Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-30
Special Dispatch to The Star.

DETROIT. Mich September D.-NecK
and neck the base ball race continues.
While the Sox were taking two from
Boston and the Maps were polishing on
Mack's men for their second time In one
day these Tigers won the second douDie-
header they have corralled within one
week. The Washington club was the I'M
fortunate party on the other END OF the
transaction being taken In to the tune OF
to and to j. The Nationals maze d
good fight in both contests, but were
unable to negotiate the pitching.
Mr. Cantillon offered his two present
stars, Messrs. Witherup ana Jonhson ~ "
onnose them Mr.. Jennings tossed ih'o ,e
arena Messrs. Willett and Summers. VIZ
let's work made 1t look as II ne mas coll,e .
back to form again. In the entIe 90, q
he allowed but three hits ana ne ,, iose q
shut-out solely on one period or WiuneSs,
T.han he was guilty of two bases on pans
i'm the same inning. Summers pl'cneu, i.,t
usual game, steady at all 'lHSS, on" Thev
his hest when the bases We're niieu. HtS
had them filled on him t"lce' u and a
IioiiJ o I'm was ali that scored in these
two innings c,.,ron star.
Walter Johnson, who Is peyoiiu uu that
one of-the greatest young ptcheIs, lie
ever broke into the game, was ois uIaat :,
mounting. Johnson has been WORKER pi :.
hard Of late. and this fact. WIN ' ne
weather. may have had something W w
with it. He was sent into Ihe MS, 5
in the eighth inning. when Nasnlils va a
seemed to have a chance. and ne star'e !:
the second game. On his appearance -.
each contest the Tigers started ny"
line of effort, bunting on him repea os y; :
and nv this means scored q puIch VI
rIn. that cinched the first game 10.
WiIlett and that put Summers In sol.
snot in the second. Witherup started the
first game and looked like a very PIoi!l.
isinr twirler Gates followed Johnson III
the second and did fairly good work.
Rossman's Field Day.
Divers gents fattened their batting aver
..es IN the delivery, Sam Crawford III
,he first game. and Mcintyre in the sec
ond being notable examples. Ciauuo
possman was the real game buster Dream
ing into the first inning OF each game
with a chance. and each time orN .ne
home two runners that gave his team .i 'S
arein needed to work on. 1t was f1eio
dav for the big fellow in the batt1ng mt
Roth teams fielded we'll in the race VI
handicaps. Washington had uphill "oIh
in each contest and got BAD oIeak n,a ~,
luck. but played good ball In the mani.
Delehanty was forced to retire because
of illness, in the first game, ana GOOD
vent ont of the second for the same cause
Before the first inning was over n III ,gb
runs, as it later proved. to decloe the
result. Witherup got away little oaoiy,
and the home hopes took full advahtase
of this fact. Mcintyre was gone wnea
Rush chopped a slow roller to second
and beat Delehanty's pickup ana throw;
Crawford singled to right and took SECOND
on C1ymer's vain effort to head on BUSH
at third The Washington pitcher was IN
structed to pass Cobb, and handed up TOUR
vide ones, filling the bases
This was the chance for Rossman 10 pc
gin making it a glorious day ror hlmseli
He damned one to deep center, on "nlch
Rnsh and Crawford scored. COBB look
third and Rossman second on the throw
IN but Schaefer was famed trying 10
coax a pass and Schmidt lifted a ny TO
Ganley.
Clymer's Only Run.
Then it was a runless battle until the
eighth. Washington didn't get any real
chances. She put a man on In each Vi
+be first four innings, but two stops by
Rush in the opener and a double play IN
each of the next three innings prevented
any bother. The one score came III ~
eighth. Clymer was first batter IN tills
round and he singled to center. rre Har
drevy a mass Mcbride struck OUT war
ner hit for Street. and he also got pase
On halls. Tannehill went in for Wltnerup
and hit into a force play, on wnlch NS-
mer cantered home ,,,.,, nm
Milan n1eO 20 SOUu iOo'AAAo
third base. habind
As washington was but a run oeni1 t
1.anti1lon decided to let Johnson go IN "
mold the Tigers, on the chance that an
other might be negotiated In the nin, III
netroit however, doubled its score IN inc
eighth inning. and made the game sale.
Crawford first batter to race 1 oiInSu.,.
hit a slow high bounder over Johnsoh >
head and beat the play. Cobb bunteo Ia
front of the plate and was sa1e, russ
man laid one down third base line. IN!
tended as a sacrifice. but got base nit
cut of it, Unglaub and Johnson gettins
n,ixed w. on the ball That filled the
b1ses. Schaefers fly to Ganley scoIeu
crawford Cobb took third on the throw
IN the nlate and scored on Schm1dts ny
10 pickering. Downs died on the lnneio.
Washington went out in order In It's NINTH
johnson Slightly Injured.
To certain extent the second game re-
sembled the first. 1t was virtually won
by Detroit in it's opening inning. three
runs being torn off in that round. That
would not have been enough to win. but
by adding one here and there 1T proved
ample.
Johnson started this game against Sum-
mers, but under the stress of much scor-