The Washington herald., 1909-07-17
NATIONALS PLAY
FOR 1S INNINGS
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OF the pair were destined 10 have the /
opportunity to break It up and this the |
crowd was always expecting. only 10 re- /
ceive another disappointment
Dagger for Gray.
Washington was the next 20 threat |
en-, Grays double opening the third
inning. Browne hit a ball squarely.
but straight at Bush The midget
clutched it and tagged Gray before
he could get back TO the base. With
two more safe drives. the Washington
baJters punctuated the middle stages. but
not a man reached second IN safety until
the ninth, when Browne worked Sum
mers for his first pass. ROssman made
mess Of 8Inan's sacrifice. Lelivelt, after
vainly trying TO sacrifice, whaled away
and lifted a fly 10 Mcintyre. Cnglaub
spanked a line drive straight into Ross
mans nit, and Milan was doubled OF
/ first.
Detroit came 10 bat and. with Two
strikes and three balls on Mcintyre, Gray
was forced 10 leave the box. The bugs
heaved a sigh Of relief, and predicted
+ quick finish for his successor, whoever
/ he might be GrOOm's first delivery was
wide OF the plate, and again Bush sacri-
feed. This time Donohue muffed Streets $
/ throw. Crawford sacrificed. and il was
up 20 Cobb and RoSsman. with the stands
and bleachers rocking with the enthusi-
/ asm OF their occupants. Cobb hit 10
/ Groom, whose quick throw 10 the plate
nipped Mcintyre. Rossman ignominious-
~ struck out.
Extra innings were accordingly in o.
{ der. and the Tigers kept Groom in
trouble all through. HIS control was not
/ Of the best and the champions had a
man on third in each OF the three sue
. ceediny innings without being able 10
! bring him home Twice IL happened
: that Summers came 20 bat with two out,
and each time he was prettly deceived
By his opponent
! In the twelfth. with this situation n
! evidence. Jennings made feint 10 send
up Jones. when Groom had apparently
decided 70 pass Stanage. The sight OF
Davy swinging his bats only made
! Street grin. He continued calling for
waist balls, and when Stanage trotted
down. Summers emerged from the dug
out. and took his place az the bat just
as "Gabby" had predicted he would.
LeIiveIt's second hit.
The Nationals. by the way. gave the
Tigers an awful scare in their half or
this period. with one Que. Lellyelt had
1 gotten his second hit. UnElaub raised a
fly TO Mcintyre, but "JlgSs" Donohue
smote one with all his might Into righ;
field the ball shot Ike a bullet Cobb
tore in. staked all on desperate plunge,
and came UP with the bail. Six inches %
his right. and the BAH would have en-
abIed Lelive!J 20 make the circuit beyond
question.
The scorers heoved a sigh. and turned
over leaf IN their books.
Washington got an opening IN the thir-
/ teenth. when Bush fumhled Kelley S
grounder Mcbride followed with a hit
On a short passed ban Kelley started FOR
third Stanage recovered and made a
throw 70 Moriarlty. which turned Speed
J back. and he was run down on the line
P ROssman and Summers made a swell play
on Streets drive. and Groom struck out
r In the fifteenth the Tigers came so near
0 winning that the business portion OF the
city was flooded with extras announcing
O the close of the contest. IL was here that
Q Groom gave his gamest exhibition Of the
y dav. Stanage. first man UP. drove cleanly
\ TO center Summers hunted 10 Groom. who
. threw wildly TO second. and both were
! safe. Kulifer went in 20 run for Stanase,
and the bases were filed when Mcintyre
was passed.
Bases Full, Cobb Fans.
Here was a situation to cheer The popu-
+ Ilace-the bases full. nobody out. and De
. troit's famed wrecking crew sure 20 set a
/. crack at It. Bush failed. however. Hfting
t a little fly TO Kelley But that was moth
ing TO the bugs. Surely sam Crawford
could al least raise long fly or roll a
grounder through that ciose-drawn indeld-
sam tried his hardest. but a puny
grounder 20 Groom was his best. The
pitcher made a quick throw 70 Street and
) / FiIlifer Vas out at the plate by an eye
q lash.
But there was still one more cnance. and
the crowd begged Cobb. hero Of two hons
runs the day before, 20 spank II safe
q To the amazement Of the multitude Cobl
0 took three jerlCy, hectic swings at Groom'i
q fast surves and walked 10 the field, his
! head hanging.
0 There was no escape as narrow as tha
q in the remainder Of the contest. Th'
0 Tigers did get two hits in the sixteenth
=, but one was out, and the battery cam'
UP. Washington also had one chance il
the same inning. when. with two down
4 stole second. Summers INTENTIONAL.
- passed Donohue. and CantillOn sent orr
!. Collins up TO bat for Kelley. He hit &
Z AIoriarity, who moved him down at first
Umpire Calls Game.
It was nearly Z o'clock when Umpir
KERN declared the game ended, but tn
light was still better than fair. and III
abrupt action was surprise for the fans
II who expected a couple OF innings more
+. ! However. there was no grumbling- The,
r had seen the greatest game Of ball eve
l. played on the local lot, and most Of then
were perfectly satisfied with that realiza
ton. Even Sam Thompson, veteran o
u many a hard fought field. shook his hea
i as ne wended his way out Of the gate.
I never saw anything like it, said he
e The Score.
d DETROIT. ABB. r. II. PO. A T