Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-20
Special Dispatch to The Star.

DETROIT. Mich, June 20.-Joe Can
tillon isn't certain that fate didn't play
him a bad trick in that game that rain
cut short yesterday. His team might not
have won, of course. Detroit had begun
to hit Gates hard, while Washington could
do nothing with Mullin whenever his sup
port would consent to cut out its erratic
methods of handling the ball. But he had
a good chance inasmuch as he had a run
the best of it, the score being to in
washington's favor when rain cut the
game short in the first half of the fifth
And Cantillon had a bunch of pitchers
ready from which to pick man to relieve
Gates should the Tigers continue to clout
that hurler.
Washington wanted the game badly, and
saw the rain with regret. Had this one
been grabbed an even break in four was
assured, with a chance for taking a ma
jority. The chance for the latter still
remains. as 1t will now be series OF
three. including Sunday.
Today's game promises to be hot bat
tie. Cantillon would send Smith back
were the latter able to pitch. but his
bad thumb. injured by fast drive from
Schaefer's bat in the first inning yes
terday. probably will keep him out fer
few days. He was uncertain this morn
ing. Jennings may repeat with Mullin.
The latter did not pitch enough to tire
him yesterday and was in fine shape If
he does not pitch, Summers, the finger
nail ball finger. is picked for the task.
Wild Bill Donovan is being groomed for
one of the two contests.
The Washington infield will remain as
1t played yesterday, according to Can
tillon. Delehanty is sick and will take
few days to round to. Altizer had nothing
pretty good at the bat The whole team
looks better than it did at any time last
year in local games. and has gone
through thirteen innings now without
anything approaching an error. 1t has
also been pretty strong at the stick With
this situation existing, and with the club
carrying an admittedly more than ordi-
narily strong staff of pitchers. local fans
fear the loss of this series, Detroit being
notably an cratic performer against sec
ond division teams, even when it is going
at its best against pennant contenders.
There was never a chance TO finish yes
terday's game after the rain started. for
in five minutes the storm deluged the field.
1t did great damage around town. wreck
ing the overhead wires in several places
Some rain fell just before the game, de-
laying its start about ten minutes. But
for this they might have got in five full
rounds giving Washington a chance. The
latter had the advantage of such &C
casion. as Detroit piled up its errors at
the start; virtually handing washington
three tallies. One infeld single and one
technical hit were all the batting that the
Nationals had to do.
Miians high bounder over Mullins head
was clean infield single that started the
game. Schmidt'S low throw made the lit
tie fellow safe on his attempt to steal.
Crawford failed to put his foot on the
bag when Schaefer threw on Ganley and
that made both safe. With double play
in sight, Killifer let Pickering's easy
grounder go through his legs and Milan
scored. Altizer's grounder at Schaefer
took a false bound hitting the shortstop
on the shoulder, and Ganley registered.
Pickering taking third. Thence he scored
on Warmers short fly to Mcintyre the
latter making a fine catch and being I'M
able to recover for the throw. The next
two men were easy. Smith in the second,
Pickering in the third and Mcbride in the
fourth got base hits. but none of these
advanced base. Mull.n was going good.
In the last three innings played he him
self threw out five men, including both
OF the batters who had faced him in the
fifth before the storm broke
Smith was pretty good. He walked
Crawford with two gone in the first and
Cobb singled him to third and stole second
himself. But Jones famed. Coughlin hit
and was forced by killifer and Mulln
walked in the fifth. but Shipke robbed
Mcintyre of base hit and got third man
out.
Gates started the third and Schaefer
opened on him with a double, but couldn't
get around.
In the fourth Coughlin singled. Milan
got Schmidt's fly. kilifer doubled, scor-
ing his captain. Mulin hit over Pick
ering's head. the fielder touching the ball
with one hand at the end of a long run.
Two infeld grounders followed and Mullin
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