Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-29
Special Dispatch to The Star.

DETROIT, Mich, Setemoer 2.-Detroit
profiting by the weather conditions in
Cleveland and the inability of the Sox to
make 1t better than a draw with Boston
in their battle, added a little to its
margin yesterday by defeating Washing
ton in the first of four games to be played
here by the score of 4 to l. The game
was played on a field that is unfit for
discussion and in weather that is below
contempt. Considering the conditions. the
performance of the pitchers and the
teams was something to marvel at.
There was a le-header scheduled.
but at no time was there a chance that
it would be pulled off. In fact, the teams
were fortunate to get on the field FOR
a single contest. Rain that fell during
the morning made the field a marsh. and
at noon II was certainty that there
could be no play before the regular hour
for single games. At that time near
cyclone was blowing across the field and
the air was wintry cold. However, enough
fans went to the old family camphor
chest for the last spring Bennies to make
it worth while to perform. and the regu-
larly scheduled game was started.
Killian and Hughes were the opposing
twirlers. The local left-hander doesn't
make his appearance often these days.
but despite his long absence from the
game. he was steady at all times and
kept the hits we'll scattered. Only once
in the entire game We're two punched,
and that was in the only inning in which
Washington scored.
Hits in Clusters.
Hughes also made a good showing. The
one trouble in his case was that the
Tigers on three occasions managed to
cluster their cioutS and in another in
ming followed a pass with a long drive.
Detroit didn't hit with any awful We
hemence. but it got its base hits when
they would do the most good. This. with
absolutely correct support of its curver,
gave II the victory.
The fielders and the base runners had
their troubles 1t was almost impossible
for an infield player to steady himself
for throw after quick stop. the field
being SO soft that spikes would not hold.
while arms were chilled and stiffened In
handicapped by the soft paths, only one
man making a clean theft The wind
also had its effect on long hits. a couple
of smashes into left being driven back
by the wind to the benefit of the opposing
team and to the saddening of the swattist
who had hit the ball out.
Detroit got an early lead. scoring in
each of the first two innings. Bush
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first round. Crawford drove one past
Ganley in left for two sacks. Bush tear
ing home on the hit and just making it.
Sam got two bases on the swat. but was
left. Freeman taking grounders from both
Cobb and Rossman. In the next inning
Schaefer started bother with a double into
left The hit would have gone to the
fence but for the wind. Schmidt sac
rificed and Downs hit past third for a
base, scoring the run And that was all
of the tally making that there was during
the first five innings of the game.
Mighty "Del" Struck Out.
Washington put but three men on first
base in the Eve innings. but in the sixth
the visiting outfit became dangerous,
Hughes started the inning with single
into left field. Edmondson fouled to
Schmidt. The patient Ganley got a base
on balls. Unglaub doubled down left field
foul line, scoring Hughes. Fast work by
Mcintyre held Ganley at third base. The
redoubtable Delehanty, whom Cantillon
proposed to keep out of the game in all
towns rival to Cleveland, was up this time
into the lead. He famed Clymer fol-
lowed with a fly to Downs and the dan
ger spot for Detroit was passed.
In her half Detroit put one across Bush
both Crawford and Cobb. putting Bush at
third. Rossman's hit over second was
handled by Delehanty, but too late to get
the runner, and Bush scored. In the next
inning. the seventh, Schmidt tripled TO
right field and walked home on Downs
single into left field.
After the sixth Washington made one
threat and no runs Freeman singled in
the seventh. The next two died on the
infeld Then Hughes walked. After this
Edmondson flied to left, ending the in
ming Unglaub got a base hit in the
eighth, but had no assistance. The score: