The Washington times., 1908-07-22
Detroit Backs Up Heavy Hitting
By Classy Display of Fielding
Burns Alternate Exhibitions of WdneSs and Headwork
Curious Combination Inability to Hit Oppor-
timely Again Handbags Nationals.
Detroit. 4; Washington. I.

Detroit, 4; Washington, I.
Whatever may be the Washington
municipal regulations regarding the
muzzling Of CANNES. the Nationals dem
onstT@ted Yesterday, after a desperate
attempt, that It is useless to muZzle.
leash. or twist the tail Of a certain
aggregation of Tigers from Detroit.
Mich.
A tentative adjustment OF said aPph-
ances was effected IN the first session
at American League Park. but The 1al-
NAL struggled in the fourth, broke loose
in the sixth and merIily cast all en-
cunbrances to the wind in the eighth
Three thousand people turned loose
lot of enthusiasm on the air, which
was filed with a lot of other things,
especially humidity, according to TIE
Weather Bureau, and it was a won
derfuIly sadder and a wiser bunch that
woke I'D in the sixth inning 10 find THAI
Scbaefer had slashed out q homer, nor
did Tyrus Cobb's hit Of the same pro-
portions in the eighth greatly add TO
the gaiety Of the assembly
Milan's Little Rally.
PIuclxv little Miian's single in the
ninth did arouse some smouldering en-
bers of enthusiasm, not so much ne
cause anyone expected 10 win the game
at that stage. but Washington rams
have not yet reached that stage where
they will take it for granted that TINS
AGGREGATION 81 ball players on the job
lust now will fight to the last stand
Nor did anyone pack up his suit case
and board the bus 10 go home yester-
dav until the last man was out
EW
that BURNS is about the only pitcher on
his star that should not be Removed
the instant he shows signs or VIZ lIoilT TS SIi
Previous performances sho" IAdt p
is about as apt TO STEADY Gown cow 9iiC
as unhittable as a substitute -
would be. and he bore out TINS me "a
calculation Yesterday. IN tacI nc ~
n twice Seldom does plIG,LSL o 80
~ Ee in better form than was the yUulLs
,oa1 YESTERDAY in the first two lhhlhSS
SoyhAn our welcome visitors went ou' ~
one two. three order. mostly py Ln M
pop fly route. In the thi aS3 second In
the fourth the score was Ieu dtlu So. -
Of more trouble cropped OUT w. -
hits we're made and two errOIs uiN nv
rest.
Tvrus Starts the Fun.
rr,-rrs r.obb deserves a paragraph or
two at this stage in addition 10 hohoi
able mention for a home run Whlch
came later In this fourth inning are
Crawford had forced Schafer, ~ sll-
1led Rossman laid hot grouHo@I
10 Burns. who threw 70 ShipKe % lOI =
Crawford In a futile attempt 10 oouOl7
Nm on Rossman, Shipke. threw 10 re-, Zee
man cobb took long chances III = 80 20
20 -aach third in the excitement I -.
man should have caught MN edeLls' OH1
threw wild allowing MN 10 SOoL y. Ie,.
In the same inning the DaJLlng "OLIu--
"a s't ebsnce TO show his fielding Prov
esS MCBRIDE flied 10 cobb, whose go lSet1
throw TO the plate doubled up S 1I'5,,-
There was a mighty groan Wheh buI 10
Ancfber promising chance for the N a-
tto11aIs to score came in the Skin MLSt
Street once more led on at lhe Pc -
Burns again put a cr II-lP.r IN dre5V a
ceedings by tanning Freeman u SF Tiv,
mass and McBride's single adEahCSSGe -
10 third Meanwhile McBtlue P4l. -tj,e
second and it was az TINS ny tL-aS
stage that our twirler mace I'M ~ -
Toigbtiiv amusing attempts 10 drive INC
ball to the club mousse
Concerning William Burns.
Rut 10 return to Mr. Burns expert
ences on the mound. His little ca
800 vent something after this wise;
AFTER that turn Of the tide IN the IouiIh
- s+r,,cL, ont Thomas in the NTH,
while Downs and KIlian were easy
outs, the first, Altizer 10 Freeman
the second on a fly 10 Altlzer-
!. The Tigers showed the result Of prac-
tice and experience by raising the num-
her of hits in the sixth 10 three one
Of these being that home-run drive
of Schafer's One hit in the seventh
avared little. as Downs was caught
of second, while Kilhan tanned. Vut
hits materialized IN the elsuIn', ~
in the ninth Burns was a. - % -
he had pitched as no-run game
Burns seems to have the peculiar IralL
Of being as calm amid the storm a.
when he isn't ballOoning, ana LOT LLIls
reason is likely to STEADY down on
sEort notice While he is soaring II
;s Generally very painful, and yester-
5av was no exception. Home runs re
~osra details and II is also hard on the
hats. K!lian broke one yesterday.
Failure to Hit.
The one discoUraging feature OF the
came was the return Of the Nationals
Old couplaint. an inability 20 hit When
hits mean runs Not even olspaleile9
10 Detroit papers adapted 10 the myers
point of view could reasonably claim
tba+ KuIian was anything Of puz-
gle He issued seven passes and the
success of the losers in stealing bases
in spite Of the close watch ne kept
on the bags. was timely conradicIlon
Of any rlrnors that have circulated tnat
rbe home team isn't up 10 scratch on
case running. In all but two innings
washington had men left on passes ana
Ar old failure to hit oppOrtunely is t-le
nost plausible answer 10 yesterday
defeat.
The score;
washington. ABB. R. H Pc. A E.