The Washington herald., 1909-08-23
GAMES TO-DAY.
Washington az Detroit.
New York at Chicago.
Boston at st. Louis.
Philadelphia at Cleveland.
oP THE TEAMS.
STANDING ONE YEAR AGO TO-DAY.
So % The wa.hingt,n Herald.


Detroit. Mich. Aug. 22.-The Tigers i'm
proved their position in the pennent rece
while the Athletics lay Idle at Cleveland
by taking a well-played game from the
Washington club by to l. Walter John
son, the leagues infant wonder, had no
terrors for them. and. re-enforced in the
field by the presence Of Tom Jones. for
Inerly OF the Browns. they presented
far more formidable appearance. and
felded perfectly behind the effective
pitching OF George Mullin.
FROM the local viewpoint the debut of
the former St Louisan was really the
event Of the day The crowd cheered
him when he emerged with his new mates
from the clubhouse to start practice. His
first practice throw was Of his usual
snappy order. and the bleachers roared
approval He hit the first ball pitched
70 him for q neat single into center field.
sacrificed the second time. and smashed
into right for a two-bagger on his final
appearance. In the field he accepted all
bis chances without an error, and the
crowd left the park convinced that the
Tigers are now ready Tor the advent OF
the Philadelphia southpaws.
Wanted Summers and Groom.
1t had been hoped that Summers and
Groom might take up the pitching bur
den of the days game where they
left II at the close OF the leagues record
elghteen-innings. no-run combat month
ago, to-day's game being really a con-
tinuation Of that celebrated contest
Neither manager found himself so sit
uated as to make this convenient. yet
the game was by no means robbed OF
its interest
The Tigers started at Johnson right
away. and had men on bases in every
inning. They did not score until the
third. however. when. with one out. Nc
Bride booted j. Jones sharp grounder
and Bush hit Clearly into center. Cobb
tore OF a terrific drive that went squarely
between Johnson's feet and hit second
base, caroming into LEFT field and al
lowing Jones TO come home With rum
ners ON second and third, Johnson then
struck out Crawford and Delehanty.
Nine men faced Mullin in the first three
innings. and then he suffered an cpl
demiC OF Witness In the fourth he
passed Schaefer and Lellvelt without
damage TO the score. In the fifth Milan
walked as a starter, but could not get
past third. In the sixth. with two out
The visitors got their first hit, double
into left field crowd by Unglaub Mullin
elected TO pass Lelivelt COnroy came TO
the fore with a fine smash TO center.
Crawford's throw to the plate was per-
feet and the decision very close but I'M
pire Connolly allowed the run to count,
and the score was tied
Double for DeIehanty.
Delehanty opened Detroits half with a
double that bounded over Milan's head
and advanced on Moriaritys scratch
single. Tom Jones hit hard at Mcbride
and into a double play. Delehanty holding
third. Schmidt failed to help.
Detroit cinched the game in the seventh
in a peculiar way. Mullin was passed
and d. Jones hunted safely Bush forced
Jones. Mullin taking third. Cobb drove
on a line into right field and Browne
booted the ball, Mullin and Bush scoring
and Cobb taking third. Ty then made
a lot Of trouble for the visitors. holding
third on two inield grounders, his tactics
resulting in the filing of the bases. lie
tried to score. however. on Moriarity's fly
TO Milan and VAS nipped at the plate.
When Browne and Schaefer opened
Washington's eighth with clean hits TO
center, things looked sQually to the fans
for d moment. but Crawford heaved out
the former at third. trying 70 take two
bases on Schaefer's shot, and a pass TO
Unglaub was followed by two infeld outs.
The crowd watched the report of the
st. Louis game with interest and rooted
in vain for the Browns to beat the Red
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