incident
of the afternoon.
If Garry Hermann falls to grab Falken-
berg and D. Altizer for the long distance
throwing contest of his September base
ball field day he will overlook bet. They
put on exhibition yesterday a pair of
heavy heaves that were directly RESPONSE
BILE for Detroits victory. Falkenberg Is
entitled to the greater credit, as his wild
throw hurled three over the plate.
But Altizer's heave would have scored four
men on crutches had the men been on.
He W
went all the way round on the error. with
the winning run.
Lost on Errors.
Considered entertainment, 1t was great:
base bali. it a fright Every run
In the game. with a siLgle exception. was
due to errors. The run in the ninth
that Washington made was the nearest to
a clean one. battery error that helped
1t being wholly excusable.
Up to the eighth Falkenberg had been
strong in the plnches pitching exactly the
rame sort of game that of Friday, when
he stopped the Tigers in a 3-to-O affair.
For eight innings Detroit trailed having
frequent chances to hit in run. but never
coming through with It, Any time Falken-
berg thought a man was likely to hit him
safe-if there was runner at third or
second. that man walked The lead of two
looked big until Detroit scored her three
in the eighth.
The Nationals always led. scoring the
first man who batted. and making his run
for long time look like the winning one
Milan this person. and he walked.
taking second on Ganley's sacrifice. He
was held there when Delehanty grounded
into right field, Charlie Jones taking a rest
and letting Milan sniff over into his place,
hit little bOunder over the box. He was
safe on the hit anyway. but O'Leary fum-
bled 1t momentarily. and Milan dashed for
home. perfect throw to the plate had
him pegged. Erwin tagged him out. then
dropped the ball. This of course registered
the run.
Nationals Second Run.
Then Mullin ,ightened They didn't
threaten again until the sixth when Downs
fumbled Ganley's grounder. Clymer sim
RIed him to third and o Briens fly to Jones
scored him.
Meantime it had teen hard shedding for
the Tigers Rossman hit a beautiful triple
to right, one gone III the second. but was
out at the plate on Downs drive to O. OBrien
Cobb hit and stole. and Rossman walked
In the fourth. but two were gone at the
time. Erwin walked In the fifth. made
third on a sacrifice and wild pitch and Null.
lin was passed. Jones popped and Cough
lin forced Mul!in. In the sixth Crawford
was hit and STOLE and Rossman got his
second Intentional pass after Cobb flied.
A double play ended this inning. Schmidt,
replacing Erwin, started the seventh with
single, but was not pushed around.
When Coughlin started the eighth with
clean drive to left it was apparent that do
ings were Crawford got walk. Cobb
was up to hit them along. He chopped
one toward the box. and 1t bounded TWEEN
ty feet in the air. Altizer presumably fig
ured that II would go over Falkenbergs
head and was behind the pitcher, on the
hit Falkenberg's hands. All three Tigers
were hustlng. There wasn't a chance to
get Cobb If fist base had been covered and
no one was -" sack. Without look
ing Falk Il d the ball over the
bag. II acher and ambled to-
ward rigii; Ioughlln and Crawford
scored Co, third without trouble.
then decided IL so home.
Cobb Had His Nerve With Him.
1t was reckless attempt. but luck was
with him. the throw reaching Block little
wide. and a good slide letting Cobb make
It. He would have scored anyway Ross
man flied a mile out. Downs singled to
left and Schmidt to right, the latter dying
In an attempt to take two. Falkenberg
got O'Leary, preventing any further run
making.
troit had a lead OF one. which isn't much in
game like this one. O'Brien singled to
center. He was at once benched. Cha lie
Jones going In to Altizer hit to
Downs slowly that he beat the play.
which was made cleanly. Smith went up
to sacrifice. The first pitch got away
from Schmidt, advancing the runners Cam
tillon at once bcckoned Smith to the bench
Kay batting in his place. This shift
didn't hurt. Mullin pushed three over in
hurry, making the first one with hit
still good to score two runs.
Kahoe batted for Block. and lifted a fly
TO Davy Jones. He tried to stop Charlie
Jones at the plate, but the throw was
wide and the run scored AltiZer took
third Gehring, the slugging singer. hit
for Falkenberg. He too swung wildly at
three. and Mullin was out Of the woods.
with the score merely tied.
1t was over in a hurry then. Mullin.
first batter, lost base hit through a
fine catch by Charlie Jones. who had gone
to center. Davy Jones hit a slow bounder
to Altizer. shifted to short The latter
should have held the ball. Instead. he