Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-04
TIGERS PLAY BALL
LIKE CHAMPIONS
Browns Hadn't a Look In at
Any Stage of the Game.
Donovan Pitches Mas
terIy Ball.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

special Dispatch TO The Star.
DETROIT. Mich, October 3-With Bill
Donovan pitching shut-Out ball. and the
felders behind him handing out the style
of support that is necessary for the con-
summation of a scoreless game. those
Tigers today advanced their chances for
second pennant. beating the st. Louis
Browns by a score of to o. 1t wasn't
close enough at any stage to make at
tendance at the game hazardous for
any one with a weak heart, but on several
occasions the visitors started in on rail-
lies that looked like runs and at all times
they were making fight for the award
They were out of it because they couldn't
come through with safeties when there
were men on the sacks.
The former Washington pitcher was
there at all stages. Opposed to him was
Big Jack Powell. who has been a thorn in
the side of the Tigers all year. Jack
wasn't troublesome on this occasion. In
two innings his support faItered and each
base-snatching with the misplays. a trio
OF tallies being the consequent crop In
each OF the rounds mentioned. The Tigers
were on their toes at all stages. Only
one error was charged to them, and that
was an excusable one. In fact, each of
the three misplays in the game was on a
tough chance. The Browns were I'M
fortunate in this. in that their errors got
mixed up with hits. and helped to the
making of runs.
Tigers Start With a Jump.
Donovan was given a good lead In the
first inning of the argument, Mcintyre,
the first batter. singing into center. Bush
was up to sacrifice. but Powell toyed so
much with bad ones for him to bunt at
that finally he drew a pass. Crawford
sacrificed the pair along. Cobb hit an
awkward bounder to Wallace, who FUN
bled 1t, Mcintyre scoring and Tyrus max
Ing first. He stole second. Rossman was
out. Wallace to Tom Jones. and Bush
crossed the plate. Schaeffer laid down a
bunt In front of the plate. and beat Spen-
Gers throw. Cobb ambled in on this
The German and Schmidt walked but
Downs died on the intield
After that the Tigers didn't have a good
chance until the seventh They put a
man on In each Of the third, fourth and
n1th innings, but nothing happened. In
the seventh Schmidt hit into right for
Two sacks. Downs sacrificed Donovan
Hoffman. after a hard run. muffed the
ball. Bill was safe and Schmidt scored
Mcintyre doubled to right. putting Dono-
van on third Bush singled over second
Odse anu DotIi Zen scored, the tally
making of Mcintyre being assisted some
what by Hoffman's poor handling of the
ball: Crawford popped and Cobb forced
Bush. so that three runs was the total
income of the inning. Bailey was on the
slab In the eighth. and only one man.
Schaeffer. got on the sacks on him. he
walked and outfooted as far as third. on
a passed ball and a steal. but was left
stranded.
No Danger From Browns.
Those Browns didn't threaten until the
fifth. when they started shivers. Williams
opened the inning by popping a high fly
over the pitchers box. Schaefer tried
for it, and was about yard short. For
tunately Williams had kept going to sec
ond. and he was pegged handily, Schaefer
40 Downs. Wallace followed with a dou-
BILE into left. Spencer got a pass Powell
famed and Stone filed to Schaefer. so
nothing happened in the scoring way.
Crisis doubled to right in the seventh
and Williams drew a walk. Wallace hit
into double play. and Spencer died on
the infield.
In the eighth Tom Jones and Hartzel
doubled, but two were down at the time
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