The Washington herald., 1909-05-26
sDccial to me WashinEton Herald.

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Detroit. Mich. May 25.-One bad inning
by Pitcher Groom, Of the Washington
club. lost the game for his team to-day.
allowing Detroit 10 make il three
straights, ard permitting George AIuIlin.
the leagues leading pitcher. TO increase
his total TO eight consecutive wins this
season The score vas 10 !.
Groom had everything in his warming
up practice, and Cantillon thought he
would be in shape 20 twirl a creditable
game. He started of finely, too, only
six Tigers batting in the first two innings.
though one Of them did beat out an In
field hit, only 10 be thrown out trying
to steal second. On the other hand,
MuIlin hardly had his usual control in
the early stages. and this hamPe-ed his
work somewhat: q pass 10 Donohue
opening WashIngtOn's second. being fol-
lowed by 8Inan's perfect bUnt and Street s
clean single 10 center. The combination
got Washington the lead By one run
Nationals score Again.
IN the third the CanuHonites scored
again. Browne leading of with a swell
double over first base. Unglaub. who was
thru basing. IN the absence Of Concoy,
who was on the shelf with q styed eye.
laid down a neat sacrifice. and Jiggs
Donohue's dy 10 Crawford was long
enough 10 enable the speedy Bro@ne 10
walk IN. had he 50 desired. This left the
visitors two ahead
Detroit came back IN its half OF the
inning with two out. MuIlin being passed
and scoring all the way on Mcintyre 5
triple 70 right.
II the fourth. however. the Tigers
broke looose and would not be denied
With one out, Cobb bounced a high one
to Deiehanty and beat the throw. Ty-
rus promptly stole second and waved his
hand derisively al Street, who had thrown
him out IN a prior attempt. The hiJ and
run was called for. and Cobb dashed 20
third. drawing Unglaub out OF position
and making 1Loriarity's little infeld tap
a safe one Moriarity stole second With
the ball IN GrOom's hands This unset
lied tie tai twirler, who passed O'Leary.
filing The bases.
Picnic for Detroit
Shaefer hit &c Mcbride. Cobb scoring.
The shortstOD tried TO get O'Leary az
second, but the latter swept the ball out
OF Delehanty's hands, and 8Ioriarity. TOO.
scored. putting the Tigers one run to the
good. Street dropped the third strike or
Schmidt. and let both the other run
ners move up q base on his throw TO
first. The man was out, anyway. Null
lin then virtually won his Own game
by a sharp drive into right, OF which
O'Learv and Schaefer came tumbling in
TannehHI replaced Groom after this in
ming. and the game was virtually even
for the remainder Of the time the teams
occupied the field
Washington scored twice more-once
on sn error by Bush, an infield out. and
NIlaa's smash TO center. and later on
DeIehanty's triple 10 right and Donohue's s
single. The Tigers also scored a couple
o. times, and the game ended without in
cident in Washington's final period al
bat, there being two out when Tame
hill hit in the ninth, and Browne
followed with a strike-out.
CantiIlon's suspension was raised to
day. and he had charge OF his team on
the field.
4 switch in dates, reducing a double
header, scheduled for August %. enables
the teams TO play the final game OF the
series tomorrow, weather permitting.
EiIlian viii probably be the Detroit
pitcher, with Johnson for Washington.