The Washington herald., 1911-07-28
By Matching Hits
Tigers Win, 7 to I
johnson Inpincible in Every Inning buttSisth
Wllett Puzzle and Is Backed Up by
Perfect Support.
By WILLIAM PEET.

Eliminate the sobbing sixth inning from
yesterdays fracas at the concrete fort
ress and we would be able to hand out
some cheering news to the readers of our
great family newspaper.
1t all happened in the sixth. The jung
aleers punched four swats of Walter
Johnson. and this fusillade with a base
on balls and wild pitch tossed in for
good measure netted half dozen runs.
The story is told. Detroit won, to L
Young Edgar Willett was the Tiger
boxman, drat him, and was on the job
six ways from the ace. True, the Nation
ais smeared him for eleven safe slams,
but with the exception Of the ninth in
ming these hits were beautifully scatter
ed and, in addition, Willett was backed
up with alright support
To recount the chances McAleer's will
ing workers had to make the battle close
would only be like rubbing salt into a
deep wound, but in passing We might mem
ton that our heroes had men as far as
the midway bag in the second and third
stanzas, the bases jagged in the sixth
and a man within striking distance Of
the counting block in the seventh and
eighth, but nobody made a noise like a
hit. The heavy artillery of Wednesday
was not in working order.
Nationals Avert a Shut-out.
A shut-out was neatly averted in the
ninth. After Conroy had expired, Mo-
riarity to Delehanty, Eddie Ainsmith
plunked a nifty single into right. Walter
johnson skipped one between Bush and
OLeary, and Milan crashed to left CEN
ter, sending in Ainsmith. Walter John
son was wisely halted at third, and the
next two up went out on sharp infield
grounders. This lone tally would have
mig
Detroit chapter been torn out of the
records of the meeting
Walter Johnson led the home folks with
the stick polling three clean singles.
Spartacus Walker, Schaefer, and Ainsmith
pulled down two apiece, and the come
dian put up a, rafting good game at first
accepting thirteen chances without bat
ting an eyelash.
The crowd was given further evidence
of the great Ty Cobb's speed in the
fourth spasm, when the Georgia peach
stole second and third. Tyrus tnen at
tempted to swipe home. but Ainsmith
held the ball and blocked him in clever
style, reaching in front of the batter
fraction of a second before Cobb arrived.
Johnson was geared up for speed, his
fast ball had that old-time hop to it, and
eight Jungaleers bit the dust. Ainsmith
appeared behind the bat for the first
time clad in a pair of shin guards, and It
might not be amiss to mention that the
Cambridge boy caught rafting good
game, holding the Kansas Cyclones ter
rife speed in a capable manner.
The SObbfng Sixth.
The men from Michigan never had a
looE-in until the sickly sixth. -Willett
opened this round by whiting, but Dayy
Jones started the disaster with tan
talizing Texas Lacquer, the ball dropping
safe ten feet behind Wild Conroy and out
Of everybody's reach DOME Bush drew
a walk, and Cobb connected for his only
hit of the game filling the bases. Sam
Crawford, with wicked gleam in his
eye probably because Johnson struck
him out the previous time up, smote the
ball between Elberfeld and Schaefer.
Jones and Bush came home on the clout
and on Gessler's hasty throw to Conroy,
Cobb upset the Nationals' third sacker,
beating it over the plate before the ball
could be recovered. Gessler muffed Dele
hanty's fly after a hard run, and when
Moriarity singled to center Crawford and
wild pitch sent him to third, and he
rambled home with the sixth run when
Ainsmith threw out O'Leary on the lat
ter's weak tap in front Of the plate.
Some of the scorers gave Milan an
error on Moriarity's hit, but the Tennes-
see Flyer was just able to touch the ball
with the tips of his fingers after a hard
sprint. In this same inning Gessler had
to hustle overtime in order to get under
Delehanty's hoist, but the Medico was
under the ball and muffed it squarely.
The Tigers sneaked over a lucky run
in the eighth, a base on balls being di- |
rectly responsible. Crawford drew the |
walks, and when Moriarity grounded to |
McBrIUe the shortstopper first fumbled, |
and, in making a quick throw to Elber- |
field to force Crawford at second, the ball |
sped out into right field and Wahoo |
Sam was able to complete the journey.
The Score. |