The Washington herald., 1908-08-23
MISERABLE UMPRING
GIVE TIGERS GAME
Police Protection Necessary for Jack Eagan
After PalpabIe Decision Had Robbed
Nationals of Chance to Win.

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whose unwOnted form against The White
Sox and Browns and in the opening en-
gagement with Detroit attracted the at
1enuon Of the whole major baseball sphere.
were halted. temporarily. al least by
tie Terrible Tigers yesterday, who won
what was more OF a gift than a hard
earned victory
The poorest exhibition OF Uupiring seen
IT National Park in many moons. cou-
pied with mispIays by the usually relia-
BE George Mcbride. did decidedly more
10 bring about the defeat II our gallant
crew than any performances by the
Champions
The average Washington fan IS a long
suffering individual so used to tailenders
that he is not prone 10 be particularly
severe in his criticism Of player OF arbi-
r., but the uupirins yesterday was %
such q nature that the game was robbed
OF much Of its interest So riled were The
thousands OF fans al the treatment thei,
favCrites received at the hands Of the
umpire that al the end OF the game there
was a demonstration against Mr. EEan.
and that he escaped without being roughly
handled was due 10 the fact that as soon
as JHe last man was called out he was
surrounded by a Gordon OF policemen.
Who escorted him 70 his dressing rooms.
Enile hundreds Of fans followed and made
all sorts Of threats against the official
ScHtJers the Crowd.
There was some talk of going into rhe-
Office at the gate and mauiing the umpire.
but Capt. Doyle got busy at once and
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Egan's work. % say the least. was
decidedly punk, and his poor Judgment
was not limited 10 any single play. but
extended practically throughout The al
rerncon. with Washington the sufferer at
nearly every turn The two most papable
decisions proved costly 70 the locals. IN
the third inning. with one out and Cobb
On third. Schmidt sent a short fly TO left
and before GalIey got the bah Cobb
sprinted home with the run that tied
the score Street returned the ball 70
Shipke. who touched the bag. but EEan
refused 20 allow WashinEton-s claim He
was Immediately surrounded by the whole
local outfit who raved and pleaded. but
he stood firm and incidentally banished
Street from the deld- In the seventh in
ming Pickering started 10 steal second
and would have been out OF the throw
down, but Schaefer dropped the bali
which rolled over toward sh0rtsJop- Be
fore he had time 10 size up the siJua-
ton Egaa declared Pickering out. and
once more there were h0wIs and teers
from the s 2I fans
Up 10 the third inning Of yesterdays
game George Mcbride had handled nearly
eighty good bad. and Indifferent chances
without q slip-Up. and in each OF The last
eight games his work had been a feature
but the bad day was bound 10 come. and
when II did happen IL came IN bu1ches
Poor George he just couldn't get his
bearings but the fans. remembering his
wonderful fielding in past games, were
willing 10 forgive and forget. and besides
they were too busy roasting Egau 10 give
Mcbride much attention. IN the third in
ming the shorJslcp booted a chance. and
before Detroit had been retired they had
hung up a trio 1f rallies- In the eighth
lie made a wild heave into the crowd on
Rossuau's triple. and the runner was
allowed 20 walk home. and n the ninth
he gave the visitovS neir last run by let
ting one OF CrawfOrd-s grouuders 90
through
UmpirinE Worries Hughes
Tom Hughes was in the box, and III
spite OF the narrowing treatment he re
ceived from the umpire the tail twIrIer
pitched good bali He performed seven
Innings and then gave way IN order 70
allow Tannehiu 10 bat Gates started in
10 pitch the eighth, but after triple
and a single had been made of him Wal
ter Johnson was rushed 10 the front. and
the IGahoau finished the game
Eddie Summer pitched for the Tigers.
and went along in fairly good shape, al
though the Nationals punched hits II the
second and seventh innings for their four
runs.
Otis Clymer made the prettiest play Of
the day in the second inning CIymer
was taking a big lead of second and in
an effort 10 catch him mapping Schmidt
shot the ban 10 OLeary. but instead Of
attempting 70 return To second CIymer
sprinted 10 third and made the base so
easy that O'Lea-y did not even throw
70 COGgEin.
Some Base Running.
Detroit wasted a couple of hits in the
first and had the bases loaded when
Hughes forced Schmidt TO go our on an
easy chance from pitcher TO first In
the second the Nationals piled up three
runs Unglaub beat out q grouade- 20
ROssman and Clymer drew 2 base on
balls Freeman forced TngIaub Al third
but after Mcbride had fled out To Cough
lin. Street tripled past Cobb. drivlu- in
two runs and scoring a moment later
when Tom Hughes made swipe al a
wild pitch on his third strike and took
first
Charley street Chased
The Tigers caught up in the third Nc
Bride booted McIntyre's chance, but
Matty was forced by Schaefer- s S,haefsr
stole second and scored on Crawford-s
s.r gle 10 center. Crawford crossing the
Plate on Cobb's triple to righr. Rossman
walked and Schmidt raised a fly to left
Before Gaaley got the ball Cobb left
thI-d and scored The NcticnaIs protest /
ed but the result 2 as that Street ~as
erased out OF ne game
There was no further scoring until the
seventh. when the Tigers took the lead
On McIntyre's single. Schaefers sacrifice. |
and a hit by Crawford
The Nationals tied IL up in the second I
half Of the same round. when Mcbride ]
hit 10 left. took second on TannehfITs /
out. and registered on Pickerings clout /
70 center Pickering went TO second and
Schaefer dropped the ball. but Egan de- I
clared the National out and another l
Wrare-le followed