The Washington times., 1911-09-28
LUCKY SEVENTH IS
NOLONGERLUCKY
BY SENATOR"

In this vale OF baseball tears there
was formerly an unwritten tradition
and superstition that the seventh was
our lucky inning. but OF late this max
i'm has been so rudely Jared that there
is hardly a fan in town now who arises
when the Nationals take their turn at
the bat in the round two before the
regulation finish.
Those lame ducks or the American
League from Detroit behaved them
selves in a manner fitting a band OF
disappointed hopes yesterday until that
seventh session came along and. With
out warning, they made one flying dive
into the contest and before their third
man had been retired they had culled
a lead of four, which was good enough
to withstand The belated rush OF the
Nationals.
So far as fielding was concerned. the
game was one Of hose ordinary affairs,
most of the int ?rest being centcred In
the duel between Cal Jay Cashion. the
big Carolinian. and Mr.. CoWngton. OF
Deroit, and late OF Texas; Eovlhgtoni ION
started off uncertainty, and in the first
inning the Nadona copied u palr OF
tallies that ucked good enough 70 win:
as the park patrons had all sorts or
confidence IN Cashion following his
brilliant performance the other day.
Covington Steadies.
A the game went on, however, Cow
ington appeared to steady himself, while
Cashion was Just ordinarily good until
the seventh, when he experienced
streak of weakness. Before he cCul1
regain his stride the Tigers had showed
four men across tho Goodyear, and the
battle was as good as won.
In their half of the seventh. when all
hone of a triumph had apparently dis
appeared, the Nationals hoped into the
combat and their three runs caused
rekindling of the fire of confidence, but
before the score could he tied the men
from Michigan bolEtered up their de-
tense and sent the homers into tue
field still shy two runs of the number
necessary to tie it up,
Wild" Conroy, who has been playing
like a house afire since he succeeded
Ray Morgan at third base. once more
put up a brilliant game at third, and 1t
was really his one-handed stab of
terrific liner from the bat Of one Dele
hanty that was the fielding feature OF
the matinee.
Ty Cobb, whose hitting is Of no more
use to the Tigers than is speed to a
race horse. had a big day with his
Louisville willow, and incidentally
widened the gap between himself and
Joe jackson, Ine SleNeldIlu
ger, by having a perfect day at the
plate BY virtue of four hits and
sacrifice. Cobbs mark for the day was
1000 For the Nationals Schaefer made
three hits in four trips, which caused
no end Of merriment for the Teuton, es-
pecially as he was playing against the
team which once saw fit to toss him
into the discard.
Nationals Garner Two.
After having stopped the visitors with
q zero, the Nationals broke into the
second half of the first with so much
force. enthusiasm. and furore that they
made two runs. Milan singled cleanly
and Schaefer beat out a bounder to-
ward second. Elberfeld hit to right,
scoring Milan, but Schaefer was tossed
out at third trying to make that station
off the blow Elberfeld moved along on
Walkers out, and when he stole third
Stanage threw wildly, allowing the Kid
to canter home.
Drake, for Detroit, walked in the sec
ond, stole second, and when Moriarty
singled the left fielder registered. In the
third the Tigers tied 1t up, their single
run developing from a base on balls
Bush drew a pass and got as far as
third on Cobb's long slam to left, and
the little shortstop got home on Craw-
ford's out.
In the sixth Detroit went to the front.