The Washington herald., 1909-08-13
GAMES TO-DAY.
Detroit at Washington.
ST. Louis at Philadelphia.
Chicago at New York.
Cleveland at Boston.
STANDING OF TIE TEAMS.
STANDING ONE YEAR AGO TO-DAY
BY WILLIAM PEET.

Jennings Tigers, with our old friend
Jim Delehanty on second. romped away
with yesterdays game. to J. and Incl
dcntally brought forth wild cries Of help
foI "Gabby" Street from bleacher and
stand
Johnson's wildness and Mike Kahoe's
poor target shooting in the fifth helped
Detroit sneak over FIVE runs. enough 10
win any Old game when George Mullin
twirls the kind OF ball he flashed yester-
day.
Outside of the tickle firth, johnson WAS
the same old wizard as Of yore and De-
trolts TOP OF the batting order, Cobb,
Crawford, ct al. could no more find him
safe than they could Dolly Gray in the
opening game. Blame should not be at
tached TO Mike Kahoe for his poor show
Ing He has only been worked twice this
season. and that he was able to face
Johnson at all on such a dark day as
yesterday speaks volumes for his nerve.
Bleachcrites Welcome schaefer.
Germany Schaefer covered the midway
station for the Nationals. and the bleach
erites welcomed him with open arms. He
was cheered to the echo every time he
came 10 the bat and took care OF all his
fielding chances without an error. KILL
fer also gave the crowd a chance 10 size
him up when he batted fer Conroy in
the ninth. and when he previously cavort-
ed around the third corner in practice.
With "Gabby" Street in the game.
Washington should have won by to 0.
for the Tigers first tally in the third,
together with their five runs in the fifth.
can be attributed 20 the local catching
department. and yet the fans can hardly
blame Mike. for the reason that he was
lame and sore from working behind the
bat Wednesday and really in no condi-
tiOn 10 catch
The Nationals scored their only tally
In the second inning. when Lelivelt sent
a slow bounder 10 Delchanty, the latter
throwing the ball "A mile over Rossman's
head into the grand stand, allowing LeH-
welt TO reach the midway bag Conroy's
sacrifice sent Jack TO third. and Milan
cut hot one through Bush. on which
Lelivelt counted.
Tigers TIE the Score.
Detroit tied the score in the third.
when Moriarity was passed. stoled sec
ond, reached third on a passed ball. and
came home on Mullins clout 20 right for
a scratch twO-bagger
The narrowing details Of the fatal fifth
need not be exploited TO any length. It
IS sufficient 90 say that batter hit. a
muffed third strike. base on balls. and
sacrifice. together with a wild pitch and
a couple Of scratch hits. all coming in a
bunch. gave the Tigers five runs. and
kept them tied with the Athletics for
hrst-place honors in the American |
League
Mike Kahoe complained Of a lame arm !
before the game started. and as Blanken- !
ship is still nursing a finger swollen TO |
about three times its natural size. IL was /
toss-up as to who would do the re- /
ceiving fer Walter Johnson. Kahoe per- /
formed the best he could, and gave way
TO BlankenShip in the fifth.
You've got to hand il TO George Mullen !
for his share in the Tigers victory, the |
chubby one was in peerless form. and 4
allowed but six scattered hits Outside I
of the second inning the Nationals had I
only one chance 10 send run across /
the plate This was I'm the seventh. when /
Milan, after two had gone, smashed out (
a beauty just inside the left field foul 4
lines for two bagger. Mcbride the /
next man up, was smothered Moriarity /
to Rossman.
Big Crowd Out.
There was a larger crowd on hand than \
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