Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-18
tumble COST GAME
Nationals Drop Final Struggle
to Tigers, Score ! to o.
Johnson HAS HARD LUCK
-itches Brilliantly, But Allows Hit
in Final Round Which
Ends Game.
Johnson HAS HARD LUCK
ccisI pi.patch 10 The Star.

ccisl Dispatch TO The Star
DETROIT. Mich. July 1s.-Edgar Will
let never pitched better ball than he pro-
duced against the Nationals yesterday
afternoon In that early Sabbath matinee
AT Bennet Park
But Wiletts work was not any better
than that Of Johnson. The big Swede
allowed the Tigers four hits, two of them
scratch singles by Cobb, the two others
clean drives.
Jimmy McAleer remarked after the
same that he had never seen Willett pos
sess so much speed and curves as he had
Sunday and McAeer has seen the giant
farmer in some Of his best battles. He
was bit wild. He got himself into sew
raj bad holes. and had to go his limit to
,xtricate himself. In the second inning
here was man on third and another
runner on second when the third out was
r'sde. Killifer came to bat in the sixth
inning with bases full, but did no better
IAN fly to Davy Jones. After that
ilett was never in danger.
Two Reached First.
Until the ninth inning Cobb and Me-
sritya were the only men able to reach
:;st base against the masterful efforts
"a: the curly-hared Johnson. The last
half of the ninth opened with prospects
II the game being a long-drawn-out
pitchers duel. but the break against
Johnson came when killifer booted
Schmidts bounder near second. Willett
tunted perfect sacrifice toward hrst,
and Davy Jones slammed the ball against
The left-field screen, sending Schmldt
home with the winning run.
Davy Jones robbed himself of two
Jaeger by running off the field after he
touched first base. He could easily have
zone to second. but he was satisfied with
slamming out the hit that won the
game.
Johnson has seven strikeouts to his
credit as the result of the encounter.
crawford contributed two of these. Two
Of the strikes called on Samuel were
balls that Johnson just tossed over the
plate. The speed king mixed them all
the way.
1t is hard to understand why Herman
Schaefer is not playing regularly for the
Nationals. The former Tiger captain hit
exceedingly we'll and ran bases In sensa-
tional fashion during the series which
closed yesterday. In the first game he
played third base. and yesterday he was
in left field in place of Lelivelt. who was
out OF the game with a sore arm. Her
man made two of WashingtOns five hits
and also pilfered a base. He had three
much speed as he ever had while playing
here and is hitting better than he did
during his career in Detroit. He is an
invaluable utility man, but McAleer, II
seems could use him regularly. proyid-
ing he plays the kind of game every
where that he played here.
Henry Turns Trick.
Henry, Washngton's new addition,
started an argument in the third inning
when he ran TO the pitchers box and
caught Willett's fly. a fraction of
second later. after catching it, Henry
tossed the ball to Johnson. but Walter
was not looking for il and it rolled away.
The Tigers claimed mum, but OIough-
In ruled otherwise.
Charlie OLeary again laid trap for
Gessler, but this time Doc, fooled
Charlie.
In Fridays game. with Mcbride on first
and Gessler on third, Washington at
tempted the double steal. Gessler did
not intend to go to the plate. making
bluf start O'Leary purposely dropped
the ball and let il roll away. Gessler
fell into the trap and ran for home, with
the result that O'Leary easily threw him
out. The same situation came up Sum
day. Gessler was on third and Henry
on first. The double steal was signaled
for. Schmidt threw TO OLeary and
Charlie again let the ball roll away.
scrambled back to third. and Henry got
q stolen base.
Conroy Lacks Speed.
III Wild Conroy was gifted with more
speed the Nationals hit total would have
been one bingle larger. He drove liner
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