Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-11
PLAY GOOD BALL
IN SERIES AGAINST DETROIT
Team Shows Decided Improvement Along
Several Lines-Elberfeld Taken
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feet sacrifice that Delehanty handled
without assistance. Conroy drove the ball
to left center. Cobb was off at the same
time the ball started. He cut across the
the ball off the grass, and when he re-
covered himself Lelivelt was already on
his way home. It was the easiest thing
In the world for Cobb to double Jack.
The third inning saw the Nationals re-
tired in row. each time on grounder
that should have been a hit. Bush and
Moriarty were the defensive performers,
and the inning stands out as the great
est round of defensive playing Detroit has
put up in years: Henry started it by
smashing the ball toward left. Bush ran
out into short left made wonderful
running pickup. and shot the ball toward
first before recovering. He got Henry by
inches. Groom then hunted the bali to-
ward third. Moriarty was playing far
back. The ball did not bound more than
twenty feet from the plate. The Tiger
captain came tearing in. scooped up the
ton. Groom was out by the length of a
mules conscience. Then Milan hit a
sharp bounder toward second. The ball
shot over the bag and looked like a sure
shot down his gloved hand. made per-
feet stab and an overhead throw that was
perfect. Milan was also out by an inch
or So Probably no two infielders have
ever WOTkeu ike plays INTO one inning.
Washington should have had three singles
right there.
Elberfeld came home on McBride's sin
gle in the fourth. and in the fifth husky
Oscar Stanage got in a defensive trick
play that nipped Washington again.
Henry had doubled through Cobb and got
to third on Groom's sacrifice. Milan lift
ed to Delehanty and Schaefer walked
The double steal was called for Henry
made bluff start for the plate and
Stanage made bluff throw toward sec
ond. Stanage Immediately reversed and
snapped the ball to third, a perfect play
that got Henry off the bag by foot
In the sixth Lelivelt singled and stole
with two down. but died on second, and
the last scoring of the Nationals came
in the seventh. Conroy started with a.
single to center. Jones made running
catch of Henry's liner and Ainsmith was
sent in to bat for Groom. The catcher
got his base on balls Milan waited
patiently and also drew base on balls.
Herman Schaefer, comedian and pinch
hitter extraordinary came to the plate
with this delicate situation before him
and Herman did just what he did Sum-
day under like conditions-smashed out a
single. Conroy and c. Walker, who had
been sent in to run for Ainsmith, scored
That marked the finish of Willett He
had completely lost control and Eddie
Summers replaced him. With Milan on
second and Schaefer on first, it was up
to Cunningham, sometime infielder That
worthy took three healthy swings There
was still hope with Gessler up. but doc"
shot a high one that Bush trapped and
Washington's rally ended.
Cobb came through with another grand
play in the eighth inning, With Lelivelt
gone Mcbride smashed the ball low to
short center. Cobb came In at top speed,
suddenly jumped forward. made a dive,
caught the ball in his outstretched gloved
hand. fell, turned complete somersault,
but held on to the ball. Conroy ended
the inning by grounding to Moriarty
In the ninth the Nationals started a
rally, but got no further than third
base Bush went into short left after Dele
hanty's wicked bounder. and threw the
runner out by a glance. Gray slashed
a single to center. and Milan shot one
into left. Gray hurt himself going into
second and Dixie Walker ran for him.
but Dixie did not get past third. Schaefer
forced Milan, and, with a runner on third
and another on first. Cunningham got his
second chance to do some damage. and
he did exactly what he had done before
struck out.
Groom started out pitching great ball
against Detroit but he developed a weak
spell just as Wiliett Gevei3peo d Wild