The Washington times., 1911-05-25

1 +Dh1hO May Z0.-ftoIndu Cdiuica
Japanese fiz bombs, French rockets
and Chinese firecrackers, exploded
by the thousand, could not be
compared with the outburst of the
Jungaleers in the last half of the
eleventh yesterday, when "Rubbershirt'
Bill Cunningham poised a moment after
taking Shaller's easy roller and then threw
badly to John Somerlot, allowing "Chub-
by Sam Crawford to score the sixth
and winning run for the Tigers.
The fireworks continued for several
minutes after what was one Of the most
heart throbbing battles ever played, in
ducing gentle maidens to weep and
strong men to swear. But the Nation
ais were nosed out to 5, by that one
poor heave of Cunningham, after nobly
tying the tally in the ninth.
Umpire Helps Detroit.
Time and again Bobby Groom had been
put in a hole through the astigmatism
of Silk" OLoughlin, the only umpire
in the world who is never wrong, yet
had pulled himself out by his own boot
straps. But in that eighth session, the
unimpeachable laid the trap that
brought in two runs for the Tigers, put
ting them ahead.
One run to the bad, Hughey Jennings
sent Shaller in to hit for Ness and
O'Lougmlin gave him a ride for moth
ing. Stanage sacrificed him and Ralph
Works burned the ball to left center
for two cushions, Shaller making the
run that tied. Works took third on
Jones death at first and scored as
Mcbride fumbled Bush's little bouncer.
The rapIcious Tigers were ahead.
But the Nationals set right to work in
their half of the ninth. lhenry expired,
Moriarty to Shaller, but Schaefer drew
a pass when he took Groom's place.
Walker ran for him, taking second when
Milan walked and took third on Con-
roys safe wallop to left. -Delivelt forced
Conroy, but Walker tied up the score
which wasn't broken until the eleventh.
Milan seized Cobb's sailer in the elev-
enth. but Crawford cracked his first
single to right He pilfered second and,
after Delehanty had skied to Lelivelt,
Hughes had relieved Groom in the ninth
and was doing good work, but he could
not overcome that incubus, Silk
OLoughlin. Moriarty was passed gen.
erously by the king Of Umps."
Cunningham's Bad Throw.
Then came the auspicious moment for
the jungaleers. Shaller was patient
and picked out one to his liking. But
Hughes had something on the balf'
and a puny roller went to Cunningham
for what seemed an easy out. No,
friends and countrymen, Bill didn't
throw him out. He slapped a yellow
toss to Somerlot, and Crawford had
made the winning run after acting the
part of a ripe ounce twice when he
faced Groom with the bases filled and
one gone.
The Nationals had the Tigers 4 to Q
until the fifth. In the first Milan
walked and Tailed when Moriarty drop
ped McBride's drive. In the next in
ming Cunningham walked and Tailed
when Henry slapped a fine single to
center.
Two more came over in the third.
Milan punched one through the box
and advanced a button on a wild pitch.
As Lelivelt died, he reached third.
Gessler meanwhile walked and stole.
putting two on for Mcbride to send over
The pan with beautiful single down the
left field line. You have already heard
about the ninth.
Ness drew pass in the fifth and took
third as Stanage ripped off single to
right. Davy Jones double to left scored
Ness and put the catcher on third.
from where he scored as Cobb beat out
a dancer to Cunningham. With three
on Bobby Groom famed both Crawford
and Delehanty.
IN the seevnth, with one down, Davy
Jones walked, and so did Bush and
Cobb, largely through the assistance Of
O'Ioughlin, who lost strike after strike.
nelahanty scored Jones with a drive
too hot for Mcbride.
Two more came across In the eighth,
making the battle even: more interesting