The Washington herald., 1908-08-09
YESTERDAYS RESULTS.
Detroit, Is; Washington, I.
Boston, B. ST. Louis, l.
New York, 4i Chicago, 1.
Cleveland, 81 Philadelphia, L.
TO-DAY'S GAMES.
Washington at Detroit
Boston at St Louis.
New York at Chicago,
YESTERDAYS RESULTS.
STANDING OF TIE TEAMS
DETROIT, is; WASHINGTON,

SPECIAL 70 The Washington He-zld-
Detroit. Aug S-The Washington base
bail team scored the most lamentabIe fall
ure ever blamed against an American
League ball team at Bennett Park when
they lost to-day's game TO the Tigers by
q score Of IS to l.
Most Of the disaster must be attributed
70 Pitcher Keeley, who was hit at a ter
rife rate all through the game, and whose
wiidness was a still further aid to the
champions in their efforts at setting a
new batting record for their home ball
yard.
good share Of WsshingtOn's defeat
must. however be blamed 10 the lisJless
playing Of the men back OF Kelley, and
the objectionable judgment Of CantIlIon
in turning a ball game into a burlesGue.
all but insulting the Detroit public. and
making his team a laughingstock
The Tigers got three runs OF Kelley in
the first inning. and five in the third
In spite OF the fact that Cantllon had g
whole benchful OF twirlers he left the
Chicago boy IN. He was hit for another
run In the sixth In Detroit's final two in
nings at bat the players devoted them
selves 10 wide swinging. with the result
that. in spite Of q continuance OF the hit
ting, no more runs were scored
KeeIey AvvfuIIy wild.
During the whole game the Tigers drove
out twenty-five hits five OF which were
doubles. and one a triple They scored
no less than eighteen runs. their impres-
sions on the score board being the com
bined result Of the awful slugging and the
~E-- -,
passed three men 10 bases and cut loose
as many wild pitches. all three OF his
passes developing into runs. and all bis
Wild pitches letting IN runs with the ex-
ception of one. which permitted a man
70 swing at it for a third strike and take
first
OF course, the Nationals were pardOned
their suIks when such handicap as this
had TO be contendeG with Nevertheless,
II added little 10 the enjoyment OF the
crowd 10 see Street walking back TO the
stand IN pursuit of a Wild pitch OF Gan
ley tripping over his own feet and drop
ping an easy fly Lenient scoring also
saved Mcbride and Kelley errors. which
might easily have been credited 20 them
on chances which would not have been
considered marvellous plays by any means
Put Game on Ice.
The Tigers really put their game on ice
in the first ming. With one out
Schaefer walked and stole Crawford
flied to Milan and Mcintyre was passed
Rossman lifted an easy fly 10 Ganley
who. in trotting into position, mysterious
y got his feet crossed and stumbled. The
ball almost hitting him and bounding or
back toward the fence, Schaefer and Nc
Intyre scoring COughlin promptly singled
10 right, Rossmsn counting the third rur
Of the inning
Washington's lone tally came in the sec
ond. Freeman singled and Edmonsto-
shot one into left Street sacrificed and
Mcbride walked. filing the sacks Kelley
IN an effort 70 bunt, lifted a low fly K
Thomas Milan walked, forcing Free
man home. With the bases full. Niilet
then struck Shipke out.
IN the third inning Detroit started It.
scoring, and the hitting ragged slmOs
without intermission- the Tigers batting
al around n the third and sending ter
men TO the plate in the fifth and eight II
the sixth
Winter pitched the game out after III,
fifth. WiIlett being saved for another en-
counter The only time George was il
danger was IN the eighth. whea Ganle!
scratched a doUble-a high -fy Ovel
Coughlin that hit the foul Hne-aad Tn
glaub followed with a duplicate, good fOl
only enc base. on the opposite side. Free
man grounded 10 ROSsman and Edm0n
stoa and Street famed
4 game viii be played tO-morTCw. anJ
KIllian viii probably be OPP 1sed b!
Hughes