The Washington herald., 1911-05-24
NATIONALS HAND GAME
TO JENNINGS TIGERS
Walter Johnson Substituted in Eighth and Detroit
Scores Five Runs-Mullin Is Hit Hard.
Spaial TO The Washington Herald.

SPECIAL TO The washington HeTalo
Detroit, Mich, May 23.-Ably assisted
by sundry of his athletes, Manager James
:McAleer donated a ball game to Detroit
to-day, the Tigers coming from behind
in the eighth, scoring five runs on min
simum of hitting and winning out at the
finish by a score of to s.
d. McAleer undoubtedly had a purpose
when he took out Gray and substituted
Walter Johnson. II was a purpose which
has not yet been fathomed by any of the
crowd which saw the deed done how
ever. johnson had little of the stuff
which made him so famous in former
seasons. Five men faced him. Two hit
safely; two We're passed to first and one
was struck out Detroit tied and won
with Walter in the box. and might have
raised its total even higher but for a
foolish piece of base running by Davy
Jones, which resulted in the retirement
of the side.
Nationals Have Game Won.
The result was all the more distressing
in view of the fact that before the dona-
ton party was organized the Nationals
appeared to have the contest sewed up.
They had hit Mullin effectively in the
early and middle stages and had simply
slaughtered him in the seventh into
which they had wedged singles by Cum
ningham, Henry, Milan and Conroy and
a corking double by Gray himself This
netted them five runs, and with one
which they secured in the eighth on q
double by Mcbride, and Gray's single,
brought Detroit to bat for its eighth with
the score s to 4 in Washington's favor.
Cobb opened this with a double and
Crawford lifted a high fly. Schaefer
waved all the others majestically away
and muffed the ball. A double steal was
then engineered. Delehanty lifted a short
+ fly which Henry gathered in. Moriarity
then hit to Mcbride. who fumbled an
easy chance, Cobb scoring and Crawford
taking third. Ness chopped one down
in front of the plate. Henry flelded II.
but threw tardiIy TO first, Crawford
scoring. 1t was here that McAleer der
ricl1ed Gray and called in Johnson. Wal
ter got himself in the hole pitching to
Stanage and then aimed one over which
the catcher hit into center. Moriarity
. scored MuIlin took three hectic swings,
trying TO fence the ball. and there were
two out, two on bases and Washington
still one run ahead. Jones came up to
bat for Drake and bunted perfectly, fill
ing the bases.
Tigers Win Out.
-- With maddening deliberation, John
tying and winning runs being forced
in. Jones tried to score on a short
passed ball and was tossed out, John
son to Henry.
The game had been pretty one up
10 the seventh, when the Nationals Sc
cured their long lead. Both Mullin and
Gray were pitching good ball and the
fielGers We're working finely back OF
them. The Tigers Were batting bit
better thar their opponents. but Wash
ington was always close, and interest
was intense.
The Nationals made a bid for the
game in the ninth, McAleer sending up
Miller 10 hit for SomerlOt, after the
latter had replaced Schaefer. who
had been bounced from the game
for kicking. Millers best was a long
drive to Cobb Leliyelt then got his
third single Of the day, but never got
past first. Conroy and Gessler raising
outfield flies.
Schaefer featured the first inning by
some fine base running. he getting
three sacks on a fly to short left, which
took an erratic bound and was slowly
returned by Drake. This resulted in
the scoring Of the first run. The Ma
tionals, m fact, ran bases with fine
judgment through the day. and twice
beat throws 10 the plate made by Dele
banty on double steals