Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-26

o clock to give the Detroit team a ChanCet
to catch train for the west. The tt
gers play in Detroit Saturday, then jump
TO ST. Louis for game Sunday and two
Decoration day.
owen Bush, the diminutive shortstop Of
the Tigers, figures that he is about the
most unlucky mortal in base ball just
now. On the present trip Bush has made
two errors, and each Of them has caused
his teams defeat.
They are Coming pretty tough when
every mistake YOU mako costs a game.
but that has been IN, c%oerience On the
present trip" said he. if 1ai.c
Wcbole there is sure to u lot of
runs chased over the plate. Yet / see
others make errors which never amount
to anything" .
Red KiIlifer may not be a finished in
fielder. but in the few games he has
played at second on the local grounds he
1as shown up we'll Red is fast on his
feet. and several of the plays he has
1spred in have been successful because
of that fact. In the first inning yesterday
DaVy jones. one OF the fastest men In
the business, sent slow bounder to Kill
lifer. which the latter came in on and,
without steadying himself, made the
throw in time to get his man. killifer has
added much strength with the stick. too,
and il IS this that counts most.
McAleer is much pleased with the
ynungsters showing and is about con-
WINGED that he Will make one of the best
second haSemen in the league when he
becomes more accustomed TO the posi-
ton.
Big Ed Summers is not getting many
smiles from Dame Fortune this spring.
He has pitched in three games and on
each occasion his team has been shut
out, making a victory for him impossible.
Hughey Jennings pays the Nationals
this compliment: washington has al
ways been able to give us hard strus-
gle. but the team this year is stronger
than ever and ] see no reason why il
should not finish we'll UP in the race. Nc
Aleer's infield is of the best. He
has three seasoned great ball players in
Elberfeld, Mcbride and Cnglaub and Kill
ife. should develop into a mos; valua Bile
man now that he is being played regular
~. / feel sure that the Nationals will
beat out several teams this year and 1t
would not take much to make it a pen
nant possibility.
There is not much chance for that De-
troit team whenever Cobb and Crawford
can be stopped by the pitchers. Eliminate
this heavy artillery and the Tigers pre-
sent nothing more than an ordinary front.
Cobb ard Crawford have not been hitting
up to their standard in the two games
here. and this more than anything else
explains the two defeats of the Tigers.
II is so with the Athletics. The pitcher
who can stop Collins and Baker is not
going to have much trouble beating Con-
ME Mack's team, for the strength of his
team lies in this pair, just as the Tigers
| strength lies in Cobb and Crawford.
with Stanage on the job than ever be-
fore. The youngster had a nail ripped
from one of his fingers in the final in
ming yesterday, 80 is apt to be out of it
for few days.
Bob Unglaub got to going with his bat
yesterday, finishing the day with an
average of 1000 on d single. a double and
base on balls in as many times up.
Doc Reisling is carded to pitch for the
Nationals this afternoon Doc pitched a
game against the champions last season
and was barely beaten by a score Of 2
to l.
There is no longer any occasion for
complaint about George McBrides work.
| Mac struck his stride about two weeks
ago, and he is playing along at a fast
| clip. Not only is he fielding up to his
usual high standard, but his hitting has
been surprisingly strong. In the last
eight games Mac has made ten hits, and
| lie has walked several times.
| 1t wasn't the rain which won for the
Nationals yesterday. though OF course. it
came at time when 1t eliminated
whatever chance there was for the Tigers
to pull out.
| Summers wildness in the fourth inning
! gave the locals their first run. He
| walked Lelivelt and EIberfeid sacrificed
Gessler pop-f1ied out, and then Unglauh
| walked. Killifer tore off double to left
at this stage. scoring LeliveIt, but Nc
Brides hard drive to right was caught by
| Crawford.
| In the seventh inning the locals cinched
the game. Unglaub started the innine
| with double. and KilIifer placed a safe
bunt down the third base line Mcbride
scored Cnglaub with single to right
| Street and Groom were easy. and With
second and third occupied Milan was a,
bat, and had two strikes and three balls
when the downpour came, and Umpire
Connolly called the game
/ The Tigers had several chances to score
but couldn't hit Groom when hits mean
runs. In the third. with Jones on second
and one out, Summers hit liner at Nc
Bride, which the latter turned into a dou
Bile play. Davey Jones opened the fourth
with a single and was sacrificed to second
but Cobb's grounder to Mcbride forced
him at third.
The best chance for the champions came
in the fifth. which Deehanty opened will
single. Moriarity walked. but wher