Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-18
CHASE THE TIGERS
Big Crowd Sees HighIanders
Beat Detroit BY One Run.
WARRIOR PUZZLES HlTTERS
Wolter Hits for a Double in the
Final Round, Driving in the
Winning Tally.
Special Dispatch TO The Star.

NEW YORK, June 11.-Tyrus Raymond
Cobb. up 10 his old tricks of trying TO
obtain long lead from first base, that
he might steal second. and incidentally
endeavoring to worry WARRIOR as much
as he could, hoping that WARRIOR would
give Sam Crawford base on balls. push
ed his own club over the mill dam this
afternoon. He had singled in the eighth
and kept Warhop fussng around tn,
base. Cobb drew throws each second
but after WARRIOR had tried four times
on the fifth he shot the ball at just. the
right spot to nip Cobb. 1t wouldn't have
been successful anywhere else and il
is too much to say that WARRIOR aimed for
the vital place, but he did throw the ball
close to the ground inside of the base,
and exactly where Chase could nip Cobb
on the foot as he slid back. Anywhere
but there and Cobb might still be trying
to draw throws and Warhop be exercis-
ing his wits TO prevent him from stealing
second. Crawford finally got the base
on balls. Cobb engineered that part
beautifully. Then Delehanty hit the ball
Tor two bases into the crowd and if Cobb
had not been the second hand out lie
would have been over the plate with a
run and Detroit would have been going
along with possibility of more runs
1t was costly maneuvering. and Cobb was
painfully distressed at himself to think
he had been the goat for his team.
On the whole Detroit played better ball
than New York, but Detroit did not win,
which merely shows that 1t is not always
the team which plays the best ball which
Is victorious. If the former champions
had hit when they needed hits they would
have run away from New York. For in
stance. I'm the second inning Crawford
started with a double yet never got home
In the fifth. with one out, Stanage and
Donovan doubled in succession, the for
lner scoring. Smaller had a chance to tie
up the game, but famed, and although
Bush beat out a bunt he could not send
Donovan over the rubber and Cobb died
on a long fly trying to hit into the crowd.
In the seventh Detroit began with a
single. Stanage making it. and promptly
being nipped off first by Sweeney. In the
third with two out Smaller was hit by a
pitched ball. stole second handily and
scored when Gardner threw into the
crowd on Bush's bunt. The story of the
eighth has been told. and in the ninth
O'Leary began with double and stayed
at second while three men were retired.
The Hfghlanders were easy until the
sixth. Then Cree led off with single.
but even with a base on balls TO Knight
New York was unable to score. The
seventh was worse. In the eighth Hart
Zell got a base on balls and Cree beat out
a WOODY grounder 10 the infield. Knight
was easy. and Chase hit smartly to right
for base. scoring HartZell. while Cree
got home as Bush threw out Gardner. In
the ninth Warhop was put out OF the way
and Gardner hit to deep short. Bush
fuinbled the ball. If he had picked il up
he would have been obliged to make a
long throw. Donovan had Woiter in the
hole with two strikes and then put a
straight one squarely up to him, and
Wolter knocked the ball into the right
field crowd for two bases and the win
ming run.
The largest crowd that ever saw an
American League game in this city was
out. probably numbering by actual count
somewhere about $4,000. All hits were
for two bases If they went into the crowd
and the crowd was spilled all over the
field.
The score: