Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-25

Inc W dSnElStOnS got a pau start oD
'sie week yesterday when the Detroits
iEok them into camp by the score of to
The contest was perfectly played.
either side making error. and the
lore so close that little hitting by
tfne locals would have turned the tide
our way in almost any inning.
avid Bilf' Donovan and Tyrus Cobb
.ere the whole show from Detroit point
a. view. as the former pitched a beautiful
game. while the latter slammed out a
tsiple al the right time and sent in the
l9nesome tally that won the battle. DON
evan was put out of the game in New
York last Tuesday for disputing with
mpiIe OLoughlin. and his suspension
by President Johnson followed. The sus-
rrnsion was raised Saturday night. so
that Donovan was out of the game and
lad rested up for nearly a week. The
lcSt-up evidently did Sir William world
81 good. as he had lightning speed. and
Inc locals found it almost impossible to
connect with the ball. single to right
by Ganley and another TO center by In
sldub being the only hits registered.
johnson Did Well.
Walter Johnson was on the rubber for
the Nationals. the third time in four days
-j'Iat he has faced the Tigers, as he
though he was found for ten hits. he
did so we'll with. men on bases that but
one run came over the plate. Manager
tantllon was continually encouraging
Johnson but after the fifth inning it
could be seen from the press box that
the youngster was laboring- JohnSon'S
recent sickness has not left him the stall
wart lad he was last season, and several
times before delivering the ball he was
seen taking long breaths. sure sign
that the twiriing was beginning to tell on
him. Walter would not have been asked
To go in again yesterday but for the
fact that Cantillon is unusually anxious
TO defeat the Tigers often possible,
aud he is about the only Washington
twlrler who has anything the Detroit
SluggcrS- When these things are
sidered. and the fact that only one run
was scored. ii can easily be said that
johnson pitched A swell game of ball.
Back of the twirlers the fielding was of
the accurate and clean-cut variety, as the
chances offered for assists and put-outs
were generally easy. Charley OLeary
made the only ringer play for the Tigers.
when he dashed into short center field and
caught Clymer'S fly while coiliding with
Schaefer. The little fellow smashed into
Schaefer as the mall struck his hands.
but he held on to it. although he was
Knocked down and turned a complete
somersault after falling.
Street and McBride's Speciality.
For the locals Street and Mcbride got
into the limelght in the sixth inning.
when they pulled off their speciality of
heading off a runner at the plate on a
bluff steal of second. Schmidt was at
the bat. Cobb on third and Rossman on
first. On the ball pitched Schmidt struck
out and Rossman started for second.
Street held the strikeOut and instantly cut
loose for Mcbride. willie at the same in
stan. Cobb dug his toes in the ground
AMI dashed for home. Streets throw TO
Mcbride was good one and Mac handed
II back to Charley i'll his usual perfect
style and Tyrus was tagged out as he
slid for the plate. 1t was beautiful
play. being easily the feature of the
afternoons sport. and the crowd yelled. it's
approval for several minutes.
Cobb's Triple Did the Trick.
The Tigers went five innings without
breaking into the score. although they
had two hits chalked UP in the first and
second innings but in the sixth their one
run was registered aSchaefer at the
start-off famed but Crawford singled into
right Mr.. Cobb then kept up his slug
ging reputation by soaking a liner into
right that rolled clear To- the clubhouse
and was good for three bases. Crawford;
of course, being pushed over the rubber
R0ssman was then walked on purpose,
Schmidt struck out, and the feature play
of Street and Mcbride followed, closing
the inning.
In the seventh two more hits were
punched by the Tigers, but the third hand
was put out without run being regis
tered.
In Washington's ninth. with the batting
strength of the Nationals UP, il was
thought possible some damage would he
done bnt Pickering. who led off. flied to
Mcintyre: Deichanty. who hatted for
Shipkc popped to SChaefer. and C;anley
closed the game with a fly TO O'I-eary-
Following is the official score of the
game: