The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-05-28

after the other side had made three or
four that cost 1t nothing.
Kid Slump is reported 10 have ac-
cepted a lucrative business offer in the
West, just like our best Government Of
hclals are prone to do when the news
papers and other investigators happen
to get the goods on them.
The making Of Washington's two
runs was due entirely to mistakes by
the Detroit battery. In the second in
Unglaub singled to center. A wild
pitch put him on second. Killifer flied
TO Delehanty. McBride's short single
through Bush was Just enough to put
Unglaub on third and Mcbride on
first. The double steal was started
and went through because of Schmidt's
slowness in acting and thinking. He
and Bush elected to try for Unglaub,
but Schmidt wavered a fraction OF a
second in throwing to second Bush
got the ball deep and I'D 70 make the
return so rapidly La he pulled
Schmidt away from the plate about
three feet toward thi ID: L 'glaub came
IN standing up. ana CTrItily side
stepped Schmidts haut. containing the
ball by about two inches. If he had
been sliding Schmidt would probably
have gotten him and the unusual poll
Icy or coming IN straight I'D saved
UnglauB from extinction.
Four Tigers reached first base. One
was forced, one was out on a double
play, one was LETT ana one scored.
A
The second Washington run was
likewise gift, but quite acceptable.
Really and truly IL was. After ing
Iaub had famed in t'Ie seventh in
ming htllifer was lit IS a pitched ball.
A passed ball put him on second. Nc
Bride, aye, the gentle George, banged
the pail along left neld foul line and
into the outstanding fans there for two
bases, which brought in killifer from
second. Under the ground rule, KILL
Ter could take only two bases on Nc
Brides double, and had not the passed
ball put him on second he would have
but reached third on The hit. Street
followed with a hy 20 Iavy Jones,
which might have Let in Kiliifer but
Davy Is pretty hei'y person in left
when II comes TO smuggling runners
AZ the plate, and he might have nipped
killifer- Johnson also flied to Davy
Jones, retiring the side. Hence we
see. dear reader, the greater advan-
tage or taking advantage Of battery
slips by the other fellows. II is a most
advantageous policy, as II were.
Strange game. this baseball. Doc Ges-
sler sandwiched IN a single between
two Of the rankest bits Of flaming i'm
Gglnable. George Mcbride, not account
ed herculean hitter, had a batting
average OF a thousand His first time up
he made the single through Bush that
put Unglaub on third whence he could
score double steal Second time I'D
ne walked Third time up he made the
double that scored Killifer. What dye
think Of that2
Detroit's run was a monument to the
speed, brains, and business Of Bush,
the abbreviated shOrtstop. He ac-
cCmplished the great feat Of singing
or Johnson in the fourth inning Cobb
famed. Crawford drove TO Conroy.
most make II a hit, for the ball was
not in position to be shot 10 first
az once, Figuring that Conroy would
be Julled OF third and that Unglaub
OF the play al first, Bush started 10
go from first TO third on the infield out
a trick his co-laborer Cobb turns now
and then II was wise move and came
out exactly as Bush expected COnroy
vas drawn IN, Unglfub did have all ne
could do for q moment in e,-tinguish-
ing Crawford, and Bush got a flying
start past second UrglaLO saw him
late and in swapping the ball ahead OF
Bush made a Wild heave that went 20
the grandstand. Bush scoring without
trouble. As Delehanty followed BY
striking out. Bush got hon none too
soon
Kid Eberfeld's injury TO his finger
received in practice yesterday VIII keep
him out OF the game a week or more
Ia the meantime. ConrOy plf yed an eX-
ceIIent game at third yesterday. third
being his natural position. and he also
hit the ball on ali OF his four trips 10
the plate
Don't overlook the fact that apart
from his wildness in hitting Milan and
KiIlifer, the pitching OF Stroud was OF
a high order he had a whole lot OF