The Washington herald., 1909-03-21

Special 10 The Washington Herald.
San Antonio. Tex, March 20-By cen
scientiOus application to-day the Wash
ington team managed 10 lose its first
game with major leaguers this year The
winner was Detroit, by 3 10 ?. IN eleven
innings.
The defeat was primarily due TO the
activities OF Cliff Blankenship. Milan
slightly strained a ligsment in his les
Yn the fourth inning and Blankenship
was put in center field. His contribu-
tions in the fraction of a contest were
remarkable. lie let MOriaritys neat sin
gle get by him in the seventh inning and
go for three bases.
In the eleventh inning with one out
Blank tripled 10 left. then allowed Gan
ley 70 coach him into a try for the
plate. although the ball was even then
in the shortstop's hands, In the eleventh
inning also Blank dropped Mcintyre s
dead easy fly. and Mcintyre reached sec
Ond, whence he subsequently scored.
These performances were horrible 10 Wit
ness. and are worse 20 contemplate now
that the heat of battle is over.
Johnson TvyirIs Grand Ball.
Walter johnson went the whole route
for Washington and pitched grand ball
The Tigers were entitled, TO but one run.
and even that was somewhat doubtful,
as most Of the scorers thought either
Freeman or Mcbride should have had
an error on BUshs slow roller in the
fourth inning that produced the first run
In pinches he was a wonder until the
eleventh inning, when Bush and Cobb
tried TO wreck the fence with line drives
and succeeded in getting dinky little
scratch singles that Won the game. Aside
from the deleteriOUs doings OF Blanken-
ship. Washingtons fielding was high
class The work Of Mcbride and ing
laub was particularly bright Both made
number Of star plays.
IT was Clymer's day at the bat. He
landed on the second ball sent him by
Suggs in the opening inning for a homer
over right field fence. and in the seventh
inning he made neat double 70 center
Unglaub accumulated two clean singles
and double, and Ganley got two singles.
Detroit showed a youth named Works in
the last fiVe innings VINO had all sorts
Of speed and confidence and kept Can
tillon's men well IN hand
TwO-bsEEcr for UDEIaub.
Clymer's run in the hrst inning has been
described. Ganley opened the sixth round
via q scratch single Inglaub lifted a
double 70 left that sent Ganley all the
way home. After that nothing doing for
the Nationals
Detroit scored in the fourth inning
With one out, Bush got his dubious hit.
and took second on CrawfOri's out
Cobb's nasty Texas Lacquer TO left fell
where nobody could handle il quickly,
and Bush scored. Cobb getting two bases
ROssnan died, and the inning ended.
After Works had famed fl the eleventh,
Biankenship made his muff, and Mcintyre
was safe AT second. Bush sent one over
second base that Unglaub knocked down.
but could net throw. Crawford was in
tentlonaliy walked. filing the bases. Cobb
made'a mighty lunge al the bail, and laid
down perfect bunt that Walter Johnson
could not reach with crab net, and Nc
lntyre tailed this deciding counter Il
was one Of the lucicieSt hits Cobb wiu
get this season.
Gray and Street viii probably work fer
Washington IN the game tomorrow after
noon. and the team Will leave Tomorrow
night Tor Waco