The Washington herald., 1911-05-23
FTIGERS BADLY BEATEN
IN THEIR OWN JUNGLE
Dixie Walker at Last Shows Form and Allows But
Six Hits-Pitcher Lafitte Slaughtered
By PAUL II. BRUSKE.
Baseball Writer, the Detroit Times)

Special to The Washington Herald.
Detroit, Mich, May 22-Inspired by
some most astounding pitching on the
part Of Dixie Walker, and animated
sto deeds Of daring by the unquenchahle
pep" Of Herman Schaefer. the Nationals
rose up to-day and smote the Tigers to
the tune of to s. 1t was a most amaz-
, ing reversal of form, and sent the little
crowd that had come to see Washing
ton slaughtered away from the park in
q daze. The result was even the more
. unexpected through the fact that the
Tiger who pitched the game was the
hitherto unbeaten Ed Lafitte.
Lafitte was simply hanged, drawn, and
quartered by the Washington batsmen.
Eighteen times they thumped him for
safe drives, 'Lajoie" Mcbride leading
off with only five out of five times fac
ing the Southern pitcher. Every MEM
ber Of the visiting club, with the ex-
ception of Cunningham and Henry.
stung the highly rubberiZed sphere safely
at some time or other. In addition, the
Washington batsmen made Detroit s
confusion the more complete by working
hit-and-run plays no less than five times.
outguessing the supposedly supernatural
Stanage and whaling the sphere to the
spot just vacated by either Bush or
Delehanty with unfailing accuracy.
Walkers. pitching was almost OF the
shut-out order. He allowed the Tigers
but six hits. and would have held them
to one run but for a bad chuck by Cum
ninghani, on which a run was scored in
the fifth, and some palpable interference
by Delehanty, who smothered Schaefer
and prevented a throw to the plate IN the
sixth.
Nationals Score in Third.
Laftte was bit wild. and this enabled
the Nationals to start the scoring in
the third With two out, Milan and
Schaefer were passed to first. The run
ners got under way. Delehenty ran
over to cover second and Lelivelt hit
through his position. Milan scoring.
In the fourth the men of McAleer
scored again. GessIer singled and Nc
Bride whaled through Moriarty on the
hit and run, Gessler taking third. He
scored on Henry's sacrifice fly.
The fifth saw Schaefer singing and on
first with two out. Schaefer started for
second and Mcbride hit through Bush's
vacated place, scoring on Gessler's safe
drive to center.
Mcbride Hits Safely Again.
Mcbride got his third hit opening the
SlNtn Jones got the next TWO pats
men. Then Walker lifted a short fly
over third. Hit-and-run plays by Milan
and Sclaefer followed, each good for two
sacks and a score by the preceding run
ners.
Schaefer and Lelivelt hit together to
open Washington's ninth. Conroy sacri-
feed and Gessler hit them both home.
After holding Detroit hitless for the
first four innings, Walker let Moriarity
open the fifth with a safe hit. He took
second on Henry's catch of Stanages foul
against the stand and scored when Gun
ningham chucked Lafitte's grounder low
TO Schaefer. Hits by Cobb and Crawford,
with Delehantys interference with Schae-
fer, netted the Tigers their second run in
the sixth. A single by Jones, Cobb's
double, and Crawford's infe!d out in the
eighth completed Detroit's total, with
the only earned run secured off Walker.
In the ninth Jennings paraded Drake
and Schaller. pinch hftters. but they
looked like any other pair of dubs to
Walker. who caught the latters foul
fly near the first base line, and struck
the former out for the final play of the
DAY.