Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-24
National League Games Today.
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New York at Chicago
Brooklyn at Cincinpsti
Philadelphia at ST. Louis
Union League Games Today.
Washington at Elizabeth.
Brooklyn at Paterson.

The hungry Tigers from Detroit con-
tinued to feast on the Wash;ngtons yes
terday afternoon. the final score being )
TO in their favor. The game was bit
terly contested from start to. finish, but
the champions outplayed the locals at the
bat in the field and on the bases and de-
served their victory The weather was
perfect for outdoor sport and another big
crowd passed through the turnstiies.
I.eft-handed pitchers have become 4 ter
ror to the local batsmen and Manager
Jennings was shrewd enough to trot out
his star southpaw Eddie killian. who
held Washington to five hits two OF
which were punched in the fifth inning
the other three coming in many innings
Not local man was able to get more
than one hit, so that praise can hardly
be bestowed on any player for good bat
ting although Delehanty's drive in the
sixth was most opportune as II sent in
the run that tied the score for a few
minutes.
Notwithstanding the locals weak hitting
agains, kilian they never lost heart and
contested every step of the way down to
the final out in the ninth inning. and
when the Tigers walked off the field the
latter knew they had been in a battle.
Tall Tom Hughes has been pitching
wonderful ball of late. and with him on
the rubber a close contest was naturally
expected. That the fans were not dis
appointed is shown by the score. Hughes
was belted for eight singles and double,
but had Delehanty and Pickering per
formed little better in the fielding line
a different story would have been told.
Tom got a bad start in the first inning.
the result. doubtless. of trying to catch
Schaefer mapping at first, and this handi-
cap proved his undoing, as three hits
were made and two runs scored. After
the initial inning Hughes pitched good
ball. but nothing better than possible tie
score could have been credited to him, as
the local batsmen found killians curves
TO much for them.
The pitching was of such high order
that the fielders had nothing to do but
play regulation base ball. all the
chances offered being of the ordinary
variety.
How the Game Was Lost.
The frs. inning in detail will tell how
the game was lost, but the stubborn fight
put up by the locals added interest to the
contest which was continued throughout
the nine innings
Matty Mcintyre opened the game with a
bounder 10 Hughes and died at first
Schaeffer stung clean single into center
Hughes then began his fiddins with Free
man trying to catch Dutch off the bag
but his efforts were fruitless, although it
looked from the press box as though he
had him nailed in at least one try. If not
two. Umpire Evans refused to mat :
tiers our way and the game resumed.
Crawford tried to kill the ball but in
stead hit slow bounder to- right that he
beat out. Delehanty holding on to the bali
while Sehaeffer scampercd all the way TO
third Hughes then cut loose with "A spit :
ball that struck the ground in front of the
plate and got by Warner. and Schaeffer
came home. while Crawford took second.
Cobb went out on a bounder 10 hughes
and Crawford went UP to third. Eossman
then hit bounder that just went out of
Hughes reach and arrived at first in
safety. Crawford scoring Warner then
had a passed ball. and Rnssman took
second but Shipke headed Coughlin off at
first and the inning was over
For four innings Killian turned back the
local batsmen in their order of going to
the plate. but in the fifth they managed L
break the ice hanging UP one run War
ner led off with single to left and Free
man beat out a slow one 10 right Nc
Bride followed with neat sacrifice. and
both runners moved up "a bag. With
Shipke at the bat the squeeze play was
successfully worked. Warner scoring Will.
killian was throwing the lit:lc fellow
out AT first With Hughes at The bat
Freeman started TO steal home. but Tom
lost his reckoning and struck a. the ball
making his third strike and preventing
what possibly might have been a close
decision at the plate.
The Score Tied.
The Nationals kent right after hIian
y tieins the score in the next inning. Mia:
was hit by a swift inshcot and Ganle,
sent him along with neat sacrifice. Del
ehanty then stung line single into RICH
center and Milan came dashins over m
rubber This run made all even, ard tn
spectators roared their delight, but II wa
almost hushed in their Threats, as tn
Tigers came right back in the seventh
with run thai proved 10 be the winnir:
tally
Schmidt caught curve on the end o
his bat and drove IL down into right with