Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-12
Special Dispatch to The Star.

DETROIT, Mich, August 12-"Wild
Bill Donovan, usually successful against
Washington, went against 1t yester-
day after brief resting spell. He did
not take his usual turn Monday. being
reported suffering from rheumatism.
lumbago, sore arm and few other COM
plants. On this occasion he faced an
entirely new danger. Only fast foot
work enabled him to keep his head to
the end of the contest The expression
is used in the literal rather than in the
figurative sense. There was nothing the
matter with Williams mentality so far
as the progress of events demonstrated
but there did threaten to be whole lot
done to lis top piece Washington did
not hit him so often. but six of the eight
safe ones that she got were bounced back
at Bill so fast that he had to be ex-
eremely alert to get out of their way.
They went to center field, and some of
them made scores.
1t was Donovan against Smith in the
fourth battle and Washington was win
ner, to =. 1t got couple of hits
when it needed them, while the Tigers
were not there with the timely tap; only
twice were their bingles punched Had
1t been possible to get Claude Rossman
up at any stage with a few runners on
the sacks it might have been different.
Claude finished the day with a perfect
hitting record but only once was there
anybody on. He got home.
Freeman the Explanation.
Various explanations of why Detroit
didn't win were vouchsafed at the close
of the game by the home fanatics.
better one than any volunteered was the
fact that no one broke Jerry Freeman's
leg. or otherwise incapacitated him for
run. He drove in every Washington
Txx-in Gn
once with two down. and each time he
lined the leather to center field and drove
home everybody who was awaiting sue
cor. At all other times he failed to hit.
He was the psychological swattist, all
right. There was nothing f1uky about the
way he failed it. He divided hitting hon.
ors with Rossman, but he had better op-
pOrtunities to make his base hits count.
Bouquets handed to Freeman take moth
ing from the work of Charlie Smith. He
pitched fine game of ball and had the
Tigers tanned after the fourth: They
started out to slaughter him, but the
smuggling was short-lived.
1t looked. in fact, at the start of the
game. as though it would be the derrick
for Smith early in the doings. Mcintyre
singled to right and Schaefer hit to center,
putting Matty at third. Both were beau
tiful drives. Crawford forced Schaefer in
a hit and run effort that wasn't success
full. Cobb flied to left. Matty scoring and
Sam taking second. RoSsman drew pass
and Coughlin was thrown out by Nc
Bride.
Another run was scored in the fourth
when Cobb doubled and Rossman singled.
no one being out Coughlin famed and
Schmidt hit into double play, his liner
going right at Mcbride, who got Rossman
before he could return to first. That end
ed Detroit's run-making.
Meantime Washington was some busy
ho
game. Milan, who opened with a triple,
never stirring from third.
Shipke famed. Ganley lifted to Downs
and Unglaub gave Crawford a chance for
a fly putout.
Costly Hesitation.
Until the fourth Washington could not
get going. Starting that round Shipke
drew transportation, Ganley's fly into left
was just too short for Mcintyre and two
were on. Unglaub hunted in front of the
plate. Momentary hesitation on the part
Of the pitcher and catcher. between whom
the ball lay. lost a chance for a force
play at third. Donovan tagged Unglaub
at first, however.
But Freeman started his cleanup, cIout-
ing at this juncture, hitting through the
box to center, Shipke scoring easily, while
Ganley was saved race with ball to
plate. Crawford in his anxiety to hurry
the play failed to pick the ball up cleanly
Freeman died stealing and Pickering flied
Those two runs put Washington into a
lead that was tied in Detroit's half, as
already described. The winning was done
in the sixth and decision that involved
some argument figured in it. Shipke
singled, with one gone. Ganley flied to
Cobb. Then Shipke undertook to steal
The throw was good and Downs tagged
his man. Apparently however. the ball
was brushed from his hand. though he
made a quick recovery. But Shipke was
ruled safe on the play and Unglaub
walked. Then Freeman duplicated his
earlier hit scoring one run, and Picker
ing fouled to Mcintyre.
That ended Washington. but the Tigers
We're still trying. With two down in the
fifth Mcintyre hit and stole and in the
same spot in the sixth Rossman did the
same trick. No one got on in the seventh
and Crawford's single in the eighth came
with two gone
Rossman started the noise in the ninth
on his third single, hit to right center.
Winter went in to run for him. Jones
batted for Coughln and his grounder to
Tnglaub forced Winter. Schmidt flied to
Ganley. Jones stole second. Thomas went
in for Downs and after missing a two
base hit into left field by having his long