The Washington herald., 1911-06-06
By WILLIAM PEET.


It required little extra exertion for the
Detroit Tigers to romp away with the
finaI game Of the series from the Ma
tionals yesterday by to ], This gives
che league leaders three victories out OF
the four entertainments.
Bob Groom pitched fairly good game
of ball. but Ed Lafitre. newcomer to
our ranks, twirled a better one. Lafitte
is the gent who was mauled for some
thing like eighteen swats when the Ma
ItIonals faced him in Detroit, but he was
"a stingy old crab here yesterday. Only
six safe knocks fell to the portion OF the
home folks, five Of these showing up in
tho first three rounds After that Lafitte
was a complete puzzle not q man reach
i3pg second base.
Three sparkling double plays saved the
Nationals from worse beating. 'Donie"
Bush was the fielding kid. and he We'd
with Gabhy Street in carrying on the
thonors.
This Iafftte person looks like the max
,ings Of q mighty good pitcher 1t is
teaey 70 see how he mas been winning all
his games against the Western clubs. He
had good control, the necessary speed,
and q fast-breaking curve ball
Two ReCul1aF ErFOEos
Both Groom and Lafitte are credited
with errors, and strange to relate. both
were made on exactly the same plays,
and in the same inning. Groom, tried to
catch Ty Cobb mapping or first and La
ifitte thought he could nail Milan the
same way, both pitchers out loose with
kzftd throws end both Cobb and Milan
raced around 20 third before the balls
could be recovered.
Davy Jones opened the game by plant
IIng the ball Just out OF Conroy's reach.
Bush sacrificed him to second. Cobb sent
ia screeching single into right center, and
Jones raced home. After lot OF horse
lpaay trying To catch Cobb mapping on
6irst, Bob Groom slipped a low one past
iSchaefer, and Cobb raced around to third.
Crawford walked, but Deiehauty hit into
a double play, forcing Crawford at sec
iond.
The Nationals pulled down their soli-
f1ry run IN the last half Of this inning.
MILAN started with single to center.
Iefltte tried TO catch the Tennessee flyer
on one Of his long leads at first, and
,Elammed the ball wild. Milan danced
over to third, and came home when Ger
many Schaefer dumped a single into left
field Lelivelt hit sizzler at Delehanty.
the ball bounced of DeIs shins into La
19tte's waiting paws, and Lelirelt was
4hrown out and incidentally robbed Of q
Nit, Germany Schaefer went TO third
4oE the play. Gessler walked, and a min
ute later tried to pull on a double stea
with schaefer. The play almost worked
but the Teuton was nipped at the platf
.on a decision which might have beer
Rendered either way.
Nationals Almost Score.
The Nationals got away TO fine star
an the next inning, when both Milan and
aSchaefer singled, but neither one saw
third base as Milan was thrown out try.
tng 20 steal and Lelivelt forced Schaefel
at second
The Tigers pulled down a couple o,
Cheap runs in their second, a base OF
balls. wild pitch, error by Mcbride. and
dinky little teaser OF hit over frs
base by LATTE turning the trick.
Detroit increased it's lead to i've in tn,
seventh round. Jones drew a walk, tool
Third on OObb's drive to center, anC
crossed the plate on Crawford's out, Gun
bingham to Schaefer. Cobb stole second
and was over the plate when DelehantI
Inserted a rafting single through Con
roy.
A feature Of yesterdays game wa
the great work Of Schaefer on first base
Nine chances were handled in G. clean
cut manner and the comedian poled 1
couple of hits.
The only other opportunity the hom
team had to score came In the ninth
when, efter one had persisted, Lelivel
reached Lafitte for base knock, but wa
forced out at second on Gessler's haTt
.grounder to O'Leary.
Dolly Gray worked in the ninth inninl
for the Nationals, as Kid EIberfeld wa
'Hent In to bat for Bob Groom in tn
eighth.