Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-21
National League Game Today.
Pitt>burg at Cincinnati
Special Dispatch TO The sta

SPECIAL Dispatch TO The Star.
DETROIT. Mich. June 2O4Two pitch
ers who are alleged to be more proper
subjects for the sanitarium than the
slab went to{the front in today's strug-
gle between Detroit and Washington.
with the to-be-expected result. to wit:
One tough battle in which there was
very little safe hitting. and In which the
result was in doubt until the last bat
ter was out. The score. 4 to 2. doesn't
look as close as this, but there was a
line smash in transit to the fence while
the crowd was jamming the exits that
might have made much difference in
the result had not Cobb. in one des-
perate sprint, managed to get himself
between pellet and palings for swell
catch that closed the contest
Tom Hughes, whose right shoulder
and elbow are alleged to be playing
rheumatism to standing room only, was
the Washington twirler. while Ed Kill
liam, supposed sufferer from weak
arm. was picked to do the honors for
aches and pains as soon as the hot sun
struck him and pitched about as good
a game as he has ever shown, the hrst
two Detroit runs. which really put him
out Of it. being kicked in by his side.
ably assisted by some fine spr1nting by
Cobb and Jones. Killians work showed
that he is not at his best. but he came
through strong in the pinches. and on
several occasions lived down the errors
of his support. The latter were trif1e
copious but only twice did they cost
anything.
Errors Are Costly.
From the second inning Detroit hat
the lead Hughes got himself in badly
in the second. hitting Cobb. rhe latter
ess1vtd to steal, and when Street threw
W..dIy past second the Georgia lad pulled
up at third in advance of the retrieved
ti.lnv. Jones sent line fly into right
ami Pickering responded with perfect
error. letting the ball slide gracefully
tn. ough his hands and shins. COBB came
honlc and Jones kept going until M
pulled up 4t the second sack. Coughiir
sa,liiced him along. Schmidt hit tt
Aliizer who fell he reached for thu
ball tut recovered it in time to throw
OFT the batter. though Jones got nome
Killifer ended the period by striking out
IL went along eventless. as far as De
troit was concerned. until the sixth. liner
Schaefer waited out four bad ones as
starter. Crawford grabbed the second MI
off Hughes up to this juncture, planting
il ia deep center and sending Schaefe
to third Cobb doubled to right Schaefel
scoring and Crawford stopping one base
snort of tally. Jones died. Shlpke tt
Freeman. Coughlin hit to Mcbride. Craw
IOri scored. McbTlOe ldlIlHS W h0hoiS
ii cleanly. But he recovered in time u
nip Cobb going to third. II was a run
down play. with all the infielders ex
cepting Freeman. in il. CouGhlin made
second before il was completed, but wa
let there.
The Tigers had two other chances. bu
did not cash. Mcintyre trpled 10 star
with two out in the seventh and was left
With two out in the eighth Jones walked
and Coughln singled him TO third. bu
both were left Coughlin perishing in al
attempt to pilfer.
Washingtons chances were as numerou!
but resultless. Freeman scored in thu
second when he made first on Schaefer
tumble Shipke hunted. and on Schmidt!
wild throw TO second Freeman took third
base. Shipke died stealing. but Freeman
got home on McBrdes intield single
Coughlin threw out Hughes.
Milan in the third, Shipke in the hftf
and Ganley in the sixth all led away will
safe ones The first two were singles. bu
Ganleys was a three-saSker. He wa!
left. Pickering popped 20 Coughlin: Al
TIGER was hit and was thrown out steal
ing and Street famed. Hughes started
the eighth with a single. but thu resul
was the same as in o her similar cases.
Nationals Rally.
Two we're gone when Washinston's nth