The Washington herald., 1908-08-25
TO-DAYs GAMES
TO-DAYrS GAMES.
Detroit At Washington
Chicago at Boston
st. Louis at New York
Cleveland at Philadelphia.
DETROIT, I; WASHINGTON, o.

A three-5ase waIop TO the clubhouse
by Tyrus Raymond Cobb, the pre-euinent
ssyvartist. drove in sam Crawford from
h-s- base with the solitary score in the
third game Of The series, giving the Tigers
their second consecutive victory over the
Nationals.
While Cob5's triple decided the issue. It
was really the uasrerfll pitching Of Wild
BIZ Donovan that caused the downfall Of
The Nationals The smiling Detroit tvvirler
has performed here many times. and has
won many games from the locals. but
he never showed better form than yester-
Gay and re fully deserved 10 score
s1ut-out- In the course OF The afternoon
exactly four Nationals landed safely al
lrst base. and only one OF these sue
ceeded in getting as far as second, for
Donovan exhibited such rare ability that
The locals were able 10 make but two
safe drives. while a pair Of bases on balls
vye-e responsible for the Other Two men
getting On the base
When the Nationals did succeed in get
ting men Oh first Donovan was abso-
lute-y unh.rlabIe and al no tine did
the locals even threaten 70 score Douo-
van had half q dozen srrike-cuIs 10 his
credit. i've OF these coming IN success
sion. when he famed the side in The
third inning, and struck out the first two
--El who faced him IN the. fourth
Good with Men on Bases
Walter johnson, opposing Donovan
VS. hir rather freely. and that he es-
czreI without having more than one rul
made against him was due 10 his ef-
-ec--ve1=ss when there were Z igers with
5n scoring distance Barring the sixth
inning. when Cobb got in his io1g triple,
Detroit promised 10 score in four other
innings. but each time johnson arose 20
the occasion and stopped them before
any damage was done Like his rival,
johnson struck OUT SIX Of his opponents,
and while on the whole. lie p-cc-sd good
bah. his work was below the standard
set by Donovan
Aside from DC-0Va--s Ereat box work
and Ty C7b5's timely smash. there were
Few features 90 The game although Cobb
earned honorable mention IN the ll-e OF
fielding in tie first inning when DE went
back near The fence IN -et- center and
-zh1e5 drive from PlcEeri-gs bar that
made g noise Ike a double
George Mcbride lost no time in recOv-
e---g from the fielding slump he suf-
[e-eJ Saturday. jumped back into
The gene with great gusI1 yesterday. and
made most OF the nine chances that came
his way
Detroit wasted q pair Of singles in the
-Is-. when two runners were forced al
second. and ll the second session two
more hits hr1ughts uo returns. for with
Eossua1 on second O'Lea-v famed and
Street tossed out the visiting first base
man. who attempted 20 steal third
GaaIey Makes First Hit.
After going out in order tu the first
three innings. the Nationals succeeded in
getting man 70 first when GanIev sin
gIe5. bl- he died without advancing
In the sixth. the Tigers won After
Sclaefer had struck out Crawford showed
q single % right. and eantered home
When Cobb straishtened out q liner al
most 10 the clubhouse for a tE-ee-basEer
Eossuan drew q base on balls and when
le started 20 steal Street threw 70 Nc
Bride, who returned the bau IN time to
eaten M Cobb coming in from third.
one gone In Da-roit's half Of the sew
aen-h. OLeary singled. but was forced
by Donovan The latter taking third
when Mcintyre hit past Freeman. but
both died when Schaefer was thrown out
by Mcbride
Clglaub made the Nationals second
Ink in the seventh, but he was doubled
up OF drst when CIymer lined TO BIZ
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