Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-24
NATIONALS BLOW UP
AFTER GC0O START
Timely Hits by Tigers and
Costly Errors by Locals
Turn the Trick.
Sicrial nisnaich 10 The Star.

DETROIT, Mich, August 4-Ihe
Nationals wound up their Detroit series
in a game that looked Ike the one Satur
day all over again, save that Nashihs
ton this time got off in the lead. Al all
times ii was more or less crazy con-
test. Washington making many hi's ana
being robbed of others, and OF prospective
runs by some fancy fielding OF the Tigers.
The latter were not as successful IN the
way of amassing swats, but, pscauSe
they got them at telling times, ana pc
cause they worried tWirlers into Wiid
ness. they managed to force two Ringers
10 The bench. Both Gray ana 6rooih
faded from view during the doings, ana
Charlie Smith would have done SO had
lie been working in any inning save the
closer. wiIlet wasn't at his best, put
he lasted the game through, THANKS 10
luck
Giving i, the best boost one way, it was
merely a game of ball with all sorts OF
things happening, and little that was
spectacular or out of the ordinary 70
relieve IL. Just two things were "SItn
a mention One was the Da.tinS VI Sai
crawford. the other that of Bob Unslaup.
The latter did enough to win a game
himself. with any sort of pitching: Craw
ford did more, getting two slnsles anu
as many doubles, three OIL Wnch %n .
other gents hit well, but these two were
the shining stars.
Riot of Runs.
III started as though it might be ciose
game but ended in riot OF runs. WASH
ington was away in the lead, scoring III
the opener after two were down. Wheh
Unglaub tripled TO center and scored Oh
Conroy's single after Lelivet had oeeh
walked. The Nationals held the lead
into their fourth, Detroit overlooking IT'S
one chance, in the second, when two men
were passed, and double play wound
UP the inning.
But Gray didn't look as good when the
smuggling section got started on him IN
Detroit's fourth. Cobb opened 1t with a
clean single to left. Schaefer made a
one-hand running stop on Crawford
single toward right that held Cobb at
second. Delehanty sacrificed them along,
and Moriarty was purposely passed. Tom
Jones flied to Lelivelt, Cobb scoring and
Crawford taking third Moriarty at once
stole Stanage singled past Conroy.
Crawford scoring. Mcriarty was held at
third and there he perished when Willett
swung at and missed three pitches
Washington regained the lead in its
half or the fifth, after two were out. one
was gone when Brownies fly dropped be-
tween Deiehanty and Cobb. He stole
second. Schaefer fouled to Moriarty.
Cnglaub. with two hits to his credit.
drove the ball past Crawford. and COM
pieted the circuit in advance of the re-
layed return throw to the plate.
Pulled dolly" Out.
This gave Gray lead that he couldn't
retain. his departure from the game oc-
curing in Detroits half of the same
period. Jones led, Off beating q slow
grounder to Schaefer. Bush hunted foul
twice, then hit to Mcbride. Schaefer
juggled his throw. missing the force play.
Cobb sac. ifieed the pair along. Crawford
doubled to center, scoring the pair. Con-
roy's throw, after Delehanty's hard hit
ball, pulled Ungiaub off the bag. Here
Meriarty popped to Schae.er. Sam and
Del started a double steal, and Streets
throw to third caught Crawford on the
bag.
treit put the clamps on the game In the
seventh, when it scored four runs on two
hits. Jones walked a wild pitch put
hiIh at third. Bushs triple to center
sent him home. Cobb was passed. Craw-
ford's double scored Bush, but Coob
couldn't get by third. Delehanty struck
out. Moriarty walked, filling the sacks
and Tom Jones also was passed, forcing
Cobb in. Street made throw to nail
Moriarty. but the heave was wild. and
Crawford scored. Moriarty went too far
by third on the play and was nailed.
Stanage struck out.
"Germany's" Home Run.
Its dying gasp was given by Washing.
ton in the eighth, which Schaefer opened
with a home run TO center field. Cngiaub
walked and Lelivelt forced him. Conroy
and Milan got intield singles, filling the
sacks. Mcbride hit to Bush. forcing
Milan. Lelivelt scored on the out and
Conroy got home on an attempt to COM
piete a double play. Mcbride was safe,
and died trying to steal.
Charlie Smith pitched the eighth. Cam
tillon apparently figuring that with two
10 tie he had a chance. Smith quickly
dispelied this dilusion. Willett was safe
on McBride's tumble, and Jones walked,
Bush sacrificing, and Schaefer let In
slaub's throw get by him, Willett scoring
and Jones taking third and Bush second.
\ wild pitch scored Jones, and another
sent Bush over. Cobb walked and was
caught off first. Crawford singled and
stole. Delehanty famed. and Moriarty
fifed.
Washington put two men on in the
ninth. Slattery hitting and Browne being
hit. Neither Schaefer nor Unglaub could
through.