The Washington herald., 1908-05-26
WILD THROW COSTLY
Burns Heave Gives Tigers
Only Run of Game.
DETROIT GETS ONE CLEAN HIT
,CnIifOrnimn Pitches Another Great
Game, Performing Bettcr Than
Siever, but Has Himself to BInme.
Payne Crosses Plate When Burns
Throws to the BIeacher Fence.

In a desperate effort to retire a runner
at first base on perfect bunt in the third
inning. Bin Burns threw into right field,
allowing Detroit 70 make the only run
Nof the final game of the series with the
Nationals.
If ever a pitcher deserved sympathy, 1t
was Burns yesterday While there have
Fbeen many pitchers battles at National
Park this season. the big southpaw
reelipsod all the previous performances
yesterday when he outpitched the cum
ming Siever and held tho champions down
10 one clean single
Detroit is given three hits. but two OF
;1hese were scratch inheld blows. and one
Fof them came mighty near being an error.
and was only allowed as a hit because II
twas questionable il the fielder could have
recovered in time 10 throw even had the
Eban been handled cleaniy. The other in
field hit was the bunt which resulted so
hdisastrously for the Nationals
Control Was Perfect.
Burns control was absolutely perfect
HCredited with seven strike-outs, Burns
hSlid not allow a single base on balls dur
pof such order that had he not thrown
the ball away the game would have gone
s1nto extra innings 1t was indeed a bitter
sblow for the Californian. but there is
considerable consolation in the fact that
Burns exhibition yesterday removed any
edOubt as TO the pitcher being a fixture
in fast compay. He was unhttable for
fseven innings, and combined speed and
tcurves in such clever fashion that in all
but two rounds the Tigers went down in
one. two. three order.
While considerably below the standard
set by Burns. Siever pitched good ball
In each Of the first four sessions Wash
.ington got runners on the bases. but each
time Siever was equal to the occasion
and retired the side without being scored
upon. In the ninth with one out he gave
ithe only base on balls of the game, but
idispOsed of the next two batters and left
the field winner. He will travel long
.way without being fortunate enough TO
land another victory under the same
circumstances
Barring Burns throw the work Of the
sNatiOnals in the field was high class.
sShipke deserving especial credit for a
stop Of a smash from Rossman's willow
lin the fourth that fairly carried the third
.baseman off his feet.
Milan Reaches Third.
a single. a sacrifice. and an out nut
MILAN on third IN the first. but he was
left In the second. with two out. a single
by Mcbride was wasted. and in the third
Ganley doubled, but got no farther.
streets liner in the fourth was booted by
Schaefer. but double play sent the Ma
tionals into the field with blanks
From then on TO the ninth the Nationals
went out in order. but in the last round
Nanley drew a base on balls. InfeId
flies by Delehanty and Clymer ended the
game.
The Tigers got their first man on IN the
third Payne hit toward Delehanty who
stopped the ball. but was unable 20 throw
the runner out. Downs laid down a bunt
howard third which Burns picked up and
threw against the bleacher fence. allow
ing Payne TO cross the plato and Downs
TO reach third. Although this was enough
TO unnerve an ordinary twirler. Burns
Immediately settled down and forced the
next three batters 20 fly out
In the ninth Schaefer got Detroit's first
real hit single TO center. and he worked
The delayed steal but was left,