The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-26
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.
SANDING OF THE CLUBS AUGUST o. 1909.

Six thousand fans saw the Nationals
60 down before Detroit in the opening
game OF the series here yesterday by 10
2. after a desperate eleven-inning bat
tie in which Ty Cobb was launched into
the spot light as the cleanup kid"
Cobb's home run smash in the eleventh
fractured the tie and won the game.
Evidences OF Cobb's desire 20 increase
his lead in the auto race cropped out in
the very first round. when he dumped
the ball into far left and tried 70 stretch
the blow into a homer Quick returns
caught the Georgia Peach at the plate.
In the eleventh. however, the home out
ielders loafed on the Job and Cobb sue
ceeded in completing what proved 70 be
a rare feat here. as home runs inside the
pasture have been few and far between.
With all due credit TO Mr.. Cobb, young
Ralph Works. the Tigers elongated slab
man. deserves more than passing men
ton. The Nationals have been in the
habit lately OF collecting anywhere from
eight 20 twelve hits a game, but Works
allowed only six scattered swats and was
simply invincible in the pinches.
support Deserts Groom.
Bob Groom was good and bad in spots.
and his support at the most critical stage
crumbled. Germany Schaefer. who won
the game for Washington against Chi
cago Tuesday, virtually lost Il yesterday
by a careless fling TO Mcbride in the
fifth, when with one down and Mcintyre
on second. Delehanty drove an easy
bounder into Schaefer's paws. The Teu-
ton, without looking where he was
throwing. tossed the ball back-handed 20
Mcbride The sphere landed in left
field Mcintyre reached third and scored
a minute later on a passed ball Had
Schaefer's peg been true, Mcintyre would
have persisted at the midway bag and
the chances are that Detroit would not
have scored, the Nationals getting away
with the game. TO l.
Milan lost no time IN landing on the
bases when the Nationals first opened.
The speedy outfelder singled to left and
was advanced 10 second on Schaefer's
sacrifice. ConrOy died. but Doc Gessler
was there with one of his old-time wal
lops. driving the bali TO the clubhouse for
a two-bagger. Milan crossed the plate.
The Tigers grabbed this run back in
the third about the only inning in which
they were able TO bunch hits of Groom.
Unless n person actually saw the game
yesterday. Il would be hard to convince
one that Detroit in this chapter hit
Groom for a three-bagger. a double and
three singles but only scored one run.
Think Of it-hve hits and a solitary tally!
Here is how it happened:
Tom Jones crashed to left for a three
Dagger. Casey doubled between Milan
and Conroy, scoring Jones, but in trying
10 stretch the clout into a three Dagger
Casey was thrown out at third. McIn-
tyre famed. Delehanty singled. Cobb
also singled 10 center, and Works was
caught trying to reach home on a beau
tiful throw by Milan. This retired the
side.
Tigers Take Lead.
The Tigers broke the tie and forged
ahead in the fifth, when, after Works
had gone. Mcintyre singled. reached third
Oh Schaefer's error. and came home on
Ainsraith's passed ball, as previously de-
scribed-
Luck favored the Nationals In sewing
Up the game in the seventh. Elberfeld
walked reached second on Tnglaub's
sacrifice, and counted when Casey threw
the ball into left field on the Kids stea,
OF third
Cobb's home run came in the eleventh
Ty was the first man UP. and dubbed
the ball between Milan and Gessler tC
the fence. Milan was slow in going after
the sphere, and the relays home were
also poor. Quicker work might have
nipped the Georgia Peach at the plate
This would have been Necessary to save
run, for had Cobb pulled up al third
he would easily have scored a minut,
later on MoriarIty's long fly TO Milan
The C.or.